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story is not complicated, but the plot is very beautiful.
Marlon Brando's performance is also very good, of course, limited by the length of time (the limitation of the film medium itself) some parts feel a little bit stiff.
The main reason for the protagonist Terry Malloy to be a dumb dragon instead of a pigeon (grab the rake) is:
1. The pier survival law
is controlled by the underworld due to the dues and various profits, which feed a large number of people, including himself. Workers have become habitually aphasia against this kind of squeeze, because once exposed is a betrayal of the organization, there will be a death threat. And it is undeniable that this underworld guild has also established a certain order, providing workers with unfair opportunities for survival.
2. Brotherhood
Big brother Charlie is the right hand of the boss Fanli.
3. The loyalty
among friends. In a conversation with the priest, Terry said that the boss Johnny Friendly (Johnny Friendly) once took him to a football game.
4. Life inertia and pragmatism values
are fully reflected in the conversation with Joey's sister, Itti, in the tavern.
With the development of movies, conflicts and conflicts began to intensify, and the rationality of these reasons also began to be dismantled:
1.
The judicial power represented by the Legal Crime Committee is the basis on which crimes can be eliminated.
2.
Christianity represented by religious priests, the pursuit of fairness and justice from God is the spiritual driving force for the transformation of the protagonist. The initial assembly in the church prompted his thinking. After Eugene was crushed to death, the priest gave a saint-like speech among the workers despite the danger, prompting him to stand among the rebels with action.
3. Love
Like most movies, the love between the protagonist and Itty is full of contradictions and tension because Itty is the sister of the deceased Joey, and it also makes him have a feeling of atonement.
4.
Charlie's death directly pushes the protagonist into a situation where he is incompatible with Fanli. The most important two and three of the reasons are turned into emptiness and lead to the opposite. In a country that values family values, the protagonist has finally accumulated enough motivation to make the final reaction to the group he belongs to.
5.
At the beginning of the conscience film, Joey's death (caused indirectly without the protagonist's knowledge) made Terry uneasy and blamed himself. Under the influence of many external factors, Terry finally decided to follow his conscience. We can clearly feel the inner struggle and change of the protagonist.
With this main thread alone, this film can only be regarded as general, but this film is far from stopping there.
At the end of the paragraph, his friends ignored him, and the children who admired him killed the pigeons he raised and threw them at him, saying "the pigeon for the informant pigeon." Even Yiti persuaded him to leave the dock and live elsewhere. The female college student who was fair to her brother gave in to injustice in order to save the life of her lover.
The cowardice, timidity, and group blindness of the public are manifested here vividly. They are only used to beating down dogs and lack the courage to challenge tyranny (even if they are only dying people). It was only after Fanli fell into the water that the workers cheered that they laughed at the once superior boss with a certain comicality.
The priest was the initiator, agitator, participant in the whole incident, and it can be said that he was Terry’s mentor. He finally let the protagonist lead the workers to work without support. The seemingly inhuman behavior was behind the establishment of new In consideration of order, it is a kind of sorrow and helplessness to portray the protagonist as a hero and rely on personal charm to defeat the dictatorship.
Heroism and the establishment of altars, this kind of behavior has its inevitability and rationality without strong institutional constraints.
In a sense, the film also reflects the struggle between religious power and secular rights. The priest defeated the gang in his parish.
The boss Fanli obtained Eugene’s testimony through some unexplained way and killed it, suggesting loopholes in the judicial system (also infiltrated with underworld forces, possibly from the big boss)
The big boss above Fanli who only appeared from the back was a hint. He hinted that injustice and tyranny were far from being eliminated, and that they also formed a stronger alliance. This struggle is far from the end. (It can also be seen from Fanli threatening Terry in court)
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