Many times during this semester's film studies, I have got the distinct impression that human progression is straying away from the holy. This could be seen in both war movies we saw (A Thin Red Line, Apocolypse Now) as well as Fight Club. In A Thin Red Line, much of the war took place with the backdrop of nature. Nature was seen as calm, and maybe even perfect, while the war was hectic and filled with pain. This hectic environment was caused by the flying bullets and radio discussions which has improved the speed of war. It reminds me of people in offices who have learned to multitask. They become so busy talking on the phone, answering e-mails, and thinking of dinner at the same, that they have forgot to calm down and enjoy living. In Fight Club, an large group of people end up giving up their lifestyles to try to attain a primal existance. In this primal existance, they find a holy experience compared to the consumer lifestyle they used to live with. The void that was caused by trying to buy their lifestyle was filled when they gave their consumer goods up. With this in mind, I ask the question: Does societal progression cause our holy selves to move backwards?
I feel that this is an important question to reflect on, and I know many people who would like to give up their material selves to gain a holier lifestyle. Still, I don't know anybody who has actually accomplished this. It reminds me of addiction. You want to give something up to better yourself, but you are so attached to the addiction that the idea of getting past it becomes impossible.
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