Recently, I watched the movie version of the American comic "Captain Underpants" that has been popular for many years. As a masterpiece produced by DreamWorks and well received at the American box office, this film has not achieved much dazzling results in China. In addition to the differences in campus culture, probably the Chinese generally lack a sense of humor like the villains in the film. , Is also one of the important factors. The jewel in the crown of humor is the correct self-deprecating spirit.
In fact, "Captain Underpants" can experience a deep self-deprecating spirit from the setting of the hero's name. Unlike most superheroes who just look "underpants outside", the superhero created by two American elementary school students is really a superhero flying around wearing only underwear. Deep self-deprecating. Realizing this, watching the film can better understand the main point it conveys. As the movie shows through the villain Dr. P, lack of self-deprecating spirit, people will always add a lot of unnecessary burdens, and lose a lot of fun.
Dr. P in "Captain Underpants" solved the big problem of living space and food shortage with the great invention of zooming in and out the electromagnetic gun. He should have won the supreme honor of the Nobel Prize and the gratitude and respect of everyone, but only Because of the funny name, the audience roared with laughter. From then on, they hated the laughter and became a grumpy scientific bad guy. The greatest life ideal is no longer world peace, but to eliminate all laughter in the world.
He was at fault, confusing laughter and ridicule. The two fourth-grade pupils who created Captain Underpants, George and Harold, told him when they finally confronted him: "Your problem is not that people laugh at you, but that you can't lauth at yourself!" It’s not because others laugh at you, but because you lack the ability to laugh because of yourself.)
If Dr. P had a sense of humor like George and Harold's, he wouldn't cause such a big mess, and he wouldn't live such a painful life. He could have slapped a sentence on the podium: "There are too many people laughing at my name. How old are you?"
Knowing how to laugh at yourself and being able to make jokes on your own is a rare quality. The self-deprecating jokes created by netizens can actually be used by Dr. P to relieve himself: "If you love me, please raise your hand, and if you don't love me, please stand upside down." "Where you fall, you can lie down and sleep." Yes, there are so many unsatisfactory things in life, in fact, you can laugh it off.
On the stage, adapting to changes is actually easier to show a person’s intelligence than the off-stage scientific inventions. The famous host Yang Lan suddenly stumbled on the ground during a large-scale event, but she didn't panic and laughed at herself: "My tumbling action is not enough. Please watch the famous lion dance show below." Embarrassed and relaxed. Resolve.
People who dare to laugh at themselves are often self-confident people. Their determination of their identity and value will not rely too much on temporary circumstances and the subjective evaluation of others.
At that time, Confucius had no ambitions. He left Lu and took his disciples to travel around the world. He encountered life threats several times. In Chen’s Kuangdi, because he looked like a Yanghu, he was besieged by the local people because he looked like a Yanghu. Detained for five full days. In Song State, he was almost killed by Doctor Song Sima Huan, and he was in a very dangerous situation. Later, on the way to Zheng State, Confucius and his disciples separated, and stood alone at the east gate of the outer city and waited. The disciples were very anxious when they couldn't find the teacher, so Zi Gong asked about the whereabouts of his teacher. A man of Zheng told him: "There is a man in the East Gate. His forehead is like Tang Yao, his neck is like Gao Tao, and his shoulders are like those of Zheng Zi. However, from the waist down, he is three inches shorter than Dayu. He looks embarrassed and listless. It’s like a dog in the mourning family.” Zi Gong later found Confucius and told him what Zheng had said. Confucius laughed and said: “I’m like a dog in the mourning family, but I’m like a dog in the mourning family. Ah! This is indeed the case!" ("Ran Zai! Ran Zai!" "Records of the Confucius Family")
People who know how to laugh at themselves will be more adept at using humor to resolve the situation.
American President Lincoln has small eyes and a very long face, which can be described as shameless. In a speech, a senator stood up suddenly and attacked him violently as a "two-faced". At that time, he was inconvenient to refute tit-for-tat, so he glanced at the venue and said, "Please comment for me. If I had another face, would I bring such an ugly face to the venue?" After falling, laughter suddenly burst into the hall and bursts of applause.
Romain Rolland said in "Michelangelo":
"There is only one kind of true heroism, and that is to still love life after recognizing the truth of life."
The reason why Captain Underpants is a superhero does not lie in his amazing abilities. In fact, at the end of the film, Dr. P scanned Captain Underpants in the toilet robot. The instrument also showed Captain Underpants’ "defensive power, attack power". , IQ" is "0". The great thing about Captain Underpants is that no matter how others ridicule his dream, he firmly believes that he is a hero who can save the world and puts it into action. This is indeed his incomparable strength compared to Dr. P, and it is also the true heroism in life.
Be more humorous, less academic, and be a smart person with self-deprecating ability.
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