“The events in this story took place in 1931, it was a period of great stress for the Chinese people. Groaning under the triple oppression of imperialists, feudal landlords, and comprador-capitalists. The working people suffered greatly. Even the industrialists and the traders did not know which way to turn. It was a cut-throat society. The story shows how big fish ate little fish and they in turn ate the shrimps.” (The Lin Family Shop, 0:00-3:20)
The movie The Lin Family Shop (1959) was the embodiment of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda, it had all the elements and motifs that Mao would have wanted to be portrayed about the CCP at the time of the film’s release. Taking place in 1931, it tells the story of Mr. Lin, a shop owner in the lower businessman class, or petty bourgeoisie. Mr. Lin is portrayed with a sympathetic eye as he buckles under …show more content…
(The Lin Family Shop, 0:00-3:20) The contradiction in this film’s musical tracks would be surrounding how what little music that is in the film is using traditional Chinese instruments and styles. (The Lin Family Shop, 0:00-3:20) Mao may have found that the musical choices for the film were good choices because they resist the influences of western capitalist cultures. However, due to the traditional style and instruments, Mao may have found that the music was influenced by the feudal system and suggested nostalgia to a backwards time period. Overall, musically, Mao most likely would have found the song choices to have been unfavorable, possibly even the choice to have music featured within the film at all would be considered anti-communist. If The Lin Family Shop had been examined during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR), the Gang of Four would have most likely initiated the halting of the film’s distribution for reactionary
The movie The Lin Family Shop (1959) was the embodiment of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda, it had all the elements and motifs that Mao would have wanted to be portrayed about the CCP at the time of the film’s release. Taking place in 1931, it tells the story of Mr. Lin, a shop owner in the lower businessman class, or petty bourgeoisie. Mr. Lin is portrayed with a sympathetic eye as he buckles under …show more content…
(The Lin Family Shop, 0:00-3:20) The contradiction in this film’s musical tracks would be surrounding how what little music that is in the film is using traditional Chinese instruments and styles. (The Lin Family Shop, 0:00-3:20) Mao may have found that the musical choices for the film were good choices because they resist the influences of western capitalist cultures. However, due to the traditional style and instruments, Mao may have found that the music was influenced by the feudal system and suggested nostalgia to a backwards time period. Overall, musically, Mao most likely would have found the song choices to have been unfavorable, possibly even the choice to have music featured within the film at all would be considered anti-communist. If The Lin Family Shop had been examined during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR), the Gang of Four would have most likely initiated the halting of the film’s distribution for reactionary