- Victor Hugo
you are rich, because you have the money to see this post online - so you are free, because no one is forcing you
to open this post - so you are proud of, because you How much will agree or disprove this post;
you are beautiful or handsome, even if only relative-so you are confident, even if only relative
-then you are proud, even if only relative.
——So, these are the most important reasons for your happiness: free and confident pride no matter how small or small.
So, let's try to eliminate these conditions now and see if the effect is good?
If ......
If you are born poor and lowly to the extreme - and this humble crime is not you, if you are born ugly to the extreme - the same this ugly
ugly sin is not in your ......
your freedom will be where? Where will your confidence be? Where will your pride be? Where is your happiness?
Finally, you were a Negro, a black woman, with "the world's ugliest smile," the black woman, living in
the New World black community most barbarous era.
......
"The Color Purple" in 1985, adapted from the play black woman writer Ellis Walker (Alice Walker) novel "The Color Purple
Sisters" (The Color Purple), director Steven Spielberg, actress Xi Li (Celie) by the Hu Bi Goldberg
(Whoopi Goldberg) plays.
Spielberg's famous name must be familiar to all netizens. Aside from other things, as far as skills are concerned,
a director who can use all film languages such as shots, editing, and soundtracks with proficiency, I believe no one dares to be above this one (hope this
Don't cause controversy in the sentence-I don't mean that no one can keep up with it). "The Color Purple" in the film, totally Tian
into film language bow everywhere.
However, after the film was released, it caused great controversy in the critic circle-almost a lot of curse. First it was the
"film critics" of the old and the United States , and now it has come to the "film critics" in China. Condemning all major points in two directions: to beautify black
and taboo subjects. Having said that, I have to briefly explain the American film industry in the 1980s.
"The Color Purple" is the history of American cinema's first black theme of the film, almost all of the main actors other than black, the Senate
and the film crew also filmed for the most people of color. On racial issues in the United States, where I also need to say, have
interested friends look them in 1992 Los Angeles riots of the relevant information is very clear, incidentally, say it again, "purple
color" was completed in 1985. And black theme similar taboo in mainstream culture, incest and homosexual themes in movies and
goes for.
After introducing the background, we can temporarily put aside the accusations of taboo subjects in "Purple" and return to
the issue of "beautifying black people ". Such accusations are mainly two: first, that "purple" in a description of black life is not
real, inside the "black had too comfortable"; second, that "purple" in a happy ending and downs It is vulgar,
and at the same time "beautifies the blacks."
First of all, I think that this accusation against the film ("beautify black people") is inherently racially inclined. About refers to the
responsibility of the first, the most simple rhetorical question is: "? Why do black people can not have a house and land," Is the United States of blacks
as today must live in slums, the most comfortable in the history of the treatment can only It's "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
? This rhetorical question seems a bit extreme, but just read a little about the history of the United States (two hundred only), we will find
have "black beautification" of the accusations of critics, their ethnic tendency all too clear. The film tells the story of the early 20th century
, when the United States has not fully entered the industrialization, still in a "free competition" instead of "monopoly" stage, but as a
nation of immigrants "contract" the founding of the United States, its geographical itself the vast and rich resources left to the "capitalist" with
a lot of opportunities. After the initial completion of the reclamation, those "ambitious capitalists" are busy city "from the sweat
flow pores pus" accumulation of capital, taking into account that there are leisure in the city ( "Gangs of New York" as best Footnote
) Stand firm on your heels. So leaving a space for the idyllic black, very natural - and when we put aside for the
bias of the United States, must recognize the "contract" the founding of the United States, more "Europe at that time," indeed more tolerant, indeed
there are a lot The opportunity, even if you are black, but the premise must be a hardworking black. The movie "Mr." (Xi Li
's husband) and a Hi Lai is in line with this and other conditions, but they live in a small black community also to provide them with
more opportunities (for the black community is very important, once again later Mentioned). After briefly clarifying this period of history
, it is not difficult for the critics who criticized the film to find out what lies behind their attitude.
