42nd Street

   42街展现了不甘心残酷的现实和美国的期待的希望之间的矛盾。通过讲述一个简单的教训，告诉我们努力的成果与爱情确实存在，它安慰美国的不安和焦虑心脏下枯萎经济的浓烟。在它背后的叙事流畅和清晰的框架是一个真诚的祝福，每个美国人，含有强烈的决心重振低迷的经济而不失美艳的那些人的美德的爱情，执着信念。

    42nd Street was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1934, which was exactly within the time scope of the gloomy Depression. As a backstage musical, it knitted a complex and spectacular world behind the curtain of a musical Pretty Lady, following a complete line of musical making, including financial support, cast selection, countless rehearsals and a successful Gala Premier in the end. Put into its social background, this movie impressed me for the embedded spiritual value of bringing faith back to the grey United States.

    The Depression crashed Wall Street, which also crashed American’s bank account and their hope for a better life. Yet, an economic disillusionment sometimes had the power to boost a country’s cultural development. 42nd Street came into people’s view timely. This movie depicted an ambitious director, Julian Marsh, who struggled regardless of his poor health to make another peak of his theater life in the downturn of the market economy. Though he was always trapped in dilemmas, such as the complicated love affair between Dorothy and Abner Dillon, the sponsor, which nearly ruined this musical, and his self-doubt that “I am a sick man, not a great director”, Marsh devoted all his life into it. And his endeavors paid off. Through lighting up each actor’s and actress’ passion and adding life into the show, he represented a series of extraordinarily spectacular stories on the 42nd Street to the audience, in which the prosperous and busy scenes inspired people’s faith in a recovery not only of economy but also of their mental world. Marsh was actually an epitome of every American at that time, who, bearing a heavy economic load, looked for a way out in an active and painstaking manner. He succeeded. They believed so would America.
    Meanwhile, the romance between Dorothy and Pat Denning touched the softest part of each American’s heart in face of a seemingly cold and ruthless economic crisis. Their love story might sound a cliché nowadays, but during that time, a courage to reject power and wealth and return to pure love was precious. It could easily resonate its audience due to the rationality and tolerance in it. Both of them had contributed to their love: Dorothy helped Pat financially when he was out of work, whereas Pat stopped acquiring his own career. Their relationship was once shaken that both deemed only through a broke-up could they achieve a bright future separately. However, in the end, realizing what she actually valued after losing her starring position, Dorothy was determined to sacrifice her own career, willing to slow down and make a joint effort together with Pat to their future. The lovers finally excelled a secular impulse to be slaves of money, which reflected an American society calling for concentration on mental needs rather than a twisted impulse toward money and fame.
In conclusion, 42nd Street reconciled the conflicts between the cruel reality and American’s expectation for hope. By telling a simple lesson that everyone’s efforts did count and love did exist, it comforted a restless and anxious heart of America under the heavy smog of a withered economy. Lying behind its smooth narration and clear framework was a sincere blessing to each American, containing a strong determination to reinvigorate a slumping economy without losing those glamorous human virtues like love, perseverance and faith.

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