Study on Seven A Socialcultural perspective.docx
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StudyonSevenASocialculturalperspective
CONTENTS
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………...ii
1Introduction1
1.1TheSevenDeadlySins1
1.2SevenDeadlySinsinSeven2
2Analyses3
2.1Behindthefilm3
2.2TherealityinAmerica3
2.3ThedifferentattitudebetweenAmericaandChina5
2.4Reasonfortheculturaldifferences6
2.4.1TheideologyofAmericans6
2.4.2TheideologyofChinese7
3Conclusions8
4References8
5Acknowledgements9
StudyonSeven:
ASocial&culturalperspective
Abstract:
Amoviealsocanreflectalotofthinks.ThefilmSevenisnotonlyasimplecruxplay,butalsoreflectstheimportantrolethe“sin”hasmadeintheWestern’ssocietyandculture.Inthisthesis,Americastandsforthewestern.Throughtheanalysisofthestatementofitssocietyandthecharacteristicsofitspeople,togetaawarenessofhowthe“sin”influencingwesternsocietyandcultureandhowthe“moderate”affectingChinese,alsotogettheoriginalreasonfortheculturaldifferencesbetweenthewestandeast.
摘要:
一部电影也可以折射出许多东西。
《Seven》并不单单只是一部悬疑电影那么简单,它还深刻地体现了“罪”的观念对西方社会及文化的影响。
本文以美国为代表,通过对美国社会状况与美国人性格特点的分析,并以中国与之对比。
从而了解“罪”是怎么影响着西方社会和文化的,而“中庸之道”又是怎么影响着中国人的,同时也得出中西方文化差别的根本原因。
Keywords:
ideology;sin;moderate
关键词:
思想形态;罪;中庸之道
1.Introduction
1.1.TheSevenDeadlySins
Gluttony:
DerivedfromtheLatinglittered,meaningtogulpdownorswallow,gluttonyistheover-indulgenceandover-consumptionofanythingtothepointofwaste.IntheChristianreligions,itisconsideredasinbecauseoftheexcessivedesireforfood,oritswithholdingfromtheneedy.Itisaninordinatedesiretoconsumemorethanthatwhichonerequires.
Greed:
Greed(Latin,varieties)isthedesireformaterialwealthorgain,ignoringtherealmofthespiritual.ItisalsocalledAvariceorCovetousness.Itincludesdisloyalty,deliberatebetrayal,ortreason,especiallyforpersonalgain,forexamplethroughbribery.Scavengingandhoardingofmaterialsorobjects,theftandrobbery,especiallybymeansofviolence,trickery,ormanipulationofauthorityareallactionsthatmaybeinspiredbygreed.Suchmisdeedscanincludesimony,whereoneprofitsfromsolicitinggoodswithintheactualconfinesofachurch.
Sloth:
Sloth(Latin,Secorda)istheavoidanceofphysicalorspiritualwork.Bythe17thcentury,theexactdeadlysinreferredtowasbelievedtobethefailuretoutilizeone'stalentsandgifts.Inpractice,itcametobeclosertosloththanacedias.Themodernviewgoesfurther,regardinglazinessandindifferenceasthesinattheheartofthematter.Sincethiscontrastwithamorewillfulfailureto,slothisoftenseenasbeingconsiderablylessseriousthantheothersins,moreasinofomissionthanofcommission.
Lust:
Lustorlechery,isusuallythoughtofasexcessivethoughtsordesiresofasexualnature.Aristotle'scriterionwasexcessiveloveofothers,whichthereforerenderedloveanddevotiontoGodassecondary.Givingintolustscanleadtosexualorsociologicalcompulsionsand/ortransgressionsincluding(butnotlimitedto)sexualaddiction,fornication,adultery,bestiality,rape,perversion,andincest.
Pride:
InalmosteverylistPride(Latin,superior),orhubris,isconsideredtheoriginalandmostseriousofthesevendeadlysins,andindeedtheultimatesourcefromwhichtheothersarise.Itisidentifiedasadesiretobemoreimportantorattractivethanothers,failingtoacknowledgethegoodworkofothersandexcessiveloveofself,especiallyholdingselfoutofproperpositiontowardGod.
Envy:
Envyisthedesireforothers'traits,status,abilities,orsituation.Likegreed,Envy(Latin,indicia)maybecharacterizedbyaninsatiabledesire;theydiffer,however,fortwomainreasons.First,greedislargelyassociatedwithmaterialgoods,whereasenvymayapplymoregenerally.Second,thosewhocommitthesinofenvyresentthatanotherpersonhassomethingtheyperceivethemselvesaslacking,andwishtheotherpersontobedeprivedofit.
Wrath:
Wrath(Latin,ire),alsoknownasangeror"rage",maybedescribedasinordinateanduncontrolledfeelingsofhatredandanger.Thesefeelingscanmanifestasvehementdenialofthetruth,bothtoothersandintheformofself-denial,impatiencewiththeprocedureoflaw,andthedesiretoseekrevengeoutsideoftheworkingsofthejusticesystemandgenerallywishingtodoevilorharmtoothers.Thetransgressionsbornofvengeanceareamongthemostserious,includingmurder,assault,andinextremecases,genocide.
1.2.SevenDeadlySinsinSeven
ItcanbeconcludedbytheconversationbetweenDavidMills(detectiveinthefilm)andJohnDoe(villaininthefilm).
DavidMills:
Wait,Ithoughtallyoudidwaskillinnocentpeople.
