now as then

Joana 2022-03-22 09:01:48

I prefer to watch American movies in the 1930s. The movies of that era in the United States seem to be in line with the contemporary reality in mainland China in some way...

"The Grapes of Wrath" describes the exploitation of the toiling masses by the rich and powerful at that time. Needless to say, the protagonist has become more and more aware that the only way out is to organize and resist after being baptized by society. After hearing that the original novel of this film was published, it caused panic among the ruling classes in the states, and many states banned the novel from being published, and the history is always strikingly similar!

Thinking about today's China, many people take a self-castration attitude of not caring, not discussing, or even fearing to avoid certain sensitive-sensitive words, as if they are only seeking peace and security. I think patience can only urge people Metamorphosis - just look at someone shouting: "You are a fart!", taking money to incite people's faces, black coal mines, etc., you will know: not only the oppressed person is perverted, but the oppressed person is also perverted.

In fact, Chinese people are used to being controlled, and they have no sense of autonomy - without freedom, how is it different from slaves? There is a saying on the Internet: Chinese are captive, Americans are wild.

In fact, American power is also fought. John Adams said: "In my lifetime, let me see the freedom and independence of our country." So let's wait and see.

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  • Hollis 2022-04-20 09:01:41

    9.5/10. ①The bitter story of a farmer in the United States who was released from prison and encountered the Great Depression, so he had to travel west to find a job. Displaced friends, sweethearts who married others, grandmother who starved to death while traveling west, the hardships of finding a job after arriving in California, and the escape of the male protagonist after revenge and murder. At the end, the family's future is uncertain, and my mother still encourages everyone to live; ② the biggest audio-visual highlight is a lot of low-key lighting (some places are really low) combined with the real-life shooting and the documentary quality of the video to form a feeling of "anger and criticism of reality" , this combination of boxing was very novel back then; ③ Other audio-visual techniques worth mentioning: awesome soundtrack and performance/role shaping, enhanced realism with deep focus lenses (such as the old father buying bread, the kind shop owner gave him cheaply ), the family shot through the dirty windshield at the end (to make it difficult), and the composition of the truck traveling far under the backlight at the end of the movie.

  • Hillard 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    A woman's strength and patience are fully reflected. "We are no longer afraid"! The ending of the movie is strong. Mama is the strongest pillar of the family.

The Grapes of Wrath quotes

  • Casy: You don' know what you're a-doin'.

  • Casy: Maybe there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue, they's just what people does. Some things folks do is nice and some ain't so nice, and that's all any man's got a right to say.