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long struggle
Casimer 2022-03-25 09:01:09
Seeing the middle part felt a little verbose, and finally when Gaines heard on TV that Obama won and held Louis's hand tightly, the grievance that had accumulated for a long time and could not be expressed in words, he had been struggling for a long time. The hardships were relieved. He took out the tie that Kennedy gave him to iron a new one and went to the White House to meet Obama. This side of black servants and black presidents has trans-historical significance. Although the side of Gaines and Obama was not photographed at the end, I personally feel that if the black servants and the black president were photographed Enns would have been better off serving Obama once. The highlight of this film is at the end, and even for a moment I feel that the United States is a very great country.
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Lee Daniels' The Butler quotes
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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.
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[last lines]
Barack Obama: We will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.