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What matters is where you stand
Liliane 2022-03-23 09:02:03
The old man eradicated "evil", which is very pleasing, but the painful question raised by the female police officer also had to wake us up. Even a member of the government force was crying and asked what to do with all this? Ladies and gentlemen, is the director of the film calling on the government to strengthen the punishment of juvenile delinquency and stop letting our old people do it alone? No. On the surface, this film praises the bravery and tenacity of the old man, but in fact it shows more helplessness and sadness. Why did those teens commit such bad behavior? Is this the result of their poor moral character? The gang of hooligans were part of a typical "criminal class". The "criminal class" is a very fashionable concept in criminology. Some scholars judge them in terms of moral value, and think that the so-called "criminal class" is a group of people who do not agree with the mainstream social values and have extremely bad moral qualities. But other scholars hold a sympathetic stance towards the "criminal class", arguing that they are the product of social injustice. They are deprived of many opportunities to approach social resources and are accompanied by unemployment, low incomes and poor housing conditions. It is precisely because of this injustice that they are anti-social. Remember "Slumdog Millionaire"? That's where a lot of social discrimination against slum children is revealed. Therefore, the key depends on where you stand. If you are in the position of sympathy for poor children, even if they display such outrageous behavior, you will not put all the blame on them. If you're in a critical position, then you're going to make a movie about heroes triumphing over evil. However, the film's mastery is that it doesn't take any of its positions, but sharply reveals a more sad fact that today's state cannot solve social injustice, and people can only fight on their own Come to solve the problem, especially when the old man goes into battle. This is not helpless and spicy irony, what is it?
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S.I. Childs: Crime in the Estate has declined by almost 30 percent. With continued help from the members of the community, we hope to eradicate the criminal element who have long since blighted the lives of the silent majority.
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Harry Brown: [on shooting the first drug dealer] You should have called an ambulance... for the girl.