Political Situation Reflected in Art

Lina 2022-04-21 09:01:02

Leaving aside the groundbreaking new heights of science fiction, let's just talk about what I saw in the film at the time of the Cold War.

The vast display of space and the detailed characterization of the space shuttle driving fully demonstrated the space age that the United States was in at that time. At that time, the moon landing projects one after another made the terms such as exploration of space and astronauts become the most commonly talked about. one of the topics.

The reason why the United States vigorously develops the aerospace industry is to compete with the former Soviet Union in the Cold War.

There are many aspects of the film that are critical of the Soviet Union.

The uniform of the villain resembles the uniform of a Soviet officer;

the hero in the film represents democracy, and the devil represents dictatorship - the definition of the Soviet system in the United States;

the core is the old Jada and the big devil's strong belief in the Force - supernatural power - After all, even though everyone around us worships technology, it is the invisible and intangible Force that ultimately helps the hero win. This conveys such a message: No matter how much technology develops and develops, people still have to believe that there is a power greater than themselves, and this power is still idealistic. In fact, it can be seen as the teaching of the religious world to the materialistic world: you do not believe in God, do not believe in God, and ultimately God and the spirits will help us to destroy you.

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope quotes

  • Han Solo: Great shot, kid, that was one in a million!

  • Han Solo: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are not a good match for a blaster at your side, kid.

    Luke Skywalker: You don't believe in the Force, do you?

    Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other; I've seen a lot of strange stuff. But I've never seen anything to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. Anyway, it's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.