In my impression, jazz = the glitzy and enjoyable market in the 1920s. In the 1920s after the First World War, American historians called it the "new era" because of the prosperity of the American economy, and optimism permeated the entire society. A prosperous economy has brought sensual and drunken material life, but also a crisis of faith and lack of morality. Money has become a measure of a person's success, and fame and fortune have become a symbol of a person's identity and status. Under the cover of prosperity are people's spiritual emptiness, moral depravity and chaos in the relationship between the sexes. Chicago, where the gangs were rampant at that time, was a source of all the evils in American society. Extreme disregard for life, extreme greed for fame and fortune, news media chasing flies for fear of chaos, empty and boring gossiping people, good and evil are reversed, black and white are inverted, and the world is bleak. "Chicago" magnifies the most despicable heart demon in human nature several times to show us such a chaotic society. In an atmosphere of indulgence permeated with extravagance and wastefulness, contrary to common sense, desire controls and dominates human beings. What impressed me most was the song and dance performance part of Roxie’s first press conference. Everyone was a manipulative puppet, played with ease by Billy, a dark representative of Chicago, between applause. In Chicago at that time, the truth It is true. In other words, for the present of the 21st century, the facts are also true. The shameless view of laughing at the poor and not laughing at the prostitution is popular, admiring vanity and seeking fame only, trying to attract attention, media tabloids that do everything to grab ratings and circulation, and the paparazzi culture of gossip and market... human beings are always there. Stupidly repeating the past... We live in such an environment. Whenever I see the sentence on the movie poster: "If you can't get ahead, then you'll be infamous!" I get a chill ==
When morality drifts away, will anyone warn us.
The film gives a negative answer.
Roxie sharpened her head and her dream of being famous was finally realized in prison. Sadly, she herself still enjoyed the notoriety very much. In order to keep the media exposure, even come up with the old tricks of pretending to be pregnant. She also "takes Joe" in front of Bill and ridiculed Velma, but in the end Bill was led back. The stupid Roxie did not understand that this fame was like the "false prosperity" of the US stock market at the time. After the new "prey" appeared, Bill and the Chicago media quickly left her behind. The short-lived Roxie was still the darling of Chicago for one second, and forgotten the next.
As for her husband, Amos Hart, he should be regarded as the most normal person in the whole play, and to some extent represents the lack of human morality at the time. But how cowardly and incompetent this "morality" is! Roxie gave him a "cuckold" and he had to surrender for her; Roxie asked him to prepare lawyer fees for himself, so he obediently pieced together to borrow money; when he heard the news that his wife was pregnant (fake), he was excited to find Roxie but touched him. His nose was ashamed; all he got was that Roxie was unwilling to chase the media after he was infatuatedly waiting for his acquitted wife to return home. Finally, he was extremely disappointed and left. This seems to herald the departure of morality.
Exaggeration is to magnify the focus of reality. The warnings that the colorful film brings us are frightening. This excellent satire is indeed worthy of comment.
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