an extraordinary man,
an almost deadly destruction.
Then he became the chosen one.
Then, he learned the power of God.
Then he met the man who destroyed the world.
Then, he sacrificed himself, negotiated with God, defeated the wicked, and saved the world.
Do you feel familiar?
Well, let me explain the essence of this story in one sentence:
this is a "Bible" story, to be
precise, it is a Western story dotted with many Eastern elements,
that is , the story of Jesus' death and rebirth and saving mankind.
Are you a little skeptical?
Then I will tell the story of the New Testament briefly again:
a baby was born from God,
his preaching was suppressed, and he was nailed to the cross to die.
Then, he was reborn,
and then he used this kind of going to the cross to bear humanity. The way of original sin saved mankind.
What’s more subtle is that this movie completely conveys the essence of the Bible’s thoughts, such as:
"You have to enter the narrow door, because the door is led to perish, the door is wide, the road is big, and many people enter. ; Leading eternal life, the door is narrow, the road is small, and there are few people to find." It
also fully conveys the Christian thought of choosing believers from the bad people:
"If you set up a feast, you have to invite the poor and the disabled. , Lame, blind, you are blessed! Because they have nothing to repay you. When the righteous are resurrected, you will be rewarded."
God specially chooses his elect from among the rotten people and leads them Enter the kingdom of heaven.
In the "New Testament", those who followed Jesus were fishermen, farmers, and low-level tax collectors.
In this movie, the protagonist is first destroyed, then plunged into extreme poverty, and then selected.
Is it very similar?
As for those love elements, we all know that Christianity protects the family. To
put it bluntly, it is the cornerstone of Western civilization: the monogamous nuclear family.
After deciphering, let’s get back to the topic: Why does Hollywood always only tell an old story?
My answer is: because this is the core essence of their civilization, of
course a nation only teaches the most essence of myths to future generations!
Westerners take the "Bible" as a core cultural achievement and pass it on to future generations,
just as we Chinese pass the story of Pangu and Nüwa, and the story of Confucius and 72 disciples as the core heritage to future generations.
Another reason is that always telling the same story is actually a forced repetition.
When human beings are injured in something, they will always repeat that thing
until they surpass the thing that causes pain.
I always talk about one thing, but in fact I haven't fully grasped it, and haven't completely surpassed it.
In addition, if you interpret the movie as a dream, that is, from the perspective of dream interpretation, I have an experience:
when a person always has the same dream for a period of time, it
means that the person has been struggling with one thing during this period of time. Still digesting this thrilling spiritual event.
For Westerners, the fact that Jesus sacrificed himself to God to bear the original sin of mankind
was the most central event in the recent evolution of their Christian civilization.
This incident planted the roots of a civilian revolution, and later helped Westerners achieve great liberation:
democratic revolution, sexual liberation, freedom, human rights, equality...
These modern core achievements of Western civilization are derived from Christianity, an ancient civilian. Religiously transformed.
To put it bluntly, Hollywood movies are about an old dream that Westerners are experiencing and anxious collectively.
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