Chinese can't bear to look back

Alexander 2022-03-20 09:02:20

I'm amazed that an in-depth anthropological documentary would be a hit and a commercial success.

Very simple, let the sinners who killed the parents of Han Chinese in Jakarta act out their crimes. This kind of temporal overlap makes people feel even more terrifying and terrifying!

But after thinking about it, you will find that this is the narrowest human will, performing itself.

Like Hamlet's ravings in the dark, where is his hatred? Where is his enemy? Where is the justice he seeks?

Many good friends, especially anthropology professors, especially like this movie.

After all, there are too few films that both tell the truth and gain insight into human nature.

PS The sequel is also great, but I didn't add it in order not to repeat it in this 30-part series. You can see for yourself.

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  • Anwar Congo: Why do people watch James Bond? To see action. Why do people watch films about Nazis? To see power and sadism! We can do that! We can make something even more sadistic than... more sadistic than what you see in movies about Nazis. Sure I can. Because there's never been a movie where heads get chopped off - except in fiction, but that's different - because I did it in real life!

  • Anwar Congo: Honestly, I never expected it would look this awful. My friends kept telling me to act more sadistic. But then I saw the women and children. Imagine those children's future. They've been tortured. Now their houses are burnt down. What future do they have? They will curse us for the rest of their lives. This was so very, very, very...