I remember my grandma once told me that when China and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1972, many old men and women in our village were scolding them. They don't understand why they want to establish diplomatic relations with "Japanese devils".
How to think purely rationally? Many things in the world can only be explained, but difficult to judge. It is cruel to talk about resolving ethnic hatred for people who have witnessed the war and lost their loved ones. It is also cruel to hate innocent people in war and promote racial discrimination. For such moral issues, we have to take into account the actual situation, constantly change our perspectives, and look at them from different positions. Throughout the history of moral philosophy, from Kant to Rawls, this is the real reason why moral philosophers always try to build a "moral science" modeled on science - they want to put an end to endless moral disagreements. But that's impossible, at least in my limited intellect, it's an impossible thing. The reason is simple, science aims to find the only truth, but there is no such thing as the only truth in life.
Moral reasoning is limited, but the form of literary and artistic works is free. "Little Boy" is an excellent example. Excellent movies are often like the bedtime stories told by mothers, sneaking into the night with the wind, moistening things silently. With the love between individuals, the relationship between the nation and the nation, the nation and the nation is set against the background, and the misfortune and hatred brought about by this war are reflected. This is the profound connotation of "Little Boy". As for the "power of belief" and the re-understanding of theological thoughts, I personally think it is more of an auxiliary method. They emphasize people's subjective initiative, emphasizing the awe of the unexplainable power in the world, and together they set off the main theme of the film. To be honest, I have watched a lot of movies like this one with the theme of reflecting on war; the more I watch, the clearer the voice in my mind: "Little Boy" is not the answer, in fact, any movie is not the answer , they just ask questions and use different stories to guide people's thinking. There are many unexplainable truths in the complex gray area of human nature. How should we look at them?
First, you must have faith in your heart. Secondly, to see things through, people, don't look so deeply.
Yes, once the words are spoken, it is not the truth. The phrase "I believe I can do it" in the movie obviously has some chicken soup. The rationality of using an atomic bomb to express the powerful energy of belief also needs to be explored. Fortunately, as far as "Little Boy" is concerned, I don't need to delve into the issues of great-power chauvinism and narrow values. In a sense, the film doesn't need to make any perfect promises to any individual, group, or nation. The ideas and thinking it wants to convey are accurate, and even the difficulty of "belief" has been handled very well. "Little Boy" has no tendency to transcendence, and all supernatural phenomena are within the scope of interpretable logic. Regarding this part, the ultimate goal of the movie is not that faith makes miracles happen, but that faith makes love complete and makes people happy in the spiritual world.
what is love? Love is food for the hungry and shelter for the homeless. Love is visiting prisoners in jails and patients in hospitals. Love is clothing the naked, befriending Hashimoto, burying the dead. Love is every sunset we take for granted.
Finally, in 2019, "Little Boy" now ranks first in the movie with amazing ideas and expressions. Although it's not new, but "little boy is wearing a bright red plaid shirt, walking in a black post-war world", the strength of this shot still makes me stunned. The parallel editing of the battlefield and the peaceful world is also very heartfelt. It is about the backbone of the country, about the growth of men, and about all important values. From this point of view, the movie has won a lot of money. Without further ado, go see it, and touch it yourself.
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