American TV series "Colored Glasses"
Type of work: plot
Main actors: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez, Jharrel Jerome...
Story summary: 1989 New York Central Park attack and follow-up follow-up
Release time: On May 31, 2019, 4 episodes in total.
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The most "heart-wrenching" American drama I have seen this year, in the United States, where "democracy" and "freedom" are upheld, such a "scandal" has really appeared "in fact, it is inconsistent under the prestige." It turns out that people (all sinned) are all the same.
Enter the drama review. The story will not unfold too much, because it is an adaptation of a real case, without the slightest imaginary component, so there is no need to repeat it again like a "repeater". Just remember a few points in time.
1. In April 1989, a female jogger was assaulted in Central Park, New York, and she was unconscious.
2. In the summer and autumn of 1990, five black teenagers were found guilty (related to this case) and imprisoned.
3. In 2002, real criminals appeared and five black teenagers were acquitted.
4. In 2013, discussions on compensation agreements started, and the New York government began to discuss specific matters with five people.
Focus.
a, title
When They See Us, the "US" and the movie "US" here are actually a concept, a pun. It refers to both "we" (blacks) and "America"; here, "They" has the same two meanings, firstly referring to "whites", and secondly referring to "other countries" (ie: countries other than the United States) ).
b, the darkness under the sun
This darkness involves several levels.
First, the disregard for "human rights", that is, "racial discrimination" (especially against blacks and yellow races) has not completely disappeared from the land of the United States, and some areas even "against the trend."
The second is the distortion of "facts", that is, "defining innocence as guilt", fabricating facts that do not exist, using judicial blind spots, and framing.
The third is the weakness of human nature. In order to achieve one's own goals, he will give up the rights and interests of everyone, and he will not be ashamed of mistakes.
When will the darkness/guilt under the sun be "eliminated"? How can anyone know?
c, belated justice
Some people say that "justice will be late and will not be absent." This sentence is actually only half of the truth. "Will be late" is true, and "will not be absent" is hard to say, because this requires multiple considerations.
Let’s start with a human perspective.
To put it plainly, the four words "will not be absent" are mainly to comfort people's hearts. As we all know, "late" means "absent". There is nothing worth discussing or discussing. In that case, why do people take the trouble to say "will not be absent"? Si thought that this was the pedantic nature of Ah Q's spirit disturbing.
Furthermore, the emergence of "will not be absent" involves people, society, and the environment, and the joint effect and function of many aspects, relying on a little, embarrassing the important task.
Let's talk about it from the perspective of the Bible.
First of all, "because the world has sinned and is short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23-24 of the Bible)
Secondly, "I-Jehovah is a scrutiny of the heart and a test of the human heart, and will repay each person according to his actions and the results of his actions." (The Bible, Jeremiah 17:10)
Finally, "My dear brother, there is one thing you must not forget, that the Lord sees a day as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a day." (2 Peter 3:8 in the Bible)
These three golden sentences, connected together, explain the deep meaning of "justice will be late, but will not be absent." Especially in the United States, where the Christian faith is strong, people are convinced that "whatever the race is, what is harvested." In short, if the "theory of time" is discarded, justice will never be absent. Telling us), looking at it this way, some people can't help but wonder, "Who is absent?" In fact, it is very simple. It is the human being who has been "light as a feather" and "disoriented" over time that is "absent".
Finally, I have to sigh that American blacks really dare to write, shoot, and act, and their courage is impressive.
Screenwriter ★★★★☆ (The lines are very real, just the arrangement of the last episode. In terms of structure, especially the part at the end of the film, it seems a bit "rush")
Director ★★★★★ (self-written and directed, Ava DuVernay is too good at this type of work)
Actor ★★★★★ (Black buddies are acting hard)
Plot ★★★★☆ (The time span of nearly 20 years, condensed in the plot of 4 episodes, seems "bloated")
Visual effects ★★★★★ (The language of the lens is not aesthetic, but it’s enough to "struck the heart")
Sound effects ★★★★★ (The ending song plays, tears are falling)
Recommendation ★★★★★ (A must-see American TV show of the year)
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