Racial prejudice stops at communication, and it doesn't stop there.

Friedrich 2022-01-17 08:03:35

What caught my attention was the strange movie name, and what made me reflect was the content of the movie.

Generally speaking, the plot is stable and true. Two opposing men who have no choice but to choose their camps sit in a teahouse in Lahore and chat. Although there is a nervous atmosphere, each other knows that the other party is not an extremist. They all hope to resolve the contradictions between nations, but each has its own difficulties.

As the selves of both parties, there are good reasons to tell us why they chose this path, everyone has their own story, and everyone has their own grievances, I can understand. What I want to focus on is the prevalence of national or regional discrimination in the human sphere. To give a simple example, people think that the Russians are rude, the French are romantic, the British gentlemen, the Americans are open, the Chinese are hardworking, and the Japanese are respectful... Maybe you would say, that's it? Let me ask the question: Does it mean that the Chinese are hardworking, and there is no one around you who is lazy, or even idle. I think the answer is no, so the same rhetorical question is: If Muslims are militant, none of them is peace-loving? The answer is also no. Human nature loves peace. Who would like to live under the shroud of bullets and bullets every day, without a fixed place, life or death, besides, we still have our favorite parents, wives, and children. The reason for embarking on the road of fighting was the provocation of some extremists, which caused the innocent and easy to follow the masses to mistake the "truth" proclaimed by them; secondly, it is best to solve some internal problems by themselves as much as possible. However, there are people who are nosy, in the name of protecting peace, but are killing on the territory of a country. What kind of protection is this? Of course, there are many other reasons, not to list them all.

Mr. Khan, a terrorist who was misunderstood as a radical, is equally understandable. Because of their own ethnic issues, people will naturally stay away from people with beards after 9/11. However, he is also innocent. What people with similar or similar cultural backgrounds do does not mean that she is like that. We can't distinguish people as one category, but one by one. All are independent, all are individual. A person from the UK may be a drunk with no culture, while a person from China may have nothing to do, and a person from France may be full of swear words. Why is it impossible?

What we need to do is to understand the commonality of individuals.

It may be really difficult, just as when the last two people were talking about what seemed to be harmonious, because a coincidence action made each other deeply mistrusted, and what we need is trust.

Communication can eliminate prejudice, however, prejudice everywhere.

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  • Arielle 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    AKA: I'm not bin Laden. ps: This translation is still good, it fits the theme, and it's a good film.

  • Eileen 2022-03-17 09:01:08

    Like this preconceived thinking at the end, the United States has been blacked out. It should not be said that it is black, but it is a fact. The story is very old-fashioned. The innocent victim seems to be on the path of no return, but in fact it is the right way. [At the beginning, it was quite sensible. I imagine cultural people like Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Li Dazhao shuttle in the teahouse, and even affect the future of a country, but unfortunately I didn’t take that shot]

The Reluctant Fundamentalist quotes

  • Changez: [about watching the events of 9/11 unfold] In that moment, I should have felt sorrow or anger, but all I felt was awe. What audacity. The ruthlessness of the act was surpassed only by its genius. And David had struck Goliath. I'm sorry if my reaction to the attacks has offended you, Bobby. I hope you see that I'm not celebrating at the death of 3,000 innocents, just as you would not celebrate the death of 100,000 in Baghdad or Kabul, for that matter. But before conscience kicks in, have you never felt a split-second of pleasure at arrogance brought low?

    Bobby Lincoln: And you ask me why they're harrassing your family. Let's just cut the bullshit, okay? You believe in violence as a tool for social change. You teach a course in violent revolution at Lahore University. Your lectures are full of anti-American rhetoric.

    Changez: [cut to him teaching] We will wipe the blood of the invaders from our swords!

    Bobby Lincoln: If that weren't enough, you were spotted at an Asal Mujahideen meeting with Mustafa Fazil, a known cell leader.

    Changez: [cut to said meeting] I think I can help.

    Mustafa Fazil: I knew you would.

    Bobby Lincoln: Last night, Anse Rainier was kidnapped. And this morning, your class was canceled. If you're just an innocent bystander, Changez, why were you hiding? Only guilty people hide.

    Changez: Your candor is appreciated, Bobby, but your conclusions are wrong.

  • Changez: I was just coming to see you.

    Jim Cross: Interesting message you left me. "You're not letting him go"? What the hell does that mean?

    Changez: It means that I'm not going to fire Nazmi Kemal. In fact, I'm not going to do any more evaluations. I'm quitting the firm, Jim.

    Jim Cross: You accepted the position of associate less than three months ago. You leave now, you'll be giving up all hope of ever doing this kind of work again anywhere. You'd be commiting professional suicide.

    Changez: I know I've let you down, Jim, and I'm deeply sorry for that. But I have to tell you that I'm through.

    Jim Cross: You're telling me? You don't tell me!

    Changez: Can we be civil, Jim?

    Jim Cross: You think you're the only person who's experienced injustice firsthand? Throw a rock out there anywhere in this city and it'll land on the grave of someone who's seen worse than you. Now, maybe you're having some kind of breakdown. I will see to it that you will get some rest after this is done. But you will treat my committment to you with the respect that it deserves!

    Changez: And to myself, as well. I have a committment to myself.

    Jim Cross: Do you want to be an insurance salesman, Changez? With a mortgage and a migraine? Is that the life you envision for yourself?

    Changez: As opposed to what? I have to live in truth. You taught me, Jim.

    Jim Cross: You put your fucking shoes on and you go down to that office and you do the job you were hired to do!

    Changez: It's not my job anymore.