(Note: This article only discusses the plot of the movie, and does not discuss the actual events.)
I know that some people want to say that this is a "politically correct" film, and the award is also because of "political correctness." I want to say that "political correctness" is not an obscure thing. It is a must in every society. In essence, it is the control of social public opinion by the class that controls social resources. China also has it, you know. Furthermore, if you really watched "Detroit", you wouldn't think it was a film that was successful because of "political correctness."
At the beginning, I was still thinking rationally about why black people rioted when they clearly did something wrong. Is it so unreasonable? You might think that black people are living at the bottom, they are irritable and violent at every turn; they listen to the hip-hop filled with sex and drugs in the dirty and poor security room; their social status is low because of their own efforts. Blame the racial ceiling of society. I can watch the whole movie. I don’t believe that one person can analyze this matter rationally. The racial issue in the United States is not as simple as our country’s ethnic relations. Because of the low class status of blacks caused by the exploitation of blacks by whites in history, and the uncertain prospects of the American economy now, coupled with class consolidation, those in society seem to be Non-existent racists vilified the minorities as small as one or two words about race, and violent incidents against a certain group ignited the sparks that have existed between the races for a long time, and once the fire started, it could no longer be extinguished. .
Public anger was set off, and everything was irreversible.
"Detroit" is a great substituting plot that makes you immersive in the fear and bewilderment of black people being exploited by power white people. From the time the police entered the hotel, there was a 40-minute climax. Through the strong performances of the actors, the violent shaking scenes, the bloody and violent scenes, and the police's dominance of "whatever I say you are what I have the power" makes you feel a kind of terrifying fear. The fear of the animal facing its natural enemies and the primitive anger of being an animal are stuck in your heart.
Just looking at the hotel killings is actually the police taking power for their own self-interest. To put it nicely, they are "responsible." Coupled with the sense of superiority that whites discriminate against blacks, they think they can do whatever they want. What's more terrifying is that in this farce, those who obviously can't stand it in their hearts, but those who are obviously ethical also think that they are afraid of trouble and avoid it.
After seeing one of the policemen confessing his murder, he suddenly had a little hope for humanity, but he did not expect that this hope would eventually be broken by the "judicial" system that represents justice and justice. The acquittal of the police at the end was gruesome. When black people with no money and power cannot afford good lawyers and cannot defend themselves, there is no such thing as "justice" to stand up for them. From a young man full of passion and dreams, Larry finally fell into disrepair. The fear in the hotel stopped in his heart. His disappointment with the world made him unable to move forward. He could only seek a trace of comfort from the God who knew not to exist. In the end, the government did not compensate or apologize, and the three police officers smiled so proudly when they found out that they could be acquitted. The three lives just died for no reason. There is no "late justice", there will be no "painless paradise", and we who are sitting off the screen now playing God cannot help them. They couldn't figure out the "why" when they were born, and there is no "why" after death.
Those who have not resisted, perhaps they are not cowardly, they are rational. But the humble dog-like black man in the movie works hard day and night to support his family. He accepts this reality, and he lives in the cracks. He is very rational, but his final fate is still a scapegoat. He was arrested without a lawyer to defend him (the policeman has a union lawyer, and he looks very powerful). He can only keep tears on his cheeks. I can't understand how people feel in such a situation. I All I felt was despair.
What is even more desperate is that things like this are still happening in the past fifty years. When the lawyer hired by Chen Shifeng, the murderer of Jiang Ge, was plausible in court, when we all pointed the criminals at Liu Xin. When the new president of a certain country came to power, whites and racists took to the streets to plausibly denounce "political correctness"; when they went to Hollywood with their dreams and swallowed their voices after being violated by those with power. Every day the world exists, human nature will not change day by day.
While social elites condemned "Social Darwinism", they could not change its widespread phenomenon. And this matter itself is once again verified by "Social Darwinism", how weak language is, how weak power is in front of power.
After watching "Detroit", can you still sneer at "political correctness"? Can you still mock others' incompetence with chicken soup? At least I can't.
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