watched the movie "Where are the Fantastic Beasts" last weekend and became a fan , Many friends said that they must go to see this weekend!
But, don't worry!
Before you read these little common sense, you will gain more!
To be honest, I don't know much about the magical world, but I instinctively like that era, it's so beautiful!
And if you switch to a more nuanced perspective to look at the United States in the 1920s, you will find many interesting points, and these interesting points will fill your knowledge of America in this era.
You will understand that this era of spending money, artistic romance, and mocking reality is not at all contradictory.
Let me first explain the background of the film:
the background of the story took place in 1926, just a few years after the end of the First World War.
Although the United States did not participate in World War I, it relied on the war to make a fortune (an arms supplier on the front battlefield).
In addition, after the two industrial revolutions, the US economy has become prosperous, and the consumption concept of drunken fans has gradually entered the lives of the people.
The first women's liberation movement in the United States broke out, and women's awareness of independence sprouted, and drastic changes have taken place in dressing and daily consumption.
[1. The chairman of the American Magic Council is a female African-American, but that era was not friendly to blacks. 】
We see in the movie that the chairman of the Magic Council of America is a woman and also a black man.
But in real life, the 1920s were the era of racial hatred. Many whites joined the Ku Klux Klan, often intimidating blacks, burning blood in front of blacks, and even beating and killing blacks.
What's more hateful is that this organization is equally unfriendly to Catholics, Jews and foreigners.
The blacks left their homes under oppression and suffered physical and mental injustice.
So they chose music, writing and art.
The black elves who can sing jazz and dance at the cocktail party in the movie are also the representatives of this kind of black people.
In this era, the black people gathered in Harlem, New York, and set off a Harlem Renaissance. They opposed racial discrimination and criticized the image of the tamed old black.
They roared and shouted in the fields of poetry, prose, drama, novels, etc., and gave birth to works such as "Crisis", "Opportunity" magazine, "Porgy and Beth" operas, etc., and also made such works as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston Black writers became famous.
At that time, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner were all famous American writers.
[2. In the movie, when the second female and male second met for the first time, the album played by the female second was jazz music]
The 1920s is called the "Jazz Age".
Jazz began at the end of the 19th century with a wide variety of music genres, including blues, ragtime and other music genres in the early days, full of relaxed and lively atmosphere.
In 1922, Pittsburgh gave birth to KDKA, the first commercial music station in the United States. With such a convenient and fast medium, this kind of music from the end of the last century was able to enter all parts of the country.
The name jazz is actually sex too. Big O. Lang calls the short orgasm in sex "Jass".
Therefore, such a light and lively tune, plus some red wine, became an essential element for Americans to pursue the quality of life at that time.
The black people have added their own thoughts to jazz, and they also added improvisation to the dance, so that more people can experience the magic of jazz. Because of the era, the "jazz age" can also be called a classic!
[3. The hidden tavern that opened underground is related to Prohibition and the Women's Movement. 】
In 1920, the "Wolstead Act" prohibiting the brewing, transportation, and sale of alcohol was passed by the U.S. Constitution, which is commonly known as the prohibition of alcohol.
The promulgation of this prohibition order is largely due to the women's movement at that time. Alcoholism caused many domestic violence problems, so women also strongly protested against drinking.
However, after the implementation of the prohibition order, the effect is like detoxification. A large wave of illegal brewing, selling and smuggling of alcoholic beverages has gradually become an open secret of the society.
In my opinion, the contrast between the whites and blacks at that time, the stinky meat of Zhumen, and the freezing and death of bones on the road, is a bit ridiculous.
What's even more ironic is that the people who can compose such romantic music are those who can't eat enough to eat.
[4. The gorgeous decoration of the Magic Congress of the United States actually comes from Art Deco]
Art Deco (Decorationism) originated from the Art Nouveau movement at the end of the 19th century. Coupled with the influence of the Industrial Revolution, people prefer mechanical design styles, including geometric lines and symmetrical geometric figures.
Coupled with the bright and colorful color matching, it is like a newly completed Greek oil painting.
It can be said that Art Deco was very popular with Americans in that era, and many important buildings adopted this style.
For example, the Chrysler Building is
one of the landmarks of New York, located in the east of Manhattan, New York. It was the tallest building in New York until the completion of the Empire State Building in 1931.
The Empire State Building
was completed in only 2 years. Before the 70s, it was the tallest building in the world.
[5. The uniform T-shaped car in the background can be called the legend of the United States]
Speaking of the American automobile industry, Ford is a name that must be mentioned. Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motors, is known as the "king of American cars."
He created an assembly line assembly method that increased the automobile production speed by 8 times at that time, and it was this type of T car that dominated the American automobile industry in the early 20th century.
As of 1927, the sales record of 15 million vehicles is still a legend.
[6. Why is the first woman dressed in a neutral, but the second woman is so sexy? 】
During this period, women were affected by the liberation movement and actively engaged in work.
Due to work reasons, women abandoned the complicated decorations and exaggerated long umbrella skirts; replaced them with loose, low-waist straight skirts.
And their hats have also abandoned the wide brim that used to be decorated with feathers, flowers, jewelry, etc., preferring the bell-shaped hats without brim or low and narrow brim, and a small amount of them will be decorated with feathers.
The hats of the Credences in the second Salem organization in the movie are all in this style.
(It’s so dark that it’s almost invisible...)
And the heroine Tina's too
It has to be said that female independent thought prevailed in the society of the 1920s.
They not only emphasize equal competition with men in work, but also like masculine items in life, such as coats, suits, and leather shoes.
In the movie, when Tina and Newt are in the same frame, guess they are friends or foes?
Looking at the characteristics of her clothing, it also reflects Tina's image of a conscientious workaholic in the Bureau of Parliamentary Investigation.
In this era, people call this kind of neutral girls "Flapper Gril", which refers to girls with short perm hair, low-waist straight skirts, men's shirts, and long cigarettes.
There are both long skirts, shirts and trousers. Girls with neutral styles in this period can be regarded as offensive and acceptable!
The point is that they completely abandon the traditional clothing that restrains them. What kind of S-shaped curve is beautiful, all fucking~
And I’m more inclined to think that Queen Queen’s clothing style is more influenced by jazz at the time.
Women of that era wore slim straight skirts to work during the day, and changed into sexy silk skirts to go to the salon reception at night.
It is a kind of self-reliance, quite a chic life.
Having said so much, it is just the tip of the iceberg.
In short, one movie, one era.
Perhaps on a certain day in the 22nd century, people can learn more about us by just watching a movie from the beginning of the 21st century.
At that time, you and I may both be the protagonists...
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