Don't talk about politics, just talk about movies

Rebeka 2022-01-25 08:07:39

A good movie based on a true story can not only be described by the word "good-looking", it brings people more "shock". It sparks thinking far beyond the film itself.

I was shocked while watching this "Suspicious Cloud". It turned out that there was such a shocking thing: the police station could not find the missing child, and in awe of the pressure of public opinion, he even pointed out that the deer used another child to change the bag, and forced it to be anxious and exhausted. The mother of the child was forced into a mental hospital as a neurotic when the child's mother denied it was her son. Such a corrupt and dark police station, and such a government department that ravages public opinion, turned out to be the United States of 80 years ago, the United States that has always prided itself on democracy and freedom.

The story goes in the direction one would expect: with the help of a priestly church organization, with the help of some righteous men, the mental hospital had to release the mother, and then the tortured mother, in a With the help of a lawyer who has won three civil lawsuits against the official, and with the help of the people's spontaneous demonstrations and petitions, he brought the police station to court, resulting in the dismissal of the police captain and the demotion of the police chief.

Although the missing child was not able to return to his mother's arms in the end, when they saw the scene in the courtroom and the moment the judge pronounced the sentence in public, the moviegoers could not help but raise their eyebrows and express their depression.

Of course, this may just be a rendering of the movie, I needed to know the truth, so I searched the Internet for historical truth. In fact, what really happened was "Christine Collins won the case against the police captain and made him unable to do police work, was awarded $10,080, but the captain never paid it and left in retirement. The police department (that is to say, the retirement benefits that should be enjoyed)”.

It can be seen that the reality is far less glamorous and beautiful than the movie. The truth is always cruel!

When I came back to my senses from the movie, when I sneered at the darkness of corruption in the functional departments of the US government, I couldn't help but think of our China. In the United States, at least Christine Collins can get the help and propaganda of the church, gain the sympathy and support of the people, and win the victory and compensation of the lawsuit. Although the compensation has not been cashed, what would happen if this happened in China - I really can't say OK.

Hehe, I can only laugh. There are some things that I really can’t say. If I say it on impulse, I don’t know if my blog will see the light of day, I don’t know if this blog will continue to exist, and even if I, a citizen who has always been law-abiding, will be secretly posted What label is on, so it's better not to say.

Don't talk about politics, just talk about movies.

I admire Clint Eastwood, the 80-year-old director of such a film that exposes reality without whitewashing, his talent is admirable, and his art is awe-inspiring. I admire Angelina Jolie's acting skills, her world's sexiest lips trembling so realistically, performing the grief and anger of a desperate mother, sweeping away the previous impression of the vase. However, I am even more surprised that such a self-exposing and self-defeating film can be released to all parts of the world through departmental censorship. Of course, it is absolutely impossible for us to introduce it in China. Fortunately, there is the Internet now. You don’t have to go to the cinema to watch a good movie, and you can’t see a good movie at the cinema.

Now that I've gone too far, I'll come back and say, I'm surprised that the United States actually allows such self-defeating movies to be leaked and exposed to the public eye, but in China, this kind of thing will never happen, something a little bit true. Films that denounce the mistakes or ineffectiveness of government functional departments are strictly banned, and they will never stay in the country. It is even more shameful to win awards outside. The people of the whole country should treat the director as a sinner.

In our China, we can only see the flower-like "Hero", the colorful "Wuji", and the pure and perfect "Mei Lanfang". The Chinese people admire Jet Li's Jackie Chan's kung fu, and laugh at Feng Xiaogang and Ge You. It's a joke, it's so harmonious.

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Extended Reading

Changeling quotes

  • Christine Collins: Why would they do this?

    Rev. Gustav Briegleb: To avoid admitting they made a mistake when they brought back the wrong boy. Of course, anyone reading the newspaper with half a brain would see through it instantly. Sadly, that would exclude about half the readership of the Times. Mrs. Collins, I have made it my mission in life to bring to light all the things the LAPD wish none of us ever knew about. A department ruled by violence, abuse, murder, corruption and intimidation. When Chief Davis took over the force two years ago, he said...

    Chief James E. Davis: We will hold court against gunmen in the streets of Los Angeles. I want them brought in dead, not alive, and I will reprimand any officer who shows the least mercy to a criminal.

    Rev. Gustav Briegleb: He picked fifty of the most violent cops on the force, gave them machine guns and permission to shoot anyone who got in their way. He called them the Gun Squad. No lawyers, no trials, no questions, no suspensions, no investigations, just piles of bodies. Bodies in the morgues, bodies in the hospitals, bodies by the side of the road, and not because the LAPD wanted to wipe out crime. No. The LAPD wanted to wipe out the competition. Mayor Cryer and half the force are on the take: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, you name it. Because once you give people the freedom to do whatever they want, as the Lord found in the Garden of Eden, they will do exactly that. This police department does not tolerate dissent or contradiction or even embarrassment. And you are in a position to embarrass them and they do not like it. They will do anything in their power to discredit you. I've seen it happen too many times to start going blind now. That's why I wanted to meet you, to let you know what you're getting yourself into and to help you fight it, if you choose to.

    Christine Collins: Reverend, I appreciate everything that you're doing and everything that you said, but I'm not on a mission. I just want my son home.

  • Dr. John Montgomery: He had two cavities that needed filling. He put up a fight, but I took care of it.

    Christine Collins: And?

    Dr. John Montgomery: Your son's upper front teeth were separated by a small tissue, a diastema. It made them sit about an eighth of an inch apart. The boy in that room has no such gap.

    Christine Collins: Can that change with age? Because that's what they're going to say.

    Dr. John Montgomery: In some cases, yes, it's possible. But the tissue between Walter's teeth prevents that from happening. You see, they can never come together without an operation to sever the tissue, and I can tell you right now that he has never had such an operation.

    Christine Collins: Would you be willing to put that officially in writing?

    Dr. John Montgomery: Pardon my language, but hell yes.