"The Immortal Gardener"

Elenora 2022-04-20 09:01:40

In order to accelerate the research and development of drugs, should we spend tens of millions of dollars and several years of repeated demonstrations, or should we let cheap people test them in Africa? This is an ethical issue, but the boundaries of ethics are often broken by capital and the will of the state. Such examples do not need to be placed in the beautiful and vast Africa, which abounds in every corner of the world. Whether to sacrifice a small number of people in exchange for greater interests, or to respect the value of everyone, this is a dilemma that politicians and capitalists often face. It is by no means a simple black and white distinction.

I can't help but think of the long-term contribution of Japan's 731 Unit's bacterial experiments in China to the cause of human health, but this contribution is based on evil. The spiral development of human civilization seems to be based on mistakes and massacres. Those who remain have continued their genes, enjoyed the fruits of victory, monopolized resources, whitewashed history, and entered a new era. Redistribution cycle.

Revolutionaries are charismatic. They embrace ardent idealism. As Caleb said in "Asymmetric Risk", the world is driven and changed by a tenacious minority, but this itself means round after round, and the minority changes the world. , then they become the majority that needs to maintain order. Human emotion and will always seem to be bewitched and driven by these uncontrollable, disorderly and restless destructiveness.

The photography style of the film is very special, the performances of the actors are also very expressive, and the sky is a beautiful African humanistic landscape film.

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Extended Reading
  • Robert 2022-03-23 09:01:45

    The cause is love, the plot progresses and there is love everywhere, and the death at the end is because of love that is so strong that it cannot be dissolved! ——So it is not a simple drama in my mind, but a love epic!

  • Raleigh 2021-11-18 08:01:29

    I have always wanted to say: There are too few movies about Africa in China, and we know very little about Africa! Only when I have been to Africa will I find that the civilized world seems to really treat this place as a garbage pool. Suffering thousands of miles away won't hurt you, but suffering is still suffering. The whole of Africa is our sin.

The Constant Gardener quotes

  • Policeman No. 1: For a diplomat you're not a very good liar.

    Justin Quayle: Well, I haven't risen very high.

  • Birgit: [on drug trials] Put $50,000 in the right hands and you can test battery acid as skin lotion.