The inducing effect of wealth on people

Gust 2021-11-19 08:01:44

After reading "Blood Sands" intermittently, I found that such a high score on IMDB is indeed not a mere name. The film tells a story about wealth and desire: the old nuggets are well-informed and believe that their partners are upright people before digging for gold, but once something is gained, trouble will follow. The two down-and-out men seemed to disagree with this statement, always thinking that this kind of thing is different from person to person. The subsequent development of the story provided a precise interpretation of this insight. When facing wealth, people are suspicious, irritable, imaginary, worry about gains and losses, abandon their souls and consciences; adhere to principles, show mercy to others, and be indifferent to gains and losses. Both are in sharp contrast.
I believe that wealth and power have irresistible temptations to most people, and they can drive people crazy. Don’t you see the power and wealth, father and son cannibalism, brothers smash the wall! Woohoo, self-denial and ritual may be a good medicine, but no desire and no demand can really cure the symptoms!

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  • Darius 2022-04-23 07:02:01

    The description of money corrupting human nature is very deep, and the protagonist is much better than the performance in Casablanca. The last golden sand dissipated in the wind is really a big turning point, life is to be free and easy

  • Cesar 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Ha, it's almost black humor. A tribute to the early American reverence for nature~

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre quotes

  • Howard: Ah, $25,000.00 is plenty as far as I'm concerned. Enough to last me out the rest of my lifetime.

    Dobbs: Sure. You're old, I'm young. I need dough and plenty of it!

  • Gold Hat: We are the Federales... You know... The mountain police.

    Dobbs: If you're the police, where are your badges?

    Gold Hat: Badges?... We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges!