A warm expression of racial issues

The issue of race has brought an inexhaustible source of creation for American films, and if this grand social and historical issue is dealt with touching and warm, it will be very popular, so until now I still think Sandra Bullock The movie queen was taken too cheaply the year before last year-at the same time, even an unremarkable film like "The Weakness" can be very popular. The theme and expression of "Help" are far superior. There is no reason to be on the 2012 Oscars. Do nothing. Different from related themes in recent years, "Help" does not exaggerate the bitterness of the black people at the bottom, or express the deep feelings between whites and blacks. The in-depth narrative tells the audience that black people lived in a small town in Mississippi where racial discrimination was still serious in the 1960s, and that they were in the social background of Martin Luther King and Kennedy jointly promoting the black civil rights movement, because of an accidental factor. A chance to win dignity. Skeeter, a white girl who just graduated from university, is the clue to their chance, and the film is based on Skeeter's completion of the book "Help". The black perspective and white culture film began with Skeeter’s interview with Aibileen, the soul of the film. A key question was also raised at this time: what is it like to take care of a white child? When your own child is taken care of by someone else at home? What prompted Skeeter to do interviews about black maids after taking over the cleaning column of the Jackson Daily was her own old maid's sudden departure. In the first 20 minutes of the film, Riskeet mentioned this topic many times, including in the bridge club, when he returned home to his parents, and the film also reflected the social phenomenon of racial discrimination at the time from the details, such as Hayley (Hilly) With regard to the bathroom issue, her shot of drawing lines with a pencil on toilet paper is an important plot foreshadowing.
The issue of racial discrimination in the United States is inherent. After the Civil War in the mid-19th century, although southern states have gradually advanced in legislation and the rights and dignity of blacks are protected by law, discrimination against blacks in the entire society and culture is still difficult to eradicate. In the 1960s in the film, the movie shots were cut from an extremely life-like level, such as the bathroom problem, and this problem formed the film’s first plot conflict. Hailey’s maid, Miney, used the master’s bathroom. After being fired, the shot of her leaving Elizabeth's house in the rain under an umbrella is impressive. Because of this, Abilene is always full of vigilance and fear when Skeeter asks for an interview. If Minnie is expelled from an acute plot point, the black Abilene’s rejection of white Skeeter is a deeper manifestation of the seriousness of racial discrimination. The camera rises to a large panorama showing the scene of the two people being separated, and then cross-displays the backs of the two going away, accompanied by Abilene’s narration on Mississippi racial issues, and Mississippi’s racial issues regulations have been in Skeeter. In his handbag, close-ups were given many times in the film. Skeeter's perseverance and sincerity finally gave her the opportunity to interview Abby Lin. The interview has been accompanied by the civil rights movement and the gradual warming of the social background of racial conflicts. This social background is interspersed by the director, and the maids' experience and The behaviors of Skeeter's girlfriends are also concrete manifestations. "Help" advances in three lines, but Skeeter's interview is always the main line, and driven by this main line, all the positive characters in the film have a happy ending. The film cuts in from a very personal point of view-Skeeter’s deep affection for his maid, following Skeeter’s visit, shows the social situation and life of the black maid group, Abelyn’s generosity, warmth and perseverance, Minnie's fierceness and outspokenness, as well as the fate of other maids. From Skeeter’s point of view, this is an inspiring and inspirational story. Under this inspirational story, the director faces the sharp theme of racial issues and treats the history of black people's struggle for equal rights and social progress in a tender way. An affectionate review.

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