"Thanks For Smoking" is directed by Jason Reitman
Comedy film starring Alan Eckhart, Maria Bello, David Cohenchane, and Katie Holmes
It was released in the United States on March 17, 2006
The name of the movie is very attractive, but there is never a single smoking scene in the movie
In the movie, the male protagonist is a spokesman for a tobacco company
Whenever there is any negative news in the company, he will speak on behalf of the company
Every day, the male protagonist has to debate with the media and other government departments and non-profit organizations
The male protagonist is also very good at this job, and he sits in the position of vice president of the company with just one mouth!
He will persuade various public welfare, health organizations and individuals who oppose smoking and try to block the profits of the tobacco industry, and will also help tobacco merchants to earn greater benefits, and he expresses the views and positions: "We must put various pros and cons in front of people, but in the end we feel that whether it is harmful and whether to smoke should be a personal choice, and others should not interfere..."
Although he said it so well
Or will it be condemned by the public
After all, many people are quite critical of his job
People blame him for the problems and illnesses caused by smoking
His wife divorced him, and there were no friends in reality
Someone said in public that they would kidnap him and kill him
The man and his only two friends - an arms dealer and a liquor spokesperson
The trio jokingly refers to their small group as the "Death Squad (MOD)"
The male protagonist's duty to people
There's always one of his sayings
For example: "The people of the tobacco companies do not want people to get sick, the anti-tobacco associations are, the more people who get sick, the more money and reputation they get, and the people of the tobacco companies certainly want people to be healthy so that they can make a profit." Tobacco companies also fund advertising campaigns calling on teenagers not to smoke! ”
With such talent, the person who said it was stunned
Adapted from author Christopher Buckley's 1994 best-selling novel of the same name, the film is a critique of the so-called "public relations culture" of American society today through the interesting work and life experience of a tobacco business spokesperson.
What kind of times are these?
In fact, anyone who has seen this movie will understand that this is a golden age for advertising and public relations
While the division of labor in modern society is meticulous, there is also a phenomenon of professional ethics collapsing and professional ethics being lost, and politics, businessmen, performing arts, the media, etc. have become the objects of irony in this film.
The dialogue in the film is great, and every debate of the protagonist will not disappoint
In the face of lung cancer patients, he said: "We don't want lung cancer patients to die, because then we are losing a consumer, we all want them or continue to smoke." ”
In the face of a little girl who advised her mother to quit smoking, he said: "If your mothers say that chocolate is poisonous, do you believe it?" ”
In fact, the quality of smoking is not much to explore
It's always worth exploring whether your opinion of everything is herd or your true thoughts
The dialectical relationship of things is destined to have both good and bad sides to everything, and cigarettes are no exception.
I prefer to believe that "Thank You For Smoking" is an inspirational film
It is a film that knows how to use its own language arts to develop its own talents
Passing by the cute title song, smoking is just a medium
We don't advertise smoking as good, we just embody the flaws of human nature!
That's the brilliance of the director
There is a dialogue in the film
Death Merchant
every week we meet here at bert's.together, we represent the chief spokespeople for the tobacco, alcohol and firearms industries.we call ourselves the mod squad.m-o-d, merchants of death. Every week we meet at the Bert Hotel. We are the chief spokeswoman for the tobacco, alcohol and arms industries. We call ourselves the mod group, the Death Trader...
The usual chat content of the male protagonist and the two friends is
"How many people were killed today?" (In the end, it is always the cigarette that wins by a big score)
It can only be said that the death sales team will grow stronger and stronger in the future, after all, without these death sellers, people's lives will become boring and boring, and who dares to say that they will not become one of them?
Of course, in addition to scolding the male protagonist in the movie, it is the person who supports the male protagonist
The only one who supports the male protagonist is the male protagonist's son
The way father and son get along is enviable
He would not blame his father for his work
Instead, he would judge his father's actions as a bystander
More often than not, it is a question
This is the time to get the so-called answer from the father
"If your child reached the age of 18, would you buy him a cigarette to smoke?"
Faced with the government's aggressive Senate issues
The male protagonist was silent for a while and said:
"If he really wants to smoke, I'll buy him my first pack."
Faced with the question "Why don't cigarette cases have skulls and injured lungs printed on them as warning patterns?" ” The male protagonist replied: "It is the job of all parents to warn children of the dangers that exist in this world." ”
Although the tobacco company collapsed at the end, the male protagonist continued his career as a professional lobbyist by relying on his three-inch uncorrupted tongue.
The male protagonist still compromised, changed one thing endorsement, but this is also a kind of goodwill compromise, no one will take it to heart, the film should be said, people who like this movie, will be able to learn a lot of useful things from it.
Thank you for smoking, maybe it has nothing to do with smoking
"I don't need to prove that I'm right, I just need to prove you're wrong."
It's a classic sophistry movie
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