I really like the protagonist's smile, sincere and touching

Claudie 2022-03-23 09:02:03

The director may hope to strengthen this fate and sadness by putting the birthday of Sessions, the phone conflict with the eldest son, and the notice of the death of the younger son in the same scene. This expression feels a bit naive and exaggerated. This reminds me of when my Chinese teacher in my first year of high school gave everyone the freedom to write essays, most of the characters written by my classmates were the same as characters in Korean dramas. They either had cancer or died in a car accident.

After Mandela passed away, watching this film again felt a little different. I really like the protagonist's smile, sincere and touching.

Watching this kind of historical film, the most fearful thing is that every time the protagonist receives a phone call, opens a door, sees a new character or hears a dialogue, he just encounters a historical event. Although Cysis is a witness to this history, he is not called a witness because of what happened to him. It is more real to show the influence of the indirect delay on the side.

Black directors use racial themes + stewardship themes, just like if there were Chinese directors to guide the history of the Cultural Revolution and the Republic of China, they must be dazzling. There are too many stories to tell, too many actors to use, and the elements are intertwined, streamlined and simplified. , leaving a lot of bright spots. When the seemingly bright spots on each line are intertwined, it is easy to make people play, sacrificing the story.

The housekeeper line, the race line, and the father-son line are all unclear, and the characteristics are unknown. To be honest, every time Oprah appears, it is very inexplicable and dramatic.

I like the set of flowing water that Sessions made coffee for Eisenhower for the first time. I really want to see the professionalism of the White House butler, the rules of the White House and interesting things, but unfortunately I only saw a few clips, some clips shown by the flowing presidents;

very Worrying about the scene of the non-violent resistance of Lewis in the cafe, I want to know what happened to Lewis in prison, why did he mix with Martin Luther King, but it is also a paragraph, sometimes I feel that Lewis's "heroic" actions at the beginning It is more to attract the black girl, but not to express the appeal of race more clearly; the pictures of the White House curiosity or the flashing of racial issues can only be known by experienced Americans at once;

After watching this film, my impression is that Americans who have grown up since the 1950s have experienced no less than our parents, and the sudden outbreak of hatred and violent conflicts between people is always frightening. Although the problems faced by each country are different, it is still quite emotional to think that our parents also had similar experiences.

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Lee Daniels' The Butler quotes

  • Cecil Gaines: You must look through your eyes, see what it is that they want, see what it is that they need, anticipate, bring a smile to the principal's eyes.

  • [last lines]

    Barack Obama: We will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.