The second accusation is professional, severe and more meaningful than the first accusation, and requires us to be careful. "The Color Purple" a
film about the story takes of a phrase can - "a man and sisters forced to separate many years after the reunion after hard to forgive
himself the instigator of this suffering." The story which involves the family and religion. The themes of such happy endings range from the Chinese "
Nezha" to the American version of "New Earl of Monte Cristo". Movies that celebrate the power of family, love, and friendship are numerous all over the world.
. Why is there a problem with the happy ending of the black people? If the inside of the black actors, black full story replaced by white
people story, even if it is the Jews ( "Schindler's List"), "The Color Purple" will not attack from critics? My answer
case will! This question and answer or too extreme, some people may still kept his opinions: "us" has long been
a "feudal dross", "New Count of Monte Cristo" is more casually tampered with, "Schindler's List" and even so much for (there are
similar criticism). But here I want to say is, "The Color Purple" ending must be so, because of this movie was produced really
positive, great artistic charm.
Below I will discuss the narrative of "The Purple" in detail to answer the second accusation.
The video begins. It is the clapping game of two sisters in the purple sisters flower. The keynote has emerged, it is sisterhood
, and the expansion is the family, and this family will continue to expand further in the film (wait for me to speak slowly).
The sisters were interrupted roughly by their stepfather while they were playing. Xi Li and a smile on the face of the game when his sister also still
not faded, her stepfather did not forget the comment sentence:. "Your smile is the world's ugliest" Hi Lai still giggle when
she was 14 years old, with a large the stomach, the stomach is the stepfather of the child, even more frightening is - she thought the man stepfather but not
the biological father. Then again in a group shot about Hi Lai production and delivery of a sister South, after the production of the child he was the father
given away (people should be sold). -Yi Xili's confession to God appeared.
Forgive me for making this paragraph too emphasized and detailed, but when I comment, this paragraph is the most critical part of the film.
After the incident of "incest" emerges from the beginning of the film, what kind of emotion will arouse the audience? pity? Fear
? nausea? despise? laugh at? …Apply "female criticism" (Note: A genre in Western criticism cannot simply
Equivalent to "feminism") classic criticism that "female perspective interpretation of the text," and not be "read has been the
male perspective who" misled, (aside chastity, incest and other male in the language of rights attached to women the oppressive vocabulary)
, get out of the alarming conclusion was simple (we are now temporarily into the philosophical level): stripping naked on the dignity
wins, deprived of the right to laugh at hi beauty of (wish for beauty and joy) , Depriving Xi Li’s rights of “persons” by violence (depriving Xi Li on
both sides, instrumentalizing Xi Li to vent his desires, and instrumentalizing Xi Li to sell her children), and this comes from the
“father” (' The word "father" has a huge symbolic meaning, we leave this term temporarily). The whole movie
cornerstone completed - human dignity absolute (almost) deprivation.
In talking about this, if I raved: If the beginning of this period triggered a feeling from the movie, just sympathy, then this
movie would be increased to simple moralizing happy ending melodramatic piece; if induced nausea and despise, then
you do not see this movie, Spielberg and Hu Bi speaking to you too serious, for you are or Jing Ai Iijima
.
Then Albert, the "sir" who looked at Nandy, asked Xili's father to marry Nandy, and he married Xili. So Ugly marry
what to do? Do things, vent your desires. Like his father, Mr. Li Xi also has absolute control over the fight is to fight, to curse
the curse. By chance, like Li in the store to see their children, but only just hug it, (this
in a note Whites boss attitude toward black women). Soon, his father's sister South can not stand the harassment, fled to her sister
here. But the two sisters knew that everything would not last long, because the two sisters also recognized their
inability to face the "father", " sir" and others. So the two sisters prepared for the future-literacy, so that they could write letters after separation. In the end
Unexpectedly, after the husband tried to rape Nandi, he separated the two sisters.
Xili continues to be deprived of-the last, the only remaining, sister's love. But then literacy, letters sister became her
hope. Xi Li succumbed to the "system", the book as she and her sister twice in the text to read "...... to be the next regime
victim."
If Ellis Walker is just happy about the beautiful story, she can not get to the book American Literature Prize and the Pulitzer Prize
, and the same if Spielberg just tell the story of Joy Li, Ellis Walker Nor will the film be born.
