mind shock

Christelle 2022-04-23 07:02:12

All I know is that the film was adapted from Stanford's famous psychological experiment, and all I know is that the experiment was widely debated and wildly out of control. But I don't know, what's behind this simple text overview is scary.

Initially, I paid more attention to the way of expression of the film, the accented music, and the dull atmosphere, but I always felt that nothing could happen, and what could happen, even though the first few days of the experiment started, everything was calm. Said, looking at the background that I learned before is really a sedative. But I never thought that the plot would develop like this, and I never expected that the little brilliance of human nature is nothing in the huge darkness.

I have always been conflicted about whether No. 77 should resist like this. Since it is in a weak position, and since it is ultimately unable to resist, why should it be serious, 14 days is not a long time. But I doubt my point of view. When people are weak and ruled, the weak will always be ruled and always weak. What is the difference between the situation we are facing, and the countless rebellions scattered in the long river of history? What drives human progress, but it is precisely those who resist, who are regarded as different by their peers, who are constantly excluded and complained about being implicated. Some people always say that the Chinese are not united, or who is united? The renewal of the country is all about the confrontation between the two parties, one party is radical, one party is conservative, or one party is dissatisfied with the status quo, and the other party is content with invincibility. This is why the contradiction between people is getting deeper and deeper. When money erodes the soul of the Chinese people and material things lure the Chinese people's desires, it is the contradiction caused by the sharp expansion of the gap between the rich and the poor. Occasionally, when others say that they are only materialistic, they do not sigh. Yes, people have the right to pursue a better life, and they should pursue a better life because of it. As a result, black-hearted businessmen lose their conscience, and villains play with the rules. When the order is broken, they follow those deformed rules, and they may be teased, humiliated, and finally broken down like the person sleeping on No. 77. Perhaps it is people who cannot reflect on their own humanity, and suddenly wake up after stabbing a knife or shooting a gun, everything is lost, and they lose themselves. Those who play tricks and say they want to become teachers in art schools never think that the girls who say they have rules and are easy to handle are their daughters, their girlfriends, or their children's mothers. We envy totalitarianism, but we hate totalitarianism. I think the situation would be the same even if the guards and prisoners were all replaced.

When the rights are not limited, it will intensify. In the subconscious, violence is deeply rooted, self-centeredness and inflated desires, and annihilation of goodness. That is why the female assistant was imprisoned, raped by the prison guards, the professor was shot, and No. 82 was beaten to death by a police baton. I like to talk about doing what I don't want to do to others. It is true that I have no right to criticize others because of myself, and I rarely think about it when I don't want to do it to others. Some people scold the guards in Shandong, some people scold the city administrators on the streets, and some people brood over the soldiers on Chang'an Street. In fact, aren't they prison guards, ordinary people who just lost their lives under the connivance of power. They have lost their ego, lost their minds, and they are also victims. It is undeniable that human nature is inherently evil. Once an individual is given sufficient conditions to do evil, and everything is put aside, who will take care of the evil they do. Skin pain, it's not you who hurts, how do you know how deep the injury is. I also had no choice but to let the families of the joint defense team members hang up signs downstairs at the victim's house claiming that once they are in prison, their children will not be taken care of. Yes, the woman who was raped was not a woman with a child, and naturally she didn't care about the pain of others. Why is human nature numb so far, but it is back to social contradictions. Over the years, the contradiction has been transferred, and the dissatisfaction with x has been dispersed and transferred. More people are concerned about the Japanese occupation of my territory, the Thais killing my compatriots, and forgetting (the content here is too much to be omitted)...

This reminds me of the people who scolded Wikipedia in a post on a certain website a few days ago. Go, the smell of gunpowder is very strong and the political struggle is complicated. I didn't say anything, just smiled, feeling that people are ignorant and brainwashed, it's normal to say anything wrong. Dare to say anything, isn't it just a child who is ignorant of the world. In an environment of freedom of expression, faced with huge cultural barriers in the Chinese community, and the satisfaction of self-interest, nothing can happen. Yes, Taiwan's parliament is chaotic, and Japan's prime minister is diligent, but compared with countries that can pass unanimously or have not held a parliament for decades, they are nothing. Politicians who despise democratic countries only focus on their own interests, but they don't even know how their interests were taken away, and what can they say about them.

Speaking of the movie, just like the original Stanford experiment, the professor was also intoxicated by this experiment. In pursuit of results and data, he became numb, or out of control, because of the stimulation brought by the unprecedented experiment. This is also the professor's reluctance to suspend the experiment or intervene in the experiment. He felt happy and satisfied the desire that might have brought him fame. He indulged his prison guards, not only did not restrain them, but made them even worse. The prison guards became more and more unscrupulous. By the time the professor found out, two deaths and three injuries were inevitable, and he took himself and his assistant in. I think why Wangchuck was able to give up the kingship, I think he understands that in the progress of productivity and thinking to this day, totalitarianism and centralization will only destroy everything, from top to bottom, there is quite a wind of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

I have no words to describe the process of sitting in front of the computer watching this movie from calmness to shock to fear, nor can I describe the impact of the movie on people's hearts. I have been thinking about this movie for a long time. The above is just some exclamations inspired by spiritual fear. I still highly recommend this movie, especially to psychology majors.

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Extended Reading
  • Janie 2022-03-28 09:01:03

    Compared with the American version, it analyzes human nature more deeply, is more cruel, and is closer to the real experiment. The Germans really have this kind of disgust for human nature in their bones, and so does the tide.

  • Jacklyn 2021-12-10 08:01:46

    The self-realistic Stanford Prison Experiment was adapted and performed a lot, but it made me deeply realize how important the ethical principles in the experiment are. Are you kind? Are you evil? The power of the situation is enough to change you. I haven't watched many German films. Although the experiment is very familiar, this one is very shocking. That big beautiful girl interspersed is even brighter. When the Germans made such a film, the taste in the music is worth pondering.

The Experiment quotes

  • [last lines]

    Nachrichtensprecher: [voiceover - spoiler] The tragic outcome: two dead, three injured, among them project leader Professor Klaus Thon. Clearly, the experiment went out of control after two days. The district attorney is investigating two possible manslaughter charges and several charges of abuse and negligence. One of the test participants has been arrested. The project direction will probably have to answer to a court. According to statements by one of the scientists, the escalation might have been prevented by aborting the experiment earlier.

  • Berus - Strafvollzugsbeamter: Are you a faggot, Nr. 82?