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today I'll show you a Mexican-French art thriller film: "New Order "
spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The film opens with a close-up of an abstract painting by the Mexican artist Omar Graham
And then, it shows a series of green elements, such as a naked lady painted green,
green water rushing down the stairs, and a green tree with a blood-red trunk
Green is one of the colors on the Mexican flag
Green stands for the hope of the nation
The director's display of green, coupled with the violent protests on the streets,
suggests a deep concern for the nation
The hospital rushes to clear all beds for those seriously injured in the demonstration
A Gardener's wife is so sick that she needs an emergency heart surgery
But the hospital chases her out
The doctor advises Gardener to try the private hospital
But the same treatment would cost 200,000 pesos at the private hospital
Outside the hospital, gunshots do not cease
Helicopters fly low across the city
Alarms ring without a stop
It all indicates that the state apparatus has deployed the military force to deal with its civilians
As a result, the death toll continues to rise
In contrast to the violence and chaos, Ivan, the nation's powerful government official,
is holding a grand post-wedding party for his beloved daughter, short-named Daughter,
at their luxurious estate
Stylishly dressed elites and tycoons grace the event, a testament to Ivan's power and influence
Every guest brings along expensive presents and cash gifts
Daughter does not put on the traditional white wedding gown
Instead, she wears a red suit
The unusual dress code goes to depict her as a rebellious girl
Daughter hands all the wedding cash gifts to her mother, Ivan's wife, short-named Wife
Wife then keeps them all in the safe
Sometime later, a powerful senior official also arrives
Ivan leads his family out to receive him
The senior official says to Ivan's Son that he has approved the land permit
Shortly after, an uninvited guest makes his presence at the mansion
He is the family's Gardener, who comes to seek help from his long-time employer
He humbly approaches Wife, and begs her for the 200,000 pesos to heal his wife
Wife looks for Ivan and Son
But the cold-hearted men do not really care about Gardener's predicament
In the end, Wife only gives Gardener 30,000 pesos,
and turns away to take care of her distinguished guests
Gardener knows that 200,000 pesos are nothing to Ivan, not even enough to buy a hormone bag;
but he is in no position to ask for more money
At this point in time,
the senior official mysteriously leaves the wedding party with his family members
Gardener prepares to go home after sending his wishes to Daughter
Daughter hugs him with joy
Learning that Gardener needs a sum of money to pay for his wife's surgery,
Daughter is reminded of the wedding gifts in the safe
However, she does not know the password
She approaches Ivan, her brother, and her husband; but no one is willing to help Gardener
Disappointed, Daughter brings her own bank card to Gardener's house, along with the guy "Driver"
As soon as her car exits the mansion, Daughter realizes the roads around her house are cordoned off
Daughter does not detour, but takes another path to Gardener's house
Soon after Daughter's departure, Ivan spots activists painted red and green,
breaking into his house
Gun-toting leader of the mob directly shoots at Ivan
This leads to chaos and screams across his mansion
Ivan falls down, succumbs to his wounds
Wife is crying out loud, hugging him
Various guests duck the shots,
and order the muscular security guard to protect them with his bullet-proof muscles
To their shock, the security guard fires his gun at the guests
It turns out that the security guard and the protesters are accomplices in the rebellion
While the guests rush to find shelter, the slaves plunder all kinds of treasures at the mansion
Wife is threatened to open the safe
The security guard points the gun at Wife's head,
forcing her to key in the correct pin, so that he can extract cash
When she does exactly that, she is shot dead
Marta is the only faithful maid, who does not join in robbing her owner
She secretly calls Driver, her son, intending to tell him not to come back
However, right after she dials the number, she is knocked down unconscious
The protesters destroy famous paintings hung on the wall
They kill Son's pregnant wife, leaving her bleeding on the stairs
Driver could tell that Ivan's mansion is in trouble
Activists roam on the streets, and civilians are rushing back home for safety
It is important to consider how the protesters enter Ivan's house, when all roads are blocked
Furthermore, the senior official left the mansion earlier, right before the riot,
suggesting that he might be in the known of the conspiracy
Overcoming many hurdles, Daughter and Driver have reached Gardener's house
Actually, Driver is the nephew of Gardener
Gardener, Marta, and Driver stay under the same roof for shelter
The family has been serving Ivan for a very long time
Daughter hands the bank card to Gardener
Due to the ongoing riot, the mansion has fallen
It is now safer for Daughter to stay in Driver's house
The next day morning, the military has already seized control of the mob
Comprehensive martial law is implemented across the nation
According to the radio news, the suppressed riot has killed a few thousand lives
Daughter wants to go back home
Driver ventures out to scout the situation
To his shock, two military soldiers capture him
When the soldiers see Daughter, they propose to escort her home,
taking the martial law as an excuse
It looks like a rather safe option to have military soldiers protecting Daughter
However, unexpectedly, the female soldier demands Daughter to surrender her mobile phone, watch,
and all other accessories like tampons
Daughter does not want to comply; but they force her head down
The streets are strewn with dead bodies
Angel of Independence Monument is looking down on the corpses mounted up in the city
Daughter is not sent home
She is brought into a military base, that feels like a concentration camp for the Jews
As a matter of registration, the number 16 is written on her forehead
So far, a dozen of captives are gathered in the base
They are the descendants of the rich or the powerful politicians
Their houses are located in well-off communities
At night, the soldier takes out the ladies to satisfy their desires
A grant hormone feast is undergoing, and sexual assaults are committed openly
Daughter is not spared from the shame and torture
On the other side, Son and Son-in-law enlist the senior official's help to find Daughter
