The internationale at the end, well, as a lot of the comments have said, what should we say, lol?
I think the United States has become very important to the Chinese at some point. Maybe we are the descendants of Yan and Huang or the sons and daughters of China (the vocabulary we learned in elementary school is very nationalistic or patriotic), we always think about the status of the old big brother, China should stand in the center of the world Dian (although in a sarcastic tone, there is absolutely no derogatory meaning, in fact, I personally have such feelings, and it is not light), so I always stare at the current big brother. Perhaps because of historical grievances, facts and propaganda in specific historical situations are always preserved in memory. Of course, it is also because the United States does play a pivotal role in all aspects of the world and has a huge influence. Anyway, the truth is that as a young Chinese, I was surrounded by America since I was a child. My grandfather watched CCTV-4 every day on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and he believed that the international disputes were provoked by the United States, and the Americans were the worst. My father, who thinks he is very enlightened and is indeed more enlightened, often talks about American family education. American movies are watched by everyone, and American multinational corporations are also experienced by everyone. Since I was a child, I was able to get information about the United States from newspapers, magazines, books and news, and in my high school, my history teacher influenced my understanding of the United States again.
An interesting point is that for Chinese people, the most frequently mentioned foreign countries may be the United States and Japan. The United States is even before Japan? I guess. Superpower, international politics, economy, military, science and technology, education, leaders in all aspects, NO.1 in comprehensive strength, this is recognized. For ordinary people, when it comes to Americans, the first thing that comes to mind is money, followed by openness, which is limited to sexual openness. At least I was exposed to this view as a child. Having relatives in the United States, traveling to the United States, and studying in the United States are all worth showing off. It's like having a suite in the United States in recent years. (I forgot to address the official ambivalent assessment of the US, a decadent superpower seeking hegemony)
And my personal understanding of the United States may be the superposition of all these, plus some of my personal knowledge. By the way, the three authors who have profoundly influenced my understanding of the United States are: Lin Da, Liu Yu, and Zi Zhongyun. Again, recommend it. Of course, all three authors seem to have liberal tendencies, but I personally sympathize with them. It seems that for Taiwan and Hong Kong, perhaps my views are far from the official ones and the "mainstream".
However, after reading a lot of calm narratives of liberal intellectuals (although their narratives are still rational), it is easy to be unrealistic if you are dissatisfied with reality and add romantic fantasies. So, the value of this movie is that it can provide another side of America. In fact, there are quite a few such works. I think this is precisely the embodiment of the inclusiveness of the United States. The fact that such works can be released to the public is a reflection of democracy, just like some glorious examples of ancient China. Moreover, it is said that American intellectuals have always had such a critical tradition. And we can't seem to tolerate it.
I'll just come here first, and I won't write the rest of the content because I haven't matured my own ideas yet.
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