I trust Soderbergh. Temporary leave, braving the cold wind, go to the nearest cinema to buy tickets. In the afternoon, the digital 3D version of the ticket was sold out. Ask the evening again, and the answer is still sold out—it's unbelievable. Wake up early the next day, braving a colder wind, and going to a theater on the riverside—it's what I want—what is it that passes over the misty forest? A man’s voice-over comes... Sooner or later you will wake up... Jack Sally wakes up from the spaceship, the blue gloom reflects a turning face and a small drop of water... After watching the movie It’s been a long time since I woke up, my body stayed on the cold earth, but my soul stayed on the dreamlike planet Pandora. Is it a bit of an exaggeration to describe this movie-watching experience as witnessing the birth of the steam engine, or is it insufficient? Two days later, I went to a normal theater to watch the print version again, and I saw more details like "I saw you". Still not addictive, I downloaded a German version, broadcast it repeatedly, study the pictures, pay attention to the news, analysis and technology related to it — regain my interest in physics — the last time that triggered this interest was Hawking’s Time A Brief History. I don’t know what IMAX 3D technology means to the film industry and everyone’s daily life? I can't even imagine what kind of visual shock a 27-meter-wide and 21-meter-high IMAX screen can produce?
I only know that all this is related to the 3D filming system of the artist or scientist James Cameron, to Industrial Light and Magic and George Lucas, to Weta Studio and Peter Jackson. How many of their names are today? It means that the extent of the expansion of the wings of a certain human imagination means how many possibilities we have to make our daily lives more beautiful. Technology and imagination-this is a very important issue that is easy to ignore. However, my ability is not enough to penetrate into the essence of the problem. I can only talk about the content related to it, in order to show respect for Cameron and his colleagues. In poetry, the dualistic thinking model values the soul and discriminates against technology, resulting in a rigid separation of soul and technology. In fact, the two are just two sides of the same paper and possess each other, which is absolutely different from the logical relationship of dialectics. Similar art still includes music, art, and movies. If there is no strong technical guarantee, imagination can fly. Therefore, I sincerely look forward to watching stereo TV in five years without wearing special glasses. I sincerely look forward to the virtual computer images that can be instantiated. Become a reality-but this is a little-known reality yet to be popularized. In his November 2009 TED lecture "The Amazing Potential of Sixth Sense Technology", Pune Mistri demonstrated the portable device "Sixth Sense" he and Patty Mess jointly developed. Borrowing this device, Humans can connect the real world with the online world at any time. Mistri is a graduate student from MIT, an amazing Indian.
Avatar, derived from the ancient Indian philosophy of Avatara, is translated as Avatar. According to the "Vocabulary" in "The Original Meaning of Bhagavad Gita", the interpretation is: the person who descends; refers to the god (Bhagavad) Fully or partially authorized incarnations descend from the spiritual world for a specific mission. In the movie, Avatar refers to the Namie-like body created by combining human DNA with the DNA of the Namie (humanoid creature) on the planet Pandora. Human beings are linked to their nervous system and related systems by scanning, so that their consciousness and soul exist in the Avatar. Every avatar operator has an avatar that matches his own DNA. Cameron’s choice of Avatar as the name of the movie has both realism and related Indian philosophical meaning-although Cameron himself may avoid this to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Naming is an important philosophical issue, as shown in the movie "The Matrix." In the matrix, Anderson’s name in the real world is Neo, but at first he thought his real name was Anderson, and his net name in the online world was Neo—this name later Be regarded as a symbol of the savior by a prophet. Cameron also understands the true meaning of the naming. He satirizes the self-righteous human conqueror or colonizer with the shape of Avatar, while praising the humble learner and savior Jack Sally, and using this body as Jack Sally The medium and homeland of Lee's ultimate rebirth. Although "Avatar" does not have a stronger post-structuralist tendency than "The Matrix", its surface interpretation of the contemporary general meaning of ancient Indian philosophy is equally profound. This has attracted strong opposition from an Indian religious group. It is also reasonable-because the rigorous interpretation of Bhagavad cannot be ignored.
