The first is to teach Christians to be humble everywhere:
"Mountaineer Blessings" says that the humble people are blessed.
Philippians 2:3 "As long as you are humble in your heart, everyone will see that others are better than yourself."
Prov. 11:2 "Pride comes, and shame comes." 16:18 "Pride comes before corruption, and madness before falling."
Ephesians 4. :2 "Be humble, gentle, and patient in everything, tolerate each other with love, connect with each other in peace, and strive to preserve the unity of the Holy Spirit."
Secondly, Jesus taught Christians to serve others:
Mark 10:43 -45: Among you, whoever wants to be great must be your servant; among you, whoever wants to be the first must be the servant of everyone. The Son of Man came not to be served by others, but to serve others, and to lay down his life as a ransom for many.
The night before his arrest, Jesus also washed his disciples' feet and taught them to "wash each other's feet."
Luke 10:25-37 records the story of the Good Samaritan who rescued neighbors and served to the end.
Matthew 25:31-46 revealed the relationship between serving the weak and eternal life. Jesus used parables to tell his disciples that serving the needy is serving God.
Even to the enemies who persecute Christians, Jesus said:
Romans 12:20-21: If your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. Because when you do this, you pile coal fire on his head. You must not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Finally, if these behaviors are not loving, Jesus believes that it is not enough
: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I can speak the tongues of thousands of people, and the words of angels without love, I will become a gong, ringing. The cymbals are average. If I have the power of prophecy, I also understand all mysteries and all kinds of knowledge. And there is a complete letter that allows me to move mountains, but without love, I am nothing. If I give all the money to the poor and sacrifice myself to be burned, but there is no love, it will still be of no benefit to me.
If it comes from human beliefs, it will always go to extremes, and interpreting the Bible freely according to the basic principles of the Bible will also go to extremes. Jesus himself was a gentle person. In the process of preaching, he seldom scolded people. Even the severe scolding of the Pharisees contained the meaning of "building up." The enlightenment here is obvious. Even people who have different opinions and are obviously incorrect in their opinions and logic can't be hit as they please. In the Old Testament, many battles of force were caused by being persecuted by the enemy, and the emphasis on love and tolerance in the New Testament is uncountable. Therefore, according to these principles of the Bible, the legitimacy of the Crusades is worthy of repeated scrutiny. How much religious fanaticism is the Peter-like flesh and blood that Jesus criticized in the Bible, there is a lot of controversy in theology. Before the revelation of Jesus was complete, Peter once blindly believed in his own flesh, and didn't take Jesus' prophecy of "denying the Lord three times before the rooster crow" was a serious matter, and he didn't understand it until Jesus died. In many cases, there are indeed many people who claim to be Christians who do not know what they believe and do not pursue spiritually. Therefore, their understanding of nature has become increasingly blurred in this crooked and paradoxical generation.
The story background of American History X happened in a crooked and paradoxical era. Conflicts between races in American society exist from time to time. Christians with unclear beliefs can easily start from themselves (such as the fat man in the film) and Derek’s father. They both view the changes in American society from their own perspectives and regard this country as a country. Be a white country. So in Derek's mind at a young age, the seeds of white racism took root, and the death of his father expanded the deviation of this concept. Coupled with the instigation of people with ulterior motives like Cameron, Derek became a ruthless Nazist. Fortunately, he still had some love in his heart, so after experiencing the pain of betrayal and beatings from comrades after he went to prison, and after experiencing the friendship of black brothers of different races, he learned from the pain and completely transformed. It's just that I think there is too little on this change in the film, which is a little out of proportion to the previous portrayal of prejudice. Of course, the black professor's inspiration is still very good. He said, have you ever been happy when you are doing those cruel things? My elder brother replied that no, the setting of this plot is very in place, reasonable, and it will be better if you play it a little bit. My brother actually started to reflect when he was writing American History X, so I don't think his attitude will change suddenly. He is a blind follower of his brother. My brother thoroughly figured out everything, I think it should go smoothly after my brother is killed. However, the end of the film did not explain the follow-up reaction of my brother, there seemed to be some anticlimactic.
As for the ending of the brother's death, the arrangement was quite clever, and quite unexpected. In fact, in many cases, a mere report for a report is actually not enough to shock the person who committed the crime. On the contrary, it is the innocent person who bears the fault of the guilty person or bears the bad consequences, so that people can reflect on it. This also reflects the significance of Jesus' redemption for mankind from one aspect. Some people say that compared with Chinese literary works, why the West is capable of shocking new literary works relatively more and more profound, precisely because the themes of many works include substitutionary redemption, such as "A Tale of Two Cities", such as "Les Miserables" ", such as "1993".
The younger brother died at the hands of a black boy who blindly hated the white man. At the time of the murder, the black youth's eyes were full of confusion, but the younger brother was very calm and his eyes were pure. The bitterness of hatred did not swallow his younger brother, and he did nothing to hurt others, but the person who killed him walked along the same path as his brother once walked. Yes, those who love are happy, and those who hate are painful and tangled. Only by releasing yourself from hatred can you face life and death easily and calmly. Yes, love can save people, and there must be love for the enemy, and hate makes people perish.
