mental aerobics

Elsa 2022-03-25 09:01:13

The works of Belgian directors Dardenne Brothers have always been respected for their attention to low-level figures and a deep social conscience. Their new work "Two Days and One Night" (Deux jours, une nuit, 2014), as usual, is simple and powerful, seemingly simple and everyday, but it reflects many problems. Sandra had just come out of depression and was about to return to work at a small factory that made solar panels, only to find she was about to lose her job. The multiple-choice question the boss asked her 16 co-workers was: choose to let her stay, or choose a bonus of 1,000 euros each. For the poor working class, a thousand euros is not a small sum. With the encouragement and company of her husband, Sandra found her colleagues one by one over a weekend, trying to convince them to let her stay...Individual character, social class, immigration, human nature, all kinds of complex aspects in the interaction with different co-workers Expand.

When the word "unity" is no longer fashionable, and workers all over the world are fighting alone, or even being provoked and plotting against each other, the director still chooses to let the heroine finally realize that she and her husband are not humbly begging, but have a fight. The field maintained dignity, but also gained support and strength in the battle. The suspense arises in the linear characters and structures. Because the audience is together with the humble, it is impossible not to feel the emotional ups and downs of the heroine and the uncertain fate of the heroine. French actress Marion Cotillard's performance is truly moving. As people become more and more accustomed to using movies as entertainment, the Darney Brothers films are particularly meaningful in the context of rising unemployment in Europe to explore the struggles and struggles of the underprivileged. A friend said she enjoys watching Darney Brothers movies because it makes her a better person, even though the impact of a movie can be short-lived. A teacher once said that the movie is a 90-minute "mental aerobics". I hope there will be more "spiritual aerobics" in China that focus on the working class.

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Two Days, One Night quotes

  • Sandra: I wish that was me.

    Manu: Who?

    Sandra: That bird singing...

  • Sandra: [to Jean-Marc] You're heartless.