The hard-working people hug together to keep warm - "The First Cow"
Today, let's talk about the movie "The First Cow".
"The First Cow" is based on Jonathan Raymond's novel "Half-Life", which takes place in Oregon, USA in the 1820s.
As the gold rush is about to begin, a white man and a Chinese immigrant try their luck in the wild, trying to find a chance for a salted fish to turn over.
A white man named Cookie Figowitz worked as an accompanying cook for a group of hunters. One day he rescued a Chinese immigrant, King Lu, without any opinion.
Lu Jin came to Guangzhou as early as 9 years old, followed others to London, and then to Oregon, USA. Rukin's companion was killed by another group of Russian immigrants, and Rukin avenged his companion by killing a Russian, who was then pursued by the remaining Russians. In desperation, Lukin was rescued by Figowitz.
Originally, Figovitz was unhappy with the hunter cooking, but after meeting Lu Jin, the two hit it off and they were ready to go it alone and try their luck, maybe they could make a small fortune.
Coincidentally, the agent in the town where they live likes to drink milk, so they bought a cow from a long distance and prepared to milk it for themselves. Figovitz and Lukin took a fancy to the cow and planned to steal the cow's milk and make cream cakes to sell.
So the two cooperated, one to let the wind and the other to milk, the other to bake and the other to carry the burden. The tender and delicious cream cakes they make have become a rare delicacy in this remote area.
The friendship between Figowitz and Lukin is a bit like carrying a gun together, going through the window together, they met at a low point in their lives, they did illegal and criminal things together, and they fantasized about being able to make money and leave here one day.
The film begins with a clear message, and at the beginning of the screen, a motto from William Blake's "Proverbs of Hell" is played: "The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship." A bird needs a nest, a spider needs a web, and a man needs friendship. . This is to say Figovitz and Rukin.
Two miserable, unlucky bastards huddled together for warmth.
They still didn't give up the possibility of turning over when they had nothing to lose. Anyway, there was nothing to lose, so it was better to give it a try.
If things work out, they will go from working cooks and rogues to bakers and businessmen, and their status will change accordingly.
"The First Cow" bluntly reveals the bloody cruelty in the nascent stage of capitalism. In addition to their own hard work, successful people also need some risk-taking.
Figowitz and Lukin also understand the truth of seeking wealth and danger, and want to complete the first pot of gold in life through some methods of taking chestnuts out of fire. However, it is too difficult for the proletariat to complete primitive accumulation. It is very difficult to earn 100,000 yuan with a principal of 10 million yuan, and it is very difficult to earn 100,000 yuan with a principal of 100 yuan.
They want to complete their primitive accumulation through their own craftsmanship, a little theft, and a little luck. After all, the primitive accumulation of capitalists at the beginning is more bloody and brutal, and their petty theft is nothing compared to it.
But luck always runs out one day, and a single mistake in the wild land may pay the price of life.
If Figowitz and Lukin are lucky, they may be able to successfully earn the first pot of gold in their lives, unlock the code of wealth in life, and their bakery may also become bigger and stronger, becoming a century-old store, perhaps called "F&K" bakery".
Now it seems that the old stores left to the end are the one-in-a-million survivors, and there are countless people who died on the road of entrepreneurship. Figowitz and Rukin are one possibility.
At the end of the film, the two people were placed on the dirt ground with a very tender picture, and they did not show their final cruel ending.
Can they escape the chase, escape from life, and even become winners in life like common inspirational movies? In fact, the film puts their final ending at the very beginning.
No matter what happened to them, at least for that moment, they enjoyed a moment of peace. Like a bird in its own nest, a spider nestles in its own web.
The first cow, the first pot of gold,
Poor people huddle together for warmth.
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