What Alice Walker needs to tell is the story of her ancestors. So Sophia played.
As Xili's next generation of black women, Sofia has a fierce temperament and dared to resist. She is
the wife of Harper (the son of her husband , but not born by Xili). It is not only her husband who despises her, but Harper as well. Sofia is not only large, muscular man with her
fearless personality to fight all injustice, as well as fists.
However, the "institutionalization" of the (word here is Lively's "The Shawshank Redemption" in) hi Korea face Sofia somewhat
at a loss, when Harpo no way of Sofia, Mr. Ha agitation and joy Lido Poland conquered Sofia with fists
and maintained the stability of the "system".
After Sofia was very sad to know the future, Li made it clear to hi own "life struggle" of the faith, led hi Li
introspective - what is your belief? God? younger sister? Sofia protest against the "system", bringing with her Harpo's
break up.
The next woman to play directly affects Xili's future. She is Xia Ge, her husband's mistress, Harpo's mother
, a free and slutty woman (this term does not contain any derogatory meaning, don't get me wrong). At the same time, it is also a martyrdom of the "system"
, Is the father, is despised by the family. Out of respect, admiration and almost admiration for Xia Ge's freedom and beauty, Xi Li
began to contact and take care of Xia Ge, who was ill. Black women shared
sorrow to them together - are "martyrdom products under the regime." Xi and Li Xia Ge singing the nursery rhyme, revealing
their common expectation - to be recognized, accepted, loved.
But the men refused to see them, the old man (the father of Mr.) played, he was diminutive in momentum completely
overwhelmed the tall, burly Mr. brazenly in front of Mr. Xia Ge slander. Li Xia Ge record straight for the likes its special
some way to revenge the old man (saliva), which in turn requires some attention, because hi Li revolt from here. Old
Mr. then has its unique symbolism - may think he is the "system" in the metaplasia in the film. The Hi Lai Another example is
where the real awakening it? Spielberg whispered.
Harpo built a bar on the lake. After it was built, Xia Ge was immediately invited to the bar to perform. It has also become that
of a small festival small black community - all the blacks come bar hopping, dance and daughter are avid jazz ...... father
is generous passionate in church sermons (Xia Ge father and daughter) ......
speaking At this point, we have to talk about other things for the time being. German art historian Grosse (Ernst Grosse)
had to "The Origin of Art" a little book to study primitive art, the book believes that the art of dance has a strong society
will function - to maintain this small tribal groups unity and stability, while the dance is different from any other art forms (ratio
such as music, art and literature, etc.), it is absolutely dominant in primitive society in a civilized society declining an art
- that is, it is increasingly in a civilized society Lost its social function, being carved (Greek era), painting (Renaissance era)
, Literature (the era of romanticism), etc. to replace it. So for blacks - rooted in the original African race, dance
dance should have what kind of position? The birth of jazz in the red light district, but aphrodisiac music, but also from the
black R & B, soul music was born out of. The feelings of black people towards music and dance, and what music and dance give black people
, is by no means something we can fully understand today with our simple or even rude attitude. Black art
home, can not be equated to our sloppy pop star, in a few words here, I find it difficult to introduce clear, contemporary
famous esthetician American Richard Shusterman this done excellent aesthetics and analysis comments, interested readers can
themselves find it a look. Finally, it can be summarized in one sentence—that is, Xia Ge “speaks
” among the blacks in his own way (music and dance) , and sings and pursues love in another way.
The song "Sister" is the best annotation for Xia Ge's "Tao". In Harpo Bar, she dedicated it to Xi Li.
Before Xia Ge, God did not give Xili any revelation or any love. And Xia Ge This song song, but it carries
a revelation out of sincere love and devotion.
What followed was a bar melee, caused by Sofia. This scene portrays
the consequences of Sofia's rebellion against the "system "-although on the surface he is brave and fearless, but deep in his heart is deeply sad (look for it in the film). The Hi Korea is
somewhat aloof taste: confusion accustomed to the black community, as a comedy scene like appreciation, as has been
since no one will be concerned about his own this "ugly." But Xiagra left her.
