Views on distortions of nature in movies
Nature is natural; man is also part of nature. If we change nature, we are also changing man. In reality, man, animals and plants should coexist together, forming a harmonious family. Instead man has changed the concept of it in films, drama etc, and using themes such as deception, terror and greed to stir up false and mixed feelings in the audience minds.
We could clearly see these changes in films which comprise nature, like King Kong, Anaconda, and Spiders etc. Man has used these innocent animals to invoke feelings in us that they are dangerous and harmful, and that man is the safest of all. For instance, in the movie Anaconda, the victims were trapped in the swamp with company of a deadly anaconda. Gradually, the victims are being devoured by the reptile, but except one lady who was saved by the hunter. It seems that the anaconda is the one causing all the trouble. However, if the group of victims did not go into the swamp to catch the anaconda, they would not have died. Moreover, the group of victims had many chances to kill the anaconda, but the hunter wanted it live, thus causing the death of more people. In such movies, man is always the one who gets the last laugh. Therefore, such movies are being used as a medium to manifest the idea that man is always right and always the best. They are pestering us to jettison the idea that lions are the king of the jungle, and attempting to etch the ideology that man is the king of the world into our mind which will make it indelible.
Although such ideology will benefit the human race, as they give us confidence, they only show us the bad side of animals. That is why there are so many hunting and killings of animals going on, as man are scared of the animals which are shown to be fatal and treacherous in the movies. In order to stop these nonsense and mindless activities, Hollywood should show more of the good sides of animals on the sliver screen, such as Born Free, lion king etc. When both sides of the story is shown to the audience, they would learn how to take care of the domestic and tame animals and to keep those ‘red’ ones at a wide berth.
To conclude, I hope that Hollywood would heed my advice and come up with more well-balanced movies showing the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ sides of the animals, if not it will be an exercise of total futility.
Nature is natural; man is also part of nature. If we change nature, we are also changing man. In reality, man, animals and plants should coexist together, forming a harmonious family. Instead man has changed the concept of it in films, drama etc, and using themes such as deception, terror and greed to stir up false and mixed feelings in the audience minds.
We could clearly see these changes in films which comprise nature, like King Kong, Anaconda, and Spiders etc. Man has used these innocent animals to invoke feelings in us that they are dangerous and harmful, and that man is the safest of all. For instance, in the movie Anaconda, the victims were trapped in the swamp with company of a deadly anaconda. Gradually, the victims are being devoured by the reptile, but except one lady who was saved by the hunter. It seems that the anaconda is the one causing all the trouble. However, if the group of victims did not go into the swamp to catch the anaconda, they would not have died. Moreover, the group of victims had many chances to kill the anaconda, but the hunter wanted it live, thus causing the death of more people. In such movies, man is always the one who gets the last laugh. Therefore, such movies are being used as a medium to manifest the idea that man is always right and always the best. They are pestering us to jettison the idea that lions are the king of the jungle, and attempting to etch the ideology that man is the king of the world into our mind which will make it indelible.
Although such ideology will benefit the human race, as they give us confidence, they only show us the bad side of animals. That is why there are so many hunting and killings of animals going on, as man are scared of the animals which are shown to be fatal and treacherous in the movies. In order to stop these nonsense and mindless activities, Hollywood should show more of the good sides of animals on the sliver screen, such as Born Free, lion king etc. When both sides of the story is shown to the audience, they would learn how to take care of the domestic and tame animals and to keep those ‘red’ ones at a wide berth.
To conclude, I hope that Hollywood would heed my advice and come up with more well-balanced movies showing the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ sides of the animals, if not it will be an exercise of total futility.
written by zhan quan
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