Because from the lessons of history, the group of people in charge of the destiny of mankind (the Destiny Planning Bureau in the film), which is what people call "God" in a sense, repeatedly witnessed the indulgence of human free will. Here, the old man of the planning bureau casually gave the male protagonist several major events in ancient and modern history, from Rome, the dark Middle Ages, to the Cuban Missile Crisis during the Cold War (then this Which camp did the "God" representing human society tend to be in at that time, and the image of a so-called "God" even had to tease and carry strong ideological private goods, which is really "pure"), using these historical examples that they have personally witnessed Emphasize to the male protagonist that if they don't follow the path they planned, what kind of impact and consequences may they have on human society.
If it weren't for their existence, they deliberately intervened and preserved human social civilization. Humans would have already led themselves to destruction. Therefore, every choice made by human beings should follow the arrangements and plans written by them. Following their arrangement of personal destiny, this is the explanation of the destiny planning bureau in the film to the male protagonist and the audience of its own purpose.
From this, I have a simple understanding of this so-called destiny planning bureau. This group of "gods" who claim to have lived for a long time in charge of the destiny of mankind have long since broken away from the traditional classical image, and have given up their aloof stance. Jinjin has packaged himself into the appearance of ordinary people. God has become the mysterious chairman of the bureau, and angels have become assistants. They wear suits and hats, use mobile phones to communicate with each other, and use modern technology instead. Divine power, behavior system and operation mode are more like a large-scale enterprise and company. Even the several narratives of human history are full of narrow ideology, but they represent the gods of all mankind.
I hate the fictional American-style universal value "institutions" with strong religious and ideological meanings in the film that represent all human beings. The gods of mankind were unable to convince everyone, so they self-consistently added a few more races to this self-constructed organization of gods, which seemed to be convincing, trying to enrich and supplement the gaps in human imagination of gods. .
In the film, this group of people who manipulate fate once mentioned that the fate and direction of the male protagonist are related to the future of human society, so to control the fate of the male protagonist is to control the fate of future US presidential candidates, which is to control the future world. The fate of the people here is typical and the United States is equated with the world, exaggerating what happened in a small place like New York to affect the pattern of the entire human world, which makes me feel arrogant and stupid as always, exaggerating the individual The role of the earth will continue to turn without anyone, but it will not work without the president of the United States.
Due to the limitations and incompetence of human development, human beings in ancient and modern times have portrayed God by comparing them with their own creation, and have always maintained synchronization with themselves and served themselves. People are changing, and their depiction of the image of God is also changing to suit different times. The needs of people in the background gradually narrowed the gap with God. People have less and less room to imagine God, and their ability is also weakened. In the end, it may only be a spiritual sustenance. God also has to constantly learn to get rid of his own backwardness and keep up with the pace of mankind. At the same time, it is really difficult to maintain a leading and majestic state. I am afraid that humans will lose themselves and do not need their own existence, but at the same time, they need time It's really funny and difficult to maintain a proud posture of oneself, and the image of God in the film is like this.
Rather than being afraid that human beings have lost their way and need leadership, it is better to say frankly that people may not need the so-called god and his so-called advice and guidance. All those who convey oracles in the guise of God are merely creating and selling answers full of possibilities and errors to those who are desperate for answers.
People create anxiety and problems, and they repeatedly create gods to sell solutions to solve problems. In fact, human initiative is at work from beginning to end, but they blame it all on "God" in order to obtain psychological benefits. Consolation, it's really stupid.
Create "God", then break "God", and then affirm man, but do not deny "God". The story structure of this big break and big stand is a routine and template used by many traditional classical myths throughout the ages. To stop a pair of ordinary men and women who were supposed to fall in love with the excuse of a woven Datong world. China's Yue Lao is much more sensible than him. This way of handling it is nothing more than trying to prove the greatness of the power of love. This is exactly the same as many traditional mythical love stories from ancient times to the present, but with a different time and space background. Alterations and arrangements.
To put it simply, the gods in the film try to change and influence the trend of human society by controlling the group of people who make key choices in the world of ordinary people, as if using elitism to control elitism, using an idealist view of history Looking at the history of mankind, it is really imaginative.
This destiny planning bureau, which has always been advertised as representing human rationality, was finally moved by the passionate kiss on the rooftop of a pair of ordinary lovers (male and female protagonists) representing the human world to romantic (Liang Zhu-style). In this way, the organization The person behind him who is called the chairman or "God" by everyone is really pure and innocent. He seems to be a promiscuous critic who likes to touch himself and read pure love stories. What about the superior rationality you set for yourself?
Free will finally defeated the order established by God, as if to convey the idea that man can conquer the sky, and defying the sky can change his life. Of course, the premise is that as long as you have a story that can move God (heaven), it’s just that the screenwriter pretends to protect this group of people. The image of God who controls the fate of mankind, taking into account the audience's doubts about the meaning of this organization's existence, he deliberately gave this group a step down, explaining to the male protagonist and the audience that all this was a test arranged by the chairman (God). Prevarication past.
It's funny enough, I'm not afraid of the test, but what I hate and disgust is the test that confuses people and fakes a shot, the test is designed and arranged, the only effect is to show the high scheming of "God", but people need you A test of self-righteousness? It seems that without this function, your "god" is nothing, which is pathetic enough.
The people who go in both directions are full of trust in each other, and there is no need for others in the film who claim to represent God (the chairman) to design and test. If every couple in the mortal world must pass the test designed by God to be passed. If you are allowed to communicate (who do you send it to!?), then God is really idle enough, more worried than Yue Lao, who is not only professional, but also loves to grab other people's jobs.
What's even sadder is that people don't need God to go to great lengths to add trouble and tests to themselves, because life is a test that will come sooner or later, and the chairman ("God") in the film is actually nothing, always thinking Invading other people's everything, making decisions for others, thinking about others' happiness amorously, always feeling that others are unhappy, you should make your own arrangements to make everyone happy, taking care of others' lives, more like a perverted demon with a strong desire to control .
Moreover, in the beginning of the film, the God who starts from everything for your own good, how can he say that he will let you go if he lets you go? With such a collapsed image, your rationality is like that of an almighty and knowing God? , even an ordinary human elder, more like an afterthought, "Look, I am embarrassing you all for your own good, because you have withstood the test, so you should be honored to receive my favor for you. Blessings, and I agree with all my designs and arrangements for you, and then I will gladly accept your awe and support, "What a full-fledged and panic-stricken fairy.
Maybe this world doesn’t need God’s guidance and advice, let alone take away your right to choose and decide for you.
The omniscient chairman (that is, God) in the film looks more like a village woman who is close to the head of the village and is extremely boring, stupid, good deeds, and nonsense. She has an inexhaustible heart for the whole village, and likes to provide life advice to others, boasting, Self-proclaimed and boastful, and after the fact, Zhuge's comments exaggerated the key role he played in a certain matter.
If people know the consequences of their own destiny, will they still be firm in their choices without hesitation?
This is an agnostic question, as if one is just doomed to be pushed by a certain answer of his own choosing to lead to only a few possible outcomes, black and white. But I personally prefer agnosticism. There are many choices in one's life, but I think the result should not be a simple black and white, and there is no best and worst arrangement, because there is no if , every choice may be the worst or the best. Yesterday is a thing of the past, and arrangements without expectations are often the best arrangements.
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