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We are all familiar with the great tragedy of Shakespeare, this romantic story about two young people of two contradictory family fight for their love. Although the ending of the story is actually sad, both Romeo and Juliet died for each other, it was still told through generations.
Today, the XXX Company has a new version of Romeo and Juliet to tell. The name of this movie is Gnomio and Juliet. The setting has been removed from the Italian city of Verona to the backyards of two elderly people. The Red gnomes live in the old woman's backyard and the Blue one live in the old man's backyard. Just as in the original story of Romeo and Juliet, they fight with each other for lands and reputation. Gnomio act as the prince of the Blue family, and Juliet is the Princess of the Red. One day Juliet is determined to pick a beautiful flower to rise the reputation of her family. Wearing a mask, she accidentally ran into Gnomio, who was wandering within that area. They happen to fall in love with each other. And their relationship causes many troubles and they finally give rise to the “family war”.It was a disastrous war and both families are seriously hurt. Gnomeo and Juliet, both trying to protect their families and their lovers, are buried under the ruins. When the Blues and the Reds and the child audiences are thinking of that tragic ending of the Romeo and Juliet, the ruins start to shiver slightly, and then the most moving part of the movie comes, Gnomeo and Juliet help each other out of the ruins and hug and kiss each other, and their parents finally decide to reconciliate.Gnomeo and Juliet help each other out of the ruins and hug and kiss each other, and their parents finally decide to reconciliate.Gnomeo and Juliet help each other out of the ruins and hug and kiss each other, and their parents finally decide to reconciliate.
That's the plot, to me the story was, well, not funny or moving at all. But by seeing it from the perspective of a Marxist, the comparison of the old and new version of Gn/Romeo and Juliet is quiet interesting.
From plot, the only difference of these two stories are their ending. In the Shakespeare version, Romeo and Juliet both died, leaving both their families and the readers a unpalatable sorrow. However, when it was invested to be movie, the ending was forced to make a 180°turn ——neither Gomeo nor Juliet died, they survived even without a single scratch! They broke the principles set by their parents, they stepped out of their territory without mentioning anyone, they secretly date with their enemies, knowing that they are causing trouble for themselves, and for their family. In China, these actions could lead to punishment or even banishment, but in a capitalism society, they praise the movement of individuals who strikes alone in pursuit of a goal not easily achieved. By romanticize their actions, as in the case of the movie Gnomeo and Juliet,they exert an ideology what our people the proponents of Marxism oppose. Gnomeo and Juliet are exchanging their safety and the family honor for love of their own. They are putting “me” above “us”. In a sophisticate and overpopulated society, say, China, this could mean putting self-interest upon the survival——of individual and the country. The and the sad truth is that these ideology are nibbling biting up the mind of the next generating bit by bit, in a natural way, with the usage of the mass media.The and the sad truth is that these ideology are nibbling biting up the mind of the next generating bit by bit, in a natural way, with the usage of the mass media.The and the sad truth is that these ideology are nibbling biting up the mind of the next generating bit by bit, in a natural way, with the usage of the mass media.
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