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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Extended Reading
  • Jason 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    Literary adaptation. The music is rich in Middle Eastern characteristics, using the music of the Western world as a conflict. Inserting that event in reverse order in a limited space is like a recollection of Voldemort's return, the natural contradiction between that world and life here. Elitism cannot resist the torrent of history. Everyone has a New York dream, a Tokyo dream, a Beijing dream, but the local accent, religious beliefs and the inheritance of father and mother are the original sins that can only be cleaned up by talent and hard work.

  • Cheyenne 2022-04-21 09:03:07

    Rather than pick a side, pick a shield—or make a shield, but—why pick? It's as if you know what this work wants to convey, but it will be very angry or helpless. The male protagonist of the story can't even hold the so-called fundamental that he remembers. The choice of private conscience is embarrassing, and in the end, it is better The audience's emotions are vented on the Americans, which is really stealing the show. The most paradoxical thing is, since he is a smart and kind person, is it so easy to be blind when he is angry? The middle and back sections are a little weak, and the editing and rhythm are not stable, but they are all within the acceptable range. At the same time, there are many golden sentences in the adaptation, which are also memorable. If the stance is not the American dream or the Pakistani dream, but one's own dream, and the rest is left to the Tao Te Ching, wouldn't there be so many things? (Indian director, British actor, American producer

The Reluctant Fundamentalist quotes

  • Changez: Pretend I'm him.

  • 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.