The story structure of this film is simple. In less than ten minutes at the beginning, I have already guessed the complete plot. It is nothing more than the messenger leading the male protagonist to trial. Each trial brings out a story. It must be the truth, the male protagonist is simply the embodiment of justice, a role model in the world, and an immortal avenue through the ages. To put it bluntly, except for the sophisticated special effects and the characters replaced by cute cartoon images, this film is more like a moral propaganda film tailored for children. However, since it can be used as the basic education for children, is it wrong to use it to educate adults? Of course it is, who dares to say it is wrong? From the perspective of judging an excellent movie, a movie that can arouse enough interest in the audience, and a movie that can continue to arouse public reflection in the future, "Walking with God" is not excellent. , let alone a classic. Closer to home, I have no intention of entangled in the above, I just want to talk about the thinking about the original sin of human beings presented to me by the film, the wonderful game between the Tao that human beings perseverely pursue, and the desire that human beings cannot erase. The opening of the film leads to the "Buddha's Sutra of Life and Life": "If a person becomes a deceased after death, he will be judged seven times within 49 days in the underworld. The seven kings in the underworld will experience lies, laziness, injustice, betrayal, violence, murder, and family relationships. Judgment, only the deceased who have passed all judgments can be reincarnated." This classic opening reminds me that the opening of the film "Infernal Affairs" trilogy is also black and white. Quotes from Buddhist scriptures: 1: Those who suffer from infernalities never die, and longevity is The catastrophe in the endless hell. Two: Ah, there is no speech, the nose is endless, there is no time, there is no space, and it is the boundless realm of karmic retribution. Three: If you are of the same generation, you will fall into the endless hell for thousands of eons, and this will continue. Ask for no expiry date. The opening of this classic film is very oriental. We often say that Chinese culture is Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, that is, Eastern thought is a combination of Confucian thought, Buddhist thought, and Taoism thought. Buddhism pays attention to the emptiness of all dharmas, what is the appearance, "Diamond Sutra" summed up that "all the dharma" is the appearance, the specific point of the "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra" said feeling, thinking, action, consciousness, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind, color and sound Fragrance, touch, etc. are all relative. In the West, there is a theory of original sin. Original sin extends to the Bible. There are slight differences in the history of the division of original sin. We only use the latest theory as a reference. They are "arrogance, jealousy, anger, laziness, greed, lust, and gluttony." Seven deadly sins. There was a popular movie in the United States called "The Seven Deadly Sins", and the seven deadly sins in that movie were drawn from the Bible's original sin theory. At this time, let's look at the seven deadly sins in "Walking with God", which are "lie, laziness, injustice, betrayal, violence, murder, and family relationship". The division of crimes in this film is obviously not as meticulous as the Western theory, such as "Murder" can be classified as "violence", and "family relationship" can be classified as "injustice" or "betrayal". Let's not go into details. On the whole, "Walking with God" is a blunt attempt to integrate Eastern and Western philosophies, with the original sin of the West as the bone, and the etiquette of the East as the flesh and blood. . Not to mention the above, at this moment I would like to briefly analyze the similarities and differences in the pursuit of divinity between the East and the West, that is, the differences in the origin of Eastern and Western philosophy. Why are we talking about religion just now, but now we are talking about philosophy? Because the birth and development of philosophy is really inseparable from religion. In contemporary times and even since written records, the formation of ordinary people's values, that is, the establishment of popular philosophical concepts, has evolved with the teachings of religions. As for Eastern philosophy, most of it continues the Confucianism, of course, but have you ever thought that the Confucianism is not a religion? It is Confucianism. If the teacher does not have gods, Buddhism has no gods, and there is no master who can create all things. The Buddha of Buddhism is also an ordinary person, and the Buddha is only an enlightened being, not a god. The difference between the Buddha and ordinary people is not in the lifespan and his own supernatural powers, but in the cognition of the mind. Buddhism is so regarded as a religion, why can't Confucianism? Please try to compare the difference between Confucius and Shakyamuni Buddha? Very subtle! The essence of the original sin theory in the West is to ask people to serve Allah and recognize that the Lord is the only God. Then, after death or at the time of the last day of judgment, one can ascend to heaven, accompany the Lord’s right and left, and wash away all suffering. The essence of Eastern practice theory is that everyone can become a Buddha. The most important thing is that whether you believe in a Buddha or not is not directly related to whether you become a Buddha or not. Worship Buddha every day, Buddha has no righteousness Your duty is to protect you, in fact, the Buddha did not protect your supernatural powers. The existence of a Buddha is more similar to true knowledge. When seeking Buddhahood, one should not have the desire to seek Buddhahood, but should seek self-knowledge and awareness. Speaking of this, I have to think of Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism, a branch of Confucianism. Zhu Xi advocated "restraining human desires and preserving the principles of nature". The word "restraining" can be seen to be weakening or suppressing to a certain extent, rather than what Shi pursued. The complete abandonment of human desire. Zhu Xi's theoretical system is a fusion of Buddhist thought. What people call Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism, can Zhu Xi's theory be regarded as "Micro Vehicle Buddhism"? To make a further comparison, the obvious difference between the Western original sin and the Buddhist emptiness theory is that the sins defined by the Western original sin theory all refer to specific human behaviors, while the Buddhist emptiness theory refers to the existence of intentions and things before actions. The difference is too big. For example, Xiaoming killed Xiaohong for revenge. The original sin theory will point to the original sin of "anger", while Buddhism will question why anger is. So, how to specifically define this distinction? It may be said that the original sin theory in the West is about the evil itself, that is, avoiding evil and not doing it; Eastern Buddhism is concerned with why evil is created. Why does it happen. People who believe in religion and science have one obvious thing in common. In the face of God and endless scientific exploration, they will perceive their own humility and insignificance as well as human beings. By the same token, the ignorant have nothing to fear. In front of them, they will perceive the lowliness and insignificance of themselves and even human beings. By the same token, the ignorant have nothing to fear. In front of them, they will perceive the lowliness and insignificance of themselves and even human beings. By the same token, the ignorant have nothing to fear.
Many excellent sci-fi writers are happy to discuss the love and killing of religion and science, as if they are two lines advancing in parallel, sometimes tightly intertwined and sometimes facing each other under the rolling wheel of history. Interestingly, with the progress of science, the emergence of quantum mechanics in physics has broken people's habitual perception: religion and science are incompatible. On a more optimistic note, theology and science seem to be increasingly unified.
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