the philosophical realm that has nothing to do with technology has roughly three levels: outlook on life, outlook on the world, and outlook on the universe. No matter how big the proposition is, it cannot escape the category of the universe, including philosophy (or the inner world of man). In ancient times, people were limited by science and technology, and their objective understanding of the world and the universe was extremely limited, but this did not prevent human sages from thinking about the universe. For example, Lao Zhuang's understanding of the universe: Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs. This kind of cosmology actually fundamentally determines their world outlook and outlook on life. The outlook on life in "the world is not benevolent" must be atheistic. Only a systematic religious belief can bring people a psychological hint of "Jesus loves me". This philosophical form was one of the highest wisdoms of mankind for thousands of years before the advent of modern science, because in the In the face of the fickle nature of the world, this is the most effective way to keep humans mentally strong.
The initial stage of the scientific observation of the universe in the West was almost a pure science. The power of Christianity was too strong, which led to limited changes in science's view of human life, but it was completely different in modern times. And the first science to shake Western theological values is not the advanced cosmic science, but the "machine" in our life - the product of the first and second industrial revolutions. Western modern philosophy thus murdered God.
A very interesting contrast is that the ancient Chinese (until modern times) never had a systematic and scientific observation of the universe, but the cosmology of Eastern philosophy is closer to the cosmology of modern (Western) people, which is based on science and re-subverted, that is, atheistic. universe. The most impressive line in the whole film is what Matt Damo said to the round table after he returned to Earth (recalling himself): "In the universe, the universe will not accommodate people, and all the worst things you can imagine will happen. One piece after another, and the only thing you can do is take those troubles out of one by one as much as you can. If you do enough, you can survive." - This is our universe and In the world, no god can save us, so we need Nietzsche's philosophy, or, in other words, a spiritual belief that is free from God's self.
These philosophical questions are actually easy to understand at the cosmic level, easier than thinking on earth. So I think these movies are throwing me out of gravity and into the state of mind of the universe, not to think about whether there is a problem with this technology, whether there is a problem with the narrative, the camera, and the expression of human nature, but to think in this environment. own cosmology. After all, we can't really leave the earth, which is the greatness of technology, and I think the best way to watch these Hollywood universe movies, and there is no such experience of self in any other type of movies.
In fact, when Matt Damo did everything he could to fly to Jessica Chastain and hold her firmly, my first reaction was that the greatness of man can overcome the universe. After being moved to tears, he immediately denied this statement, it should be: when human beings are strong enough, they can be saved from death in front of the universe.
What Damo said at the round table can also be used to sum up the relationship between human beings and the universe with an old Eastern proverb: do your best and obey the destiny.
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