As we crossed into the middle of the interstellar sky, we saw the long-lost romantic spirit, democratic political thinking, the viewpoint of biology, the viewpoint of physics, and the dilemma of human nature.
1 Wilde and Romanticism.
As soon as the protagonist appeared on the stage, his story reminded of Wilde’s famous saying:
“We all live in the gutter, but there are still people looking up at the stars.”
Perhaps Nolan’s title came from this.
2 Plato's questioning of a democratic society
Plato has always opposed democracy and advocated the dictatorship of the elite. I like to ask if democratic voters have no talent. How the country works.
Nolan's films do not forget to exaggerate the anti-intellectual tendency and harm of a democratic society.
3 The significance of scientific utilitarianism and basic innovation research.
An example was actually mentioned in the film, where the protagonist’s daughter was called to be a farmer. The protagonist mentioned the importance of physics, an example is the nuclear magnetic machine. In the field of physics, nuclear magnetism has always been the best example to illustrate the significance of basic research. At the beginning, it was developed to understand the physical phenomenon and did not know what to do. Later, it changed the medical field. In fact, every time a British physics researcher wants funding, he tells the story of nuclear magnetism to convince investors. Just say that physics research is useless now, and it will change the world in the future.
4. Darwinism
Darwin's biology has affected all aspects of social life, in fact, there are thoughts in the film. Human being is a kind of animal plan (B), and I still believe that humans are superior to animals. Option (A)
5 Hawking and black holes, and They,
although Hawking is not mentioned in the film, it means paying tribute to Hawking. And the existence of They and high-dimensional space expresses a view of physicists that there is still a lot of room for our understanding of the world, and there are still many problems.
6. The dilemma of human nature in scientific development.
I think the whole film has been discussing the difficulties of human life in the world of scientific progress. World knowledge is exploding, and human cognitive ability appears to be getting smaller and smaller with time. How to accept and adapt to this world?
Although Nolan has seen all the problems in this world, the limitations of human nature and the pain of adapting to the times, Nolan still firmly believes that scientific exploration will enable mankind to break through the limitations of human nature and evolve mankind to a higher civilization. Nolan has There is a deep academic and cultural plot, and there are always professors in his films.
I can't help but think of Bloomsbury's motto: The goal of life is love, creation, beauty and discovery of knowledge.
To many viewers, black holes seem to be only science fiction films, only in Hawking's stories. In reality, black holes are not far away from us. The goal of the European atomic collision restart in April next year is to create a black hole. Many people ask what is the use of this. One application is to generate electricity. After a black hole is formed, any matter can be used as fuel and thrown into the black hole. All the mass is converted into energy and emitted as black hole radiation.
Europe is discussing the use of black holes to repair power stations. This new profession is not called energy engineering, but space-time engineering.
The financial crisis has made many people feel that society is regressing and living standards are declining, and more and more people are beginning to question the meaning of basic scientific research. But in fact, humans are still making major breakthroughs in science. Humans can already convert energy into matter. Prototypes of quantum computing and quantum communication have been designed. The neural network maps of DNA, protein, and human brain have been drawn. It can synthesize proteins, and make and use black holes.
I personally feel that Nolan's story is not so sci-fi, but smart people have foresight and foresight. The audience can feel the power of the story more and more in the next thirty or fifty years.
Sometimes it feels like Nolan's films and movies
are like "Origin of Species" to popular literature, and
thinkers are to entertainment stars.
He is in the natural sciences, politics and philosophy circles, not in the literary circles.
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