I first learned in an article named "Miners and Me" in the Cultural Divide column of the BBC Chinese website in 2010 that the London gay group came to the Welsh mining area to support 1985 In the story of the strike of the miners in 2016, the author of the article, Hong Gang, also described the past as "weird". At that time, the author had just stepped into the press and he was a comrade himself. He was mobilized by a friend to go to Wales to support the gay strike. Honggang recalled and wrote: "I thought they were boring to ask themselves, and at least they would be scolded if they didn’t get beaten. But the gay parade in London in the second year made me see the Welsh Miners’ Union pennant joining the parade. In return, the miners My family and my family came to London to support the gay parade. If I hadn't watched the film "Pride", which was adapted from real people, I really couldn't believe it.
Hero/Being your own hero I
watched this movie a month ago. I haven't written it for a long time. I have been thinking about why Mark, a 20-year-old boy with a hairy head, did this? The guts from there just stung a bunch of people, scorpion, and scorpion stinging to Wales, where they are homophobic and fearful of their heels, and contribute money to the unacquainted red-necked miners? What on earth does he picture? After thinking about it, I realized that we Chinese have in our bones and blood we remember the thousand-year old precepts of being safe and stable as'good people' and "people don't kill themselves for their own sake"! How can we understand the principles of "citizen disobedience" and "all for me and I for all"? Do we dare to protest against injustice? Will we do things that are not sweet?
Mark is the core figure of the'comrade support miners' movement and the soul of this movie. Without him, there would be no such thing, and there would be no such movie. What kind of person is he?
An unruly warrior. The civic movement is definitely not a stormy night. At the beginning of the film, there are melee shots of miners and police officers riding tall horses. The strike of miners in 1985 was very fierce and bloody incidents continued. Mrs. Thatcher led the Conservative Party government to make adequate preparations to fully suppress the strikes of besieged miners. How could it be possible to participate in such a fierce struggle without the courage? Has anyone noticed that there is a big white banner on a red background that says "THATCHER OUT" (a pun) hanging outside Mark's small broken apartment. Mark saw Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher talking on TV: "I can't change my style of doing things, I'm not here to show weakness...", showing that expression of disdain. It was this unruly courage that made him proud and made him see the injustice of the government suppressing the working class. Let him disobey the Thatcher government's policy of suppressing comrades and labor, and stand up for conscience and justice. This is the prerequisite for triggering the civic movement.
Of course, the road was completely unsuccessful afterwards. He encountered insults when he was soliciting donations and received a cold-eyed reception from the miners. This did not dampen Mark's courage. On the contrary, he got more frustrated and courageous. When the gay support miners were exposed by the local newspaper, Mark's gay gathering point (a small gay bookstore) in London was smashed and thrown into a string of firecrackers. The comrades had been criticized, but they would go back to support the miners who were against the government. It would be strange if they were not photographed. If you give up at this time, no one will blame Mark, after all, his arm can't twist his thigh. Not only did Mark not give up, but instead held the first "Coal Mine and Abnormal Fundraising Concert" in history, raising several thousand pounds for charity.
A selfless citizen. The most moving thing about Mark is his strong sense of citizenship. He not only has a strong sense of safeguarding and fighting for his own freedom and rights, but also the rights and dignity of other groups. This is also the only reason to commemorate this young man who has only a short life. Civil society will always remember everyone who bravely defends civil rights. The identity of gay people is first a citizen, and secondly, our sexual orientation is different from that of heterosexuals. The essence of the LGBT movement is a movement to defend the rights of gay citizens. Throwing away the concept of citizenship, the LGBT movement will only have an empty shell. Another thing that makes people feel emotional is Mark's selflessness. What kind of director of the "comrade support association" did he go for? Or use it as a capital to run for chairmanship in a gay group in London? Or are you busy striving to be the'Top Ten Outstanding Young Men in London', the top ten news figures in Wales and the focus of the UK? And always feel that without these titles, how can people carry out their work? No, he didn't ask for anything, he just raised money for the miners wholeheartedly without asking for anything in return. After the failure of the strike, Zhuo Ran looked at the miners from a distance and left with an expression of dissatisfaction.
Mark is just an ordinary person, no money, no rights, no education, squeezed into a small apartment, like us, was scolded, discriminated against, and rejected by the mainstream. None of this made him give up the pursuit of freedom, dignity and rights, and abandon his duties as a citizen. On the contrary, it made him stronger, bravely defending civil rights, and became a hero.
