"This Is England" is definitely not the kind of comforting teatime movie, and you don't think you're going to stay happy in the face of such a heavy, so "industrial" movie: boring and lazy England surrounded by a bunch of weird haircuts , surrounded by young people with heavy makeup, people crowding out each other, and the language is dirty and low, which makes people feel a touch of tiredness and fear. It was in this situation that Shane, a cool boy who was often excluded from school, came across Woody's group in the underpass on the way from school one day. Although there were conflicts everywhere, Shane was moved by Woody's kindness and justice, so he was very excited. He shaved a small bald head and joined the "skinhead party" in the image of a shirt, straps, jeans and leather boots.
Although they are very similar in shape, they are just a simple moving unit. They didn't have strong ideological goals and crazy beliefs, they just got together to smash glass, shoot machine guns, vent their normal anger or just feel cool. Until Combo appeared. This person is Woody's friend for many years. At first, he was in prison for Woody's crime. Later, they met again at a party, which led to a series of riots and divisions. Combo is a person with a strong national revanchism. He believes that England is being marginalized. The immigration of a large number of foreign immigrants has caused more locals to lose their jobs, and has a more serious dignity as a British, so the British need to pay for Act, fight for it.
Combo's publicity finally moved several brothers. After all, everyone is still young, their minds are immature, they are easily impulsive, and it is easy to "contribute" their body or even their soul to a certain purpose without thinking. This team also includes Shane, because his father died in the war, he wants to make his father proud of him, and he wants to continue to fulfill his father's unfulfilled dreams. They became Combo's subordinates so impulsively, without even considering whether doing so would hurt Woody and other relationships and the hearts of those who love them.
However, they have fallen victim to politics. I remember a speaker who said in a very moving tone "We are not racists, we are not Nazis, we are true patriots, let's fight for justice, it's time to act..." However It's just an obvious self-deception of theirs, an absurd excuse for themselves. Are they not racist? Don't they resemble the Nazis in some way? What is justice in their eyes? Did their actions really save Britain?
Then, the Combo gang started scribbling in the factory run by Asians, bullying Asian children playing on the basketball court, and even insulting the Asian grocery store owner who didn't welcome Shane and ransacked his store. From the look in the boss's eyes, we can understand that these people are fooling themselves, and their every move will not only not save Britain, but will make Britain even more chaotic.
With Combo confessing to the lover of his dreams but being rejected, and beating Blacky Milky with jealousy at the party, the film is supposed to climax. Combo is the epitome of people who are tough and domineering on the surface but are extremely empty and vulnerable. They are born to fight to prevent the marginalization of Britain. In fact, after hurting others and hurting themselves, nothing has been changed. In the end, they also abused each other, and even scuffled, which also indicates that the essence of "patriotism" is fragile.
Finally, in a typical British weather, by the sea, Shane threw the patriotic cross flag into the icy waters. Yes, Shane's father was a victim of politics, and himself, too. What it brings is not pride and honor, but endless emptiness and self-blame. Politics does hurt a lot of people. The original intention is that politics sometimes has the twisted heart of some people, and hurts other people for their own interests. Some people can still repent and realize, but unfortunately, more people choose to lose themselves in the complex and various political purposes and beliefs, and even lose their lives in exchange for nothing.
Although, I don't understand politics. But if discrimination and hatred are replaced by the respect and love we pay with our sincerity, wouldn't the world be more happy and fulfilled, and less regretful, empty and empty? Isn't that what we want to live in? However, it is too simple to say that human beings seem to be closely linked with the "Seven Deadly Sins" forever. It still takes a long way to reach that kind of social state of peace and love. Indeed, it's time for action, but our Is the action really fighting for some kind of personal gain?
Anyway, This Is England is still very cult. Including fuck, fuck appears in almost every line, including a 12-year-old boy swearing, smoking, and even kissing an adult "Shibuya-style" girl named Smell, which is a bit impacting my ability to bear.. ...So, I prefer the simple, restrained form of "Sumers Town": two frustrated boys, and a city full of stories about "love".
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