This movie is a fictional TV station: The Onion News, the whole movie is the news broadcast of the radio station, movie previews, star interviews, current affairs reports... All the content is a spoof of the world - focusing on the United States - that shit. . The house next door explodes and no one cares to broadcast headlines for a missing torn sock; boring and absurd movies; female stars whose MV content is inseparable from sex keep talking about love; The peace is settled; the army uses marijuana and porn star posters as rewards to attract conscription; the big star has quit drugs but is fascinated by the fragrance of flowers and plants; the task of moving the United States is a hapless and oppressed disabled athlete - a vegetative person to go diving Sports are almost dead laughing; terrorists have official training camps; people who take over a stuck room where they shouldn't urinate are rescued; landmines eliminated by the military can be used to clear lawns; prisons are not enough to allow prisoners Living in a house; robbers coming in at gunpoint just for work and being hired as an account manager... It's all this mess, trying to satirize everything that should be ironic as much as possible. The power of irony is still very strong, so there are still quite a few laughs. Of course, some people can't laugh, maybe some irony is a bit too cheap.
Some people say that those in the movies are our tomorrow, maybe we might really get to the point of being so shameless and boring. No matter how powerfully it satirizes Great Americanism, the boredom and gossip of the people, the impetuousness and low quality of stars, the boringness and stupidity of entertainment, the shamelessness and filth of news, the uselessness and waste of government departments, war and the military The essence of scoundrel fighting, shameless ethnic discrimination, infinite fooling of consumers by technological products, arrogant prejudice against other countries, etc., etc., cannot be changed. When halfway through, the same kind of invariable irony loses its humor. The ending is very lively. The boring show host wants to talk about "journalism professional ethics", but he is kidnapped by terrorists. In the end, the heroism of the powerful "XX" in the United States, the rotten and dirty entertainment popular force and the friendly countries under national prejudice. Thanks to his efforts, the terrorists were attracted by the "colorful" American culture, and everyone had a good time. The host's closing line was interesting: we got it, the vile media giants influence our news to keep us safe from terrorism. Irony to the point.
In fact, from another point of view, this movie is very suitable for English learners to practice listening and speaking. There are many pure news expressions and slang in it - of course, as long as you don't mind the extensive vulgar vocabulary and yellow accent. They lead some people to think that the movie is simply a bad film, a damn bad film. Watching this movie requires humor and a spirit of irony. If you watch this movie with nationalistic nobility and boundless contempt for Western imperialism, you will probably be pissed off, "What?! Why do they say that?! How can you be so shameless?!" Always remember one thing: this is called irony.
What exactly does an onion represent? What exactly does it mean to construct an onion-like world? Layer onions. Spicy onion eyes. Sometimes you think: Why am I living such a depressed and aggrieved life? Why are the people around you so awkward? Why are those serious things so ridiculous? Some people say that when we watch this movie, it resonates very well. I don't quite agree. The object of satire is, after all, American society. The originator of the vision is also a self-deprecating American. Chinese people will resonate, it is called strange. But we are familiar with American culture and influenced by it. We also love Britney, we also love XX, and we also know the mess that exists in American society. We don't call it resonance, we call it a knowing smile. Yes, the things we loved and hated at the time you finally know the irony, we feel very happy. Those non-descript media, vulgar and shallow entertainment stars, poor and boring advertisers, ordinary people, those nondescript foreigners who are influenced by the United States, peel off their skins like onions. From another point of view, there is no nationality, no regional culture, just to make fun of those serious things together. It is impossible for us to keep our faces straight, we are more and more like little things being played with, like the girl in the detective game who is forced to lie on the floor and play the raped girl, pretending to be dead and watching her partner be serious and stupid. That game in the movie is a microcosm of us. Obviously it's a sickly disgusting and boring game, but they play it with a serious face, whether you are interested or not, you have to cooperate, even if your role is actually meaningless and you don't have to be so serious at all: play the raped person. And one of the details is even better: You're lucky, because it's your first time playing, so you play the victim. Look, we are all victims of lunatics. So pick up the onions, let everyone dry them together, and make your eyes hot. The official reviews are pretty good: it's more nasty than a documentary, more serious than a dirty movie, and tells a helpless but crazy funny story.
Note: From the beginning I thought I couldn't stand this type of movie full of dirty words and dirty jokes, you still don't have to watch it. In fact, those popular songs in it are not bad, except for their nasty intentions.
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