As a genre film, "The Defender" also follows a fixed routine, that is, the portrayal of a small person who pays attention to reality and does not take social problems as his own responsibility. He is first of all a family member who is building a personal life, not actively thinking about it. Disagreements stand against those in power, but are involuntarily swept into social events. This role is not just asking himself to make a just choice under the universal values, but in a huge historical reality, in order to defend the independence of his emotions and personality, he actually has no way to go.
Facing the direct victims of social incidents, from the wronged students to the abused young girls, the sympathy and indignation of the protagonist then condensed into the adherence to legal principles or the assertion of weak rights, which can be extended to more The abstract spirit of the audience.
As the protagonist, this character is the position of everyone in the theater seat on the screen-as a spectator of history, although it has nothing to do with vital interests, the value inclination of the moviegoer has no choice. The reenactment of the street protests at the end of "The Defender" is exactly the same as that of "The Furnace", where ordinary characters become the leaders of the movement, linking personal happiness with the happiness of society, emphasizing the position of justice through empathy.
This way, Korean films have the value of "changing customs and changing customs and addressing current disadvantages" because of the social and political criticism and the close integration with historical reality. This is of course the function of all social issue-themed films. the behavior of. From the large scale of erotic films, we can see the tolerance of South Korea's censorship system since the new century, which is unimaginable for other countries, so it is not easy to imitate and learn. However, in the film's discussion of the concepts of freedom, democracy, money, power and morality, the replays of vicious incidents such as injustice of justice and organ trafficking can still "illuminate" reality across regions and echo the events around us.
This constitutes multiple empathy, the protagonist and the victims stand on the same side, the audience recognizes the image, and we feel connected to the victims in the history of another country.
Its sensational slogans and simple logic can be accepted and forgiven, of course, because at a higher level-the solid and sincere attitude in handling the subject matter has been recognized. This attitude is exactly what is lacking in many theatrical movies that seem to be indifferent to people's lives. .
(Originally published in The Beijing News)
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