نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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1 دانشجوی دکتری، رشته دانش اجتماعی مسلمین، دانشگاه امام صادق (ع)، تهران، ایران
2 استادیار، دانشگاه باقرالعلوم (ع)، قم، ایران.
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Introduction and purpose: The concepts of "Mahdavī‘at" (a religious term in Shia Islam translating to "Mahdiism" or "belief in the Mahdi") and Monjī (savior) is one of the issues that has gained momentum in Hollywood films since 2000. Thus, the belief in the waiting for the savior has been targeted by destroying the character of the Savior. The importance of the culture of the waiting for the savior lies in the fact that hope is the main focus, which keeps alive the spirit of joy, responsibility, and commitment. Belief in the Savior is to see the future of the world as clear and not to consider the current situation of the world as extremely complicated. (Pourseyed Aghāī, 1400, p. 56) When a person has hope for a bright future, he/she strives for self-improvement and never gives up. This effort, in turn, has an impact on the advancement of society and leads to the development of the Islamic society. It is obvious that the Zionists are opposed to the growth of the Islamic community and are using all their might to hold it back. Therefore, one of the enemy's strategies to confront Muslims is to use the media to promote anti-savior thinking and destruction of hope. Given the need to know the country's enemies, it is essential to be aware of the methods of our enemies so that we can take appropriate measures to preserve Islamic thoughts and confront our enemies. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to examine Hollywood's techniques against promoting anti-savior view and how Imam Mahdi (a.s.) (The last of the Shi'a Twelve Imams) is introduced to the people of the world with regard to Hollywood media.
Research Method: From a methodological perspective, this study is classified as a qualitative descriptive-analytical study with a discourse analysis approach. Discourse analysis is a new technique and method in the study of media texts and cultures. In this method, the researcher aims to show the relationship between the audience and the movie and to determine what social, cultural, political, etc. contexts and factors influence the production of discourse.
Results: The impact of media on the audience: Media has a great impact on individual personality and human society. For example, when watching movies, humans are influenced by the characters in the movie; to the extent that they are linked to the characters of the actors, so that many of the audiences' behaviors are unconsciously copied from the behaviors, accents, and even the personal behaviors of the actors. This is while the audience is completely unaware of the changes that have occurred in the intellectual and mental layers of their minds. In colonialism, the goal is to conquer the mind, thoughts, interests, and ultimately change human behavior. This influence is carried out unconsciously through the media. As a result, the media indirectly affects identity and culture in society. Therefore, belief in a savior, which is targeted in some Hollywood films, can also be attacked.
Distortion of the Savior (Monji) in Hollywood movies:
The person who is portrayed as the Savior is a person with Anglo-Saxon racial characteristics. This Savior appears in all apocalyptic films from Western countries, especially America, to save the world. Like the movie "I, Robat," (2004), in other words, the root of saving the world from problems lies in the hands of people from West. The savior depicted in apocalyptic cinema often makes exaggerated use of the achievements of human knowledge. In this view, if a miracle is performed by the savior, it is under the influence of science and technology. The movie "Iron Man" (2008) is an example of a savior with an extreme approach to human knowledge, where the ultimate salvation is accomplished by a scientist with pure mastery over advanced tools and far from metaphysical discussions. In the film "I Am Legend", it is also medical knowledge and the continuous efforts of a wise person that will provide the prospect of saving people. (Sat'tārī, 2016, p. 27) This means that in this era, concepts such as miracles, sacred things, prophets, and saviors have lost their validity, and instead, it is science, technology, instrumental and experimental knowledge, and scientists who can play the role of saviors of the people of the world. In the three films mentioned above, the savior of the world is desecrated and becomes the symbol of a secular man.
In another distortion, the human dimension of the Savior's personality and identity was questioned and he was depicted as an animal in the apocalypse. That means it doesn't have to be a human savior, an animal can also save the world, like in the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia", which was released in 2005. In which a lion named "Aslan" played the role of the savior. In the film "Planet of the Apes", a monkey named "Seamus" with an American appearance and blue eyes wearing a tie becomes the savior.
In the final stage, which is the main focus of the Hollywood media, is the creation of anti-savior thinking and the creation of fear towards the savior, which will be explained below.
"Constantine" (2005): Imam Mahdi (a.s.) is Dajjāl (Antichrist) of the end times.
"Dune" (2021): The Savior is the result of illegitimate relationships and is introduced as the Dajjāl (Antichrist) at the end.
"Legion" (2017-2018): The mother of Christ was a prostitute, and Christ is born in this film on the exact anniversary of Jesus' birth. But he is an illegitimate child, and even his mother doesn't want to keep him.
"Transformers" (2007): A robot whose eleven brothers were killed by humans and returns to Earth after a long absence for revenge.
"X-Men" (2000): The Saviors emerged from the rubble long after, immortal, wearing a green cape and scarf.
"Justice League" (2017): The villain (the Savior) rises from the side of the Kaaba-shaped cube and then prostrates himself to it, and is finally destroyed by the One Eye.
"Immortals" (2011): The name Mahdi is synonymous with disease and madness, and his appearance equals destruction and slaughter.
Conclusion: In today's world, the media plays a major role in transmitting information and exchanging public thoughts and opinions and this is while global Zionism, in line with the advancement of the media, has used it to its advantage and served its goals. One of the important issues that Jews have spent a lot of money on is the anti-savior debate. The Zionists have used the media and the Hollywood industry to promote this idea, and have spent huge sums of money on it. Therefore, we must also strive to use the media, film, and education industries to carry out activities to increase the awareness of the younger generation about the issue of Mahdism; (in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, derived from the belief in the reappearance of the Twelfth Shiite Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, as the savior of the apocalypse for the salvation of human beings and the establishment of peace and justice.)
Some of the solutions and suggestions are as follows:
A film festival should be held on the topic of Mahdism and international experts should be invited to attend.
Showing analyses of the Hollywood antichrist film in schools to inform teenagers.
Considering the use of Islamic and Mahdavī symbols that indirectly convey Islamic concepts and teachings.
Production of Mahdavī movies suitable for different ages, such as children, teenagers, and young people.
Creating computer games with the aim of promoting Mahdism.
Holding annual digital content production competitions on the theme of Mahdism.
Allocating a portion of the annual budget of the parliament for cultural works in the field of Mahdism.
8. Dedicating one day a week in schools to Mahdism, for example, Mahdist Tuesdays.
کلیدواژهها [English]
https://mashreqmag.sinaweb.net/article_127125.html
https://mashreqmag.sinaweb.net/article_143821.html
https://civilica.com/doc/1177787/
https://mashreqmag.sinaweb.net/article_126688.html
https://ejiss.um.ac.ir/article_40804.html