JohnDoe:
“Innocent?
Isthatsupposedtobefunny?
Anobeseman...adisgustingmanwhocouldbarelystandup;amanwhoifyousawhimonthestreet,you'dpointhimouttoyourfriendssothattheycouldjoinyouinmockinghim;aman,whoifyousawhimwhileyouwereeating,youwouldn'tbeabletofinishyourmeal.Afterhim,IpickedthelawyerandIknowyoubothmusthavebeensecretlythankingmeforthatone.Thisisamanwhodedicatedhislifetomakingmoneybylyingwitheverybreaththathecouldmustertokeepingmurderersandrapistsonthestreets!
”
DavidMills:
Murderers?
JohnDoe:
Awoman...
DavidMills:
Murderers,John,likeyourself?
JohnDoe:
“Awoman...souglyontheinsideshecouldn'tbeartogoonlivingifshecouldn'tbebeautifulontheoutside.Adrugdealer,adrugdealingpederast,actually!
Andlet'snotforgetthedisease-spreadingwhore!
Onlyinaworldthisshittycouldyoueventrytosaythesewereinnocentpeopleandkeepastraightface.Butthat'sthepoint.Weseeadeadlysinoneverystreetcorner,ineveryhome,andwetolerateit.Wetolerateitbecauseit'scommon,it'strivial.Wetolerateitmorning,noon,andnight.Well,notanymore.I'msettingtheexample.WhatI'vedoneisgoingtobepuzzledoverandstudiedandfollowed...forever.”
GluttonyisAfatty-puffman;Greedisalawyer;Slothisadrugdealer;Lustisawhore;Prideisamanikin;EnvyisthekillerJohnDoeitself,andWrathisthedetectiveMills.
ThewayhowthevictimsdiedaresomorbidthatIdarenottobringthemoutintothepaper.Thedirector,DavidFincherdidnotusetoomuchbloodinessandchasescenetomakehorrorandcompacteffect,butthesuspenseofplotandthemystiqueofreligion.Audientswillbetowedtofeeltension,tofeelheavy,thentothinkaboutthesociety,thehumanityandthedarkness.Thisfilmisnotaboutkilling,isnotabouthowonecandoakindofdevilbehavior,butaboutthemotivationofkilling,theoriginofmotivationandthinksbehindit.
2.Analyses
2.1.Behindthefilm
Sevenisforcingpeopletofacethedarkestsideofhumannature,Eventhoughitisafiction.ThesmartdirectorDavidFincheristryingtotellus,inreality,Devilisinfiltrateandhidingitsclawsandfangsinpeople’sthoughtsandemotions,justliketheolddetectiveSomersetsaid,“IfwecaughtJohnDoeandhewerethedevilhimself,ifitturnedouthewereactuallySatan,then,thatmightliveuptoourexpectations.Nohumanbeingcoulddothesethings,right?
But,thisisnotthedevil.It'sjustaman…”Inthisworldwherematerialisticdesireiscircumfusingandexuberating,toomanypeoplehavelostthemselves.Mostmelancholy,intheend,evensthepoliceMillsstilllostmindtoshotthevillain.Theevil’sschemehadaperfectcompliment.Doesnotitmakecleartoallthatthesinshaveoverwhelmedourhumannature,oursociety?
Andourselvescannotcontrol,cannotresistthat?
Thekillerhadusedthemostradicalwaytounveilthemostanabrotictothelight,tomakeyouobservethispartofyourselfandthispartofthesociety.
Adistortedsocietyisthemotherofcrime.ThereareceaselesslymanyfilmsthathavereflectedserialkillereventsinAmerica.Butthistime,wearenotsomuchshockedwiththecrueltyofthekillerasthefrequencyofvictims’behaviorinreallife.ThefilmhasestablishedapsychologicalassociationwiththesocialrealityofAmerica.
2.2.TherealityinAmerica
Afterwatchingthisfilm,IinvoluntarilykeptthinkingwhatrealityisofAmericansociety.Ispresentsomurkilylikethemovie?
SoIhavemadesomeresearches.Obesity:
itintheUnitedStateshasbeenincreasinglycitedasamajorhealthissueinrecentdecades.Whilemanyindustrializedcountrieshaveexperiencedsimilarincreases,obesityratesintheUnitedStatesareamongthehighestintheworldwith64%ofadultsbeingoverweightorobese,and26%areobese.EstimatesofthenumberofobeseAmericanadultshavebeensteadilyexpanding,from19.4%in1997,24.5%in2004to26.6%in2007.Shouldcurrenttrendscontinue,75%ofadultsintheUnitedStatesareprojectedtobeoverweightand41%obeseby2015year?
Thedirectmedicalcostofobesityandindirecteconomiclosstoobesityhasbeenestimatedtobeashighas$51.64billionand$99.2billionin1995,respectively;thisroseto$61billionand$117billionin2000.ResearchersfortheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionandRTIInternationalestimatethatin2003,obesity-attributablemedicalexpendituresreached$75billion.
Drugs:
TheUnitedStatesisthebiggestdrugsalesmarketoftheworld.Thesalesvolumeofmarijuana,cocaineandherointhreedrugshasreachedupto160milliontonsayear.Sincethe1990s,thedrughasannualsalesofmorethan$100billion;intheUnitedStatespeoplespendmorethen$50billionfordrugspurchase.
Alongwiththerapidspreadofdrugsintheworldandthedifficultyofdrugsprohibition,peoplepraisingwiththelegalizationofdrugshasgr
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