Xia Ge awakened Xi Li with his love for Xi Li-a heartfelt praise for Xi Li's beauty and physical love. When
Xi Li started kissing shy and reserved when stroked the Xia Ge, as Mr. Lu Xun (like) flowery Meijuan of "Things
Like fleeting "evaluation, completed the women's awakening. Hi Lai sad, sad Xia Ge equally to women's own posture
state with each other warm. ...... I always thought, this is the gay theme of the most pure and beautiful scene for some since then, Xi Li ......
do not Han Xiong, do not hide his smile.
but Xia Ge immediately to go, go to church to beg his father's forgiveness before his departure, because "all change", but the parent
parental still refuse to forgive Xia Ge. this a very important, the film has been stressed that the time change of the black heart, also stressed that his
change in their living environment, from the postman's car to the black building a railway to later Mr. tractors and "hi Lai
Miss Volkswagen pants" and these changes on the one hand from the story (the heart) when the changes also affect the story (environment
). (Some people think that before the movie or this section, changes in the environment for small account, but please note that Xia Ge more
of time wandering around, she is more sensitive to changes is beyond doubt.)
Xi Li after awakening would like to leave with a Xia Ge, but never find the courage before his departure. witnessed the departure of Xia Ge, hi Lai
physically and mentally exhausted collapsed on the road. she I have to continue to live an "institutionalized" life, under the shadow of my husband.
As mentioned earlier, the film does not tell Xili's story alone, but also has a very important role-Sofia
. Sofia meets the mayor Lady - stupid, arrogant, cold but posturing white women declined to discrimination.
after (the mayor refuses to do lady nanny), Sofia to resist insult (Mr. Mayor slap in the face) led to her sad
miserable . experience courageous, has successfully withstood the oppression of black men Sofia, in front of white fear to help Shang
Di, the final bow (later will once again be mentioned).
the film has an important prop - mail being held in Sofia After that, Spielberg gave the mailbox a
A shot, under the moon full of dark clouds. Simple to understand, may be considered to represent the hi Li-mail beliefs, which are given to the lens
, the mail is sublimated into the faith of black women - whether it is God or sister.
Followed by Sofia prison, she became the wife of the mayor nanny, once cheerful and healthy woman became quiet and lame
and blind and white-haired old woman. When the time to buy things in the store, like Li helped her - it is inspired anti-
feeding up. This attitude of the boss lady in white mayor, be sure to bring contrast to the priest that he had his wife (the daughter of Li Xi
adoptive mother) and Hi Lai attitude.
The mayor’s wife gave Sofia a Christmas holiday. The family affection of the black community and the love of the children saved Sofia.
It's a pity that everything was ruined ruthlessly by the mayor's wife who used black people as a toy and said that she "has been very good to you black people"
.
Time continued to pass, and it was 1936 in a blink of an eye. A spring, Xia Ge Li Xi to visit again, she was very happy because
she was married, and her husband is a "change" the blacks. Xia Ge emphasis on marriage and revealed "system" strong
force, she even hoped to get his father's forgiveness. But these are small episode, really big event, she is looking for hi-li
to a letter from her sister. It turned out that the husband had been hiding Xili's letter, and Xili had been unable to touch the mailbox.
Learned that her sister and their children are alive and when Africa (since the pastor's sermon reason to go there), Xi Li fully
awakened, a new world opened up in front of Li Xi, church hymns also implies hi Li of God Gratitude and new life.
After reading a letter by Mr. Shi was beaten, hi Korea decided against - kill Mr., fully aware of the comic Li Xia newborn
Ge Li Xi prevent retaliation, Mr. began to fear this "bloody woman."
When one of the dinner, three generations of men are - old man, and Mr. Harper, are two generations of women - Hi Lai and index
Fei ya. The woman's real resistance began. ——This paragraph is very exciting, I will briefly summarize a few words below.
Xi Li: "I now want to enter senior living God." "These stupid (refer to Mr. kids)." "You,
who are the unfortunate child." "Your father is dog feces."
