The film "Young Marx" tells us in the form of a biography that Karl Marx was not afraid of the powerful, criticized the corrupt bourgeoisie, spoke up for the working class, devoted himself to changing the world, and later met the same workers. Engels, the son of a wealthy family who ran from class, became close friends. Marx and Engels went through difficulties and obstacles, and finally completed the story of "The Communist Manifesto" together.
What shocked me the most was the beginning of the movie. The beginning of this movie started with the famous "forest theft problem". A group of poor working people at the bottom were carefully picking up branches in the forest and paying attention to the surrounding movement from time to time. A young man When the boy was breaking branches from a dead tree, an old man hurriedly stopped him, which may be strange to the audience, but combined with the current social background, we may suddenly realize that the voiceover of the film was written by Marx when he was the editor-in-chief of "Rheinische Zeitung" The article "The Debate on Forest Theft Laws" gives us the answer: "To get fresh wood you have to forcefully break the branches off, but to collect dead branches you don't have to steal anything from your property, It has fallen from the tree, it is something that is separated from property" "Despite the essential difference between the two, it is still considered theft and is punished the same" The difference between gathering and theft is conflated by the bourgeoisie, capitalist private ownership It is the main source of poverty for working people. "There are two kinds of corruption. First, the people do not obey the law; second, the law itself corrupts people." No crime has been committed but punished, and those who are punished will eventually resist. With the voiceover, the Prussian soldiers rushed into the forest, and the poor working people fled in a hurry. For a time, blood filled the entire forest. On the other hand, Marx accused the legislature in this article of favoring the interests of the forest owners and deprived the poor of picking up the dead. He was resented by Prussia by systematically proposing his own view of forest legislation, the Rheinische Zeitung was closed down, and Marx began a life of displacement. At the same time, he was more eager to change the world. In this era of raging capitalist private ownership, the proletariat is ruthlessly oppressed by the indifferent and selfish bourgeoisie, and all workers are waiting for the day when they fight back.
In England, not far from France, Engels appeared. As the son of a spinning mill owner, his life was very rich, but it was in this extravagant bourgeois living environment that he was dissatisfied with his father's ruthlessness towards workers. In order to investigate the living conditions of the working class, he went deep into the slums. In the face of the cynicism of the workers, he was unwavering, and finally completed the investigation of the current situation of the British proletariat. The encounter between Marx and Engels is a historic moment worth remembering. The two hit it off right away, and when they were drunk, they did not forget to discuss Hegel's philosophy, the current situation of the working class, and the writings that praised each other, the drunken Marx Said to Engels, "So far, all philosophers have done is to explain, to explain the world, but the problem is that the world must be changed." In this way, with mutual support, Marx and Engels began to use articles and ideas as weapons, and began to A strong critique of the bourgeoisie and corrupt governments began their long journey to change the world.
In this film, the young Marx's character is very distinctive and unique. He is not afraid of authority. Facing the respect of the workers and having a large number of supporters, Proudhon and Weitling, he expresses his thoughts without fear and leads the Justice League. When people held a meeting, he boldly and directly stated the drawbacks of the Alliance of the Just. An alliance without an ideological foundation cannot last for a long time. This alliance needs an empirical theory. Such remarks were opposed by many people, but Marx and Engels were not discouraged, and called for the drafting of a manifesto at a meeting of the Justice League to change the Justice League into a Communist League. Engels' speech was received by most of the participants. support and recognition. In 1848, the program of the Communist League drafted by Marx and Engels, the epoch-making "Communist Manifesto" was published. The most exciting moments were not described as intense in the film. Impressive. The movie is also coming to an end here, and Marx spent his youthful years vigorously, which is amazing and admirable.
How difficult it is to change the world. Marx and Engels did it. The workers joined hands to fight against the government and fight for rights and interests. The proletariat also ushered in their era. Finally, it ends with a sentence from Marx: "There is no smooth road in science. Only those who are not afraid of hard work and climb the steep mountain road can hope to reach the glorious peak."
First reviewed by the Ma-Singapore Youth Film Review
2020.03.09
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