"Unselfish" --- Carrying out the anti-corruption campaign to the end

Lina 2022-03-17 09:01:02

Fighting corruption, upholding integrity, being unselfish, and enforcing the law with impartiality have always been the standards that our party has vigorously advocated and called on the majority of party members and comrades to strictly demand their own standards. A vivid image, describing a series of touching deeds, to praise those typical figures and advanced deeds emerging on the anti-corruption front. In fact, the typical deeds of anti-corruption and upholding integrity all over the world are the same. All the advanced figures of anti-corruption and upholding integrity are similar. They are nothing more than unmoved in the face of temptation, stick to their stance, and grasp the principle. To the evil black hand of the people, ushered in the bright dawn of Yangguan. Since it is so stereotyped, literary and artistic creation should be relatively simple, a high-profile character, a vicious bastard, a sanctimonious leader, and a few bribery plots. , and ordered him to get out, and then bribed people to take insidious tricks to retaliate. The protagonist went through a test and finally defeated his opponent with his own wisdom and courage, and justice defeated evil without any suspense. The structural framework is not all out!

However, it is a pity that even with such a general eight-strand structure, our country's literary and artistic creators are still unable to hand in satisfactory answers again and again. Enough to say nothing? It seems that there was a "Choice of Life and Death" starring Wang Qingxiang a few years ago. In the end, the protagonist sent his daughter-in-law to prison. After watching it, I always felt less happy, not because I was worried about the couple, but about this At the last moment, the protagonist completely puts on a look of being slaughtered, righteous, and heroic, waiting for his release. It is very unpleasant to have to rely on a higher level of leadership to preside over a just ending. This practice of ignoring individual resistance and anti-corruption while expecting treatment from the corrupt system itself is indeed regrettable. The final focus of the entire story seems to depend entirely on the mysterious assumption that the leader is clean or not. Also, the screenwriter can only put the protagonist's wife into prison.

Nagging so much, purely because I watched a 1987 American anti-corruption film "Unselfish" during the Chinese New Year. Look at this name, it has many main themes, many meanings and strict words, and then look at the main creators. Star, director Brian DePalma, "Scarface", "Dawn of Love Owl", "Razor's Edge" are all his works; screenwriter David Mame, a small book "Director's Homework" by this fellow Yu dragged me into the dream of being a screenwriter many years ago, and I still haven't woken up yet; starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro don't say anything, they're all in the film! Look!

The story is still arranged in the period of Prohibition in the United States. The young prosecutor is determined to deal with the boss who monopolized the alcohol smuggling industry. With the help of the old policeman and a few friends, he finally won the victory. Although this victory was staged, after all is iconic. The rhythm of the whole film is neat, and it feels like an eight-part composition. When the protagonist should throw money, he throws it resolutely, even more Communist than the Communist Party; when the villain should take revenge, he retaliates very hard, worse than the gangster. However, this is the case. A few Americans use such a well-established film to tell us a truth very powerfully: fighting corruption, nothing impossible, just do it!

All in all, there is nothing artistic about this film, and everything is proceeding step by step. However, its guiding significance for the creation of anti-corruption films in China is extremely far-reaching.

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The Untouchables quotes

  • Malone: [at the police training academy] Why do you want to join the force?

    George Stone: To protect the property and citizenry of...

    Malone: Ah, don't waste my time with that bullshit. Where you from, Stone?

    George Stone: I'm from the south-side.

    Malone: Stone. George Stone. That's your name? What's your real name?

    George Stone: That is my real name.

    Malone: Nah. What was it before you changed it?

    George Stone: Giuseppe Petri.

    Malone: Ah, I knew it. That's all you need, one thieving wop on the team.

    George Stone: Hey, what's that you say?

    Malone: I said that you're a lying member of a no good race.

    George Stone: [He cuffs Stone across the face. As he draws back his arm again, Stone presses a gun under his chin] Much better than you, you stinking Irish shit pig.

    Malone: Oh, I like him.

    Ness: [Ness looking a bit nervous and Malone smiling at Stone] Yeah I like him too.

  • Reporter: [interviewing Capone while a barber shaves him] And what of your reputation for violence? That those who don't buy your product are dealt with violently?

    Capone: [pulls his face away from the razor, sees that he's bleeding slightly, the barber looks horrified] S'alright. I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word."