If we say that the day of decline of the ancient Colosseum is the time of the fall of the Roman Empire, then the end of Hollywood is the end of the United States.
Western films are the perfect embodiment of the American spirit.
The power of the spirit always surpasses the sword-Napoleon.
When people are sitting in the cinema watching "Transformers", drinking Coke at McDonalds, and chatting at Starbucks, do people realize that this is a kind of spiritual baptism or brainwashing, and they are swallowing fries like a rebellion trick? At the same time, it is also accepting American cultural propaganda.
In my mind, the United States is a country that combines the fanaticism of missionaries, the shrewdness of businessmen, and the bravery of warriors. Exporting culture and values is the characteristic of a strong nation. What the United States exports is not only computer software, Coca-Cola, but also culture, a belief. There was a time when some Yelang arrogant people thought they were unhappy by relying on cheap shoes and poor toys, which made people feel very ridiculous. If France relies on Mr. Dior and Miss Chanel to conquer the world and promote the spirit of France, then the United States relies on Hollywood and Uncle McDonald’s to conquer the world. What people see in cheap shoes is only shoes, but in those exported cultures, they feel the power of faith. The seeds of faith germinate and take root in everyone’s heart. The shoes are worn out and thrown away. Perfume is used. After the change, once the faith takes root, it is eternal.
Today at noon I went to a small noodle restaurant nearby. Just about to lift my chopsticks, two people came next to me. From the college entrance examination results to the price of the house, I kept calling my subordinates to deliver goods. Finally, they were about the salaries of civil servants and bank employees. The comparison made me lose my appetite, so I hurriedly ran away after finishing a bowl of cold noodles.
I support ordinary housing prices, universal medical insurance, and truly compulsory education, but I doubt that for a non-belief nation like us, even if we realize that everyone has food and housing, we still cannot live without old people. Three articles-house, child, ticket. It's just that it will become an affordable villa, the mistress will be replaced by a yellow-faced woman, and the fried noodles will be replaced by a golden feast.
Maybe you can have another son.
So we export ancient books that we can't read except for ourselves, even if Confucius Institutes are built everywhere, we only have this poor old man to sell. Still a brand, those cheap shoes and socks are of little value.
Estee Lauder said that if I believe in something, I will spare no effort to promote it. The value of the entire United States is based on this power of faith from the Jewish classics.
I have always believed that the United States is a modern Roman Empire that has inherited the European spirit. It has the strong and warlike Romans, the autonomy of the English, the management talents of the Scots and the Jews, and the fanatical beliefs of the Irish. This is the cornerstone of mainstream American society.
Western films are the perfect embodiment of American spiritual perfection and a beautiful and strong national epic. It mixes the formation of the nation in Homer’s epic, the story of heroes, the tribulations of modern Odyssey, the pursuit of honor and responsibility in medieval knight literature, the struggle between individual resistance and group oppression. To understand American history and national personality, one must understand Western movies.
Western movies have a set formula, an upright cowboy or police officer, a desolate town, a group of evil people, a woman, a doomed revenge and reckoning, a stable duel. In the end, most of the lone heroes defeated the strong with the weak, embraced the beautiful, and led a happy family life.
The film also continues or follows this path. The three men, the old, the young and the young, defeated the arrogant sheriff and formed a happy family.
This is the American dream.
Justice triumphs over evil, men have women, a house and a family, relying on labor and wisdom to obtain happiness, this is the magic weapon of Hollywood, the magic weapon of conquering the world, which is pursued by all people in the world but cannot be achieved by most countries. Only the woman holding the torch promised to everyone who saw her or didn't.
I disagree with remarks that belittle American cinema. Fassbender said that the only film he takes seriously is American cinema. The charm of American movies lies in the pure belief contained in its seemingly popular melodrama. The belief in the Christian dualism of good and evil and the respect for the universal ideals of mankind are always valuable to people from different regions and races in the world. He said the dreams of most people. And selling dreams is the biggest business.
After watching more American movies, I feel that his simple values, that kind of personal freedom and happiness must rely on one's own struggle, struggle to fight, whether it is to prove one's value, a belief, or a girl, you must rely on yourself Power rather than the gift of others. This is a typical Puritan concept.
Kevin Costner is an authentic cowboy. His early introversion has turned into the depression and composure of a mature man after the vicissitudes of life. He nearly single-handedly defended the glory of Western films. After the Italian and Chinese interpreted Western films as classics in their own culture, he alone defended them. The tradition of authentic American Westerns, the magnificent natural scenery, the beauty of riding horses, and the resolute and fearless pursuit of freedom and resistance to tyranny. He is the heir to John of the two golden ages, and he shines with the traditional, truly American style of freedom and simplicity.
Also worth mentioning is the heroine of the film. Against the background of Western film vases and symbolism, Annette Bening interprets an authentic American beauty with her maturity and strength. Become a symbol of family warmth and stability. When the little boys and Madonna were in power, it was really rare to see the outstanding demeanor of a man and the heroic appearance of galloping through the wilderness.
The American soldiers in Iraq are going home, hey cowboy, where is your home, is it Kansas or Oklahoma?
When the sun sets you wandering in the world alone, do you hear the singing of your hometown?
Say goodbye, because I know that in the near future you will still go out of the house and be a cowboy of the world.
The old cowboy will never die.
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