542 Survival on the line
Life in the Bronx is full of challenges; the life of homeless people in the Bronx is even more perilous..
Renly actually considered other options before deciding to experience life in the Bronx as a homeless man..
One is based on the setting of the "transcendent" male protagonist, using the school as a place of experience. Renly does not need to be a teacher, he only needs to enter the school and observe the students as a bystander, which is enough; the other is Moving to the Bronx for a period of time, not just the two weeks before filming started, but the entire filming, really immersed me in the daily life of the entire area..
Considering that Henry is not a tramp, but an authentic teacher. Both options are closer to the character, relatively safer, and of course, most importantly, simpler.
However, this time it is different.
Renly is not experiencing the character's life, nor is he trying to figure out the character's process through method or experience; what Renly needs is to observe as a bystander and integrate into the Bronx as an ordinary person. Life, from this perspective, needs to be separated from Henry's character itself and the desperate and painful state of the character, and to feel the living conditions of local residents in a more objective and subjective, more vivid and closer way. especially teenagers.
This is one of them. In addition, there is another more important thing to consider..
“"Fast and Furious 5" is now in full swing, and it is still the best-performing film in the summer season at the box office so far. The movie's posters are all over the streets, and Renly's bill is hanging at the door of the cinema in the next block. As for the human poster, appearing in the original appearance of "Renly Hall" will more or less attract some attention. If it causes a disturbance, it will further deviate from the original intention, but disrupt the rhythm of life of the residents and cause unrest. necessary trouble.
Although Renly is not yet a top star like Tom Cruise, he is not an unknown person that no one knows..
After comprehensive consideration, Renly still chose the lifestyle of a vagabond. He knew the difficulties and challenges he was about to face, and he also knew the consequences and impact of his choice. However, after experiencing the uproar in the past period and the media surrounding Under the spotlight, Renly was full of desire to perform, and everything he went through during the filming of "Fighting Cancer" was recalled in his mind. That hunger/thirst drove Renly to eagerly engage in the preparations for "transcendence" among.
This excitement and expectation flowing in the blood is burning brightly.
Even though he was mentally prepared, even though he was full of unlimited expectations, the real life in the Bronx was far beyond imagination, and gave Renly a heavy blow..
That night five days ago, he successfully occupied a seat at McDonald's, curled up on the sofa by the window, and fell into a deep sleep. He was awakened by a sporadic sound in the middle of the night, and looked at the dark blue outside the window. Destroyed scene, confusedly looking for the source of the sound.
Then, he saw the gunfire in the night, like a firework, but not gorgeous at all, just a fist-sized one, fleeting..
The sound was different from what I heard in the movie. It was as dull as a heavy hammer. Even a random "bang bang" sound did not make any waves. It was as if a huge stone was sinking into the sea, and it was not suppressed at all. It's not like a shooting that can take a fragile life..
Not mighty, not magnificent.
The sound rang randomly for a while, and then fell silent, like a ship sailing on the sea in the middle of the night. The water was rippling, but the night was quiet. Everyone knew that something had happened, but there was no sign of any waves in the calmness in front of them. Come, just wait uneasily like this.
One minute, five minutes, the passage of time seemed to have lost its meaning, and then I saw two black men running hurriedly, covered in blood, their cheeks, hands, and clothes were all covered with large swaths of plasma, like bereaved dogs, running away in a hurry .The figure just passed quickly through the door of McDonald's, and disappeared in the rich night in an instant, as if it had never appeared. But Renly knew that he was not dazzled..
That night ended like that, a bit anticlimactic; but the next day, Renly saw the news, "A gang fight broke out in the Bronx, seven people were killed and fourteen were injured." Until this time, Renly had seen the news. Only then did I really understand the Bronx.
In this area, which seems to have nothing to do with Manhattan, no one cares about the future, no one cares about dreams, no one cares about freedom, and no one cares about the meaning of life and survival. This is their most important priority. Mission. Not just warmth at night, not just a full belly for the next meal, but a real threat to life.
After experiencing all this, looking at the street girl just now, life seems to have become gentle in an instant. The gentleness hidden in the roughness and cruelty reveals a biting coldness and indifference..
