where is the humanity

Halle 2022-03-26 09:01:10

I was looking for it while watching the film, but fortunately I found it in the end, that trace of human nature. All it takes is to put yourself in the other person's shoes for a moment. I also suddenly understand why there are so many people in the US military who are psychologically traumatized by war. They have a high culture and think too much. In fact, Chinese traditional culture kills people at the spiritual level (such as Lu Xun's cannibalism), so why is it not like this? As numb as the butcher in the movie.

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  • Dawn 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    A shocking documentary. In 1965, one million Communists, leftists and Chinese were massacred by local hooligans in Indonesia. Today these murderers not only go unpunished, they feel guilt-free. Even triumphantly made a movie to reproduce the massacre of the year. Fear and self-blame are realized when they play the victim themselves. The director's view of history from the perspective of a murderer is absurd, unique and ironic. Unforgettable horrified look of women and children extras as they play victims

  • Melyssa 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    The particularity of the technique is determined by the particularity of the subject. The self-justification of the individual is disintegrated while the self-justification of the state continues. It's okay to blacken Indonesia's skin and think about this kind of country after reading it? Later, when I thought about my country, I would laugh at 100 steps with 50 steps. The ethics of a documentary filmmaker is worth discussing.

The Act of Killing quotes

  • Anwar Congo: In my dreams they have threatening voices. They're like ghosts who hate me... They laugh, but frighteningly.

  • Anwar Congo: What I regret... Honestly, I never expected it would look this awful. My friends kept telling me to act more sadistic, but then I saw the women and children. Imagine those children's future. They've been tortured. Now their houses will be burned down. What future do they have? They will curse us for the rest of their lives. This was so very, very, very...