The inducing effect of wealth on people

Gust 2021-11-19 08:01:44

After reading "Blood Sands" intermittently, I found that such a high score on IMDB is indeed not a mere name. The film tells a story about wealth and desire: the old nuggets are well-informed and believe that their partners are upright people before digging for gold, but once something is gained, trouble will follow. The two down-and-out men seemed to disagree with this statement, always thinking that this kind of thing is different from person to person. The subsequent development of the story provided a precise interpretation of this insight. When facing wealth, people are suspicious, irritable, imaginary, worry about gains and losses, abandon their souls and consciences; adhere to principles, show mercy to others, and be indifferent to gains and losses. Both are in sharp contrast.
I believe that wealth and power have irresistible temptations to most people, and they can drive people crazy. Don’t you see the power and wealth, father and son cannibalism, brothers smash the wall! Woohoo, self-denial and ritual may be a good medicine, but no desire and no demand can really cure the symptoms!

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  • Allison 2021-11-19 08:01:44

    Absolute five stars! The greedy nature of human beings was fully expressed, and at the end they obtained something more valuable than gold. The acting skills of the three protagonists are all in place. Thirty years later, Houston's "Baxuka" was essentially built on the basis of "Blood Sands".

  • Cade 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    I still prefer Western movies with colorful pictures, otherwise I can't see the greed of the people in the yellow sands in the sky, and the greed of the people in the yellow sand is exposed in front of the golden gold. Although the gold itself is useless and can't be eaten as food~

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre quotes

  • Dobbs: Any more lip out of you and I'll haul off and let you have it. If you know what's good for you, you won't monkey around with Fred C. Dobbs.

  • Dobbs: Why am I elected to go to the village? Why me instead of you and Curtin? Oh, don't think I don't see through that. You two've thrown in against me. The two days I'd be gone would give you plenty of time to discover where my goods are, wouldn't it?

    Howard: If you feel along those lines, why don't you take your goods with you?

    Dobbs: And run the risk of having them taken from me by bandits?

    Howard: If you was to run into bandits, you'd be out of luck anyway. They'd kill you for the shoes on your feet.

    Dobbs: Oh, so that's it. Everything's clear now. You're hoping bandits will get me. That would save you a lot of trouble, wouldn't it? And your consciences wouldn't bother you none, neither.