Chapter 1361: 1361

Just three months ago, the release of "Seven Deadly Sins" set off a frenzy of heated discussion in North America. The uncrowned kings stood on the cusp of the storm and became the target of guns. Even the corruption and interests of the news media became the focus of next year's election year. The focus has not completely dissipated so far, and the uncrowned kings are still cautious now, lest their misdeeds will lead to public anger.

However, that frenzy of heated discussion has historical particularity. The accumulation of historical events one after another has finally been completely detonated on the body of Hugo, the most influential person today, which has led to such a profound impact. This can also It is regarded as the inevitable progress of the wheel of history.

This time, after the release of "Death Ramble", it caused a wave of heated discussions again, but relatively speaking, it is naturally incomparable to "The Seven Deadly Sins", because the focus of the controversy of "Death Ramble" is completely cliché. Whether it is the issue of the death penalty or the issue of social indifference, it has a long history and has been discussed countless times, but the public issue raised by Nicholas is quite new.

As a pronoun for a broad group, the people have a diverse and complex lineup, and it is difficult to generalize, so it is difficult for them to be attacked. But the particularity of this "death row walk" has made the public the focus of attention.

In fact, the Rodney-King incident, the Michael-Jackson incident, the Hugo incident...including the uncrowned kings' interests first, fanning the flames and other issues, the people have played a role that cannot be ignored. Because people's emotions are often the easiest to take advantage of. Of course, this time Nicholas is not discussing the issue of using the public, but the public's emotional out-of-control in dealing with news events, which can easily become a stumbling block in pursuit of the truth.

Behind this, not only the people are required to learn to look at things calmly, but also the uncrowned kings and leaders of public opinion, who are the leaders of public opinion, need to take on more social responsibilities. For example, in the report about Matthew in "Death Row", the difference in media coverage of the same incident can influence the direction of public opinion. If the media were more responsible for urging the police to investigate the truth, and if the media gave more support to Sister Helen, maybe Matthew is still going to die, but at least Carl won't get away with it.

This is the difference.

But the problem is that it is very difficult to criticize the public, not only because the public base is too broad, but also because everyone knows it: it is because of the limited vision of the public and because of the difference in the level of public education, which requires the shackles of the law, The guidance of the media, the leadership of the government.

It is for this reason that The New Yorker wrote a press release titled "Uncrowned Kings, Please Take Your Responsibilities". The words were very fierce and sharp, adhering to the consistent style of The New Yorker, and once again launched a campaign against the news media. condemn.

In this article, The New Yorker stated that the news media, knowing that they shoulder the responsibility of guiding public opinion and supervising public opinion, are blinded by short-term interests, and even do not hesitate to fabricate news to create breaking points, thereby inciting ordinary people It is a shame for the whole society to create even greater disasters for the people, and the American media must reflect deeply, otherwise this will be a precursor to the collapse of society.

"The New Yorker" continued the controversy sparked by the previous "Seven Deadly Sins" period, putting further pressure on the uncrowned kings. As one of the most acute, sensitive, and current affairs media in the United States, although the "New Yorker" has some regional discrimination, its sight is often limited to the Greater New York area, which is not as good as the "New York Times". But their views are often original and thought-provoking.

It can be said that "Death Row" once again continued the hot topic of discussion during the release of "Seven Deadly Sins", and politicians who are determined to participate in next year's election campaign have also included the topic of news media in their preparations. However, relatively speaking, what really sparked the discussion in "Death Ramble" was the core of the movie-the attitude towards the death penalty. This is a topic that cannot be bypassed for presidential candidates - even in 2014, the death penalty, the fall. Religious topics such as pregnancy are still compulsory subjects for presidential candidates.

Almost every time an executioner is executed, human rights and religious figures who oppose the death penalty come out to protest, and the US federal government and 33 states still retain the death penalty, which has made this topic still hot. The focus of this "death row walk" has become a stage for human rights and religious figures.

In fact, in the original "Death Ramble", the real-life nun Helen Prekin is a staunch opponent of the death penalty, and she is also doing her best to oppose the death penalty. Of course there is a religious element to it.

