First of all, let's review the historical background of this movie. The Weather Underground Organization (WUO), also known as the Weatherman,
was originally organized as a "weatherman", originally belonging to a small faction of the American College Student Democratic Association. It takes its name from a line from Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues": "We don't need a weatherman to know where the wind is blowing." downfall. However, at the annual meeting of the American College for Democracy held on June 18, 1969, the weathermen had become the dominant force of the American College of Democracy, so they split up and pursued their goals in an extreme way. Strength", along with the Black Liberation Movement and other radical movements, "destroy U.S. imperialism and build a classless world—world communism."
From 1969 to the mid-1970s, the Underground Weatherman was known for launching numerous bombings, riots, and prison riots. They had their first public demonstration on October 8, 1969, a day of revenge, with violence in Chicago, which coincided with the trial of the "Chicago Seven."
In the 1970s, underground weathermen "declared war" on the U.S. government. They carried out bomb blasts in various locations across the United States, targeting most government buildings, including the Capitol, the Pentagon and the U.S. State Department. Seven banks were also affected. They generally give advance warning to evacuate personnel before the explosion.
After the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam in 1973, the strength of the underground weathermen gradually declined and went to disband. Some members joined other organizations, and some members continued their criminal activities and were arrested. The New Left movement also gradually declined.
This is the persistence and reflection of a group of idealists on the ideal, on the truth and responsibility.
In the movie, Sheppard and Grant's last paragraph in the law firm, the part that cannot be quoted in particular, Sheppard and Sow Raz's 7-minute conversation and the conversation between Grant and Lu Li at the wooden house by the lake all showed that although these people have been incognito because of that history, they have no regrets, and even more insisted 30 years later. But it is not just simple persistence, but also because of responsibility. Solaz's surrender was not because he felt that his ideals were wrong. He even chose the time to surrender. It was also after the children grew up and could truly understand and understand the history. It was only because he chose to do this, Tang Bell was finally arrested in order to help his old friend. The old sheriff, who helped Grant and Lu Li raise their eldest daughter, but did not report the information was not because he was bought. From the movie, we can see that the old sheriff actually had an attitude and understanding of this historical event. understand and act.
This movie also makes some reflections from certain angles, the surrender of Solaz and Lu Li 30 years later, the conversation between Grant and Lu Li at the lakeside log house firepit, the old sheriff finally led the FBI to Looking for Grant and Lu Li, they are all from their own standpoint, from the standpoint of their social roles, and reflect on their own behavior, ideals, positioning, and roles.
The truth, Grant's love for his younger daughter, he didn't want to affect her life because of past history, wanted to reveal the truth, Lu Li surrendered himself, the old sheriff's concealment and finally chose to take the FBI to find Grant and Lu Li, thank you Pod's pursuit all the way, is looking for the truth of the year, just like our audience, in a search, all sources, reasons, to understand why everyone does this? In the end, in fact, the truth is not important, because of the responsibility, although Solaz is the first, he has never let go, and in the end he has not betrayed his former companions. He not only insists on ideals, but also has a person who defends ideals. Responsibility, Grant, for the sake of her daughter, to find the truth. This is the responsibility of a father. In the end, Lu Li was reluctant to turn herself in. He went in a different direction, deliberately walked to the open area, and led the FBI to protect Lu Li. Daughter, for the sake of the old lover and the daughter of the old lover, she finally chose to surrender. Sheppard finally gave up publishing the truth. ..
Robert Redford to 76-year-old, self-direction, perhaps because of age, and more in the movie, shows a way of thinking .............
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