Since the end of the Cold War in the United States, the accumulation of wealth by Wall Street financial capitalists has been unrestrained, and less than 1% of the population actually accounts for 40% of the total wealth of the United States. The power of capital is spreading rapidly in the body of American society like cancer cells. Politics is needless to say. In 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the most important restrictions on political contributions, which opened the door for capital to further control the United States; not only that, but even the spirit of freedom and independence of universities that Americans are very proud of. , there is also an unstoppable trend, and capital interference in research is exposed from time to time. No wonder the American people called for "Occupy Wall Street" in 2011.
With this background, people think that Martin Scorsese will come up with a profound criticism of Wall Street financial capitalists. Never thought that the screen will be rendered with endless sensuality and drunkenness. How could this be a critique of Wall Street? It's just a complete collection of obscenities filmed for diaosi! Really want to "shame on you!" However, this usually means a good box office. There may be some people who publicly criticize this film, but no one knows how to review it in the corner.
Having said that, when I said that Lao Ma didn't criticize, I guess it was because I paid attention to the way he criticized.
Phenomenology believes that the essence of things is not outside the phenomenon, but in the phenomenon. Hollywood has also had a phenomenological method of shooting over the years. The director no longer appears in the characters to express what he intends to express. On the contrary, the intention of shooting is to restore the phenomenon of the film; rather, the film presents The phenomenon is the essence of what the director wants to express. As for what this essence is, each audience can interpret it from their own perspective. Phenomenology maximizes the freedom of audience association. This kind of taste, I personally think that "Mad Men", which has won three Emmys, is a good shot. Since Chairman Mao and his elders read their criticism of feudal society from "Jin Ping Mei", it can be said that the life of financial brokers presented in the American version of "Jin Ping Mei" can also read their criticism of Wall Street.
During the three long hours, Martin Scorsese actually took the trouble to say four things: First, the Wall Street brokers who possessed the wealth of the United States never created wealth but only squandered it; They are professional liars; 3. They need to cheat money in order to enjoy animal-like stimulation, and they need animal-like stimulation in order to cheat money better. They do not want to live like a human, but to live in an inhuman state— - The devout followers of currency fetishism have finally reached the most extreme alienation! 4. Although these people were planted, after they came out of the bureau, their autobiographies about how they cheated turned out to be bestsellers, which implied the possibility of alienation of the whole society.
Well, I think the old horse actually hides an easter egg in the end: the greedy, depraved, and scrupulous life shown by Wall Street financial brokers is not only worthless to human development, but also more humane degenerate. So what is it that keeps these Wall Street animals so fat and fat? If people do not criticize when watching movies, but secretly engage in prostitution, this shows that people's own latent animality has made those animals. Since the life of Wall Street is actually the longing of everyone, and everyone's dissatisfaction with financial capitalists may be just as Xiang Yu pointed to Qin Shi Huang's words "he can be replaced", then, no matter who changes, Wall Street is still Wall Street.
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