Saw the new movie "Interstellar Exploration". The title uses Latin, ad astra, perhaps deliberately. The feeling is a very classical and rigorous work of art with the theme of "existence" as the theme of exploration, in the sound, picture, plot, character, psychology, spirit, theology and many other aspects.
During the viewing process, the expectations of the story type were gradually revised, and I realized that this was not a movie with the theme of lonely individuals seeing through the conspiracy against the antibody system, and no one deliberately planned a conspiracy.
So, what kind of theme does the boundless (expanded to the solar system) sense of emptiness and waste created for the audience? It is to explore the theme of the meaning of existence mentioned earlier, and rigorously appropriated the journey-style plot frameworks such as Odyssey, Heart of Darkness, and Apocalypse Now to seek enlightenment in people and things.
The core of the revelation is the issue of "love". Among the "faith, hope, and love", the "biggest" is love. No love is a wasteland, even after thousands of sails, even after experiencing space, courage, and intellectual exploration, it remains the same.
The actor's solution to the experience and pain of being abandoned by his father since childhood is to become an outstanding astronaut. In his psychological suggestion, he believes that he "only pays attention to the most core affairs", is not distracted by fetters, is indifferent to others, and believes that the reason his lover can't stand this lies in his own characteristics. And this kind of psychological hint also enables him to be particularly calm and detached in various emergencies in the astronaut's mission, putting life and death aside, and possessing judgment and control that ordinary people are not prepared for.
However, this kind of psychological suggestion is not his inner truth, just as he accepts the task to find his father at the end of the solar system and becomes more and more "like" his father in each event. It is also not the truth.
The truth can only come after the variables of the situation occur-when he meets his half-life father on the Lima. (I saw a film critic pointed out that the ship in Melville's famous "Moby Dick" is called "Lima". I think this critic has the level and vision.) When his father clearly stated that he was unfettered When he chose to abandon the protagonist and his mother out of the search for the intelligent life of the universe, the inner truth said by the protagonist was: "I still love you." And at this time, we also discovered that he faced the country and his mother before. During the investigation conducted by the aerospace agency, the "loveless" detachment and prudence he demonstrated during the conversation test on his relationship with his father, although it can make the authorities feel at ease that he is truly detached and prudent, but in fact, Isn't the motive deep in his heart protecting the mysterious father out of love?
Therefore, the plot finally proves that the actor and his father are opposite on the issue of "love". So he found his true self. (Try not to be spoiled.)
From a theological point of view, the whole film can be regarded as a commentary on a verse (as for whether the creators explicitly want to say this, it is actually not important):
If I have the grace of a prophet and understand all mysteries and knowledge; if I have complete faith, I can even move mountains; but if I don't have love, I am nothing. (1 Cor. 13:2, Catholic Skoben)
If I have the ability to preach, understand all mysteries, all kinds of knowledge, and have complete faith that enables me to move mountains without love, I am nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:2 King James Version)
(Three days ago, after watching this movie, I posted a brief thought on Weibo as follows. The number of viewers was close to 200,000. This surprised me a bit. Anyway, it’s some personal thoughts. I would like to use it to attract others. Thank you. ! 12.10 Supplement)
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