Constantine's cultural meaning

Justus 2022-03-19 09:01:03

My evaluation of this film is still good. The whole movie can be clearly stated in one sentence of Nietzsche: "God is dead".

However, after Nietzsche sentenced God to death, he did not give an effective value orientation. People know that "God is dead", "God is betting, God is playing with mankind", "All miracles are nothing but God's family farce." The whole movie reveals the hypocrisy and unreality of these religions. Keanu has been despising the so-called "God" and "rules" from the beginning to the end. He is just a "hero" with no emotions that uses social conventions and rules to operate. This set of rules cannot be destroyed for the time being. As long as new cultural norms do not appear, religion will still have its own vitality. Although we know it is full of loopholes, we have no choice but to believe it. "We're fucked." This is also the thinking that the film brings to people: In this era of great cultural changes and a value-oriented vacuum, where should we go?

Let me state my solution. I think this era needs a great man, a genius with a strong understanding of philosophy, who alone can lead mankind out of confusion and escape from embarrassing situations. This is true of Confucius, so is Jesus, and all spiritual leaders in history are like this

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Constantine quotes

  • John Constantine: Close your eyes. And whatever happens, don't look.

  • John Constantine: Why me, Gabriel? It's personal, isn't it? I didn't go to church enough, I didn't pray enough, I... was five bucks short in the collection plate. Why?