Sofia: "I saw you (refer to the store experience hi Lai) ...... I know that God still exists. "" here there will be a
big change. "
the old man is stressed in the side he wants" stability. "
fully awake after leaving Li Xi I have given up my hatred for my husband, and I just want to pursue a new life. The face of
Mr. blow, hi Li replied: "I am poor, but also blacks, even ugly, but God, I'm here."
After leaving Sir Lai Xi to their own efforts to bring freedom and wealth, and happy to give hope to other people (the train
on the scene). And the husband is getting more and more down. The world really changed, Mr. open on the tractor, but the old man also felt
tutor out of the question. The husband also began to reflect on the mistakes he made to Harpo and Sofia.
On the other hand, Xi Li even forgave his stepfather, when he learned that was not his biological father, Xi Li finished
a full liberalization of the mind - turn to prove hi Li suffered trauma. But this period of misunderstanding will be very natural, it was the solution will
be read as Spielberg gave a sympathetic Hi Lai fled with an excuse incest, which is three films from his own heart
condition. This passage, like Korea or to prove the conclusion, not that he did not incest, but her real father
mother actually fell in love and did not abandon her. But the sentence "he died on me" through his stepfather’s later wife is not a simple sentence.
Shan's mockery and jokes portray the withering and insignificance of that generation of black men (extended to the husband).
Similarly, Mr. Xi Li forgave, but with Sofia, and as Xia Ge, Hi Lai also feel a deep black men's
stubborn. After discussing the love of God and the love of sisters with Xia Ge (Xili prefers the latter), they wait for the change of men.
Due to circumstances, the ice of black men began to melt. The first is Xia Ge's pastor father.
It can be called a classic song and dance piece. Xia Ge sang "Sister" in the bar, and her pastor's father's church sang "
God tells you". After Xia Ge heard it, she began to sing hymns and brought her audience to the church mightily. Most
post-JAZZ and chants unity. The pastor accepted Xia Ge's hug, "Look, Dad, sinners also have souls."-
Demonstrating equality.
Mr. began his atonement, to explain to the immigration out of the identity of South - South Xi Li sister back to the US from
the way things were trapped migrants.
Finally, the sound of wind chimes and bells postman, the hi Li sisters reunited - and her children, under the setting sun, already bad
old sister sisters re-clapping games, the holding Mr. Ma came from behind them.
I almost finished the story in one breath (the discussion in the middle is a little overwhelming), all because of my feelings when watching this film
: a natural narrative, no branches, no luxuries, exquisite and almost impossible to add or subtract any of the fragments— - one mirror
head. And this is a classic black theme and feminist movie-even if the director is white and man.
Now let’s discuss the inevitability of the film’s happy ending. Before discussing, I think, once again clear
in addition to that we very necessary to prejudice against blacks - blacks not only not become degenerate and vulgar, anything to do with them any nation
Like the race, it is also an ascending nation. So Ellis Walker claimed: "This is Stephen, Quincy (producer
), I and the entire staff gift to all mankind." Meanwhile, Ellis Walker told us, "The story is
used to question traditional theology, "" subject is the interaction between family members. "- based on a modern and post-modern
criticism some art theory, the author's intention is precisely the purpose of explanation. Then we show based on the framework given by the author to explain
the film.
Ellis Walker points out that two things, in fact, are inextricably linked, it is the inevitable outcome of the story you want to be attributed to a large reunion
of.
First of all, at the beginning of the film, Xi Li's confession to God appeared. The face of oppression and deprivation, the face of such tragic
unequal fortune, Li Xi initial thought is God, but God has never given any inspiration or help Hi Lai. The same
kind, Sofia ask God for help in the woods, but the same God abandoned her, ultimately Jae Hee Lai who discovered the divine,
but also hi Li sister, Xia Ge and Sofia who discovered the divine. Hi Lai is eventually completely abandoned God, she
thought only of love for her sister (but love is not autistic but open). ...There are in the above-mentioned DVD highlights.
If God doesn't save me, how can I be saved? As mentioned above - self and to help others, God has not left us,
but the people who will be put under the divine, good / Xi Li, priest, a sinner / Sir, Xia Ge - "sinners have soul
of." But this kind of religious sentiment is essentially consistent with traditional religion-so there is the scene of church singing and dancing.