The senior official asks them to have faith in him
And then, The senior official walks away with the military General
A funeral for Ivan's wife and his daughter-in-law is held later
But only three kin family members attend it
The priest prays that God has established his order in the kingdom of heaven,
and his heavenly army is countless
This line seems to suggest that even God maintains his power by the military soldiers
Following the funeral, Ivan is discharged from the hospital
The senior official comes to visit Ivan, but they do not exchange any words
Right now, Ivan's eyes are filled with sadness and doubts
Since Ivan's house is still in a mess,
those servants are not as obedient to their masters as before
When Son-in-law's mother issues an order, the servant ignores her
It is clear proof that Ivan's power has been downsized under this situation
Back to the military base
The soldiers take videos of the captives, and demand a large ransom from their families
The price for Daughter is 10 million pesos
Son reports it to the senior official and General
General promises to track down the culprits, and save Daughter
By now, all communications in the city are cut off
The government imposes round-the-clock martial law
As his wife is dying, Gardener has to leave his house to find a doctor
Sadly, the patrolman discovers him, and guns him down immediately
In fact, the whole city has been fully militarized
Innocent civilians are wiped out for even minor trespass
Needless to say, Gardener's wife also comes to die without any treatment
Among the captives, the family of Number 3 pays the money to redeem him
The soldiers claim to release him
Just when everyone thinks he could finally go, he is killed right after he steps out of the room
The gunfire sends a shiver down the remaining hostages
In shock, they scream out loud
Now that they come to realize money cannot buy them back
What the military wants are both money and their lives
The female soldier who captures Daughter, learns that if Daughter's redeemed,
she could only get 200,000 pesos in the end
Apparently, she is unsatisfied with this amount of reward
She decides to make a fortune in other means
She visits Marta, and tells her they could get Daughter back at 800,000 pesos
To convince them that she is of power and authority, she gives Marta and Driver two travel passes
Kind-hearted Marta and Driver immediately journey to Ivan's estate,
and deliver the message to Ivan's son
To him, 800,000 pesos in exchange for his sibling's return, is a good deal
So he hands the cash to Marta, with the hope to get his sibling back
Marta then brings the cash to the female soldier
But the greedy soldier changes her mind, and asks for another 1 million pesos
Marta and Driver have no choice, but to seek Son again for the cause
This time around, Son feels suspicious about Marta and Driver
He then escalates the case to the senior official and General
As a result, the female soldier and her accomplices are arrested at Marta's house
However, Marta is also captured by the police
Later, the military base is cracked down by the police; and Daughter is taken to a military van
At her back, the captives and captors are executed one by one
What appears to be a rescue turns out to be a massacre
The kidnapped have been through sexual assaults, torture, and abuses
They do not see the final execution coming
What's worse, gasoline is poured over their body, and fire is ignited
As the last step to wipe out all evidence, all of them will be burnt to ashes
It looks like Daughter is fortunate to escape the torment
But she is not safe, either
The military van takes her directly into Driver's house
When she steps in, she exchanges a look with Driver, not knowing what is going to happen
Soon after, Daughter is shot dead by the military officer in Driver's bathroom
Driver trembles in fear, when he hears the gunshot
The soldier stuffs the gun, which kills Daughter,
into the powerless Driver's hand, attempting to frame him
Driver stands in shock, does not know how to react
Before he can utter anything, he is shot right in his head
As such, the military sets up its own story
That is, Ivan's servants, Driver and Marta, have long been jealous of the Ivan family's fortune
So they kidnapped Daughter
After Ivan paid them the ransom, they cruelly killed Daughter
The heinous deeds of the military are all covered up by this lie
But as for the captives who are killed and burnt,
there is another version of explanation, that they died in the riots
At the end of the movie, Ivan attends the execution of Marta, along with other politicians
General is seated in the center position, and the senior official is next to him
Ivan sits beside the senior official, wearing an oxygen mask
Marta's face is covered, and a rope is put around her neck
At the command of the executor, Marta is hung dead in an instant
Ivan watches the fall of Marta, knowing that it is also the fall of his own power
General and the senior official join hands to overthrow Ivan's authority,
and weaken his power by taking advantage of this national crisis
Indeed, a new order over the country is established by sacrificing innocent civilians
It's time to clarify the plot before ending today's episode
The Ivan family's absolute power leads to serious corruption and public resentment
A demonstration takes place
The senior official, who has been preying on Ivan's power,
gangs up with General to create chaos in the protest
They have arranged military soldiers to disguise themselves as activists,
and start rioting, looting, and killing
Bribing Ivan's security guard and robbing his mansion, is also part of the plan and conspiracy
And then, Ivan is injured and his wife murdered
On the other hand,
the soldiers involved in the plot kidnap the children of government officials and rich people,
hoping to make a fortune
Fearing that the hostages' powerful families would take revenge in the future,
they kill the hostages once the money comes in
At the wrap up of the game, the senior official, General,
and the brutal military soldiers have assassinated everyone on the base
Daughter is a special victim with powerful family background,
so she has to be handled differently by the corrupt soldiers
So as to clear their name, Driver and Marta are made the scapegoats
The film ends with a quote that only the dead have seen the end of the war
This is exactly the name of the painting featured in the opening sequence
During the riot, countless civilians and innocents fall inevitably
But the war between the elites never ceases,
as a new social order will be established soon with the power and resources redistributed
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