
As a kid in the South Bronx in the 1970s, Vivian Vazquez watched her tight-knit community become a burned-out ruin as an epidemic of fires raged through her Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood. As Vivian seeks to understand the lasting effects of this tragedy on her family and community, she uncovers a story of injustice, survival and hope that resonates deeply in cities today....
纽约Bronx由于种族区隔导致公共服务的严重匮乏和产权人投机,从40年代开始不停地发生火灾。Bronx意味着高犯罪率,居民的污名化,整个社区就是一被抛弃的垃圾场,被称为murder capital。政府不管,总统不管,最后靠着当地少数族裔的自建重焕生机。
刻画neighborhood顽强生命力的部分令人感动。可惜的是那些运动很难走出Bronx,当代文化对Bronx的污名化也还在继续。(成龙大哥当年打入好莱坞的电影也在疯狂stereotype Bronx哈哈哈,突然和本片呼应)和Citizen Jane一起看是很发人深思的体验——白女的斗争是政治斗争,少数族裔的斗争只能是汗水的斗争。
看完之后,Decade of Fire整体氛围做得可以,属于越往后看越顺的那种,没什么特别硬伤。
朋友推荐的《Decade of Fire》太棒了,看完又哭了一遍。
在紧张刺激的情节中穿插着幽默的对话和场景,为影片增添了不少乐趣。
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