The double helix of institutions and anti-establishments
——The ideology of "Jupiter Rising"
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"Jupiter Ascending" is a space opera film similar to "The Fifth Element", the former is similar to the latter in many respects: the title of the film is absurd, which is not worthy of the name, but also pretends to be connotative; the clumsy and neurotic aliens; the same mundane The fantasy that I like amplifies the conservative emotions of fairy tales in the grand scene; it also has the feeling of baroque art style, and similar small love that ignores the big narrative. These are similar to the curious expressions of space opera.
Of course, "Jupiter Rising" is endowed with its own thematic tendencies. On the one hand, there is some kind of mysticism that contradicts the sense of science fiction, which is probably what the director of the film likes, but it probably doesn't have much modern value. This mystical idea mixes messiah, reincarnation, and the middle way of predestination (determinism) and liberty (anti-determinism). In Jupiter Rising, the heroine's mysterious identity has a religious setting like "reincarnation of a soul boy", and while it's explained as the result of genetic determinism, it's still less "scientific". "Not being stung by a bee" could be interpreted as evidence of the heroine's royal blood, and this cross-species hierarchy, if not just a far-fetched plot element, could presumably be seen as a satire of all human royalty on Earth. It provides a royal bloodline identification method, and the bee is the identification tool: Want to prove that you are a real royal? Then put it to the test of the bee colony!
In this way, you can see another thematic tendency of the film: anti-establishment. From "The Matrix" to "V Strangers" to "Cloud Atlas", they all have anti-establishment themes, and "Jupiter Rising" also has an anti-establishment theme, but it has a different anti-establishment theme. The anti-system of the former is all expressed in the grand narrative, especially “The Matrix” and “V Strangers”, both of which have revolutionary consciousness, and even represent “all mankind” to carry out activities against the mechanical system; and “Jupiter”. Ascendant is an anti-system in a small narrative. Although "Jupiter Ascending" also has the background of a grand narrative, the macro system in it is not what it is to resist, nor does it have the characteristics of revolution. Instead, the macro-system becomes exploited in this film. Here, the hierarchical law has not collapsed, the hierarchical order still exists, and the heroine's existence and value depend on the fictional existing system, which gives the humble heroine a soul-like importance. . Although she is still humble and does not yet have the numbness of the hierarchy, she has been regarded as a symbol of the system. She will not be against the system, and she also lacks the will to be against the system. Therefore, it can be seen that "Jupiter Rising" cancels the anti-system as a grand narrative, because it is already in the system of the grand narrative. All that remains is the more mundane anti-establishment as a small narrative.
The anti-system as a small narrative shown in "Jupiter Ascending" is the alienation that occurs in the system, and it can also be said to be the dissatisfaction and resentment that occurs in the life of the system. Specifically, it targets the cumbersome administrative procedures, bureaucracy, and The selfishness and indifference of public servants. The anti-establishment feel of this little narrative can be seen in the legal process experience that determines the heroine's royal status. In order to accomplish such a thing in accordance with the system and procedures, they need to go to different departments to consult, fill in forms, identify, and identify; administrative departments shirk each other; civil servants are sluggish, sluggish, and their faces are ugly and inconsistent with each other. In the end, they had to bribe to complete this tedious procedure. The system is of course "serving the people", but like any other service, it is charged; and the service provided by the bureaucratic system is monopolized, so this "service" can actually outperform any plunder, as long as it Sly enough. Compared with the anti-system of the big narrative, the anti-system of the small narrative occurs more frequently and more practically.
The abandonment of the anti-system of the grand narrative actually means the inevitable acquiescence of the system. Social justice has demonstrated that people need institutions, and that any anti-institutional narrative results in a re-establishment of institutions. The system and the anti-system move forward like a double helix. A sinful system is like a giant monster, and successful grand narrative anti-systems always take advantage of the conservative flaws in people's hearts to recreate new giant monsters. As long as it is the system, it is rarely healthy. The anti-system of the big narrative, as its judge, always comes too late and goes too fast, while the anti-system of the small narrative is like its portable doctor.
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