Some of my thoughts on "Young Marx"

Misty 2022-04-19 09:02:50

"Young Marx" tells the story of two young people. In the film, they are not only the familiar Marx and Engels, but also Karl and Friedrich. In our hearts, Marx and Engels are great thinkers, educators, statesmen, philosophers, economists, revolutionaries and sociologists, the creators of Marxism and the Communist Manifesto, the proletariat and working people of the world Mentor, spiritual leader, and pioneer of the international communist movement. In this film, the director shows the audience through artistic techniques: prior to these identities, Marx and Engels in their youth were two ambitious young people. They were in very different classes: after the Rheinische Zeitung was forced to suspend publication because of an article criticizing Prussia, Marx and his wife and daughter moved to Paris, and their life was very poor: they bargained when they bought cigarettes, their daughter was sick but had no money for medical treatment, and he could not pay the manuscript fee owed to him. clear. Engels was a rich boy who grew up with a golden spoon. His father owned more than ten large textile factories in England. But Engels, as an agent of his father's factory, was extremely dissatisfied with his father's exploitation of the working class. Fascinated by democratic political ideas, he went deep into the working class to obtain first-hand information. Their appreciation for each other begins with words and begins with thoughts. Engels was familiar with Marx's critique of Hegel's philosophy. Even though Marx "arrogantly" called Engels a "outsider" at first, he finally revealed his admiration for The Condition of the British Working Class. In the difficult days, Marx relied on Engels' economic help to tide over the difficulties again and again. They are friends, revolutionary companions, each other's spiritual leaders, and soul mates. Bieggie Cripps played Jenny in "Young Marx", two love stories that crossed the class. "Young Marx" wrote a lot of ink to describe the love stories of Marx and Engels. Coincidentally, both of these two love stories span money and class, which is hilarious. Jenny, who came from a famous German family, fell in love with Marx, the "Jewish boy without religious belief" without hesitation. No matter how difficult the married life was, Yan Ni didn't manage to live a penny. The wealthy Engels fell in love at first sight with Mary, a young Irish textile worker in his father's factory. These two love stories breaking class barriers touched many young female audiences present. What we see in front of the screen is not only the epic love, but also the young people's understanding and support for their partners. Yan Ni is not a wealthy girl who goes with the flow, her ideological realm is extraordinary. She once gave a name to The Holy Family, co-authored by Marx and Engels: Criticism of Criticism, but See her deep understanding of Marx's proletarian cause. When Ma En co-authored The Communist Manifesto, she proofreaded many of the illegible manuscripts. In the movie, when Max goes to the post office to apply for a job, the denial of his handwriting by the post office staff is also a small foreshadowing. Engels commented on Jenny in the film: You are an extraordinary woman. As a worker, Marie also made a great contribution to Engels' career: helping Marne to meet with the Justice League in Brussels, lighting a lamp and boiling oil while co-authoring, and accompanying Engels. As the "Theory of Everything" is not only Stephen Hawking's story, but also Jane Hawking's story. Young Marx is also the story of Jenny Marx and Marie Engels. The proletarian revolution under the pen Many movies about the revolutionary theme usually focus on depicting the fierceness and bloodshed of the war, hoping to visually let the audience feel the waves of the revolution intuitively. The proletarian revolution in "Young Marx" is based on the power of the "pen", without the impact of the war picture, but still makes the overthrow of the old world and the establishment of the new world vividly on the film. As Marx expounded in the opening film: I don't want a soft war, I want a drastic one! The pen in Marx's hand is his gun. This pen is as bright as a real gun and a real knife, and it is extremely sharp. The Communist Manifesto is still being translated and photocopied to this day, just like the evaluation at the end of the film: "This is a work whose value cannot be overestimated. new." Like that: I don't want a soft war, I want a drastic one! The pen in Marx's hand is his gun. This pen is as bright as a real gun and a real knife, and it is extremely sharp. The Communist Manifesto is still being translated and photocopied to this day, just like the evaluation at the end of the film: "This is a work whose value cannot be overestimated. new." Like that: I don't want a soft war, I want a drastic one! The pen in Marx's hand is his gun. This pen is as bright as a real gun and a real knife, and it is extremely sharp. The Communist Manifesto is still being translated and photocopied to this day, just like the evaluation at the end of the film: "This is a work whose value cannot be overestimated. new."

Capital Economic and Trade Malaysia New Youth

2020.3.9

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  • Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: [to Marx] Do not be like Luther who, after destroying Catholic dogma, founded an equally intolerant religion.