As a comrade, I deeply appreciate the kind of fear and loneliness that is hard to express. We are a group of people abandoned by society, and no one cares about the life and death of comrades. To expect others to do something for us can only be a delusion, and to expect a sudden change is even more daydreaming. We can only change by ourselves. Don’t be frightened by discrimination, and see that discrimination is just a manifestation of ignorance and ignorance. As a person, his basic rights (freedom and dignity) cannot be trampled on. Bravely fighting for freedom and justice is the essence of coming out and the duty of a citizen. Be your own hero and dominate your future, because life is short.
You've Got a Friend/A friend comes from afar
Comrades, two groups of miners who are completely out of touch, will surely collide with strange sparks when they meet. This has also created so many laughs and tears in this movie, which silently touches you, and makes you smile without losing the opportunity, even from the heart of joy. I really admire the supernatural power of Huguo director's screenwriter turning decadence into a magical power. It was originally a difficult and difficult political event and complicated and sensitive social issues, but it was turned into a positive energy light comedy with laughter and tears. What is even more amazing is a group of old British dramas with fledgling young offspring. Each character is vivid, vivid, and perfectly integrated into the group.
The comrade and the miner’s collision with the ground and the fire were purely coincidental, and even more of a misunderstanding. The grandmother mistakenly misunderstood the phrase "comrades support miners" as "the coalition of mines". Later, I had no choice but to bring the comrades to the village by mistake. The villagers were utterly stunned when they watched a group of London girls walk down from the weird graffiti van with big eyes and small eyes. All sorts of noise behind, constant laughter. The backbone of the trade union, Morin, jumped out to oppose him, accusing a group of abnormal comrades to threaten the entire village, and even spreading comrades to spread AIDS. Comrades would spoil the children... and it caused panic. The men in the village kept an absolute distance from Niangpao. For fear of being eaten tofu by the Niangpao, they also became "homosexual". The old grandmother has always been curious about the vegetarianism of the lesbians. A housewife asked her husband in a serious manner: "You live together, like a husband and a wife. I want to figure out-who of you does the housework?"
Of course, there is a gap in the end. After being flattened, the two groups of strange passers-by became true friends who hugged each other in the common struggle. The change started from the true feelings of comrades. Mark and the others want to support the miners, so they can raise some money and send it to the miners. What did the miners do for comrades? When did the miners accept comrades? Haven't miners discriminated against and bullied comrades? The answer is: "NO"! Let's look at what the gang of comrades led by Mark did for the miners. In addition to several times from London to Wales to eat and live with the miners, he insisted on raising funds for the miners' strike until the last minute. Comrades’ donations to support the miners were raised by comrades standing on the street with a keg for a penny and a penny. Do you still remember this scene? Three comrades crouched and stood in the snow with small buckets to raise money, while a man spit in front of him.
Comrades gave miners not only money, but also friendship. Getting along day and night, heart-to-heart communication, strange passers-by become close friends. Comrades also slowly understood that the "black pulsation" has spread to the miners' blood. The seemingly clumsy red neck defended the Welsh miner culture for a century. They are engaged in hard work that others look down upon to raise their families. They have their own pride and bravely defend their dignity and value. Why is this not so for comrades? Faced with all kinds of discrimination and bullying, facing tremendous social pressure, they bravely pursue freedom and dignity!
It is this friendship that made history that has brought us one after another moving pictures: the
gray-haired grandmother opened the necklace on her neck and said to the little Lala beside her: "Baby, look! This is my William, we I have been together for 44 years. I wish you one day to find her and be as happy as we are."
Gethin, a comrade who floats in London and Wales, received a greeting call from a Welsh miner at Christmas. Nongxiang: "Nadolig Llawen (Merry Christmas in Welsh)". Instantly melted Gexin's heart. Some people there know that it was originally a happy holiday for the members of the family, but it was a sad New Year for comrades! I don't know how many comrades have a hometown that they can't go back to. They are abandoned by their families and alienated from relatives and friends. Drifting in confusion in a foreign country, they have become a group of people who have neither a past nor a future.
Heifeina, who has always been in trouble, drove the red minibus donated by comrades to the scene of the gay parade in London. She was really surprised and delighted. A car of people rushed down, and the grandmother shouted, "My lesbian, my lesbians?" She took the little lesbians into her arms like granddaughters. The uncle miner, who has been numb, wraps Mark tightly like a brother... At this time, the success or failure of the strike is no longer important. This can drive away all loneliness and illuminate all dark friendships, and it is even more precious.
At the end of the film, buses from various trade unions in the entire Welsh mining area came to the gay parade venue with "Miners Supporting Gay Men and Women" to support the gay parade! Give it a peach, and repay it with a plum. Miners and comrades walked side by side, hand in hand, to defend the freedom and dignity of citizens. The appearance of the hero will be different, but the inside of the hero must be the same.
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