As for the issue of political darkness reflected in the film, I think it’s not a big problem. All darkness comes from the weakness and darkness of human nature. This weakness and darkness run through ancient and modern times, even regardless of men, women, and children—just like in "Lord of the Flies." Tell us that at the beginning of humanity, nature is evil. And the ever-improving social system just hopes to restrain human nature in a systematic way, and minimize the damage of human nature to society: and the most advanced system known so far is exactly the kind of democracy reflected in the film. system. Yes, there are still scum in this system, and there are scum in the free media, but at least you can see that the characters in the film have their own ideals. They know right and wrong, and they are afraid of the consequences of making mistakes. . This kind of fear, this kind of consequence, is the constraint that regulates people’s behavior, and it is the embodiment of the democratic system: to make those who hold the power fearful, and to let them know the sword hanging on their heads. In my opinion, it is precisely Since the French Revolution, the greatest progress of human society (except science). So if someone says that he sees the darkness of democracy, then I want to ask him if he sees the fear of punishment?
Finally, I want to get out and talk about another topic.
P announced halfway through the film: This film tells me that I cannot immigrate to the United States yet. I think it makes sense. We usually watch Hollywood and HBO too much, thinking that we already know everything about American culture. Little do they know that "Lord of the Rings" and "Sex and the City" are just some global export products, just like Coca-Cola. If you only know these, it is not enough to talk to Americans or even fantasize about integrating into mainstream American society. As a top 500 senior manager told me, since he went to Duke University’s MBA, he knew that Americans are really awesome. Compared with those people, it made him feel humble for the first time and realized that the United States The mainstream society in China will not open the door to welcome us in-the threshold is much higher than we thought.
But if you have a satellite dish in your home, take a good look at CNN's report on the US election. You can immigrate to the US when you understand it.
My home does not have a satellite antenna, but I have advanced from the American version of Vogue to New Yorker. After a period of uncomfortable time, I really started to like this magazine. It let me know that the United States is more important than we thought. It's more complicated and more interesting. Whenever I can fully understand New Yorker, I am ready to immigrate.
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