Crows and Sparrows” - Connection to philosophy PDF

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Crows and Sparrows” is a famous 1949 film directed by Zheng Junli. This film takes place in shanghai on the Eve of the Communist Revolution. It follows the tenants of a Shanghai path house and a corrupt, powerful official named Huo Yibo. Tenants of this building all fight different battles with Huo Yibo. The story is riddled with corruption, as Huo uses his power of the then current Republican Government to take control of the unit. He then moves the former building owner Mr. Kong into a corner room at the bottom of the property, and moves his mistress into Mr. Kong’s former space. Two other families inhabit the other two rooms of the building. Soon after this, the Republican Army is defeated by the Communists and Huo attempts to sell the property and force the families to vacate . After a series of events the Republican government collapses, and the building residents prepare to overtake him. He flee’s to Taiwan, and the original tenants remain in their home. To provide critical analysis for this movie, it wasn’t filmed until after the second world war. It depicted the final days of unrest between the Nationalist Government and the Communists, and it reflects the shifting power dynamics the world was facing at the time. The overall setting and plot of the movie reflects the levels of corruption within the standing government at the time, but also that the Nationalist party wasn’t as liberating as their original message given to the people of China when the last Dynasty ended. Upon my research of this film, I learned that its initial production was often riddled with problems and difficulties. Although the film itself is considered a “Chinese Classic” film, it has a certain leftist bias in my opinion. It succeeds in showing certain flaws of the Nationalist Movement, although the contents and central messages of the film (particularly its depiction of corruption in Government) are still relevant today. The film also noticeably pays particular detail to location and summary to depict the clear and dividing lines within post-revolutionary China. Overall, Crows and Sparrows was probably my favorite film that we watched as a class this semester. The producer and director of this film successfully depict life as well as important social and political changes in China during this time. I understand why this movie is considered a Chinese classic, as it’s overall execution can still be called upon for discussion today....