Orange was recently recommended for a movie called "8 Mile", which tells the story of a group of young people in Detroit in 1995 who are eager to change the status quo of their lives.
Before talking about this movie, Orange will briefly introduce the historical background or urban background of the protagonist of the story, Rabbit (played by the famous American hip-hop singer Eminem).
Since the French Louis Hennepin found an ideal settlement in the Detroit River in 1701, Detroit has slowly shown her wonderful figure to the world like a beautiful girl. Because of its unique geographical environment, Detroit was established by France as a fur trading center at the beginning and provided protection for the French warships at that time. During the Anglo-French War, Detroit was once caught in the war, and then joined the United States of America. The fire destroyed almost everything in Detroit, and Detroit has also changed from a naive girl to a weathered woman, and the war has been afflicting this once beautiful city. It was not until the end of the American Civil War that the devastated city could breathe. With the advent of industrialization, Detroit finally got rid of the haze brought by the war and gradually exuded a unique charm like a mature woman. The development of manufacturing industry made the city Gradually recovered and grew, and in 1896, Henry Ford manufactured his first car in the factory he rented on Mack Avenue, which kicked off the rapid development of the city and also contributed to the development of this former car. The city has laid a solid foundation. With the development of automobile manufacturing and the influx of people, even the Second World War could only contribute to the rapid development of the city.
But since the 1969s, Detroit, like an aging beauty, has entered a period of decline. Due to the abolition of racial discrimination in the United States, a large number of whites left Detroit, and a large number of African Americans moved in. With the departure of whites, a large amount of capital was lost, resulting in a sharp reduction in tax revenue, so a large number of buildings and houses in Detroit were abandoned. In the 1970s, the oil crisis in the United States and the impact of small automakers in other countries caused a rapid loss of jobs in Detroit, coupled with a sharp increase in drugs and related crimes, Detroit's law and order was plunged into darkness. In the 1980s, due to the intensification of racial conflicts and the imposition of high taxes on the wealthy, the elite population was outflowed, and auto companies were affected. Some automobile and auto parts manufacturing enterprises have moved out one after another.
Therefore, 1995, which is described in this film, is the period when Detroit saw a massive reduction in jobs, frequent crime, and because the proportion of blacks was much higher than that of whites, whites were suppressed. (Now Detroit is still a high crime city, and because of the serious population loss, it is on the road to becoming a "ghost city" and never returns.)
Detroit deserted streets
After a general introduction to the background, we continue to return to today's theme. This film uses Rap as the main line throughout the entire plot. The male protagonist Rabbit and his friends can even say that the entire young people in Detroit want to leave this place that has entered death. In the city, many people either have to live in a daze, and complain in various ways; or they use or even sell everything they own in exchange for a chance to leave (such as Rabbit's girlfriend); The road struggled and stumbled along.
Rabbit and the little friends around him have been working hard for it with Rap as their way out, but Rabbit, who is introverted, could not speak out on the stage because of his cowardice; at the same time, because Rabbit was often late, work was once dangerous; and his mother and The love of his classmates also drove Rabbit crazy for a time; coupled with the quarrel with his friends because of different ideas; the new girlfriend betrayed Rabbit in order to leave Detroit... Everything is like quicksand drowns Rabbit, just like this. In a predicament that was suffocating and suffocating, Rabbit broke through his cowardice and defeated his opponent on the stage to win the Rap championship; his mother's strange relationship finally came to an end, and the relationship between Rabbit and his mother was restored again; between friends To understand and support each other; after Rabbit is finally willing to take responsibility and fault, the boss is also willing to give Rabbit a chance...
Everything is finally breaking through Rabbit, and he can finally show his talent on the stage in front of others and slowly get on the right track. Rabbit also finally understands that nothing can be opportunistic, and success can only be achieved through hard work.
This film is indeed a relatively inspirational film. Although Chengzi has always known little about hip-hop music, through this film, we can also experience Rabbit's dissatisfaction with life and his desire to escape from this kind of life that can be seen at a glance. Resistance and struggle, as well as confusion, expectation, disappointment, and even the final calm and firmness of the future.
"8 Mile" doesn't have the flamboyantly successful ending that most inspirational films do, especially when Rabbit says, "I'm going back to work, after Rabbit wins the game and his friends start to fantasize about the future. "There is no incense car, no beauty, and no overnight success. The end of the movie just calms all the excitement and passion.
Life is always difficult to be perfect. As the ancients said, people will have immediate worries without far-sightedness, and the fast pace of life also makes work, family, and relationships weigh on our shoulders like three cities and mountains. The double pressure of spirit and material The persecuted us are like stranded whales, even if we try to open our mouths, we can't breathe.
But as long as we are willing to try to break through ourselves, to move forward with perseverance, and to hold on to the tail of opportunities, then life will slowly get better.
The above is what Chengzi shared today. If you have anything you want to say to Chengzi, you are welcome to leave a message~
For the history of Detroit, refer to Baidu Encyclopedia.
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