I watched it in a hurry without understanding the social background of South Africa at that time. Many shots of the film were handled a bit awkwardly, such as the overall tone (it was originally based on black people, and there are so many shots taken at night??), a lot of contrast. Repeatedly interspersed shots cause the rhythm of the film to be fast and slow, a little too forceful, and the atmosphere of the whole film is heavy from beginning to end (although it is a movie about apartheid, I believe that the black brothers have a sense of humor and an optimistic attitude in their bones, so At least some laughs before "rising", let the atmosphere change from light to heavy, the effect will be better)
But in short, the film still gives people a lot of thinking: when faced with various social problems (apartheid) causing turmoil, there are generally two kinds of people in the bourgeoisie: conservatives and radicals. Most of the former have stable families and property, basically avoid politics, do not want to be involved in the turmoil, and only hope to get through this period in a safe and stable manner; The backbone of the turmoil against the ruling class, the "freedom fighters" in the movie. And the protagonist of the movie is forced to switch from the former to the latter (the protagonist of "Hotel Rwanda" is similar) The law of "official forces the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel" has been staged all over the world. In the final analysis, the ruling class must have a degree of , this degree is the constitution. Inappropriate rulers will overstep the constitution, implement wrong policies (such as apartheid), and when they can't correct themselves, need to be corrected by the elite intellectual class or the bourgeoisie (worst case).
Returning to the theme of apartheid, most racial issues stem from migration and colonization in the past two centuries, and the nations of the world are basically friendly and coexisting with rivalry and hostility. Therefore, it is difficult for racial prejudice to disappear completely, and it can only be diluted continuously. This process of reducing prejudice requires real contact and cooperation, and apartheid distorts contact and cooperation, which will only deepen the contradiction. As at the end of the film, instead of taking revenge on the police, Patrick chose to reconcile. The gray-haired policeman was fishing alone in the river, and he was also a victim of apartheid to some extent. Aren't both men trying to protect their loved ones? The film finally expresses the hope that all ethnic groups will let go of the feuds and conflicts left over by history and achieve peace through reconciliation and compromise.
Human nature does not distinguish right from wrong, only the system can distinguish right from wrong. May the world be full of love and peace.
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