Recently I was moved by this passage:
We need to distinguish between "should" and "actually"
It is the way things are, and the way things are supposed to be.
The way it should be is ethereal and harmful. But if we keep accepting it as it is, then it will always be that way. Precisely because we are what we should be, we are dissatisfied with reality, and this is the mental structure of human reality.
We know who we are , we know where we come from , and who we want to be .
This is part of human reality, and that human being who only knows what is is is a fictional human being. The spiritual reality within human beings contains who we want to be.
The world should make those bad choices go away.
"Man is a being as an end rather than a tool for any development."
If we forget this, we will become slaves to reality. No matter how bad reality is, we all think that obeying it is right. This is precisely the biggest misunderstanding.
Many old systems are abolished and new rules are implemented. In the beginning, it was regarded as an empty slogan, and only a few people fought and fought for it.
But this is human beings, what we call ideals.
The movie "120 BPM" to recommend today is about such a group of people who fight against the indifferent government, against the blood-sucking capitalists, and against social discrimination.
However, they do all this not for ideals, but for two other words
"alive"
I have seen this movie in 17 years. In the same year, there was another famous same-sex movie "Please call me by your name" . The latter is very popular all over the world. I prefer the former.
If "Call Me By Your Name" is a summer afternoon ballad, "120 BPM" is a stubborn march in the dark.
At that time, I wanted to write something after reading it, but AIDS, comradeship, love, death, each label is difficult to simply talk about. Until I watched "Persian Language Lesson" a few days ago, the protagonist Xiaojuan was Sean, the protagonist of "120 Strikes", which suddenly brought back my memory, so I found it and re-watched it.
The film is a two-stage structure. The first section focuses on the organization Act-Up. The whole section is almost listening to their non-stop arguing about how to rescue AIDS patients.
A warning here, high-density lines, and the French film's usual philosophical style, if you are not used to this, many audiences will be discouraged.
The second paragraph focuses on the relationship between the two protagonists, Sean was unable to escape death in the end, and Nathan was distraught. Also be warned, there are several large-scale same-sex passion scenes that will dissuade some audiences.
So, this is a movie with a very selective audience. If you can accept it, then congratulations, you have found a rare masterpiece.
The story takes place in the late 80's and early 90's. In those days, AIDS did not receive the attention it deserved.
In 1988, the number of people infected with AIDS in the world was 800,000, and in 1998, it was 33.4 million. The most important reason for this explosive growth is that it has not been recognized by society for a long time.
Vulnerable groups include gays, prostitutes, and addicts, all of which are regarded by the government as monstrous beasts; pharmaceutical companies deliberately delay research progress and raise prices for so-called "patent protection"; insurance companies refuse to pay AIDS patients.
Under the layers of oppression, every patient has become a superman. The full name of Act-Up is AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. They need to pay attention to the latest scientific research progress and control their own treatment stage. There are also appeals in the media, publicity in schools, and protests in pharmaceutical companies.
Even if they were suppressed again and again, they continued again and again.
Because they firmly believe that the world should not be like this.
Looking at it now, the complications of AIDS have been controlled because of the cocktail therapy, and the knowledge of AIDS prevention has been widely accepted all over the world, and they have succeeded.
But success is not easy to come by, it is bought with blood.
A slogan appears several times in the film:
silence = death
In the face of injustice, we who remain silent are also the accomplices of the executioner.
The complications of AIDS are very serious, and it can make a person feel unbearable in a short period of time. A few months ago, he was parading in the streets during Pride Month, and a few months later, he was terminally ill.
This time is a kind of torture for everyone, and this is just an AIDS patient. The pace of resistance did not slow down because of this, but there were many more people who suddenly fell down in the process.
Talking about the technique of the movie, the seemingly lengthy first half of the paragraph actually has a very clear purpose. It accurately restores the true state of a radical organization. From the degree of violence used to a propaganda slogan, everyone is arguing. Controversy brings character to the fore.
The movie uses three scenes of dancing in a nightclub to connect the plot, fast-paced music, and fast-paced flashing lights, perfectly showing the young, angry, and passionate state.
There are two wonderful scenes, one is the blood-stained Seine, and the bloody incident shocked the world.
Another is that after Sean's death, the members threw his ashes at the insurance company party.
What impresses me most about the film is the vitality it shows. Everyone is resisting with all of their energy. They never thought of giving up. Go ahead.
They are not afraid of failure, not afraid of obstacles, and show the power that life should have.
Although they are dying, they are really alive.
Although we are alive, we are really dead.
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