This is a pure film about racial discrimination, telling a story of communication!
Compared to other films dealing with "racism" that I have seen before, such as "The Green Book", this film focuses more on the friendship between whites and blacks, and it is purely from the perspective of black people who have been subjected to ill treatment. equal to human rights. Tells the story of the communication between black rights defenders and white KKK members to turn enemies into friends.
Movie scripts come from real people and events, and events that do happen are more realistic.
Regarding racial discrimination, as a yellow race, we live in a country where basically all nations are the same race, this feeling is not deep.
Most people, from the bottom of their hearts, would have strangeness and distance from people who were clearly from different camps Such feelings were not announced, but secret. After all, they were surrounded by people of the same skin color. Without explanation previously, many people didn't know the difference between him and himself.
But for whites and black Americans, there is a clear difference.
Talking about the psychological process of this difference from an objective point of view, we cannot completely refute the white man's rejection. As long as they do not go beyond human rights, they have the right to choose who they are friends with, but we have to be deeply aware. that this kind of rejection results., its roots are deep. From differences in skin color, differences in lifestyle and psychology, to inner separation, these are not easy to cross.
Everyone cannot choose the origin, but once external things such as origin and skin color are formed, they will limit the way a person thinks. the problem between blacks and whites is the same. This kind of natural difference, coupled with the resistance he received, made the distance between them even bigger.
Apart from competing for limited resources, contradictions between people occur more frequently so that everyone does not want to understand each other from each other's point of view, making it difficult to find a compromise solution to the problem.
The CP monologue at the final stage of voting is very meaningful.
He said that at one point he thought he was lonely. Even though he had a family, had a wife and children, and had responsibilities on his shoulders as a man, he still felt lonely until he joined the KKK and became a party member. I feel that I have found an organization, and everyone trusts and encourages each other.
Yes, often people need to integrate into a group, and then have a sense of identity in this group, as if they have found their home.
But joining a collective means having collective values, what the collective supports, and what you have to practice if you want to be a great member.
And when the CP realized that the values given by the collective were deviant, wrong and anti-human, he had been in the party for more than 10 years, at that time he felt sorry and betrayed by the collective. The time he was going through was also a big negation, but he knew what was right and what was wrong, and he could only choose to betray.
What supernatural powers does Evert, a black aunt, use to turn enemies into friends? Sincere help.
Initially, when black people described their tragic circumstances, someone once said that as a white person, you haven't experienced the unequal treatment we have suffered, so you don't know what suffering is.
But Evert knows that white people are ordinary people too, and they also have unsatisfactory and painful points in their life.
He really felt the suffering of CP and took advantage of the opportunity to move forward. And what was even more praiseworthy was that he didn't know if that meant helping CP, but he didn't care about opposing positions and identities. He was purely from a parent to parent perspective, for the son of CP who had congenital dementia. Applying to change wards, so you don't have to fluctuate and hysterical every day because you live with strangers. This step helps the CP a lot.
This move is also the key to an overall reversal. It is precisely this human brilliance that embodies equality and brotherhood that enables blacks to gain the understanding and support of a white man, a former leader of the 3K Party, while fighting for themselves. interest.
In the end, the question of whether black children and white children can share schools, because CP is "reversed", 8 votes to 4 votes, blacks win.
The truth here seems very simple, as long as you lend a helping hand when other people need help, then when you need help, other people will give you the same support. But the simpler the truth is, the simpler things appear, the harder it is for many to do.
There is no natural enthusiasm like Evert, no objective position of right and wrong, right and wrong like him, I am afraid that it is difficult to debunk and take this step.
Time and time again, each of us is born in this world, dealing not only with people of the same class, the same starting line, and the same background knowledge as ourselves, but also with many people with different personalities, backgrounds. a different back, and a different status. There are many things that need to be summarized and summarized about how to deal with such people.
A friend once worked in a large manufacturing factory, on the one hand he had to deal with the factory's senior management and even foreign investors to communicate with them about the implementation of the company's systems and the development of activities. On the other hand, he had to deal with the factory's senior management and even foreign investors. , he has to talk to the factory. Front line workers communicate, confront their demands, formulate appropriate company strategies and plans, and discuss with them the possible implementation of those plans.
Of course, as a manager, he communicates with senior officials and even head offices abroad, he must show good education and quality, as well as professional management knowledge, write emails, create forms, create documents, summarize and report. But on the other hand, dealing with factory front-line workers, what he has to learn is not to decorate and pack too much, communicate company decisions concisely and clearly, communicate in a language they understand, and use their communication methods. , such as for problems that cannot be resolved during work hours, go out for a drink after work to relieve conflict and anxiety.
The reason why two opposing black and white groups can appear in this film, sitting together to discuss common issues, is achieved through the presence and efforts of someone who is good at holding bilateral meetings. Faced with the strong demands of the blacks and the staunch rejection of the whites, the government was almost helpless. In desperation, government officials invited experts from non-governmental organizations to contact the two parties. They elect representatives, negotiate with each other, and vote, to resolve individual conflicts and contradictions.
So when we are in this world, we want to advance the development of some things and think only about what we want to say, which is far from enough. We need to pay attention to what kind of people we communicate with, and we must use the language the other party uses.
If you think you have explained something clearly, if the other party doesn't understand it, then your goal has not been achieved.
You think that you are a real man, you have to be wise, and you have to leave room for other people, so you always speak indirectly and indirectly to the subject. You think this is the behavior that suits you. identity, but what about the listener? If the other party is just rude, simple-minded, or accustomed to taking orders outright, then it is difficult for you to use euphemisms to get the other party to understand what you are trying to say, but the other party is not listening. or understand it., your communication is invalid.
So when we communicate with others, we shouldn't be fixated on our own identity and positioning, this is the truth when we talk to other people and talk nonsense to others.
In the end the CP was rejected by the white man's anger, they pulled out his gas station valve and caused great losses, but the blacks thanked him for his pious deeds and queued to the gas station to refuel.
Such things happen a lot, and gaining something also means losing something. There is no choice between the two, this is real life. But if we do what we think is right, we will not regret it.
The problem between humans is actually the same as the dichotomy between blacks and whites, namely problems of communication and cognition. The first thing that must be done is to break down the barriers, break down exclusion, and build a common cognition.
As black aunt Evert said: God created you and created me. The implication is that you and I are the same.
When people put their prejudices aside and stand up to par to communicate, people can let go of their vigilance and hysteria, and they can rest easy. Just like the gossip between Evert's wife and CP, there are no white or black people. Diaphragm Means that there are two women talking about family, children and husbands, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.
Communication is not limited to identity and position, as long as you sincerely think about the other party, you can always be seen.