Contrary to Shakespeare's original book and the stories we were told since childhood, the film gives the impression of a richly dressed aristocrat who uses deceit and pretense to persecute poor Jews who are discriminated against as "outsiders" and "infidels". I don't know if the director made it like this on purpose, or in order to highlight more aspects of the story in a fair and just way, he gave too many images of the so-called "stingy" and "miserable" Jews. Yes, Jews will cry too. Laughing, like those Christians who grow old, get sick and die, but are inexplicably excluded and discriminated against, spat at, restricted from wealth, and so on. Therefore, the presentation of the film is very different from the theme expressed in the original book, even weird. The Jew played by AL was miserable and tried to resist the status quo, but his daughter was kidnapped by Christians, most of his property was taken away, he was still arrogant when he borrowed money from people who discriminated against him, he was deceived by a fake judge, His wealth was confiscated, his life was threatened, he was deprived of his Jewish faith, he was forcibly converted to Christ, and he was rejected by his Jewish companions. On the other hand, those nobles in fancy clothes rely on borrowed money to enrich their wealth and propose marriages, squander other people's gold coins, pretend to be judges to cheat, cheat and break contracts, force others to renounce their beliefs, convert to Christ, and still feel that they are It is just and kind, and it is really a nest of flies and dogs.
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