In the eyes of Catholics and human rights activists, the execution of the death penalty is an act of extreme violence, which is not only an act of forcibly stripping human beings of their right to life and freedom, but also the dignity of human life is inalienable at any time, which also supports the sanctity of human life. . They criticized the death penalty system from multiple perspectives, such as morality, social fairness, basic human rights, probability of wrongful killing, and legal costs, and pointed out that the death penalty did not actually play a role in deterring crimes.

But what is interesting is that according to a 2014 poll, more than 60 percent of Americans support the death penalty, but historically, support against the death penalty peaked in 1966, when it reached 4 percent Seventeen, slightly higher than the 42 percent who supported the death penalty. But since then, support for the death penalty has been in the ascendant.

At the end of last year, the death penalty topic once again became the focus of controversy, but public opinion results showed that 80% of the people supported the death penalty, which was also the highest point in the history of the United States. death penalty attitude. Human rights and religious figures have been working hard to abolish the death penalty for a long time, but with little success. As of 2014, only 18 states in the United States have abolished the death penalty.

This time, after the "Death Ramble" came out, although Tim Robbins tried his best to maintain his neutral position, due to the influence of the original work, especially from the perspective of Sister Helen, the overall trend was inevitably towards the The "abolition of the death penalty" direction is slightly skewed.

In particular, Matthew's sentence before his death, "No matter who it is, it is wrong to kill, whether it is me, you, or the government..." has caused countless discussions. This sentence is also generally considered to be Tim's real thoughts, expressed through the mouth of Matthew.

Therefore, with the release of "Death Penalty Walk", various religious groups and many human rights activists have come forward and expressed strong support for the film. Since next year is the election year, the topic of "abolition of the death penalty" once again occupied the focus of public opinion. , Religious groups in major cities in the United States have held rallies or marches, expressing that the death penalty should be abolished: not only to avoid a tragedy like Matthew, but even if Matthew is killed, Walter and Hope cannot be resurrected, let alone Lucille also lost her own son.

Subsequently, the temperature of the topic continued to rise and continued to ferment. Soon after, even the United Nations human rights agency stood up and expressed support for the "death row walk", hoping that the US federal government can promote the abolition of the death penalty. It is a rare sight to see the topic on the world stage this time - even if Hollywood has a strong influence on a global scale.

In less than two weeks, 37 large-scale rallies took place in 15 cities in the United States, calling on the US government to abolish the death penalty. The largest one was undoubtedly the New Year's Eve. A petition team of 3,000 people gathered in front of the White House in Washington, so Bill Clinton had to rush to formally come forward to appease the mood of the religious team at the scene, which avoided a chaos on New Year's Day.

However, supporters of the death penalty have a long history in the United States, especially last year, 80% of the people expressed their support for the death penalty. Such a powerful and stubborn force is almost unshakable. Faced with the actions of human rights and religious figures, they have also expressed their views in major media, and the media has once again become the main battlefield.

As many as 27 TV programs, more than 100 radio programs, and 41 newspapers are discussing the death penalty topic. In just two weeks, the frequency of the "death penalty" topic has exceeded thousands of times, becoming the hottest topic recently. The focus of this - this has nothing to do with "death row walk", it was originally the focus of debate.

But this time, those who oppose the death penalty seem to have finally found their sustenance. They began to organize large numbers of their supporters in major cities to enter the cinema to watch the "Death Convict Walk". stroll". This is a situation that the film absolutely did not expect before its release, which is jaw-dropping.

Likewise, those who support the death penalty are not far behind, and they have also entered the cinema, hoping to find evidence to refute religious figures and support the death penalty by watching "Death Walk" - because not all film critics say it is a neutral perspective works?

A literary and artistic work, an independent literary and artistic work shown in art theaters, has actually become a craze on the cusp of the storm. This is really something that no one thought of - even if everyone has experienced similar incidents before, it should be said Hugo's appeal is strong? Or is it that the right time and place are all on Hugo's side?

But it is undeniable that the discussions surrounding "Death Ramble" in the past few months have contributed greatly, and Hugo's wonderful performance in the film has become an important driving force, which has successfully achieved Tim's filming of this film. The original intention of the work is to bring the death penalty controversy to everyone again, and at the same time, it also shows the complexity of the death row prisoner itself through its wonderful performance, which further pushes the complexity of the problem to a peak.

Compared with the raging fire of human rights and religious figures, after the release of "Death Row Walk", thanks to the strong attention, film critics also expressed their attention to the film for the first time.