The grandfather in the film represents our generation, the generation that takes too much, and can never get enough… 6 billion people wanting more than they need. Do you think this is a fair description of the state of our world? Are we headed towards the future depicted in the beginning of the film?
I think this is an accurate description of our world today because people are constantly consuming more and more, when for centuries people have lived happy, productive lives with far less than what people now days consider sufficient. However, although I believe this description to be true I do not think our world will ever come to the extreme situation displayed in the film. I think this because even as technology advances I am sure we will come …show more content…
Her brother exemplifies faith in the planet, but also represents the one who is willing to drive off a cliff. What do you think the differences between these two characters represents about the different sides of humanity?
Murphy’s character is vastly different from that of her brother’s because it connects the critical thinkers with those who blindly believe. Murphy’s character represents the people who question everything and need to understand the “why” to the “what”; the movers. Her brother’s character represents the people who accept the “what” without question and take what they are taught as law; the crowd. It takes people like the brother to build up power and form a societal view and to be devoted to that idea and take orders like he does, but it takes a person like Murphy to question these views and create new concepts. When deciding what planet to go to, Edmund’s planet represents “the heart”, verses Mann’s planet which represents “objectivity”. Based on the outcome of what happens on Mann’s planet, what force is argued to be more powerful and important? What do you think is more important/essential to our humanity - “the heart” of …show more content…
However, objectivity ended up being the more powerful force. This is because it was Cooper’s determination to stay objective when deciding which planet to visit that ended up almost costing the rest of the crew their lives. The heart ended up being the less powerful force because of the tendency of distrust towards one’s feelings. Because the heart is so unknown and ambiguous, people have a tendency not to trust their heart for fear of failure or disappointment. I believe that the heart and feelings are more important than objectivity and fairness. This is because if everyone were to be completely objective there would be no variation in what happens. On top of that, it is impossible to be completely objective without the heart. This can be proven by specific court cases in which even if the evidence points to a specific person, that does not mean that that person is
I think this is an accurate description of our world today because people are constantly consuming more and more, when for centuries people have lived happy, productive lives with far less than what people now days consider sufficient. However, although I believe this description to be true I do not think our world will ever come to the extreme situation displayed in the film. I think this because even as technology advances I am sure we will come …show more content…
Her brother exemplifies faith in the planet, but also represents the one who is willing to drive off a cliff. What do you think the differences between these two characters represents about the different sides of humanity?
Murphy’s character is vastly different from that of her brother’s because it connects the critical thinkers with those who blindly believe. Murphy’s character represents the people who question everything and need to understand the “why” to the “what”; the movers. Her brother’s character represents the people who accept the “what” without question and take what they are taught as law; the crowd. It takes people like the brother to build up power and form a societal view and to be devoted to that idea and take orders like he does, but it takes a person like Murphy to question these views and create new concepts. When deciding what planet to go to, Edmund’s planet represents “the heart”, verses Mann’s planet which represents “objectivity”. Based on the outcome of what happens on Mann’s planet, what force is argued to be more powerful and important? What do you think is more important/essential to our humanity - “the heart” of …show more content…
However, objectivity ended up being the more powerful force. This is because it was Cooper’s determination to stay objective when deciding which planet to visit that ended up almost costing the rest of the crew their lives. The heart ended up being the less powerful force because of the tendency of distrust towards one’s feelings. Because the heart is so unknown and ambiguous, people have a tendency not to trust their heart for fear of failure or disappointment. I believe that the heart and feelings are more important than objectivity and fairness. This is because if everyone were to be completely objective there would be no variation in what happens. On top of that, it is impossible to be completely objective without the heart. This can be proven by specific court cases in which even if the evidence points to a specific person, that does not mean that that person is