The male protagonist used to be the director of Shi Wen, an old American bicycle. Shiwen bicycles were used by every teenager in their glory days (about Shiwen's company can be obtained from the conversation between the male protagonist and several people). In order to cut expenses, the board of directors decided to build a factory in China, which achieved profit growth in the short term, but taught China the technology in the long run. Not surprisingly, Shi Wen went bankrupt, and so did the male protagonist. The reason why he can enter the current company is only because he has a relationship with the Arab prince.
The scene when the male protagonist first arrives in Arabia does not actually mean that the Arabs are not punctual or other vices. Rather, it reflects the differences between the Arab world and the Western world. Arabia is a world afloat on oil. Oil has put on a beautiful windbreaker (material appearance, such as a beautiful city) on this originally backward world, but it has not yet had time to take off its robe (dregs of cultural practices, such as public executions). Therefore, this "inside and outside" Arab society was created. It is said that it is floating on oil because this society is like a rootless root. Economically speaking, the oil market fluctuates slightly, which brings about a major earthquake in the domestic market. Culturally speaking, the whole society lacks sufficient cultural accumulation, and the wealth is not born of the aristocracy but the nouveau riche. Therefore, the "KMAT" that the male protagonist went to is actually more of a face-to-face project, rather than a serious livelihood project (as can be seen from the lines, "they remove sand in the desert". This It's also the reason why the king doesn't really pay attention to this area).
There is a sentence in the film that actually reflects the reality of various emirates in the Arab world, "We don't have labor, we have Filipinos." This sentence is not just a joke. I don't know much about Saudi Arabia, and I know a little bit about Dubai, which is also the UAE. In Dubai, Arabs, who are basically about 10% of the population, control 99% of the wealth, and the remaining 90% of the population who control 1% of the wealth are migrant workers. They came here with a dream, but they couldn't even get official citizenship. In fact, just like what the male protagonist saw in the building under construction, one floor is a world apart.
Finally, let's talk about the hero's love. Danish female assistant, wild and direct. However, it is not very attractive to the male protagonist of the age of innocence. Because for a man of this age, what he needs is not the vitality and passion of young people, but a safe and reliable family. So he chose a female doctor who expressed his feelings more implicitly. But at the same time, the Muslim world does not allow Muslim women to marry non-Muslims. Whether this is the director's omission or a call to the Muslim world is unknown.
Throughout the whole movie, the experience of the male protagonist is actually a microcosm of the world market. The rise of China scares the United States. Of course, America in real life is not as dumb as it appears in the movies. The director hopes to use this film to awaken Americans who are still addicted to the American dream. The American dream has come to the time of waking up, and the Chinese dream has just begun.
Overall evaluation:
The reason for giving 5 stars from 4 stars is actually a large part of the reason that I don't want to see a good film planted on the score. 4 stars actually works best for it
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