human stain

Krista 2022-02-07 14:53:47

"A hole is drilled in the ice, and the lake under the ice is very dark, with a little light, and the fish will swim over."
This is another story that is told at the beginning of the film and the end, but we didn't guess the process. This film is shot in this way, which just fits the story. We are also in the process of watching, through the memories of the protagonist, we build this sad story, and we can understand that the stains of human nature can never be washed away once they are stained.
A black man, because he couldn't stand the racism of that era, and because his skin was very white, lied that he was white. Betrayed his parents, betrayed his race, but was expelled from the school because of "racial discrimination", and finally could not escape bad luck. Just like the fish under the ice, they spend a long time in the dark, but they also long for the light, but once they swim there, they will find that it is actually just a trap for the fisherman, and the light is actually death.
The film largely mirrors society as a whole, using something that sounds ridiculous.
The pairing of Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman is really interesting. The movie was really aimed at the old man. After watching it, I went to the movie review. The most common sentence I saw was "What is the stain of human nature?". It is true that this movie is still a bit obscure after watching it in its entirety, but it is worth chewing. We can only follow the memory of the story to try to understand this black man who betrayed his own race. (Because we're not Hannibal, we can't penetrate another person's heart and his past at a glance.)
(I remember watching the movie at the time, I had a lot to write about, but it was put on hold, so I can't write it now. Look Come on, you can't delay anything!)

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The Human Stain quotes

  • Mrs. Silk: You need to be proud of your race.

    Young Coleman Silk: What about me? What about just being proud of being me? It's my life.

  • Young Coleman Silk: So, that's an... What is it? Swedish?

    Steena Paulsson: Close, it's Danish and Icelandic.