Renly couldn't imagine what it was like to live in such an environment, let alone what it was like to grow up in such an environment. Every time hope arose, it was extinguished and suppressed. So much so that hope has never existed, but those fresh and young souls have been riddled with wounds and gone through many vicissitudes of life, even further than Renly, who has lived in two lifetimes..
However, they did not settle down after going through many hardships, but they were stillborn before they had time to work hard or expect. They were a group of children who could not be called "men and women" yet. Teenagers who have not yet seen the whole world are a group of blind people who do not have the ability to judge themselves. They are a group of immature souls who rush left and right but cannot find an exit..
In the United States, the crime rate for blacks has always been high. As a result, the white middle class began to accuse blacks of lack of education, lack of discipline, and lack of organization. This also led to a further increase in the proportion of racial discrimination and even intensified the white police/police's handling of blacks. shooting probability.
In fact, this is a complex and serious social issue that affects many aspects such as economy, education, culture, and historical inheritance. When society refuses to be more tolerant, the growth environment of those black teenagers cannot be changed. , and then formed a vicious circle, leading to high crime rates. The Bronx is a typical representative..
In this, the lack of education is undoubtedly one of the important links. The lack of family education, the shirk of school education, and the neglect of social education, the younger generation of black people are facing rounds of confusion and confusion. Not only It’s African Americans, the regional gap caused by the wealth gap, it’s the same for Latinos, Italians, Asians, etc. living in the Bronx..
In the "Detachment" script, the real core theme is not race. Tony and Carl enriched the racial elements of the students, including Asian, Latino and African characters, but focused on white people. Essential meaning Or is it about telling the profound impact of the gap between rich and poor and the lack of education on the younger generation and the profound impact on society?.
It can even be understood that the school portrayed in the script and the information conveyed by the characters are inspirations for the current situation of American education..
Renly was a little lucky. He was lucky that he chose to be a homeless man and come into contact with a real Bronx. It was also a precarious and crisis-ridden Bronx. With the urgency and fear of hanging his head on his waistband, he walked step by step carefully. Life attitude presents the most essential things.
He tied up his clothes casually, wrapped the camera tightly, then threw it into the sack beside him without a care, packed it up, stood up, and walked towards the intersection. Two or three young women began to appear one after another.
Women, this word is not accurate, because they are girls. They are even younger than the girl who blackmailed them just now. They look like they are only twelve or thirteen years old, and they may have just graduated from elementary school..
But at this time, they were dressed in heavy makeup, wearing colorful wigs, leopard print, plaid and other suspenders, paired with red, lemon yellow shorts, black fishnet stockings underneath, and a pair of dust-scented Perfect studded boots.
Those young faces were covered with poor makeup, and then they happily accused each other of the poor makeup, took out cotton pads, tried to wipe off the heavy makeup, and then painted it again.
Renly knew that they were all young prostitutes. Because they were under age, they could not go to fixed places such as bars or billiard courts to find customers. They could only wander the streets or take buses, looking for customers worth killing. Or a customer who is interested in them. The price of a night is not fixed at all. It may be fifty dollars, a sandwich, or a fistfight..
Looking at them, Renly's eyes flashed with anguish. He was not a saint, nor was he Jesus, but his moral bottom line burned hotly in his stomach..
“What, you're interested? "A seductive voice came to my ears. I turned my head and saw a young girl. With wheat-colored skin and waterfall-like black hair, she looked to be Latina. She was about fourteen years old. The face hidden under the heavy makeup is not very clear..
That ambiguous look is seducing Renly. If it's not obvious enough, her right hand is feeling Renly's arm vaguely, which is direct enough..
Renly couldn't help but feel ridiculous, how desperate she was to find a homeless man. Of course, Renly also knew that many homeless people actually had some wealth, so it was okay to visit a prostitute..
“Are you sure the foundation on your left eye is thick enough? Renly said with disdain in a hoarse voice. Hidden under the foundation was a bruise. After saying that, Renly ignored the little girl and dragged his sack through the traffic lights. zebra crossing.
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