Battlestar Galactica goes far beyond the traditional science fiction drama. However, the setting of science fiction gives the playwright a lot of space to discuss real-world problems. The point is that all this does not affect the entertainment effect of the drama. BSG may be the darkest episode in TV history. But the superb production guarantees the extremely strong viewability of the whole show. First attracted the audience, and then stirred their brains.
In an era of extreme globalization, wars, terrorism, environmental crises and economic depression make the world feel insecure. While the economy is deeply integrated, nationalism, fundamentalism, population issues, and ideology are splitting human society. It is also reasonable for BSG to appear at this time.
The play says, It all happened before, and it will happen again. History always repeats itself. There seems to be too many coincidences in the occurrence of an important event. However, from a historical point of view, it seems that there are many inevitability. If this cycle continues, with the rapid development of science and technology and the destructive power that comes with it, the survival of mankind will inevitably be challenged. The playwright asked the question, can human beings transcend their own limitations and evolve to a higher level, instead of being destroyed by their own creation? BSG has a strong religious element, but it is not surprising that one encounters religion when discussing philosophical issues. In fact, human beings have been trying to achieve what "God" can do. Whether consciously or subconsciously, people want to be gods, at least they have the power of gods. And what happens when people have the power of "God"? Whether it is environmental destruction, nuclear war or being slaughtered by Cylon, in short, it is destroyed by human creation.
So, what is the answer? Can human beings save themselves from their own hands? At the end of the film, Lee tells Adama that they must give up technology and the way of life. Only in this way can they break the cycle, break the cycle. This is why the last episode is called The Daybreak. At dawn, mankind has gained another start. chance. The writers of BSG did not say that this is the answer. First of all, the premise for humans to make such a decision is that tens of billions of people are left with more than 30,000, and there is nothing left. It will be much easier to make this kind of decision. In addition, the result of this is also obvious, the cycle has not been broken, and today human beings are standing at the crossroads again. BSG has no answer and can only say "God bless", hoping that when destruction comes again, God can send the seed of life, another Hera, to another blue planet, so that mankind can get a new dawn. It all happened before, it will happen again.
So say we all.
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