Hollywood Rightists hiding in the closet

is Batman left or right?

what! Watching a movie also involves politics. You have enough to eat, right? Are you sick? Are you tired?

take it easy, everyone. Movies are always made up, right? People have political tendencies, so isn't it normal that the author's political thoughts are reflected in the film?

and in the United States, politics and entertainment are originally inseparable! Look at the debate between Hillary Clinton and Trump, which attracted as much attention as any Hollywood star.

OK, so is Batman on the left and right?

1-Hollywood left or right?

in the political vocabulary of the United States, the Democratic Party, the left, and liberalism are synonyms for each other; on the other hand, the Republican Party, the right, and Conservatism.

"freedom" sounds higher than "conservative". It must represent a progressive culture, right? Well, the elite cultural circle in the United States probably thinks the same way. Among the front-line newspapers and media in the United States, except for the Wall Street Journal and a few other newspapers that tend to be conservative, the most famous "time", "Washington Post", "New York Times", "Newsweek" and so on are all leftist positions.

of the five major television stations in the United States, FOX is the only one that adheres to the far-right line all the year round, and has even made a botched incident of using the "ugly picture show" to downgrade the appearance of leftist writers (see picture below). But ironically, FOX makes more money than the four leftist TV stations CNN,ABC,CBC,NBC combined. Here is a glimpse of the gap between the American elite cultural class and the common people: the liberalism advocated by the elite class is not bought by ordinary people. Eight years after the Democratic Party came to power, the Red necks of the United States elected a "broken" grandfather who was outspoken and trampled on "political correctness" as the representative of the Republican Party. It cannot simply be attributed to the failure of the American people this year. The counterattack of conservative forces so vigorously may also reflect the backlog of public grievances. And this is not only the case in the United States, but in the European continent, which is shrouded in the cloud of terror and the Pound tide of refugees, the far-right forces have gained a broad mass base in many countries.

on the left is the handsome New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg, and on the right is the photo used in FOX News in July 2008:

Let's talk about Hollywood, which continues to export pop culture to the world and claims to be a beacon. Far away, just take a look at the star lineup that came to the stage of last month's major events in the US general election, the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention.

on the Democratic side, those who came to the platform for Grandma Hillary are:

Let's start with a few names.

the living actor with the most Oscar nominations in the world: Meryl Streep

Katy Perry, who can't win the Grammy. And her current boyfriend, Elf Prince: Orlando Bloom

Grandma Hillary's video is explained by Morgan Freeman

and a few more familiar names:

Eva Longoria, who doesn't have any decent works after "desperate Housewives"

starring Lena Dunham in "City Girl" and Armenica Ferreira in "Ugly Betty"

. Even the audience is full of lying stars hiding their wrists. To name a few, throw a few at random: Bradley Cooper, who starred in American Sniper

Susan Sarandon, who starred in American Sniper

, what does this look mean?

well, let's take a look at the Republican side.

the platform guests invited to the Republican National Convention are:

Grandpa's family, but after all, he is a candidate. Who will attend if he does not attend? who will speak if he does not speak? Look at the unlovable eyes on the far right

except for the broken grandpa's family, the rest of the stars I can find.

Scott Baio, it doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, even many Americans haven't heard of it. Mr. Baiao's most famous works are some TV dramas from the seventies and eighties.

this is called Willie or something. I heard that he is an actor. If you say so, you can be happy.

and this Antonio Saboto Jr., I google his name. Most of the photos are nude. If you don't believe me, search for them yourself!

these shrimp, soldiers and crabs will already be the biggest name I can find, and the rest can only be regarded as shrimp sauce, not mentioned or missed.

see? On the Democratic side, there are no people who want to speak, while on the Republican side, there are no celebrities. Looks like Hollywood is on the left. No, no. Artists, you know, to show that they are different and like to challenge the inherent mode of thinking of the society and so on. According to my incomplete survey, most actors, writers and directors will tell you that he is a "liberal".

2-what is liberalism?  

from Roosevelt's New deal to various movements in the United States over the past few decades, to Occupy Wall Street a few years ago, "liberalism" is the dominant philosophy in American politics. However, the vague definition of many liberal ideas and the complexity of liberal factions make the word "liberalism" very unreliable.

Locke, an English philosopher in the 17th century, put forward "liberalism" as an independent philosophical thought for the first time, which earned him the laudatory name of the father of "modern liberalism". He proposed that everyone has the right to life, freedom and property. Liberals advocate the establishment of representative democracy to replace the existing aristocratic autocratic government, but liberalism has not yet become a political term. FromEgoist means an enlightened and progressive person. However, since "liberalism" appeared on the political stage, it has ignited the revolutionary enthusiasm of onlookers in European countries. In the name of liberalism, the revolution swept the western world with a prairie fire, and liberal governments were established in Europe and America.

