"The Dreyfus incident is moving the world, but where is the poet in this vortex?" I first learned about the Dreyfus incident in Romain Rolland's "John Christopher", Two lines of note: French officer, accused of selling military intelligence to Germany, was rashly sentenced to life in exile. This matter caused a sensation in France, and wave after wave, caused the most serious political crisis in the Third Reich.
More than 100 years later, "I Complain" should be regarded as a response.
Much like the inverse of "Richard Jewell's Lamentations," told from the point of view of the investigator rather than the wronged, although the name "I accuse" sounds much more intense. After Zola's article, I thought it was the response of public opinion and the anger of the people -- they were indeed angry, they burned newspapers in the streets, and they wished they could burn Zola. After the powerful and powerful people read the sharp accusations in the newspapers, and they were shocked, guilty, and angry, I thought I could see the strength of the people. As a result, the next feature was the burned newspaper and Zola's other books. Then, the people surrounding the fire were really patriotic people, shouting "traitor, die!" At this moment, I suddenly felt that I was not just an audience, because this scene was too familiar. How can the honour of France be so slandered?
Senior officials protect each other, use the honor of authority to shut up our conscience, and we are forced to get used to the ugly reality. The honor shared by the group, if the conscience wants to destroy it, let the conscience die!
Until the end of the film, there are so many nearly lengthy court trials, but none of them are the villains who are tried and sent to prison, and their endings do not appear. It's difficult", which seems to be even more choking. I don't know much about this history, but the director's refusal to have a happy ending deprives the audience of the pleasure of punishing evil and promoting good. It is indeed very familiar. It is like "Chinatown" back then, and it is like life today.
There is no style that is too strong to be dazzling, but the cold brushstrokes and the somber tones are exactly the look of Polanski's films that I am familiar with, and it is still my favorite texture for writing history. The falling shredded paper was picked up on the desk, and the transition was amazing; the fencing duel scene was cold and meaningful.
I watched Elegy two months ago and was shocked that there are still such traditional movies today, but I don't like American classics; today's accusation may not be new enough, but I like this flavor, it's very classical and beautiful. From the perspective of female characters, the beautiful reporters in Elegy are young and pretty and can flirt well, but the symbolism makes me sick; Emmanuelle is old and has little connection with the case, but the image is very vivid, "It's nothing, I don't care about loyalty. Hope," and rejecting a lover's proposal after the dust settles, is far more charming, although it may also be a symbolic image of a French woman. Digression, last night, I dreamed that Emmanuel was still Mimi in "I Complain", which is amazing...
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