I watched the entire film on Tudou.com. That bean is called Legal Image. Personally, I don’t think this film is legal. It is more political than legal. This film was taken in 1969, and it also reflects the 60s generation misissipi story. Behind this is the American civil rights movement. I think it has more or less influence on the filming. The location of the story is Misissipi, which we call deep south. These places are several states with strong conservative forces, and the same is true today. Conservation is not necessarily bad, because the South has maintained a very close community, and their values have not changed greatly with the changes of the times. Some values are very good, such as emphasizing the role of the family, helping each other, and others related to religion, and so on. Some values are inconsistent with modern society, and racial discrimination and segregation are one of them. Even in deep south, generally educated Americans do not speak discriminatory words, because this is not political correctness, and you will be in trouble if you say it. However, this kind of color line is deeply embedded in the inner world, and it is difficult to cross. So we can imagine the situation of black people in the south in the 60s. In the movie, it can be clearly shown from beginning to end. For example, when Sam saw that he was a black person at the beginning, he believed that he was the murderer. When he arrived at the police station, he knew When he was a policeman, he didn't believe that he was capable of handling cases and making so much money. These details are all over the film. The most interesting detail is that he and the sheriff went to the cotton plantation, which reminds me of the southern plantations and the black slaves centuries ago. In the end, he solved the case, proved his ability, and won the respect of the sheriff. It can be said that this is a happy ending. This is the shooting method of Hollywood.
In addition, I would like to mention some facts of southern politics. In the case of lifting apartheid in the South, "brown v board of eduction", etc. In the Supreme Court, there are several justices from the South. Justice Black is one of them. Said that he knew that this kind of system should not exist, but as a southern politician who touched this, his career would be ruined. (You can refer to Professor Bernard Schwarz's book on Warren Court) And after the case was judged, it took decades to truly release the isolation.
For those who like southern politics, you can refer to Professor Black’s
There are also "The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court" and "The Warren Court: A Retrospective" by Professor Bernard Schwarz.
Finally, I want to say that Sidney Poitier is a very good actor.
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