"in the 19th century, a liberal did not believe in democracy-in fact, most liberals of that era did; in the 20th century, no liberal would admit that he did not believe in democracy." So said Alan Wolfe, a reporter for the New York Times. After the two world wars and the Cold War, liberalism withstood the impact of nationalism, fascism, communism and other ideologies, and was always on the victorious side; however, liberals also absorbed some views of the enemy camp. "in the past, liberals may be nationalists or internationalists, and they may support war or peace. Some people accept leftist ideas, such as socialism or communism, while others are fierce critics of the extreme leftist. "

from the perspective of advocating "freedom", both Democrats and Republicans in the United States can be regarded as "liberals", and even Republicans think highly of "freedom". In economic policy, for example, Republicans have always advocated the elimination of government intervention in the free market, believing that a completely free market will correct economic problems. This is the remarkable feature of "classical liberalism". For example, Republicans firmly resist the ban on guns, they believe that the possession of guns is the freedom of every citizen, which is a bit of "laissez-faire".

to a large extent, it is an interpretation of "equality" that really rips Democrats and Republicans apart. Modern liberalism is called "social liberalism" because they put more emphasis on the fairness of the social system and the equality of opportunities for people to obtain rights. They regard the elimination of all injustices in society as the duty of the government and the welfare society as the goal of their efforts. "ask the vast earth who dominates the ups and downs, Mu men!" The modern leftists, like Heping's mother in I Love my Family: there is nothing they don't worry about, there's nothing they don't care about.

they defend the rights and interests of all races (except white men); they demand equality between men and women and the legalization of abortion; they run for the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people; and even illegal immigrants should be protected by legislation. They also want to make everyone have health insurance, make public universities free, raise taxes on the rich, and put Wall Street in a cage. Some people criticize that liberalism in the United States now "has a tendency to be fascist, totalitarian, socialist and a mother who takes care of everything." the heart of Notre Dame on the left makes Republicans angry when they think of it.

left and right interpretation of equality:

"ask the vast earth who dominates the ups and downs, Mumen!"

3-Rightists hiding in cabinets

regardless of whether the leftists' policies are reasonable or not, they can occupy a lot of moral commanding heights; in contrast, Rightists' thinking everywhere gives people the impression of being rigid and backward, mercenary, and impersonal. So is it any wonder that liberal thinking is invincible in literary and art circles? Since the beginning of the 21 century, Hollywood movies have become more and more left. On all fronts in the political field, liberals have relevant films to earn moral support: "Brokeback Mountain" and "Carol" on homosexuality, "crash" and "12 years as a Slave" on racial topics, and the "focus" of exposing the scandal of the Catholic Church. "Big short" against Wall Street and big capital, and even "Avatar" smacks of anti-Bush administration, and "the day after tomorrow" can also be interpreted as a campaign for global warming theory.

the victory of the left in the literary and art circles is not without problems. Nowadays, some leftist slogans have become as worthless as chicken soup. This year's two blockbuster animations "looking for Dolly" and "Zootopia" have put up slogans similar to "No matter who you are, anything is possible as long as you work hard." But these are small things, and the most serious consequence of the overwhelming victory of the left is the extremely restricted discourse environment in the United States. Had it not been for Tom Cruise's skill in Mission impossible, he might have stepped on the red line drawn by the left. Even some former neutral words, such as black and fat, have been labeled as discriminating words, reminiscent of Newspeak in "1984". Topics such as Muslims and terrorism, blacks and crime are taboo.

compared with leftist filmmakers shouting slogans, only a few rightist filmmakers can generously admit their "orientation". Among them, the leading one is the veteran tough guy Clint Eastwood, a man in his eighties who recently ventured to endorse the racist remarks made by the bed, attracting a frenzy from the leftist media. American Sniper, directed by Eastwood last year, is a straightforward rightist film that not only promotes patriotism, but also tries to whitewash the Iraq war and rely on counter-terrorism. Eastwood's directing works can probably be divided into two categories: right and far right.

