I'm not religious, and a lot of the people watching this movie aren't religious either, so the focus isn't necessarily on religion. Religion is the spiritual sustenance of the suffering people, and of course it is also the tool of the ruler (no offense intended), and the Lord only exists in the hearts of believers.
Some of the practices in the movie made me feel deja vu. Christians persecuted believers of other religions to a certain point. Theodosius I ordered the destruction of all temples and statues. Pagan rituals were banned, and pagan rituals were even executed . Libraries are closed. This is
the encroachment of a civilization on a civilization. From the point of view of future generations, the world should be one family, and there is absolutely no need to erode each other. Whether it is Greece or Rome, whether it is polytheism or Christianity, compatibility is obviously the best way.
Zhu Yuanzhang carried out racial persecution in Dali, Yunnan, and wiped out the Duan Dynasty. What's more, he ordered all books to be burned, resulting in a vacancy in the history of Dali. In other words, he is also doing it to centralize power and avoid the division of China. From the point of view of future generations, this is all Chinese culture and is worth cherishing. At that time, Dali was a rebellious vassal of Daming, a restless neighbor, and should be managed.
History is too complicated, and it is up to who is right or wrong behind.
Where there are people, there will always be contradictions, and the wheel of history rolls forward, sometimes just repeating the past. The wisdom of human beings is indeed growing, but there is always an ignorant side. Otherwise, how could this kind of thing still happen today? The most peaceful solution is not the most effective solution for rulers. If they were given another chance, they would still choose to overcome violence with violence. This is the sadness of human beings - living awake in a dirty world. Hypatia's grief is a woman in a patriarchal society, a sober person, standing on the commanding heights of society, powerlessly looking down on all this, until she is pulled into a whirlpool.
How on earth should we view this history, the history of bloodshed, murder, destruction? Before humans have a clear understanding, we just criticize these thugs and turn around and continue our tyranny.
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