Among the two greatest commandments of Jesus in the "Gospel of Mark" in the "New Testament", the second one after loving "God" is "You must love your neighbor as yourself
." But the love of Christianity is the love of obligation, the love of God’s instruction, and the "Purple" reduces "love" to conscious love.
The love spread by sisters is as broad as the doctrine but more frank. So this love is bound to return to the family,
because it abandoned the Christian too close to the blind love and nothing more fanatical (relative, I hope not disputed), and this
body will be from the family inside the real sense and clear with alcohol Love. In short, Ellis Walker hopes to establish a
system of ethics is - starting from the home, small world after completion, and then it spread to the big world with love, affection foundation. This
is "a gift dedicated to mankind." She outright cancellation of the Western world since the foundation of Christian culture to Spinoza / Kantian
ethical system of "duty" tendency, while the family as a unit of the ethics unit, although very close to the Confucian, but there are essential
differences - the Confucian It is also about the obligation of "filial piety." (The most important and important of this argument
is that Alice Walker cancels the obligatory tendency in the Christian ethics system.) The
second is "interaction among family members." This Liyilisi Walker has told us a happy ending must
then a.
Sofia acts on Xili, and Xili feeds Sofia back. This is an interaction that most reveals love. Mr. Li oppression hi
, hi, Mr. Li finally makes Mr. revolt consciousness, which in turn is another interactive oppression and resistance, if not happy Lai, cable
Fei Xia Ge such as Asia, and the women's revolt, Mr. represented by black men will eventually "Change"? As the inscription says:
"Great women guide mankind to ascend."
And Alice Walker puts the narrative center of the story on the structure of "family" for its own multiple reasons. Di
First, blacks own traditions. Original features black community (Africa) so that the most important social unit is the tribe, the
social unit with a typical blood color. After being trafficked to the Americas, the color of blood rooted in blacks for thousands of years,
Unable to reorganize as a tribe (on the one hand due to the developed social organization), it naturally evolved into a family
, and later became a black community (the black village in the film and the black neighborhood today). Second, the weak black
position. Whites and blacks aversion to resist, the black firmly excluded from social groups (at least at the time),
which in turn makes the vulnerable position of blacks further strengthened - social forms of injustice so that blacks can not get more opportunities
to Reactionary social formation. Incapable of forming the mainstream, and unable to communicate and dialogue with the mainstream at the same time, they are also separated by the white mainstream. The
marginalized blacks have to describe the communication to themselves—family and black communities.
Here, we have to come to a conclusion, as long as the Negro is the theme of the film, can not escape the racial problems that
a framework. But "Purple" as a "gift to all mankind" transcends the issue of race.
Before starting this topic, we need to make two preparations.
First, there is an explanation of the text. Two of the most influential schools of aesthetics - Analysis of aesthetics and deconstruction as we
provide a large number (sometimes chaotic) direction and method, in short, the former recognized organic system works on the surface level
a, tend to think the complete works of their own with a solution (not all analyzes aestheticians are so stressed), the explanation
is derived from the intention of the work (the author's intention is not absolute), which advocated the solution centers on the surface level, unlimited self
By and replacement, the works tend to be infinitely solvable. ...... This is a philosophical / aesthetic debate, not the subject of this post
, we proposed is to clarify the following explanation of the methods used have full position (but not only in the philosophical / aesthetic
standpoint), we will take to analyze the aesthetic interpretation of racial issues in this movie - the study itself works
interactions of each part, recognized the objectivity of the work (beyond the intent of the author).
