In the 2015 autumn special episode of "The World's Wonderful Story", the short film "The Day When Lies were Born", assuming a world where no one lies at the beginning, the story only involves the protagonist's use of lies to gain immediate benefits, and does not involve too much dark side , but still mentions people hurt by lies.
Different from real and visible harm, lies are more like spells that can change the inner state of the characters. The surface is calm, but sensitive people can feel the gloomy and restless atmosphere behind them.
Human beings are group animals, and their survival instinct has lasted for millions of years. When our ancestors were still huddled around the bonfire to keep warm, it was doomed that the individual living in isolation will inevitably wither. People rely on each other’s help every moment. , whether it is the psychological sense of security, or the actual teamwork that can be seen, it is essentially a process of seeking more companions and then growing together.
Whether it is the birth of a village, a town, or a country, it is generally similar. In the process of resisting the natural wind and rain, because of the warmth that the group can bring, people lose their individual judgment and thinking in a simple environment. As Gustave Le Pen said in The Crowd, crowds are characterized by emotionality, non-dissent, and low IQ.
And the phrase "I would rather believe what it is than not believe it" is a breeding ground for lies.
If the initial lie is like a seed, what it will grow into in the end does not depend on the person who sowed the seed, but on the current environment. Everyone in this environment judges the lie. It is providing nourishment for lies, because of this characteristic of human nature, it is determined that groups are actually very easy to be used, and those who lack judgment and dare not bear the consequences often play the role of followers.
The evil derived from a mediocre group is more terrifying than a lie.
Because they don't know that they are evil, they can be justified and righteous, package the lie as the unequivocal truth and spread it, affect the people around them, and create an atmosphere that will kill the person concerned through continuous infection.
When Ruan Lingyu was dying, what she repeated over and over again in her last words was just terrifying.
For a long time, in many films and literary works, those who are misunderstood and framed will always end up injustice and get a happy life, even if Shakespeare slandered that being late for justice is equal to injustice, but this kind of desire to promote first to suppress. Expression as a means of art is always pleasing to the audience.
Huang Yaoshi in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", others said that the six monsters in the south of the Yangtze River were killed by him, but he did not explain, saying that Zhou Botong died in his hands, and he also fought with the Seven Sons of Quanzhen comfortably; Professor Snape in "Special", always misunderstood him as a Death Eater, and finally bear the infamy of killing Professor Dumbledore, he silently bears it down and doesn't care, until he dies; Quasimo in "Notre Dame de Paris" Many, Hugo presented his kindness from the perspective of God and left his ugliness to the world; and "The Kite Runner" is simply the protagonist's confession of such prejudice and misunderstanding.
But in reality, there is never a natural cause and effect of good and evil, and not everything is about life and death.
Evaluating a person can be very easy, with a few words, a few keystrokes, and a few strokes on the phone screen. It is precisely because of this irresponsible ease that the world unknowingly becomes complicated. When you cook a meal, some people say it's salty, some say it's bland, and it's hard to adjust; when you write an article, some people say it's a running account, some people think it's pretentious; when you paint a picture, some people say it's too colorful, and some people say it's too plain; Being a public figure, some people say that it is difficult to pass the reputation, but in fact it is just that you have become conspicuous and unique, so it is easy to be regarded as the target of others' evaluation, maybe it is unintentional words, but let the blind listeners spread the truth as the truth .
But with the continuous refinement of social division of labor, if they are objective and fair, they will be called gourmets, film critics, connoisseurs, commentators, etc., to control the direction of public opinion, create social topics, and guide lazy audiences to get them want to get something.
Judgment itself is a talent that requires continuous learning to master. If you don't follow the crowd, the courage and cost required are sometimes too great.
Misunderstandings are commonplace for people who are not good at expressing themselves. A stern face may be due to toothache rather than disgust; absent-mindedness may be due to not sleeping well at night rather than indifference; failure to say hello may be due to thinking about problems rather than being arrogant; It is because of inferiority, not arrogance; not eating is because of shyness, not disgust; taciturn is because of introversion, not impatience; refusal to group activities is because they are happy to be alone instead of showing off. For such people, it is because of this every day. This misunderstanding leads to too much cost of living, lost friends, lost opportunities, and even abandoned by society.
Society is made up of each of us, and none of us will blame ourselves for mistakes, so there will be a logic of blaming the victim. With a straight face, who told you to look... like a bad person, and put stereotypes on others, so that you can make yourself smart and make you feel superior.
Lost reputation is irreversible.
"The Hunt" is such an extreme example of fully interpreting Jean Paul Sartre's famous quote, which is also distorted - "others are hell".
The film only tells a good story, how an ordinary, dumb, good person who is not good at expressing is misunderstood and distorted. Even if the grievances are washed away by legal means, the imprint caused by the lies is still like a lingering shadow. Corrode the rest of the life of this misunderstood common man.
Dante, a poet in the 14th century, once said, "Go your own way, and let others speak." Many teenagers have quoted it as a motto. When you go through the wind and rain, the experience grows, and the words of others seem to accumulate slowly. Burdens make life heavier.
Envy those who are firm and able to measure the world with justice, because doubt is easier and more tempting than belief. Believing is at risk of being fooled, but doubting always gives you a way out.
If the omniscient perspective is abandoned, it is precisely because ordinary people are more likely to be the opposite of the protagonist, preferring to believe that he is a child molester criminal, that makes this film shrouded in an atmosphere of repression and fear, because of a misunderstanding, the group deprives the individual of the individual. Trust is like a spiritual exile.
In reality, some people who care about the feelings of others, on the one hand, are victims themselves, and on the other hand, they will unconsciously become the perpetrators.
So how do you view this kind of life?
Sociality means that it doesn’t matter what kind of person you are, what matters is what kind of person most people think you are, and everyone’s judgment of others will affect their own behavior. It’s just wishful thinking. , under this logic, the truth of the matter does not matter.
So as early as 2,400 years ago, Greece executed Socrates in this way.
Sorry, this is the truth of cruel society.
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