This is a very interesting story. It tells that after a few decades, the population on the earth will expand and food will be in short supply. Scientists will engage in genetically modified agriculture to increase production. As a result, human genes will be mutated, and multiple births will increase exponentially, which in turn will increase resources. nervous. In order to continue civilization, the government was forced to implement the "one-child policy", where a family could only raise one child. Unfortunately, the protagonist is a huge septuplets. In order to avoid supervision, they can only share one identity. According to seven days a week, each person goes out for one day. They have been lurking for 30 years, but they finally leaked the secret and were killed. A story of life and death under a dystopian framework.
Born as a citizen of mainland China, you are naturally very familiar with family planning. Reproduction is the ultimate goal of living organisms, and the forcible restriction of natural reproduction by forces other than family planning goes against the laws of nature and violates human rights. And this has also become the most important original sin of the ruler in this film. It can be said that it is the basis of the story structure. There is no "one-child policy", and the seven sisters have nothing to do. Extending further up, in Bai's left eye, birth control even represents an autocratic dictatorship. Whoever opposes birth control is a democratic fighter who defends freedom.
This film indeed follows this logic, portraying the protagonist seven sisters as exploited people who resist alone, going forward one after another for survival, the process is thrilling and exciting, and the rhythm is tight and coherent. There are also constant flashbacks and interludes. Through different speech and behavior, clothing styles, and childhood experiences, the seven sisters' independent personalities and worldviews are portrayed, making the characters more plump and friendly. The seven sisters have been imprisoned in a small space since childhood. They have experienced almost the same life, but they can still bloom completely different flowers. One cannot help but sigh at the tenacity of human personality and the value of diversity of life, but the cold state machine But to kill such a wonderful thing is really dehumanizing.
The above must be something that most audiences can intuitively feel, but in my opinion, this may not be the director's true thoughts.
According to the background of the story, the era presented in the film has been implemented for more than 40 years, but what we can see is not a comfortable and comfortable living environment - crowded people, dilapidated cities, insufficient food, and There are layers of newborn babies waiting to be fed in the hospital. Maybe I shouldn’t over-interpret the meaning of these pictures, but you must know that what this film encounters is not the issue of whether we can choose to have a first or second child, but the uncontrollable increase in the incidence of human multiple births, either not or not. There is a high probability of more than one person. In the final analysis, the number of people exceeds the natural carrying capacity of the earth. Of course, with the progress of productivity, the contradiction between population and resources may be resolved one day, but reproduction happens all the time, but improving productivity cannot be achieved overnight. This is why family planning can be implemented and continued for a long time in the real world. reason.
Of course, some people will refute from the point of view of the individual that their own life and freedom are paramount, just as the breaking of balance in the movie stems from the arrival of new life, and the biological nature of protecting future generations makes the individual stand on the opposite side of the collective interests. But in my eyes, the individual and the collective are actually two things that lead to the same goal. There is nothing wrong with the mission of protecting future generations, but as long as the individuals are not completely isolated, they will inevitably affect each other, the individual will affect the collective, and it will affect the future generations. When people hold high the banner of individual interests and protect their offspring indiscriminately, in order to survive, who can guarantee that in addition to squeezing interests from other individuals, he will not squander the interests of his offspring? In the end, all these consequences will affect every member of the group, and no one is spared. Therefore, selfishness will not only harm the collective, but also our own descendants, leading to a lose-lose outcome.
Finally, comment on Noomi Rapace, the protagonist of this film, who is a late bloomer but becomes more and more courageous. One person in this film can play the seven corners in a vivid and natural way, which is amazing! But when it comes to beauty, I still prefer the little girl who plays the protagonist's childhood. Her sincere performance and cute face also contribute to the tragic color of the successful shaping of the character.
Good streaming movies, conservatively recommended, not favorites.
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