American Sniper

another tough guy is also a tough guy (I find that tough guys are conservative, including Bruce Willis, Rock Johnson and Schwarzenegger), a famous scumbag who claims to be a devout Christian. People who say they don't go to church will go to hell, but he drinks and beats his wife. He was scolded for being homophobic in the 1990s, accused of discriminating against blacks in the 2000's, and even Jews were accused of not letting go of him in the 2010's. The lawsuit at the back of his ass has not been broken in the past 20 years, and it is estimated that he will not be able to fight to the death. He is Mel Gibson, known as the "super right". Take a look at some of his most important directorial works: the Passion is a Christian missionary film that is completely faithful to the Bible. "YongDaring heart praises nationalism, which is the only rightist expression that can muddle through in an era when racism has become an absolute forbidden area.

compared with the above two masters, most right-wing filmmakers (especially young filmmakers) keep a much lower profile. Most right-wing movies carefully pack conservative messages, and if you are not careful, you may not receive their messages.

Juno, for example, expresses traditional family values and the message of life first and anti-abortion through a cool adolescent girl's pregnancy story. Similarly, there is "one night pregnant", this kind of unexpected pregnancy movies, placed in China, will end in 20 minutes: what about accidental pregnancy? Let's go, let's go! And then, there is no such thing.

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many people use the inspirational "when happiness knocks": an impoverished black man, homeless with a child, has finally become a rich man through hard work. This is the conservative way of thinking: the poor in society are all because they are lazy and do not work hard, which is very similar to the idea that "Beijing's sister-in-law earns 50,000 a month, why can't you live?" Put it in the hands of liberals, the government has to give relief to such people!

when Happiness knocks

in so many Disney /Pixar animations, do you think there are no right-wing movies? (surprised) "Superman Story" is one! In the society in the film, a group of people with special abilities are forced to live the same life as ordinary people. In one scenario, Scud Superman is going to take part in the track and field competition, and his mother does not allow him to use his powers. He is not convinced and says, "but Dad says our abilities make us' special'." his mother objected: "everyone is' special'." Guess what the little male super said? "that means no one is special." This style of message is really rare in cartoons.

the deepest hidden of all the right-wing filmmakers is your beloved Christopher Nolan! Although Nolan (he is an Englishman) has repeatedly stressed that there is no left-wing and right-wing perspective in his film, it cannot stop the right from embracing his "Dark Knight Rises" as a masterpiece of the right-wing film. Slovenian philosopher Zizek pointed out in the film review of "the rise of the Dark Knight" that the number one villain "poison" released prisoners held in prison. and incite the people to "retake your city"-the poison reveals itself as the "ultimate Wall Street occupier, calling on the 99% to unite and overthrow the social elite." The film's defense of the existing social ruling class is represented by the kind-hearted rich and incorruptible police in the film, while the image of "the power of the people" in the film is the arbitrary trial and execution of the rich class, as well as the evil in the city. Many critics see the populist mob depicted in "the rise of the Dark Knight" as a mockery and warning of the Occupy Wall Street movement at the same time. The film conveys the message that the social establishment wants to convey: revolutionaries, no matter how they shout slogans of freedom, they hide sinister intentions, once the mob comes to power, society will be ruled by fear. On this basis, Batman finally saves the whole city of Gotham by sacrificing himself, the whole Jesus Christ-like existence, "the film caters to the core of American traditional values, that is, the ideal of making noble sacrifices for ordinary people."

the Dark Knight Rises

and as Zizek further pointed out, in the Dark Knight trilogy, Batman in the first part is still a vigilante image, and the way to combat violence is basically not beyond the existing order, while in the third part, the moral sense is relatized, and the struggle between all parties becomes an open class struggle, in order to defend the existing system. Everything Batman does in this environment is allowed.

this makes me want to compare Batman with another hero. "Superman is the superman of all the people." When this alien "immigrant" was first created, it targeted all the evil in society: not only black-hearted businessmen and corrupt politicians, but also Ku Klux Klan members and family scum men. Superman's ordinary identity is a newspaper reporter, and his favorite movie is to Kill a Mockingbird. Various personalities indicate his left-leaning tendency.

is Batman good or Superman good? This is an old issue that comic book fans have been arguing about for decades, and this year they finally made a move in Batman v Superman. The United States is a superhero country, and the two most important heroes are him. In fact, the battle between Batman and Superman vividly represents the confrontation between the two most important political forces in the United States for a long time, and they will fight for a long time. This year's US general election is very abnormal in many ways, and the far left and far right forces have made a lot of noise, and the broken bed, a "freak" that even the Conservatives do not understand, has won wide public support. let the intellectuals of the left and right have broken their glasses. If there is anything more exciting than Batman vs. Superman this year, it may be the presidential election to be held in November. No one can tell how the plot will develop in the past few months, so let's eat melons and watch.