The Avatar in "Avatar" is an incarnation of the savior in Indian philosophy, and the Titans in "Titanic" are the twelve giants in Greek mythology. If this is a coincidence accidentally created by Cameron, how many interesting interpretations will this coincidence produce? "Avatar" protagonist Jake Sully (Jake Sully) and "Titanic" protagonist Jack Dawson (Jack Dawson)-both are named Jack (their English names are similar in pronunciation and form a homophonic) What kind of coincidence? In the currently popular French-style playing cards, the four jacks represent the four knights, the spades J Hogil, the hearts J Rahel, the clubs J Lancelot, and the diamond J Hector. Therefore, in a certain semiotic field, Jack is an alias for knight. Jack Dawson was buried in the icy ocean in order to save the life of his lover Ross, Jack Sally fought desperately against greedy humans in order to save the lives of his lover, Nydiri and his people-these are the classic actions of the classic knights- -And the avatar of the human Jack Sally finally became the great phantom knight of the Na'bi at the crucial moment of the movie. This transition process just eliminates the gap between Jake and Jack due to semantic differences. Jake will eventually abandon a slightly derogatory slang term and return to its main term, or simply upgrade to the Knight Jack. This may allude to Jack Sally’s motivation for starting Avatar work and his small betrayal of Nydiri—how delicate the role of Cameron’s team was designed.
The appearance of the Phantom Knight is not for no reason. From a certain point of view, Cameron really appreciates the value of chivalry, which is far higher than the profit-seeking superconducting ore grabber, and higher than the frenzied bloodthirsty. Commanders are even higher than intellectuals with a sense of justice who diligently search for specimens and conduct scientific research. This is why a former Marine can be fortunate enough to be a rescuer. He naturally breaks away from the limitation of knowledge and avoids the possibility of bloodthirsty in time, so that he can get closer to the soul realm of the Namei people. This made him ecstatic about the gorgeous vegetation of Pandora, made him curious about the brave Icaran, and respected the mysterious culture of the Nami people and the characteristics of communication with the spirit of all things. He claimed to be a piece of earth different from other earths. People's stone that can be used for oil and salt is not a deliberate humorous statement, but a serious self-confirmation in ignorance.
Not to mention the fierce war scenes at the end, just the learning time of Jack Sally is amazing. Whether it is visual effects or values, the magnificence of imagination and the beauty of connotation can be expressed in words? If imagination exists in the contemporary frontier, then "Avatar" is just such a boundary monument that goes deep into the end of the frontier. What kind of compliments are not excessive, at least in 2010, at least in this cold January, at least at this moment when you are watching a movie. It even makes you forget common-sense notions, and forget the ordinary plots that are beyond ordinary—similar to the complicated relationship between humans and nature in "Princess Mononoke", similar to the "Flying House Tour" or "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" The social criticism of forcibly demolishing residential houses is similar to the historical images of colonization and anti-colonization in "Lawrence of Arabia" or "Zulu War"-forgetting the love affair between two different creatures and forgetting the anti-human pair The painful advice of the deterioration of the human living environment-and this has been criticized by some conservatives-it is enough to just immerse in the imagination presented by technology, immersed in the flickering of fluorescent plants, immersed in the trees The elves (mostly like the white shaking goblins in "A Midsummer Night's Dream") or the elven lizard hovering, immersed in the communication with the glowing branches of the Soul Tree, immersed in the Hallelujah that is said to be inspired by Huangshan In the floating wonderland of the mountain (how close to Hayao Miyazaki's "Sky Castle"), I was immersed in the graceful flight riding the Icaran high speed. There is also the touching vow of never giving up: One flight, lifelong company. There is also that wonderful and profound greeting—I saw you in Chinese, I see you in English, and oe tse'a nga in Nami. I see your essence. Lianna Lewis sang in the theme song: I see you, my dark light breathes the hope of a new life-yes, I see hope is beyond dispute.
2010.1.10.
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