Because it is a film about a Mexican friend, Mr. Gao Xinjun, a researcher at the Center for Comparative Politics and Economic Research of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, has a long article about Mexico in this issue: "Mexico: Another Round of Political Party Rotation", let's take a look , have some feelings.
Mr. Gao's description of the socio-political problems of the entire country in Mexico is alarming. As a result, Mr. Gao called for good governance in Mexico. He believes that good governance is more important than party rotation in Mexico here and now. After watching this film, I felt a little bit of recognition.
From this, the association is naturally China, and there are about the following inspirations, which are actually mentioned by Caixin and Caixin's friends. It's just because of Mexico that I think they are more important, so I wrote down:
1) The problem of integrating rural population in China into cities.
Shu Li once said on Weibo: If we do not solve the problem of integrating rural population into cities now, we will pay a heavy price in the future. Think about Caixin's report on the children of migrants from the suburbs of Beijing going to school, think about the mother in my hometown who avenged her daughter (she also entered the city from the countryside, and then had problems with her children's education), and then read "Better" My heart is very anxious about the situation of the Mexican child in "Life". I think: If you can make a documentary about the children of migrants in Beijing going to school, and show this film at the relevant publicity and fundraising conferences, it will play a great role. There have been a lot of documentary film festivals recently, and I will pay attention to this content in the future. It is also suggested that Caixin Video can follow up on these aspects, adopt a cooperative approach, and distribute some films on these themes to form a group of meaningful all-media reports.
2) The poverty alleviation of the extremely poor.
Teacher Mao Yushi once said that the reason why he needs to take small loans is because the extremely poor people have no remaining capital and are rushing to make a living every day, so they cannot get out of poverty at all. The father in "Better Life" is a typical example of this: for him, if he owns a car, he has more space to work, which means a future. After watching this movie, I really understood what Mr. Mao Yushi said and the role of small loans. I think: If this film is shown at the publicity and fundraising conference of micro-loans, it will play a great role.
3) The question of the urgency of constitutionalism.
In the last issue of the China Reform Reading Conference, Mr. Zhang Weiying said this: the most important thing now is constitutionalism. After reading this film about Mexico and Mr. Gao's article, I thought about it for a long time, and felt that constitutionalism is indeed more realistic and urgent for China at this time and place. Because of the framework of constitutional government, many things can be done, such as the abolition of the re-education through labor system, which is obviously unconstitutional, and the disclosure of officials' property, which can be solved through legislation by the National People's Congress. This is stronger than shouting every day.
In short, being born in China, growing up in China, and still in China, is there an egg under the nest? Seeing the situation of my Mexican friends in the United States, I also hope that the Chinese have a better life. I think this kind of vision cannot be lost. Don't break the jar.
There is also an article in this issue of China's reform, from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the recent No. 2 chief, about the evolution of officialdom novels, which makes me worried. It said: Novels like Chinese painting also have a bit of calm irony, while the second chief has completely turned into a show of show and curiosity. I have read "Chinese Painting" and agree with the author's evaluation of Chinese painting. In this way, from this small example, we can see the further decline of the humanistic spirit and traditional moral spirit in the past ten years. This is indeed a tragedy. I have always identified with some Confucian ideas and some traditional Chinese morals, and I think this is a valuable asset. But now it appears that these ideas and morals are in decline. I don't know what to do, I can only use my weak voice to express a little reflection.
But the movie "Better Life" also made me feel that there is still a little hope. What touched me most in the movie "Better Life" was the father. I saw his tolerance to those who stole his car, his repeated apologies to those who bought his mobile phone, and his keeping his promises. The demeanor of a gentleman and the shadow of that part of traditional Chinese morality. From this, I feel that these traditional Chinese values that I agree with are likely to be universal values. Hence, as long as there are people, they exist. I'm worried again. When I saw this father in the movie, I had a lot of confidence in his son. This son didn't disappoint me later in the movie. Think about yourself, many places can't keep up with this father. I want to learn from him and be a good example for my baby. I know that I can't change the world, I can only change myself a little bit.
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