Ace in the Hole's trump card - do we fall in love with the media, or the media kidnap us

Joana 2022-01-26 08:45:16

Many people will admit that - the theme of this film has become more and more profound with the passage of time. The people who live in this land have not changed much, but the tentacles of the media have changed, allowing us to empathize more. If there are some people who, consciously or not, show a certain amount of foresight, then I believe Billy Wilder is one of them. The one who deceives tens of millions of people in a movie is a reporter. It is undeniable that there is a need for drama development. But if you look deeper, it may be just as Jiang Shengzhao Baisha said, "Tatum, he knows the psychology of the crowd, he just used it despicably, and for the audience, Tatum's report also perfectly catered to their psychological expectations. , as for the final outcome - it's just a good show that has nothing to do with itself. So the ethics of journalism is completely inapplicable here. No matter how honest a media person is, when all the media around him are bombarding the same news, he will There is no choice. This is a tragic fact, and this tragedy comes from the crowd's desire to watch - it is not wrong in itself, but it will cause wrong consequences." I know too much about the mystery. Second, some people have used the news broadcast to start a joke, and there is no need to say much about the cultural announcement of the Celestial Dynasty. In addition to the golden bell of the government, there are thousands of changes in business. The service we can receive can only be given by others; the trend we pursue may be hyped by others. It is precisely that we cannot create similar media hotspots ourselves, but it is undeniable that there is a need in our hearts. Because the ladies in the streets and alleys should have conversation and style; the gentlemen on the road should have deepness and style, and the students in the school should have star chasers... Similar to one person's sexual needs, which can only be met by another. People in the arena involuntarily. But not necessarily. In the face of all kinds of changes, some people are willing to promote, some people go with the flow, and some people pursue the world they want. The latter type of people is divided into two types, one is a hermit like Chu Kuang Jieyu, and the other is a wall-breaker like Confucius. Looking at Confucius from this point, I feel that I can see the light of some Confucius saints. When computers become thinner and thinner, when mobile phones become more and more exquisite, when machines become more and more intelligent... We can all accept these, after all, it is the favorable changes of these technologies that make life easier Better, make humans more and more different from animals. But in the face of changing times, Confucius was willing to stop and be run over by a giant wheel, just for the world he longed for. So what is the world you are after? Will the "forward" development of history bring you what you want? Technology and cities make life better? In "Blade Runner", it is not even clear whether he is a clone or not, and this is considered by many to be the closest movie to the future world. (By the way, the time frame shown in the movie is 2019.) When some people are more and more unable to separate from a whole, I would say that some of us have been denied the right to live or the right to choose. Looking at human rights from this point of view, it was not necessary to live in seclusion not many years ago, but from now on you will not have a place to escape! Everyone has become equal, but they are all the same; human rights are guaranteed, but what are they guaranteed? - The right to life, the right to property... and no one cares about a fundamental, whether the world is what you want. (It may be a bit too liberal and idealized) Perhaps the carriage of the times was at the beginning, and the three types of people mentioned above each held a whip and marched forward together. But with every historical change, the first type of people gradually took away the whip of the second type, and drove the third type of people off the carriage. The rear of the car shouted, "Slow down!" But gradually the carriage went farther and farther and faster, and fewer and fewer people could catch up, so that no one caught up. Even if you can catch up, it will become nondescript... In the end, if you talk too much, you will lose too much. We can all accept these. After all, it is the favorable changes in these technologies that make life better and make humans more and more different from animals. But in the face of changing times, Confucius was willing to stop and be run over by a giant wheel, just for the world he longed for. So what is the world you are after? Will the "forward" development of history bring you what you want? Technology and cities make life better? In "Blade Runner", it is not even clear whether he is a clone or not, and this is considered by many to be the closest movie to the future world. (By the way, the time frame shown in the movie is 2019.) When some people are more and more unable to separate from a whole, I would say that some of us have been denied the right to live or the right to choose. Looking at human rights from this point of view, it was not necessary to live in seclusion not many years ago, but