Let us return to the 13th chapter of the Bible "1 Corinthians" and read on:
4 Love is endurance and kindness. Love is not jealous. Love is not boastful. Not arrogant.
5 Don't do anything shy. Do not ask for your own benefit. Not easy to get angry. Do not count the evil of people.
6 I don't like injustice. Only like the truth.
7 Be tolerant of everything. Believe everything. Hope for everything. Be patient with everything.
8 Love never stops. The power of the prophet to preach will eventually disappear. The ability to speak in tongues will eventually cease, and knowledge will eventually disappear.
9 What we know now is limited, and what the prophet has said is also limited.
10 When the perfection comes, the finite will be nothing.
11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, and thought like a child. Once he became a human being, he discarded the child's business.
12 Now we seem to be looking in a mirror, confused. (The original text is vaguely like a mystery) At that time, at that time, it will be face to face. What I know now is limited. Till then you will know everything, just as the Lord knew me.
13 Nowadays, there is faith, hope, and love. The biggest of these three is love.
Because of love, we can fully enjoy the grace brought by Jesus.
Personal interpretation and questions about the narrative ethics of the film
Going back to the first two quotations of this article, how can we have a kind of faith that is not paranoid? It is to have love in your heart, and always reflect and know how to repent. The hatred of the elder brother played by Edward Norton comes from narrowly bearing the flowers of evil, but the bitter fruit is ultimately borne by the innocent brother. This is also a homework of love. What kind of love can bear good fruit? , What kind of beliefs can not be paranoid, although the film cannot be fully revealed, so I can only give 4 stars. Suddenly remembered that the paranoia in Dickens' Our mutal friend finally ruined his primary school principal. It suddenly occurred to me that what we want to be alert to may not be paranoid beliefs, but the use of sacred beliefs, love or justice to satisfy despicable selfish desires.
Let's talk about the problem of narrative structure. The name of the film American History X is very interesting. For the black teachers in the film, this is actually a very representative case of recording historical/social events. As a part-time social worker who also teaches history, he has Keen tentacles know how to inspire students who are lost to discover the truth and get an education. In fact, compared to the passionate Derek, Danny is a melancholy and quiet child. What he needs to recognize the facts is actually to put away the excessive admiration for Derek and remove the emotional factors that affect his objective judgment. For the director and screenwriter who designed this story, it is necessary to clearly tell this story with moral and educational significance. If you use Danny's line, it will have a more sense of space. Sitting in front of the computer screen and typing, Danny smoked in front of the screen, thinking about it, playing with the cross badge with the Nazi mark, and then typing a few lines of words, the first line is the correct spelling of analyze and interpret, and then the spelling of these words will begin. Wrong variant, the last line actually becomes anal sex and interrrrrpetgyu, This detail reflects the state of his thoughts and confusion, and then he begins to recall Derek's stupid things under Cameron's instructions. Dereck is a thinking extremist, he is very smart, has ideals, and is not selfish. Cameron, the old fox, instigated his brother to charge and defend himself. Danny was actually not unconscious of his own despicable way of hiding behind the scenes, but his brother's worship and trust in his brother made him totally reject reason, coupled with his nonchalant personality and youth. He became a follower of his brother. He didn't do anything bad, but he had a guilty mentality that could not be excused, and he knew that his inaction was guilty. In order to help his brother’s "great" cause and degenerate a bit more thoroughly, he wrote a book report on "My Struggle", which analyzed Hitler's psychology and described him as a hero who defended civil rights. His handsome face appeared. With such a scene followed by an opening remark full of pornography, violence and bloodshed, it paved the way for the analysis of the character and pathological thinking of the next two brothers. The next scrabble takes Danny's reflection as the main axis, and Derek's experience as the actual main line, forming a crisscrossed network of memories and psychoanalysis. There is an organic connection between events and events, and a detective novel is produced in the plot. The general attraction captured the audience. Towards the end, the feeling of rain and the rain was mixed with suspense. As the mystery was revealed, it was unexpected, and it also pushed the realistic meaning of the film to another level. The end of narrative ethical stories is often open. The reason is that the creators of the story did not regard readers or audiences as passively accepting moral preaching objects, but to trigger their in-depth thinking on a certain moral problem from multiple perspectives. Achieve a more profound educational effect. Although the inspiring objects of this kind of thinking are limited and must be people who are willing to think, such works help to open up ideas. This detail reflects the state of his thoughts and confusion, and then he begins to recall Derek's stupid things under Cameron's instructions. Dereck is a thinking extremist, he is very smart, has ideals, and is not selfish. Cameron, the old fox, instigated his brother to charge and defend himself. Danny was actually not unconscious of his own despicable way of hiding behind the scenes, but his brother's worship and trust in his brother made him totally reject reason, coupled with his nonchalant personality and youth. He became a follower of his brother. He didn't do anything bad, but he had a guilty mentality that could not be excused, and he knew that his inaction was guilty. In order to help his brother’s "great" cause and degenerate a bit more thoroughly, he wrote a book report on "My Struggle", which analyzed Hitler's psychology and described him as a hero who defended