"Whenever I am shrouded in dark clouds, there is a place to hide." After listening to the ending song of "Your World" of "The Worker", this sentence always lingers in my ears. I hope the following drama can allow you to hide when you are in a difficult situation.
"The Man Who Works" is a tragic comedy, with joy in sadness and tears in laughter. In "working people", you will see the appearance of many small characters, but such small characters are a bit cute and a bit distressing. At the same time, it also makes people admire the perspective of the screenwriter of this drama. Every character in the play has many aspects, and every reaction they make is so real and natural.
There are many kinds of pain in life, the confusion of dreams, the prisoner of love, the temptation from afar, and the pain of workmanship is the "life" brought to them by the inch of land under your feet and the dome sky above your head.
"The Worker", this drama is adapted from the best-selling book of the same name by writer Lin Liqing. This book records the human feelings and warm mirrors of the edges he saw in the dusty tiles on the construction site over the past ten years. Why is it said to be warm? Because this drama looks gray at first glance, it has a taste of the drama version of "Big Buddha Plas". The protagonists are also workers from construction sites, but the perspectives of the world are very different from those of small people.
In the movie "Big Buddha Plas", the director uses black and white parts to describe the lives and world of small people, while the world of rich people is gorgeous and colorful. But in "The Worker", we will find that even if life is ordinary, twisted, and struggled, their lives are still full of fun and warmth. There is no savior in this world, and only oneself can be his master.
"The Worker" did not put the main theme very grandly, did not explore the gap between the rich and the poor from the perspective of the lower class, nor did it let go of too much to satirize the class level. On the contrary, it values individuals. Every ordinary person living in this world, just like the title of this film, is "working person". Like white-collar workers and gold-collar workers in suits, like lawyers, policemen, and judges, they should obtain the rights and respect that a "person" should have.
The way the author and screenwriter shouted for them was not to silence the world, but to give the show warmth with a black humorous sentiment. The laughter after leaving pain, the forgiveness behind absurdity, cruelty and tenderness go hand in hand, this time the director put more of his pen and ink on them, (this shining point is not the glory of human nature, but the multidimensionality of human nature) and the reasons why they are living people deserve to be re-recognized by all those who have discriminated against this group.
After watching this film, you will find that equality, straight-eye view, and calm mind are not only in news reports, but also in the tip of the author and screenwriter, and under the lens of a director. In the end, this state of mind fell on the screen, leaving the audience with a dose of spiritual medicine.
(The following content may contain spoilers)
"The Worker", the protagonists in the play are mainly "three fools" composed of several workers from the bottom of society, namely iron worker Aqi, plate model worker Changge and strange hand (excavator worker) Aquan. While working on the construction site, they sighed every day, making absurd daydream of becoming a "people's best". They fell and fell on a series of ridiculous road to wealth, and their dreams were broken, but they were still optimistic and hardworking.
In front of the gods, everyone is equal
This is the first episode they think of the way to make money - the gods.
A Qi is a middle-aged uncle who has no wisdom but is smart one after another. When he went to worship Buddha with his brothers, he suddenly had a whim and thought that being a "god" could make money like this.
He immediately instigated several partners to start their own business together, import a Buddha statue to open the temple, and then use the light of the gods to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
Obviously, such a greedy and cheap thinking destined to be in a hurry and down. Under the gaze of several pairs of light eyes, they were told that the Buddha statue was detained by customs and had to pay NT$200,000 before they could be kept. Nowadays, sellers who use Buddha statues to deceive people have used their "greed" to trap everyone in without doing anything.
It is not an exaggeration to say that A Qi is a greedy person. Xiaogan, slick, and a little stupid. He thinks about it one by one, but behind all this is just a simple wish to have a better life and a simple wish to gain social respect. After all, workers are not valued by this society. Even if the workers earn no less than others, they are still on the marginal groups in society.
In front of the gods, their wish is nothing more than a healthy body and equal medical conditions, and they can have the right to be treated with patients in suits when they are injured in the hospital; they have a stable and fixed income like other workers, and they hope that the wages they are owed can be recovered; of course, there is also a psychological guarantee; and they hope that they can afford a house and give their family a true "home"....
That's all, it's so difficult.
The eyes of the crocodile, the handworking hand, the spirit of the crocodile that is chewing,
gave up the Buddha's dream of getting rich. This time, the "three fools" were attracted by a crocodile falling from the sky. The "crocodile skin to make money" was put on the agenda again. They spent a lot of effort to hide the crocodile and look for places to raise it everywhere. They were dreaming of "raising crocodile, crocodile raw crocodile, and crocodile skin to the rich", and ran around with a little crocodile to find a place to settle for it.
