"At nine o'clock in the morning, it is called the funeral of the poor, because it was the cheapest to do at that time. To us Dan is a rich man and gave us things that we can't get with money."-"I am Black"
After reading "I'm Black", I thought of Marquez's novella "No one wrote to him Colonel". The same two old people were worried about the lack of bread, and they insisted on their dignity.
However, the impact of flat printing on me is less than this picture. In "The Colonel", the colonel's wife plays the role of sorrow, and the colonel is even optimistic. Faced with the belated relief, he just waited, thinking clearly.
But Dan, his wife left and lived alone. The first time I apply for the allowance, I don’t even know how to use a computer.
Watching him fill out the application form in front of the computer screen again and again, failing again and again.
A distressing character, yet he strongly refuses to be protected by others. He even protected others and met single mother Rachel and her two children. Speak for them, accompany them to get some low living allowances, worry about their lives, and prevent Rachel from doing things that despise herself.
Later, Rachel's daughter Dasiy brought their food, and Rachel accompanied Dan to appeal. But Dan didn't go out in the empty room. Finally, he fell to the ground and never got up again.
There are still many poor people in the world. This is the first thought when watching this movie.
The distinction between good and evil and the distinction between Yan and Yu are far less helpless than the distinction between rich and poor.
Sorrows are everywhere, selling Tan Weng, Dickens' pens...always, always, there are these people in this world, marginally, walking in all corners of society.
A famous article by O. Henry, in order to survive, to feed, to hide, to cover a roof, a man tried his best to commit crimes so that he could live in a secured room in prison. If it is really desperate, I might really have such thoughts. It's like Rachel, knowing that her daughter's soles are degumming, knowing that her daughter was looked down upon and ridiculed at school, and made a helpless decision.
It is hard to imagine the degree of despair and helpless decisions many people have to make in order to survive. If you can't stand their position, you can't appreciate their difficulties.
A question in the movie clarifies the truth of reality:
"Coconut or shark, which one kills more people?"
"It's a coconut."
The world is moving forward, and most people live without worrying. They only need to worry about sharks occasionally, instead of worrying about bread. You can also try all kinds of enjoyment, and even enjoy life. However, there are still people who are searching hard for food and clothing, and may be searching without a goal. What a cruel world, just like I asked myself, if I want to try this kind of life, the answer must be firm rejection. Even helpless, can only wait and see, like tourists outside the cage of a zoo, they can never feel the mood of the beast in the cage. The saddest thing is that I can read a stack of books about poverty; watch a movie that resembles Blake's life. But I can only understand, feel sad, write some feelings, and can't do anything.
It's so sad that I can't do anything. Outside of the movie, we have also become helpless people. Hope can't help us, just like hope can't change anything for them.
2017.02.22 evening
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