What do you think of the movie The Doomsday Philosopher?

? The Doomsday Philosopher is a drama, directed by John Huddles and starring Sophie Lowe. Film release time is 20 14. The film tells the story of philosophy students who decide their identity and skills by drawing lots and continue the lifeblood of mankind.

? In the last philosophy class before graduation, 20 students were forced to take part in the thought experiment. They jumped into the scene of the nuclear radiation disaster from the classroom. If they can't get a seat in the bomb shelter, their organs will be instantly penetrated by radioactive dust and die painfully. But the oxygen and food in the bomb shelter are only enough for 10 people to survive for one year. Students majoring in philosophy decide their identity and skills by drawing lots. In order to continue the lifeblood of mankind, they need to use philosophical logic, open consultation, show of hands, and choose 10 the most valuable people to live in the bomb shelter. Smart people are entitled to remain lower than good people? Engineers are more valuable than poets? One vote ends in one life, who should be sacrificed to achieve society?

? In this film, the director showed similar psychological games with more beautiful pictures and stories. In the first thinking experiment, among the 2 1 people, the key to the 10 people who decide to enter the bunker that cannot be destroyed by nuclear war is their future roles, and these roles are actually the knowledge stored in their brains, and their survival ensures the existence of this knowledge. Once the danger has passed, the development of the world depends on those who have made achievements in their respective fields, and in these fields, others may not be able to intervene. this is

Western philosophy is mainly embodied in asking questions, especially those that reflect profound contradictions, without giving answers. For example, there is a question in the movie: What would you do if there was a fork on the train track with one person and five people lying on it, and you happened to be a switchman when the train came? Letting the train rush to a person's fork may be a rational choice, saving most people's lives, but you are still killing people selectively. So this is not only a philosophical film, but also an intriguing film.