"Chute Dog" and "Bitch"——Reflections on the 2011 Version of "Straw Dog"

Iva 2022-01-13 08:03:48

Forgive the title for being so rough. I can’t help but express my bluntness

. I saw Dustin Hoffman’s version a few years ago. I didn’t have a deep impression. I just remember that I was accustomed to playing a good guy and a silly boy. Hoffman could have such amazing explosive power. Of course After all, it was also a work when he was young. Think about Al Pacino who was the same size and age, but he turned into a godfather in the second year and became familiar with Hollywood. I was also deeply impressed by the old poster. Behind the broken lens was a pair of horrified and determined eyes. The new poster seemed to be copied.

Straw Dogs, the sacrificial items that originated in ancient China are mentioned in this film. The ruling dogs in "The world is not benevolent, and everything is the ruling dog" is the straw dog used in ancient sacrificial rites. Laozi explained it in the Chinese version of the ancient historical materialism. A natural law of rule by doing nothing. Many people think that the reason why the film is named Straw Dog is to symbolize the cowardice and incompetence of the male protagonist. In fact, I don’t think so. On the contrary, I think this is more similar to the previous words of Lao Tzu and the attitude he advocates. Associated. This attitude of dealing with the world is neither doing nothing, reacting negatively, or even in peace, nor is it nonsense. The reaction is to follow the law, adhere to the principle, and follow the trend, which is the so-called "response to all changes with the same" principle. , That is, the true meaning of "doing nothing". Looking back at the many characters in the movie, we can see that these country guys are vulgar, arrogant, and unruly, and have a low level of knowledge. Despite this, we can still see that the folkways here are simple and the order is not chaotic, because they stick to it. With the limits of religion, faith supports most people not to do anything wrong, of course, there are also daily maintenance by the police. At the same time, we see the male protagonist, a typical urban white-collar worker, a petty-bourgeois youth, with a high level of personal cultivation and living standards, but he is cautious and cautious. , Try to be kind to others, whether it is true or false, this is an inevitable principle of life under the rules of urban life, of course, there is also a bottom line, that is the inviolability of major personal rights, such as the wife’s right to chastity, the inviolable privacy right of the private sphere, etc. He follows the limits of the law more. Let’s take a look at our heroine. From the country to the city, she is famous for her hard work. Although not a big name in the film and television industry, she is still a small celebrity. This kind of "turning over migrant worker" class often has a strong sense of insecurity and self-confidence. Feeling, although the appearance is strong, even sturdy, but the heart is extremely weak, even helpless, and desperately needs care, affirmation, and even pampering. In the movie, we can almost say that all troubles are directly or indirectly caused by the heroine, although he blindly accuses and complains about the hero's cowardice, the fellows are barbaric, and blames all the mistakes on others. This film is similar to another world-famous banned film "I Spit Your Grave." To be honest, let alone the ugly human nature reflected by the bad guys, the heroines in it have a commonality. I Must say my true feelings, it is just one word-bitch! Of course there is no son of in front!

Think of the many female colleagues around me, some female friends I know, and even my classmates who were not young girls during college. Alas~~ I must say that what Xu Zidong said in Qiangqiang's threesome is very reasonable, this The pressure and pain of all men in this era come from women. Of course, you can also put it in a positive way that the motivation to struggle and the courage to survive naturally come from them. Women are also great, but it cannot be ruled out that many women are still very bitch, which makes many small dogs lose control of tmd.

Forgive my wording again, I really can't find a more appropriate one. For this reason, I also deliberately studied the difference between bitch and slut in English. Because these two words are both adjectives, let us assume that the person who scolded the word is a male compatriot, so the adjective must have a context and a subjective mentality in this context. Well, I think what a dear fellow said is very reasonable. You can try to think about this artistic conception. Hehe

bitch describes the kind of woman who can go on with anyone, but not with you (the subtext naturally means that you want to go on. it can be chosen Ya just do not give you a)
slut is a woman on to describe and anyone can (so, strictly speaking, the English vocabulary in the slut bitch than to dirty)
in summary, in one sentence: "bitch is A taxi that refuses to take you, and a slut is a bus that you are too dirty to get on."

A lot of nonsense, just to help us analyze whether the heroine in this film is a bitch or a slut. In fact, it is good to judge that the heroine in the movie is definitely not a slut. After all, she is not a prostitute. The local religious beliefs near asceticism will not allow her to have this potential. Of course, she is not a casual woman, except for hooking up with fellow villagers. Hook up, entangled, and didn't take the initiative to do anything too nasty. But she is indeed not qualified as a wife. In the film, the heroine running drew local peeping and even the so-called obsessive gaze. When she went back, she wanted her husband to vent her breath, but her husband blamed her for being too clean, so she became angry with her husband, so she almost walked up to the second floor. I deliberately stood in front of the window to let many fellow outsiders appreciate that they took off their coats, and then took a bath... Hehe~~ Everyone said cheap is not cheap. That’s not even counted. In the last gang rape she encountered, I personally think that she herself needs to bear most of the responsibility. Her husband just went out hunting, and the old friend here comes back. The heroine knows that the person is bad, and she still wears her two big feet naked. After taking a shower, the door was opened to welcome the guests, and then she was raped and half pushed halfway. She didn't have the kind of awesomeness she had with the male protagonist. Of course, you can say that this is a woman's weak nature, but she is totally absent from watching the movie. Rebelliously accepted the rape, and afterwards attributed all the sins to the actor's cowardice. It is no wonder that the actor's reply I think the point is "You are always aggressive". Yes, we found that the one who said the most nb was a woman, but the one who was the most sb in an accident was also a woman. Only the male protagonist became more and more calm and determined after breaking the limit and breaking out, becoming stronger and stronger. , We discovered the importance of inner strength. Therefore, what we show in the movie is that outsiders look like she is an open, casual, and sexy woman, but in reality, she is a timid, willful, and even more important woman. Do you think it’s a bitch?

Going back to the term chug dog, in fact, Lao Tzu said that there is no difference between good and evil in the world and all things, good or bad, everything in the world, including everyone, is a chu dog by nature, and they are all the same, the same, and equal. Humble, so, don’t be too utilitarian, don’t insult him because he insults you, don’t love him because he loves you, don’t have to retaliate because he punches you, but this It does not mean that he can rape your wife, or that he can enter your private space unscrupulously and do whatever he wants. There is no so-called cowardice or incompetence, but a principle and limit, which can be law or Morality can also be religious belief. And we see that only the male protagonist in this film follows this, and everyone else more or less violates it.

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Extended Reading
  • Carter 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    The pressure and pain of all men in this era come from women. Of course, it can also be said positively that the motivation to struggle and the courage to live also naturally come from them.

  • Ellen 2022-03-25 09:01:18

    I'm weak and I'm very young, but make me anxious, I'll let you die and you don't know how to die~~~~ The plot level and rhythm are very good~ I want to watch the original version~

Straw Dogs quotes

  • [last lines]

    David Sumner: I got 'em all.

  • Chris: [David takes a nail gun to Chris' hands as he climbs through a broken window] Don't leave me like this... the glass is cutting into my neck

    David Sumner: [coldly] I hope you slit your fucking throat