I still remember watching the first season of the perfect drama "Genius" two years ago, when I called Einstein a scumbag; when I watched the AC documentary at the beginning of last year, I learned that Edison performed the tragedy of electrocuting all kinds of animals to death in order to discredit AC. It's also a direct insult to scum; there seems to be a feeling at the time that some people who have left an immortal reputation in history seem to be a bit anti-social, that is, they are almost two kinds of animals with other people. They may have excelled in some areas, but they have almost escaped the moral constraints we usually think of, and they don't take it seriously.
But the "Battle of Electricity" I watched today really subverted the idea I once had. Edison, played by Cuan Fu in the film, accurately restored the person I knew in the documentary, but the feeling I got from it was no longer. It was as full of moral criticism as it was a year ago. Edison in the film is a complicated person. He insisted on using relatively safer direct current because he did not want his invention to cause injury and death to others. The government invented the electric chair to educate the public about the deadly dangers of alternating current. He would devote himself to his work day and night, but the call of his wife and children would always arouse his tenderness, and he would immediately leave his job and be a good husband and father; after his wife died of a brain tumor, there would always be a He repeatedly played the picture of his wife's recording on the gramophone... He was demanding and even disrespectful to his employees, forcing him away from Tesla who originally worked for him, but when he himself was cleared from management, he would also wish good luck to the original subordinate who succeeded him, and spare no effort to help…
And towards the end of the film, Westinghouse meets Edison and asks him, how did you feel when your lightbulb worked? Edison spoke slowly: At first we didn't hold out hope, no one thought it was possible, but then when we started to light up for 10 seconds, 1 minute, 10 minutes, my colleagues and I drank and celebrated, and then 20 Minutes, 30 minutes...1 hour, two hours...and then 13 hours...Looking at the light bulb that's been on for more than 10 hours, it's like a baby boy playing Mozart...here I have to comment Cuan Fu's acting skills made me cry. It's the kind of gaze that every person who has had a long and difficult search for something will have. That kind of obsession and intoxication is a kind of inability far beyond pure happiness. Emotions spoken.
At this moment, I am totally in love with this complex and great inventor. Once upon a time, the image I would like is a nearly flat character like Batman and Captain America, purely sticking to the justice in my heart. But in reality, there are almost no such people. Human nature is complex after all, and it is because of complexity that it appears real, and in this complexity, the sparkling purity makes people great.
Let's just talk about the movie itself, the second half is a bit drowsy... After all, the overall plot is still a little dull, there is not much to catch your attention, it is recommended to sleep well and watch.
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