Second, trace the history of black people again. For the time being to Foucault archaeological history of the way, let's examine this from the start, Mr.
question. Mr. (all black men) in the film, there is a very nice house, wearing a suit and tie, leather
shoe polish bright light, often riding a horse, you have no gentleman in terms of appearance to add complex, but he It's a farmer
who wears a shirt to work, and his behavior is rude. The family is almost...the socks can be used as a tie. This is also largely responsible for the audience
misreading - black attire with this status realistic? It is not only a reality, and this symbol, the reflection of black
history. The United States since the Civil War, blacks get rid of the fate of their slaves - people today all over the world to this end, bearing in mind
Lincoln's great, but only on physical freedom, black is white in a very long time (and even today in the extension
continued) ruled spirit. The dress of the husband is an excellent example: After being freed, the black man has obtained material things with hard work,
but what about his spirit? They lack education, they do not even know how to build their own lives, the slave experience also
resulted in the alienation of the personality of African Americans, blacks (especially the material has been obtained black) after liberty, the behavior
is customary strongly imitate whites - they had masters, imitating the clothing, imitate the culture, as well as slavery
imitation - the suppression of black women. So all this created a "dog feces" and "unfortunate child," the white mainstream
will not be accepted by the community, so that blacks lost their right to education, imitation of whites naturally became Unlikeness - by
Sheng gentleman to imitate The graceful flowers and horses seduce Nandi, followed by the rape of the extremely ungentleman. Imitation of slavery
but also created a hi Li sisters sorrow.
Now we are back to the issue of race.
The discussion of the second question made it clear to us that the blacks at the time were still servile blacks. Now we have to do
It is the splicing of some details in the movie to make the theme emerge. (These work, please complete the users themselves)
first black male oppression of women, oppression and is among black men (Mr. Mr.), the last
white oppression of blacks (Sofia encounter). After all these splicing is completed, we will be very clearly see the hi
Li position. And Sofia's encounter is the finishing touch, and her encounter has restored all these three levels of oppression to the last level
. It should be clear to everyone at a glance how strong the racial issues are pointed out in the film.
The word "system" that appears in many places in the film can also be reflected from multiple angles bit by bit. This system
directly from slavery.
But why does this film transcend the issue of race? Let’s start with Xia Ge.
Xia Ge is a special case of the film of black women, her talent and uninhibited nature of Smirnov beyond a certain extent,
the "system", we need to pay attention to the reasons for her success - music. While the US mainstream white society against all aspects of
the system black, but there are also enlightened place - even if it is due to their own needs, so black music to enter the White City
field ( "Pianist" also translated as "sound and light with me "Fly" can be used as a footnote), which is
the most enlightening reason Xia Ge realized that "the world has changed" . This tolerance whites (although not enough) led directly to the Xia Ge on the "system" of
thinking. And she also passed this kind of thinking to Xili and other black women in words and deeds.
This thinking is mainly: First, is the "system" reasonable? Second, women can become independent (as blacks and black music
can be transmitted in the same white society); third, black men also need to change, they are also under the victim's system,
and they dominated the mentality no longer fit the times. Regarding the third point, Xili’s "unfortunate child" is very clear.
NS. So what does the American black population need?
The answer is back to the family.
Triple oppression brought triple resistance, which in turn makes the triple resistance to oppression and oppressed or slow digestion
solution. That is, the resistance of black women to black men, the resistance of black men to the previous generation, and the resistance of blacks to whites.
Although the last of revolt in the film has not been completed, but down the idea of the film, such resistance to oppression comparison in the future
digestion Blacks and Whites in the gap. This is because such resistance is nonviolent, but as they are awakening to their new
students obtained their own first put himself on equal footing completely removed after the revolt of servility, tolerance and is
looking for exchange Resistance to dialogue (although occasionally it is also referred to as violence). African film in the sense of great joy Li,
her Mr. proudly: Your children are dog feces and stupid, and my children are learning different languages in Africa, had
a different life. If not miss to watch this movie, so it is not difficult to understand after a little deliberation, like Li Jiao
proud that her children did not suffer "system" / slavery pollution.
Finally, we can once again reaffirm Ellis Walker believes the film is "a gift dedicated to humanity" on the grounds that is, to
provide another way to resist oppression and oppressed between humans, after self-conscious, self-esteem to mild and love to eliminate
the solution of all this, the family unit, extended to the race, and then extended to all mankind.
