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Film Review on Philadelphia

Philadelphia, directed by Jonathan Demme, featured by Tom Hanks and Danzel Washington, tells a story about a AIDS patients who has fired because suffering from AIDS fight for his right with legal. As the groundbreaking achievement in Hollywood's first look at AIDS discrimination, the movie is mainly about two sensitive topics: homosexuality and AIDS.

To analyze the contradictions in the story from the theory of Structuralism, there are two sets of conflicts: the endless case with Andrew’s former employer, and Andrew’s good fight against sickness.

The gay character, Andrew, a social outcast that facing to the death, is still fighting against the serious illness and the discrimination from the society all the way; The black lawyer, Miller, someone doesn't like homosexuals, agrees to take the case for sympathy . In the name of justice and humanity , in the spirit of compassion, Andrew and Miller tried to fight for legal right in a common action. They gradually become friends and come to understand one another during the quarrel. From Miller’s eyes, we can feel And rew’s love to life and live. There is a imPssiveness scene in the movie: Listening to the inspiring music, Andrew put on a drip, described to Miller his hunger for affection, and his desire for life.

Life is not what you see in the films, it’s much harder. “Philadelphia” was made in 1993, In that time, people’s attitude to AIDS and homosexual are stern, rigid and unreasonable. Most people still feel a hearty dislike about homosexuality , much more a gay with AIDS. "Philadelphia" leads the trend of innovation to the AIDS discrimination. It gave hope to the many others who face this dilemma at some point or another in their lives. On the other hand, it also tries to turn our view to the AIDS.

For viewers of the movie, the meaningful question is not whether they sympathize with Tom Hanks' AIDS-afflicted, but whether that sympathy opens up a different perspective on the victims of the disease in the real world. We should ask several questions to our selves: Should the social outcast have the unfair treatment? What the Public opinions to AIDS? Will any sex orientation of the people be accepted by society? No matter what he is, he has the right to live on happily. That ’s what I learn from “Philadelphia”.

when I see the light.

I know I'll be all right.

Philadelphia.

費城故事劇情簡介

安德魯和喬是費城的兩名年輕律師，他們工作努力，都有美好的前途。安德魯是一名同性戀者，并且染上了艾滋病，但是他沒有將這些事情告訴老板。在安德魯獲得提升不久，老板發現了他的秘密，并以安德魯丟失文件為由把他解雇了。安德魯找到喬并希望他接受這個案子。喬本來拒絕受理這個案子，但在妻子露易絲的責罵之下答應了。

安德魯的家人支持他走上法庭。開庭審理時，眾多示 威者聚集在法院門外，要求給同性戀者合法權益，不準歧視艾滋病人。但被告卻堅持不承認是因為艾滋病的原因而解雇了安德魯。安德魯衰弱的身體已無法承受劇烈的靜脈注射，但他仍堅強地挺過了激烈的法庭答辯。到了審判的日子，陪審團終于宣判原告安德魯受到不公正解雇，被告應負責賠償損失。安德魯終于獲勝了。喬奔赴醫院將這一消息告訴了安德魯和他的家人，但安德魯卻不能再支持下去了，他正在慢慢死去