Song of Democracy and Freedom

Marcellus 2022-03-21 09:01:47

If their stories were written into history, perhaps there would be a sentence like this, during the Vietnam War, seven anti-war activists marched in Chicago and were arrested. Known as the Chicago Seven.

Abraham Lincoln once said something like this: If the democratic system of this country is corrupted, then the people exercise the power of revolution to subvert the system.

The film retains the director's usual high-speed dialogue style, with climaxes after another, every sentence is heart-wrenching, fluttering and immortal, which is addicting. The lines reveal respect for freedom and contempt for power to oppress freedom. The main creative team controls the rhythm. And the clips of the story are amazing.

The message conveyed in the film is like a hymn in depression and depression, which makes people feel refreshed and awe-inspiring!

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Extended Reading
  • Linnie 2021-11-27 08:01:20

    Too democratic, too ideal, too beacon

  • Junius 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    The film was well shot. But there is a better angle: it turns out that Americans are so disgusted with the Vietnam War simply because too many American soldiers died. It’s no wonder that we don’t take to the streets to fight the war now. Thanks to drones and missiles, the American people are not bothered by the thousands of victims of the invaded countries. How many Vietnamese civilians died during the Vietnam War, oh, no statistics.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 quotes

  • Abbie Hoffman: [to Dave, Jerry , Rennie, Daphne and their supporters about the crowd behind them] Keep 'em movin'. Dave and I are gonna to stay and make Tom's bail.

    Rennie Davis: [shouting to the crowd] Back to the park.

    Abbie Hoffman: [quietly to Dave] I don't carry money, do you?

    David Dellinger: I do. I'm a grown man.

  • [last lines]

    Crowd: [voice over, shouting] "The whole world is watching."