Later, the crocodile was "drunk" and couldn't think of it and jumped off the building alone and died...
Their dreams were broken again. Looking at the dead crocodile, they found that their situation was actually similar to that of the crocodile: Whether trapped in a pool or a bucket, they had been working very hard to leave this environment. No matter how others bully or force him, he is going to make a name for himself!
is funny and bitter, angry and cute.
However, this blow seems to be insufficient.
Their expectation of lottery is like humans looking forward to tomorrow and history looking forward to the future. As expected, these "unbeaten-killed Xiaoqiang" once again put their hope of getting rich overnight after repeated failures on an "antique" bottle dug out during work. They walked to the treasure appraisal live broadcast room with confidence, and finally found that it was just a imitation of a high school student. They were just a joke from the audience in front of the camera, and it was just a shame.
They lamented "Money is willful, and I don't have money to accept my fate." "Money is my doctor." , so even if I am sick, I don't go to the hospital for treatment. I attribute everything to my lack of money. In their hearts, if I have money, I won't get sick. This reminds me of an episode of "Must be innocent, but not rich, and guilty" in " Please answer 1988". In the play, Deok-sun's father was wearing ripped socks and a worn shirt, and paid to help an old lady. The scene of his wife scolding him when he returned home was very impressive.
Finally, we found that many ordinary people in life have conflicts from "money".
When you have money, A Qi can ask for a caregiver when his old father is sick, so his wife can save some effort and the conflicts between husband and wife will be reduced. When you have money, your daughter can go abroad to study, and they themselves no longer have to drink alcohol to relieve their sorrows. They are drunk and unconscious and have to look for people everywhere. If you have money, you will be free from illness and free.
But can money really solve all problems?
money can solve the problem of food and clothing and survival problems, but it cannot solve the psychological problems.
Four-sided worlds, a romantic window
The "working people" in the play, when they are judged as "sincere", when they think they are people picked by God, as audiences with the third perspective, we find that they are the "people" with the most ordinary and simple happiness.
For example, Aqi, no matter how unlucky he is and loves to be clever, he still has a wife who is willing to give silently and willing to do so. His wife is worried about his eyes, and after the two quarreled and drove him out of the house, she still asked her son to take him to the hospital. And his son never discriminated against him because his father was a "worker".
Let’s talk about Brother Chang, his wife is a worker like him, and the sweet daily life of their couple is really envious. When Brother Chang was deceived and was about to be scolded by investing, he found that his wife and daughter had never blamed him, and still asked him about his well-being because they knew that he wanted to make a name for the sake of this family after all.
In the face of reality, love gives way. Aqin (Aqi's younger brother) is the most unique one in the whole drama. He is skilled and has never participated in the daydream of "Three Fools". He keeps wiping his brother Aqi's butt. His ex-girlfriend left him because of his "worker". He can only find some comfort in the lady's bed.
After experiencing the warmth and coldness of the world, his face was full of anger. He hated his background and environment. He hoped that he could become a superior person in the next life.
Aqin's struggle and loneliness make people feel distressed. We cannot help him, nor can we bring warmth to him, but when he raised his head, he still found the love from the eyes of his relatives and lovers.
has seen all the grievances and pains of the little people. Fortunately, this drama allows us to see the other side of their lives. In addition to black, white, gray, and orange, red and blue, isn’t life like this? No group absolutely needs to be sympathized with. There is no distinction between high and low, and everyone will be equal in the face of pain and happiness. Just like in "My First Half of Life", He Han, a senior partner of a leading consulting company, and Bai Guang, a Japanese restaurant waiter, sit on the same step and count the mess of his life. Who can say who is happier and who is more painful?
Four square worlds, a romantic window, when you return home, there is a light that lights up for you, this is the happiness of the "working people".
The perspective of this drama makes people feel impulsive, making you want to hug those who work, and making all creators want to understand more deeply those workers who live around you but are ignored by you, and who silently contribute to society. Let’s talk to them about their lives, what exactly is their lives like? It is best to have a dozen more dramas like
. Maybe after watching this drama, the professional discrimination chain will not be better, but those who have watched it will feel shocked from the bottom of their hearts. The shock does not come from their pain or their moans, but from them, like us, hurrying, working hard to live, making joy in the bitterness, and sharing sorrow and sweetness. At that moment, you will find that the saying "Equality of all beings" is not just a saying...