Some may doubt whether this theme / idea too old-fashioned and modern enough to turn the movie itself is not art, then
my answer is as follows:
one famous philosophy / esthetician today (2003) the United States the most negative, Richard Rowe Di once state philosophy / aesthetics
of constructing their own ethics, he denied the traditional morality, strong demand for "self-expansion" "self-rich" and "
Self-creation "While life aesthetics with ethics Rorty's aesthetic sentiment is extremely elitist, but also to some.
Can be treated as a comment on the significance of this film - on behalf of black women and black hi-li, from" self-awareness At the beginning
, he completed the “self-expansion”, “self-enrichment” and “self-creation”, and also discarded morality (theology) and tradition.
Compared with Rorty, he just replaced the elitist aesthetic with the populist love of love. Search and discovery. modern yet?
for the second question, that is not "art" of the problem, I am afraid I will not answer. Spielberg film language shipped
with I have not qualified to criticize, but the film's own narrative, already even if it is to meet the requirements of postmodernism - unity
. and complexity, intertextuality and open structure of ambiguities and other (previously only look at the beginning and they were very brief analysis is enough)
here I expose myself without taking into account appreciate the level of the poor - I've never been very nasty so-called "art films."
those who talked about for some critics of the "art", at best, have only the most complex and open structure
ambiguity put lack of unity and the elements of intertextuality, so naturally become some of the critics fool the audience as well as for
royalties and intellectual name of the first game, it will inevitably become garbage in my eyes, a waste of time even ruin the movie garbage.
Finally, allow I then "the Color purple" narrative once expansion - here is the use of deconstruction techniques.
the so-called deconstruction, little has been previously mentioned, I am here again simply add that, as the originator of deconstruction, Germany
Rida most important concept is "different extension," he says language is understood all process is a process of interpretation, because
the language itself is dependent on the "differences in language system." so also brought the intended interpretation of the works of infinite Possibly,
and brings about the marginalization of interpretation (that is, far away from what people usually
A word that is opposite in meaning-the theme/center). In short, deconstruction can easily fall into the mind game.
In order to avoid falling into the following deconstruction of the morass of mind games (or not too deep), I am only a word by
word - to accomplish this interpretation of "The Color Purple."
Five or six years ago in China, there was a "petty bourgeois bible" circulated, namely
"Class" by American cultural critic Paul Fussell . That book is very influential in the United States, and
it summarizes the class to which "Purple" belongs.
Fussell that "purple" color belongs to the poor class, often chemical products, black women love the
color (I do not remember the exact words, meaning such). Fussell and advise whom life looking style American
public, dress - not purple, it can be a pariah. I am not here to prove that Fossell is suspected of racial discrimination
. I just want to point out that the discrimination he has unearthed purple suffers, and the counterpart is naturally black. What's more, "purple" is
also the closest to the skin color of black Americans. (Foucault against the accused to speak with authority, and in the power of this big land breeze.
)
And "The Color Purple" is also black to white gradient closest to black in color - a gradual and from among the black
and transfer What does it imply? If black Africans classified as black, white classified as white, then purple no doubt from the third
match of the African-American on a "different extension." So African Americans is how vulgar and tried to move closer to the completion of the whites
and the graded?
Coming back to the movie, it's everywhere. And naturally the color codes showing their properties - such as white, white
represents the oppression of the black represents the black oppressed, the more black the more oppressed - we will easily see a
The detail that we almost completely ignore is the skin color of the "old man", his skin color is very close to white. We then enter a
time to research the man's skin color, fully able to obtain historical and archaeological Foucault same conclusion - white on black person
erosion of heart. In the end, the film returns to racism—and then rises to the problem of all mankind (
deconstructing skin color): difference and oppression.
Of course, it is undeniable that my deconstruction is not pure, but I also want to deconstruct it suffice here - can not escape
Rumo.
If a simple deconstruction and purple on the grade / post-modern Taken together, the so-called taste, like a hidden aristocratic elite primary
meaning attitude, the so-called post-modern, the hidden anti inheritance and confusion of values, then the "purple" is completely broken elite doctrine
that the growing confusion and doubt, and self-righteous to restore values to the "vulgar" and "poor class" up. ......
forgive me for telling this period it was very simple, because the deconstruction of the puzzles, hidden among the endless possibilities make it permanent posts
far not complete.
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