In media and communication, there is a theory about the interaction between media and the public, that is, "cultivation theory". In other words, the general idea of this theory is that whether it is a news advertisement or an entertainment program, it will reflect the cultural values and ideology of the society. At the same time, the ideology of the society also constitutes the thematic tendencies and positions of the media. The two are symbiotic interactions.
Okay, after pretending to be B, let's talk about House. This group of elites bred in American capitalist society actually reflects a common living condition and value orientation of the American middle class today.
This group of people includes House, Cuddy, Foreman, Cameron, Chase, Wilson, 13, Taub, etc. The diagnosed symptoms are as follows:
Extremely individualistic, highly educated, thinking, rational and calm but a little paranoid and selfish, hard working, financially independent and lonely and empty , Lack of family values or doubts and fears about marriage or infidelity, indifference to people but not cold-blooded.
One sentence summary: Lack of happiness.
Haus himself is a typical "Shenzhen Lone Star" with the words "Don't approach strangers" engraved on his head. His words are accustomed to sarcasm, and he likes to use similes, metaphors, irony, and other expressions to do his best to ridicule. The value of Fu's insight that "the world is lying, and there is no good person" appears in his life and work all the time, and he has cultivated his keen eyes, which are a hundred times stronger than X-ray machines, and can penetrate people's hearts. This uncle, who is unwilling to disdain to establish a normal interpersonal relationship with the people around him, is very arrogant and arrogant to describe him because of his arrogance. Contemptuous, so he separates himself from others, even those who love him and those he loves are unavoidable, and let him live in a lonely self-world.
In the 1990s, I estimate that there is a 50% chance that a TV protagonist like House would not suffer in China. But today, he came across the ocean, even if he was an asshole, no one volunteered to give him gifts at Christmas, his subordinates gritted their teeth at him, the boss both loved and hated him, and even his only good friend almost ignored him. Uncle House still won the love and favor of many American TV fans. It can only be said that the middle class and the younger generation in China are more and more accepting the character, behavior and even values of this character, finding resonance or yearning to become such a member - a bit bad, a little childish and highly skilled. Sadly, this group of elites who are considered to be highly respected in the United States are all patients with "lack of happiness", and even MRI and dialysis cannot eliminate the root cause of the disease. If you look closely, you can find that the people in the play don't actually laugh too much, and there are very few happy scenes.
People who like this show and fans who like House, beware of being poisoned, don't be too poisoned by the concept of the capitalist middle class, and there is basically no cure for it.
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