However, the development of the times is beyond the control of our sages. The once glorious Chinese civilization with Confucianism as the core was lost by the PK. The great powers of the heavenly dynasty called it the little apprentice of the barbarians, the soil buns, and the half-man and half-beast. As a result, the palace of thought began to shake, and the theoretical totem began to collapse. The businessman who was once cast aside by the old sage of Kong became the protagonist of the times. The children of China and the descendants of Yan and Huang living in the 21st century may not know the "Analects", but absolutely Know McDonald's and Hollywood blockbusters. I really don’t know what emotion the saint who once sighed about the "disintegration of rituals and music" in the Spring and Autumn Period will express his feelings about this situation today. However, the old sage still has one thing to be gratified, that is, no matter how the times change, the hundreds of millions of people in a big country are still very accustomed to pretending to be grandchildren!
A lot of talk seems to be a digression, but it is very difficult to change a way of thinking. In the film "Fight Club", a group of people who are numb by the modern lifestyle think that they are a society that has lost their humanity and feelings. Victims, they hate the materialistic social reality, but at the same time they are powerless. This is the confusion of Europeans and Americans, and also our confusion. While we have this confusion, we have to add some negative influences of traditional Chinese culture— -Lack of independent thinking ability, accustomed to pretending to be grandchildren. The theme of the film tells us that in today's materialistic world, our souls have been captured and banned by the body. Only by putting everything aside can we usher in the moment when the soul is free again. For us, we must first have the courage and hard work to break the traditional thinking. Otherwise, we will not even have the basic thinking ability, so how to talk about spiritual freedom.
Let me talk about the movie first: Jack (played by Edward Norton) is a man full of middle-aged crisis consciousness. He hates his life and everything. In addition, he suffers from severe insomnia, so he often participates in various group consultations. Yes, just to be able to reach the crowd. At a certain group consultation meeting, Jack met a female smoker who had the same reason as him, Mara (played by Helena Bohan Carter). Under the influence of inexplicable hormones, Jack and Mara fled together. During the consultation meeting, the two people's love engendered... In a street battle, Jack met Taylor (played by Brad Pitt), a soap seller. The two became friends by chance and began to create a "fight club". ": A party where each other can fight each other without wearing protective gear. The purpose is to vent their emotions. The "fight club" has also become a national underground organization, and all members regard Taylor as the godfather. For the sake of identification, the members also shaved their heads. Jack became more and more unbearable about the current situation of the "fight club" and Taylor's crazy appearance, so he decided to alienate Taylor. However, the members of the "fight club" at this time launched a nationwide riot. They blew up a lot of buildings... All the situation was unexpected by Jack. How can he solve this chaotic status quo? It turns out that Jack and Taylor are actually the same person, a dual person with split personality, everything is made by him, and all of this is only settled by him.
Ordinary urban white-collar workers, a job, a salary, bring a bore, a emptiness. Life is slowly being consumed in the purposeless busyness. Work hard, handle relationships with people carefully, and talk about love without a purpose carefully. Day after day doing what I think is meaningful. This can be said to be the "standard photo" of many people living in today's society, and it is also the "basic condition" for us to pretend to be grandchildren. Jack, a typical character in a modern city, a standard grandson: he is loyal to his boss, absolutely obedient and loses himself, he likes to pursue materialistic enjoyment without spiritual emptiness, and his life is boring but without risk. The repeated stereotypes did not bring him happiness at all, and the painful torture of insomnia made him stay in a trance state of "cannot sleep peacefully nor wake up" for a long time. Participating in the castrate party is his only spiritual sustenance, a man who has not been castrated physically but has lost the courage to be a man in his mind. Seeing Jack at the castrate party, I think this guy is really a maggot in society, living a life that is meaningless to him, and suddenly thinking of himself, is his life enough to laugh at this grandson? I dare not answer. Taylor, apparently a soap seller, secretly organized a "fight club" and planned a "destruction operation", seeking to destroy and destroy the body, mind and society, so that the two can achieve the goal of "breaking the old and creating the new and gaining freedom." He is actively resisting, but what will happen after the destruction, Taylor did not expect that there will be destruction but no standing, so this kind of resistance is also an escape. But when I asked myself whether I was actively resisting or actively evading you who were unwilling to the status quo, I dared not answer again. When I wanted to say "the future is long, we have to plan for the long term", it seems that I feel like in the movie. Tyler gave me a weird smile and said, "Pretend, you're such a fucking grandson."
It’s just too much of the packaging and our self-deceiving bad habits and inertia that make us gradually lose the courage and ability to think, and gradually lose confidence. People who are not confident are often very "Thaksin" and are like a duck. Instill all kinds of thoughts and treat them as part of yourself, or even master. In the commodity economy and society, various consumer concepts and life concepts have been packaged and regarded as golden laws and human guidelines. We have nowhere to escape without knowing it. Gradually getting used to and becoming addicted. Addiction means being controlled by things outside of ourselves, by our own desires and requirements, and becoming slaves to them means the autonomy of life. Be castrated. It wasn't until one day in the middle of the night that we felt a burst of emptiness and the meaninglessness of life. We only realized that we were fooled, but it was hard to counteract, because we have adapted to this kind of life and rely on things more than spirits. Longing for freedom, so I can only live a life of "insomnia but not awake".
Change is painful, but it is also necessary. Although the film is full of violence, blood, and even destruction, I think it can be understood from another perspective, that is to say, change does not have to be destroyed. It can be reconstruction. History tells us to overthrow the old. The purpose of order is not to destroy but to establish a new order, and changes in thinking can also follow this law. Each of us should reconstruct our thoughts, explore the meaning of living, and give ourselves an explanation. In today's material world, how should we prove our existence and how to make ourselves happy? Is it only power, money, and sex that are our favorites to find the freedom of the soul? Perhaps we should all reflect on how to find the value of life in rationality and madness.
It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything...
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