"Dog Town" reflects a social and cultural environment where a stable value system has not been established, and there is no "law" but "virtue" constraints, once faced with a conflict of interest, what a terrible situation will occur.
"Dog Town" fully embodies "human nature is evil". Xanadu? Datong society? Looking at the town before Grace came, that seemed to be the case. The surface is peaceful, but in fact, the material is not abundant, and the spiritual culture is not rich. It seems that they are fulfilling their respective duties, and each is sweeping the snow in front of the door. Once God is willing to give them more, and once the benefits fall from the sky, the balance will be broken. Since the arrival of Grace, men have been eager to move about her body, women have been jealous and mean, or numb and indifferent. Grace's appearance was like a pie, and at first everyone said "I'm not hungry" until one of them snuck a bite and everyone wanted to go up and grab a bite.
And the existence of Tom, I think the narration in the movie can't be more thorough: "The good things he said are naturally nonsense - if anyone can separate the ideal from the reality, it is him." It is an ideal in itself. Doctrine, claiming to be the author, but in fact not even writing the title of the book. On weekdays, he is the one with the firmest stance. When he is questioned, he does not even have the courage to defend his beloved woman, let alone insist on his inner justice.
Grace came from a very delicate setting - the daughter of a mob boss. The gang leader uses violence to enforce his own justice, while his rebellious daughter tries to use fraternity to influence. According to Zhihu, many readers have discovered that this pair of women actually represents God (such as Noah's Ark) and Jehovah (giving up their lives to save all mankind). Obviously, the writer's tone is pessimistic about human beings and destroys them to the extreme. On the last day, Grace and Dad had an interesting debate. At the end of the film, Grace said: "Dogs don't know what they can do, they rely on instinct." Dad replied: "Dogs can be domesticated, but never through absolute pampering." Dad said: "They are also human, why should you deprive them of it? What about their right to be held accountable for their own mistakes?"
After watching the movie, I have been thinking about whether there is a "dog town phenomenon" in reality. It is more appropriate to see online bullying that exists in primary and secondary schools. When the child's values are not fully established, it is easy to respond. As for the whole society, with the development of the social system, there have been continuous improvement of legal constraints and more and more perfect education of the three views. When it comes to education, one of my favorite views is that "education does not necessarily make people smarter, but it does make people more accepting." This is not a tolerance for "evil", but a tolerance for social diversity. tolerant. The more diverse the society is, the more diverse the voices are, and the more the truth becomes clearer.
I can't accept the term "mother bitch" to describe Grace. All I can say is that, understanding it this way, the realm is really too low.
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