from now on you will not have a place to escape! Everyone has become equal, but they are all the same; human rights are guaranteed, but what are they guaranteed? - The right to life, the right to property... and no one cares about a fundamental, whether the world is what you want. (It may be a bit too liberal and idealized) Perhaps the carriage of the times was at the beginning, and the three types of people mentioned above each held a whip and marched forward together. But with every historical change, the first type of people gradually took away the whip of the second type, and drove the third type of people off the carriage. The rear of the car shouted, "Slow down!" But gradually the carriage went farther and farther and faster, and fewer and fewer people could catch up, so that no one caught up. Even if you can catch up, it will become nondescript... In the end, if you talk too much, you will lose too much. We can all accept these. After all, it is the favorable changes in these technologies that make life better and make humans more and more different from animals. But in the face of changing times, Confucius was willing to stop and be run over by a giant wheel, just for the world he longed for. So what is the world you are after? Will the "forward" development of history bring you what you want? Technology and cities make life better? In "Blade Runner", it is not even clear whether he is a clone or not, and this is considered by many to be the closest movie to the future world. (By the way, the time frame shown in the movie is 2019.) When some people are more and more unable to separate from a whole, I would say that some of us have been denied the right to live or the right to choose. Looking at human rights from this point of view, it was not necessary to live in seclusion not many years ago, but from now on you will not have a place to escape! Everyone has become equal, but they are all the same; human rights are guaranteed, but what are they guaranteed? - The right to life, the right to property... and no one cares about a fundamental, whether the world is what you want. (It may be a bit too liberal and idealized) Perhaps the carriage of the times was at the beginning, and the three types of people mentioned above each held a whip and marched forward together. But with every historical change, the first type of people gradually took away the whip of the second type, and drove the third type of people off the carriage. The rear of the car shouted, "Slow down!" But gradually the carriage went farther and farther and faster, and fewer and fewer people could catch up, so that no one caught up. Even if you can catch up, it will become nondescript... In the end, if you talk too much, you will lose too much. And no one pays attention to a fundamental, whether the world is what you want. (It may be a bit too liberal and idealized) Perhaps the carriage of the times was at the beginning, and the three types of people mentioned above each held a whip and marched forward together. But with every historical change, the first type of people gradually took away the whip of the second type, and drove the third type of people off the carriage. The rear of the car shouted, "Slow down!" But gradually the carriage went farther and farther and faster, and fewer and fewer people could catch up, so that no one caught up. Even if you can catch up, it will become nondescript... In the end, if you talk too much, you will lose too much. And no one pays attention to a fundamental, whether the world is what you want. (It may be a bit too liberal and idealized) Perhaps the carriage of the times was at the beginning, and the three types of people mentioned above each held a whip and marched forward together. But with every historical change, the first type of people gradually took away the whip of the second type, and drove the third type of people off the carriage. The rear of the car shouted, "Slow down!" But gradually the carriage went farther and farther and faster, and fewer and fewer people could catch up, so that no one caught up. Even if you can catch up, it will become nondescript... In the end, if you talk too much, you will lose too much.

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Extended Reading
  • Randi 2022-03-19 09:01:09

    Billy Wilder has always been ambiguous about his protagonist's position, but this time it was unusually clear. Maybe Douglas is too "righteous"? At first, I hoped that they could let the satire end in a farce, but this ending with such a positive outlook was so natural and unpretentious. This is much stronger than the later HE of The Apartment

  • Icie 2022-03-24 09:03:35

    The American newspaper industry in the past, today Kuaishou Douyin

Ace in the Hole quotes

  • Charles Tatum: When the history of this sun-baked Siberia is written, these shameful words will live in infamy: No chopped chicken liver! No garlic pickles. No Lindys. No Madison Square Garden... no Yogi Berra! Whattya know about Yogi Berra, Miss Deverich?

    Miss Deverich: I beg your pardon?

    Charles Tatum: Yogi Berra!

    Miss Deverich: Yogi? Why, it's a sort of religion, isn't it?

    Charles Tatum: You bet it is! A belief in the New York Yankees!

  • Herbie Cook: [Looking at the unstable cliff-dwelling] I don't like the looks of it, Chuck.

    Charles Tatum: Neither do I, fan, but I like the odds.