civil rights. His handsome face appeared. With such a scene followed by an opening speech full of pornography, violence and bloodshed, it paved the way for the analysis of the character and pathological thinking of the next two brothers. The next scrabble takes Danny's reflection as the main axis, and Derek's experience as the actual main line, forming a crisscrossed network of memories and psychoanalysis. There is an organic connection between events and events, and a detective novel is produced in the plot. The general attraction captured the audience. Towards the end, the feeling of rain and the rain was mixed with suspense. As the mystery was revealed, it was unexpected, and it also pushed the realistic meaning of the film to another level. The end of narrative ethical stories is often open. The reason is that the creators of the story did not regard readers or audiences as passively accepting moral preaching objects, but to trigger their in-depth thinking on a certain moral problem from multiple perspectives. Achieve a more profound educational effect. Although the inspiring objects of this kind of thinking are limited and must be people who are willing to think, such works help to open up ideas. This detail reflects the state of his thoughts and confusion, and then he begins to recall Derek's stupid things under Cameron's instructions. Dereck is a thinking extremist, he is very smart, has ideals, and is not selfish. Cameron, the old fox, incited his brother to charge and defend himself. Danny was actually not unconscious of the despicable act of hiding behind the scenes, but his brother’s worship and trust in his brother made him totally reject reason, coupled with his nonchalant personality and youth. He became a follower of his brother. He didn't do anything bad, but he had a guilty mentality that could not be excused, and he knew that his inaction was guilty. In order to help his brother’s "great" cause and degenerate a bit more thoroughly, he wrote a book report on "My Struggle", which analyzed Hitler's psychology and described him as a hero who defended civil rights. His handsome face appeared. With such a scene followed by an opening remark full of pornography, violence and bloodshed, it paved the way for the analysis of the character and pathological thinking of the next two brothers. The next scrabble takes Danny's reflection as the main axis, and Derek's experience as the actual main line, forming a crisscrossed network of memories and psychoanalysis. There is an organic connection between events and events, and a detective novel is produced in the plot. The general attraction captured the audience. Towards the end, the feeling of rain and the rain was mixed with suspense. As the mystery was revealed, it was unexpected, and it also pushed the realistic meaning of the film to another level. The end of narrative ethical stories is often open. The reason is that the creators of the story did not regard readers or audiences as passively accepting moral preaching objects, but to trigger their in-depth thinking on a certain moral problem from multiple perspectives. Achieve a more profound educational effect. Although the objects of inspiration for this kind of thinking are limited and must be people who are willing to think, such works help to open up ideas
In the film, there is a detail that cannot be ignored, that is, the perfect image of Derek's father, who basically did not appear, was broken in Danny's memory. His "education" for Derek, who is actively making progress, is racist. Stifled Dereck’s positive thinking. At the time, the child was enthusiastically studying the book Native Son. He had just formed a little understanding of different races in his mind, and his father took a lot of dissatisfaction with society and foreign races. All wrong attributions were instilled into the son's mind, and the positive effect of school education was suddenly wiped out by improper family education. Danny, who was ignorant and precocious, realized this after many years, and was very sad. However, it is intriguing that the Affirmative Action that Derek's father opposed is indeed a controversial policy. In order to make great strides to improve the unequal status of blacks, the US government has taken such measures. Those who are interested can see this place:
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As for the explanation in English, there are more explanations. In the past in the US election, a teacher in a summer training class I attended said that his attitude was positive and affirmative at the time, but now it may seem a bit biased. Generally speaking, the Democratic Party tends to support this motion, while the Republican Party tends to oppose it. This motion.
The realism style of the film is also impressive. There are a lot of details worth pondering. Derek and Danny changed their hairstyles before and after. They looked very handsome when they had hair. The skinheads were not only cold but also weird. Derek's bald head looks very cold, Danny's bald head looks more somber and melancholic. People who go to extremes will change from thinking to appearance. Hair style and dress are the externalization of their inner state. This is the reason why parents and teachers should pay due attention to the changes in young people's dressing styles. At the end of the play, the cast came out. The four names of Derek, Danny, Doris (mother), Devina (second child) all started with D. I don't know if there is any special meaning.
After checking, the video ended with Danny’s voice-over to his brother’s report American History X. Danny said, My conclusion is :hate is bagage, life is too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. It also quoted the sentence from President Lincoln’s first inauguration speech:
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory... ...will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Since then, the unity of the narrative of individual cases and the narrative of historical events has been completed. So the film succeeded in bringing the face to face with a little bit, and seeing the little things.
The title of the film translated into "American X-Files" is considered a must, and the content of "The Beast" is also considered good, but the content is still a bit inexplicable at first glance.
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