What social issues does "Shame" reflect?

Lue 2022-04-08 09:01:13

#humiliation# is synonymous with not understanding

"Bombs fall on your side without leads, you shop in Paris, ski in Switzerland, sunbathe by the pool, you don't know what pain is, you are spoiled by God", this is the Palestinian al-Sial Words that deliberately angered Lebanese native Tony before he apologized.

Then, the enraged Tony in turn gave Cial a punch, Cial raised his head, said: sorry, and then left.

After learning why Tony humiliated himself, Cial regretted hitting Tony before. So I found Tony in private to apologize. This is a layer of reconciliation that the director wants, a personal reconciliation, and a real reconciliation.

On the other hand, the trial process of the public court hearing is another layer of reconciliation in the legal sense of the government. The conflict caused by the problem of the drain pipe was originally considered by the other side to be humiliating and reluctant to accept reconciliation. It eventually went to court and even turned into a political conflict between the Lebanese natives and the Palestinians.

This layer of reconciliation was expressed by the director through the defense of lawyers on both sides. In the end, one lawyer played a video of the civil strife in the place where Tony was born, as well as the video of the once persecuted by Palestinian militiamen, which broke the balance of public opinion’s sympathy for Palestinian tendencies, and people understood Why Tony hates Palestinians so much.

The lawyer's defense said that we all know that for a long time, the Palestinians in Lebanon have been the image of persecutors, and few people pay attention to the fact that the Lebanese were also victims. No one has the privilege of suffering. Some things have to be brought up, some truths, some things that deserve attention. These conflicts are just the beginning for us to accept other facts.

The trial judge seems to have found a way of reconciliation: the way to resolve conflicts is to understand each other, and no facts are ignored. When the body is violated, should the victim think that he is innocent, should he also reflect on it: humiliating verbally or verbally? Should the same be subject to legal and moral pressure?

The court finally acquitted Cial, who beat Tony for his rude words, and forgave Tony's verbal humiliation. A happy ending.

This ending seems very encouraging, and it means a lot to the Lebanese country that has been in chaos for many years. It encourages different peoples to let go of hatred, let go of the past, and focus on a stable and peaceful Lebanon.

Lebanon has always been a special presence in the Middle East. It does not want to participate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it has become a safe haven for dissidents from neighboring countries because of its geographical proximity and the geographical separation of two mountain peaks. Many refugees have taken refuge in this small country, which is less than one-tenth the size of Henan Province. Eventually, the land is filled with the most diverse religions and ethnicities, and it has been in turmoil for a long time. Many people are struggling on the poverty line. The neutrality that Lebanon strives to maintain is often exaggerated because of internal racial issues. Any problem can involve politics and may cause war.

The film's discussion seems to offer a hope, and it seems encouraging. It also has the ambition of the director. The director re-examines the motherland as a Lebanese who is deeply educated in the West. I wonder if this kind of "parachute"-like film and television will be an idealization for the Lebanese people. space.

But in any case, in the eyes of outsiders, it is undoubtedly deeply touched. The process from the ever-increasing conflict to the gradual resolution of the conflict is very reasonable and contagious. It is no big deal to look at each other and smile. This is also due to the fact that Lebanon is a small country, and it is not a battleground for military strategists. If the seeds of hatred are not used by people with special interests, all conflicts can be turned into jade and silk.

This is undoubtedly an intellectual group's ideal construction of chaos. The Lebanese elite group, who has been deeply affected by ethnic conflicts, is trying their best to create a possibility from the image: open the source of the conflict, understand it as much as possible, and then Make the right choices possible and give each resident the dignity and rights they deserve.

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  • Wajdi Wehbe: Wajdi Wehbe: No one has a monopoly on suffering.