When I was a child, when I could still cry, I saw such an expression when I went to the vegetable market with my mother to buy food. A woman brought a child and wanted to buy minced meat for 7 cents. The salesperson grabbed a little and said one piece. The woman shook her head and said that if she didn't want that much, the salesperson grabbed a little and said eight cents. The woman still shook her head, and the salesperson said impatiently that she would only need an extra dime. The woman lowered her head and whispered, "I don't have that much money."
She walked out under the contemptuous eyes of the salesperson, and her mother hurriedly followed the checkout, then brought out the meat that she had bought for me, and said to go to the aunt just now, and run back when she was not paying attention.
I chased it out immediately. The woman was pushing the bicycle and walking slowly. I ran over and threw the meat into the basket and turned around. After running away for a while, I couldn’t help but look back and saw that she was standing there , looked at me from a distance, that expression I still remember.
After I came back, my mother said to me, if a person is not in great difficulties, it will not be like this, so we must not embarrass them again, and maintain their dignity, because they are human like you.
The Yellow Sea, through a dark and cold story, reflects how a group without dignity is struggling to survive in this ruthless world. The scenes of crossing the streets are filled with the numb and indifferent faces of the Koreans, as lifeless as their lives. Due to the geographical origin, such an embarrassing marginal group has been created. In the eyes of compatriots in the same land, they are not my race, and Koreans with a strip of water also regard it as a low-level heresy. In such an environment, dignity seems to have nothing to do with them by nature. Although anger will ignite in the face of humiliation, but after all, it is unable to resist the powerful force of reality, and finally has to accept the tricks of fate, abandoning itself in the midst of cold eyes Completely plunged into darkness.
It tells the stories of people who are "not human".
Why can the honest and taciturn Kuo change his mind and accept the conditions of murder in an instant, not only because of debts and looking for a wife, not because of no job and desperate, but because of Lao Mian's words, do you want to live like a dog for the rest of your life? If you've ever experienced a desperation like his, it's not hard to understand the madness that puts your life on the line for a simple and secure life. If you kill someone, you can pay off your debts and get your wife back to live your life. This is a real restart. He didn't do it for huge rewards, or just to become a rich man, just to stop living like a dog.
The situation got out of control unexpectedly, he did not kill but was wanted by Bai Dao. Underworld chases and kills him, Lao Mian's tricks even push him into a desperate situation. He is alone and helpless, and even his wife's whereabouts are unknown. Not only did the good hope not come true, but instead made him fall into danger, becoming a real bereaved dog. .
The instinct to survive forced his ruthlessness and magnified his pain. Therefore, although he was able to continuously break through the battle of trapped beasts, he let out a suppressed wailing when he was full of scars, and no one told the pain that filled his heart. , the person he loves may also betray him. He does not have too many demands on life, but he continues to suffer the blow of life. The relentless pursuit of his opponent did not cause him to lose his fighting spirit, but the brief tranquility after the storm suddenly made him realize that his own existence is a tragedy.
Compared with Hisao's obedience to life, Lao Mian seems to have a clearer understanding of his own destiny, and his principles are simpler. He resists the injustice of fate in his own way. He can even betray himself for money, but he will never accept the humiliation of his personality. He needs both money and dignity. If he dares to play tricks with me, even if he takes his life, he must pay the price. It is very enjoyable and enjoyable to walk your own way in a simple and direct way.
He tried hard to draw a clear line between himself and other ethnic Koreans, but he was never recognized by others, and there was no way out.
Even heroes like Xiao Feng have nowhere to go when faced with the dilemma of ethnic issues, but relying on five horses and three spears to be more ruthless than the ruthless arena, how big a storm can they create even if they are one to ten?
So Lao Mian used the sentence "I'm Mian Zhenghe" in a self-comforting way to emphasize his uniqueness, and then he fell where he was going to fall in the end.
And Hisao also said to the professor's wife, I'm afraid I won't leave alive, but I must find out the truth. Because he has seen that he has nowhere to go, and he really doesn't want to continue living like a dog.
Thinking about it carefully, the Yellow Sea is indeed his best destination. Neither side of the Taiwan Strait is his homeland, but wandering and silent in this endless middle zone is the most suitable for his situation. Even if there is no root, at least there is another Korean soul who is also unsupported in the ashes to accompany him. Even if it may not be his beloved wife, the same world can give him a little warmth at the end of his life.
This is a good movie, it makes us realize how discrimination among fellow citizens stings and destroys the living soul, it shows us how some people live so hard because of the narrowness of society, it makes us Seeing that it is far more than just those who have been branded by fate in reality has been insulted and damaged, it makes us re-examine the common faces around us and let us empathize with their pain. If there is a god, I hope he can bless those poor people who go out to work. If there is a god, I hope he can give them hope and opportunities to live. If there is a god, please maintain their dignity, and don’t let them pay blood and sweat Sobbing lonely in the dark night.
Because they don't have much.
Because they are both human.
Ps: Commenting on the film's technology and actors' performances is completely superfluous, and there are many angles to comment on. The obvious flaw is that in order to express the characters and the theme through the characters, the role of the police has to be weakened, and the role of the police is almost completely erased in the second half. However, it is not easy to show the main forces well, and the presence of the police has little effect on the performance of the theme (it can even be understood as a hint of the police's indifference to the Korean issue), so the flaws do not hide the flaws. The film is full of stamina and stamina. With the passage of time, not only did the impression not fade, but it became clearer in my mind. It seemed that a seed was planted in my heart, and it gradually took root, making you unable to bear it. thinking and lamenting. In the end, I just want to add my views on the director's detailed design, such as the Koreans that the Korean news constantly emphasized in the reports, Lao Mian eating dog meat with the Korean gangsters in South Korea, and using the dog's leg bone as a weapon, etc. These details It can be said that it has contributed to the deepening of the connotation of the film. The good details are just like this, but the icing on the cake is deeply rooted in the heart, and every finger is on the waist, and the profound meaning is extracted without a sound. From these details, we can also see how solid the director's efforts are. As far as the whole film is concerned, although the technology is superb, there are no hard barriers. It is said that this film took almost a year to prepare for the inspection, and it took more than a year to shoot. As for a foreign director, the footage shot in China can reach such a level, which is really worthy of our film practitioners to think about it, rather than blindly pushing the responsibility to the radio and television. After all, in the domestic films I have watched, there are still people with such technical skills. Whether it is a matter of attitude is a matter of opinion.
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