Do you believe in the existence of brainwashing?
A teaching experiment may allow you to know the answer: "The Wave"
A high school in Germany.
Wenger, a history teacher and coach of the water polo team, was not highly educated and had a marginal position in the office.
He was dissatisfied with his superiors about how the "anarchist" course that had been agreed upon had been chosen.
The superior didn't care: another teacher had already arranged his lesson and wanted to replace himself with him.
Wenger was very helpless to find the other party, but he was ridiculed.
After the struggle was ineffective, he could only take the most unpopular "dictatorship" special course.
In the first class, students who only come to class for credits are casual and casually chatting.
When asked about the Nazi understanding, everyone thought that dictatorship could exist in today's individualized world.
In order to give students a deeper understanding of the Nazis, Wenger proposed that a teaching experiment simulating "dictatorship" would be conducted.
In this experiment, Wenger had the highest status, and the students were to obey his orders absolutely.
The cynical students found it amusing and agreed to cooperate.
Wenger laid out the rules for this collective.
Surprisingly, this group of free and loose students also gradually indulged in this collective called "Wave".
They experienced first-hand the importance of collectivity and discipline, but they also unconsciously fell into the abyss of "dictatorship" and "Nazism".
The movie "Wave", released in Germany in 2008, has a Douban score of 8.7, ranking 246th in the Douban movie top 250.
The film's director, Dennis Gansel, was also greatly recognized for the film.
Prior to that, the director had directed another film about nazi themes, Hitler's Boys.
The film was released in 2004 and had a Douban score of 8.2. Through the perspective of two young people with different upbringing backgrounds, we reflect on Nazi racism and the destruction of human nature.
"The Wave" starred Jürgen Fogel, who also won the 21st European Film Awards for Best Actor (nominated) for his role in the film.
Some netizens commented: We can't understand fascism, but suddenly, we are part of this movement. The game called "Wave" produced a wave-like effect in a short period of time, and the abrupt end of the game made everyone feel not only shocked, but also chilling fear.
Some netizens also commented: Whether you want to admit it or not, this is a fact that cannot be shaken off in human nature. As long as there is this hotbed, you can always come back again. The good of collectivism is the so-called concentration of forces to do great things, and it is active and efficient under the inspiration of collective honor. And the bad of collectivism, it is clear that after the group frenzy was instigated, it was out of control. It's not advisable, but what's even scarier is that everyone believes in the same thing.
"The Wave" was filmed in Germany, but the prototype of the story takes place in the United States. A country that embraces liberalism.
In 1967, in Gaya, the United States, a high school student asked the teacher: Why do the Germans claim that they are unaware of the massacre of Jews and do not know about the tragedy that took place in the concentration camps?
In order to make the students more aware of fascism, the teacher boldly carried out an experiment to reconstruct a miniature Nazi Germany in his classroom.
As presented in the film, the teacher constantly instills collectivism in his students and demands absolute obedience.
The students gradually coalesced into new groups. They started taking team names, designing logos, and wooing new members.
In 5 days, the number of people rose from 20 to 200.
On the last day, the teacher held a general meeting, and unlike before, he did not say anything, but directly turned on the TV with only snowflakes appearing.
But even then, the students waited because they were used to obedience.
Finally someone asked: There is no leader, right?
The teacher then said: Yes, but we almost became Nazis.
"Like the Germans, it is difficult for you to admit that you have gone so far. You will not be willing to admit to being manipulated, you will not be willing to admit that you participated in this farce. ”
The Nazis, Hitler, fascists, for those of us in the land of peace, seem to feel that these are far away from life.
But is that really the case?
This is not the case. The collective phenomenon of fanaticism has long been quietly lurking in our lives.
How to understand it? Take a simple example: the recent food circle culture that has frequently published news.
In order to support idols, loan fundraising, accusations and comments to do data, mutual defamation, human flesh search, online violence, offline tracking.....
A series of operations that only you can't think of, nothing they can't do.
Before entering the rice circle, you may just listen to the albums of idols, watch their concerts, variety shows, etc.
Once inside, the atmosphere begins to change subtly.
White prostitution is a sin, the album has to buy dozens of copies, invest money to help, report negative reviews...
A series of operations have long made the matter of chasing stars slowly change its flavor.
Many people don't understand why fans are so obsessed with idols.
In fact, it is the same as the model in the movie, and inside the rice circle, there is also a kind of group thinking.
Fans share a common goal, working for the same idol, declaring that the idol can't do without us.
Not for their own benefit, do not allow the existence of different voices.
The Ragged Crowd mentions that no matter who the individuals who make up the group are, whether their lifestyles, occupations, personalities, or intelligences are the same, as long as they form a group, they will acquire a collective psychology.
The way they feel, think, and act is very different from the way they feel, think, and act as individuals.
It's clear that both the students in the movie and some fans in reality have long been caught in the trap of groupthink.
The longer you immerse yourself, the more your ability to think independently will be weakened.
Back to the movie itself, some people may wonder, do students with different personalities obey orders?
There are exceptions.
For example, when the class ruled that Caro should be uniformly dressed, she wore her favorite red dress the next day.
As a result, when she walked into the classroom, she immediately felt that she was an outlier—everyone was in white shirts.
And when she raised her hand to speak, the teacher also deliberately ignored her, which further made her feel isolated.
The wave movement seemed to take away everything from her, but it also made her see more clearly the terrible part of the whole experiment.
Another example is Carlo's boyfriend Marco.
Mild, he beat his girlfriend for the first time because of the wave movement.
When he realized his change, he immediately advised the teacher to stop the uncontrollable experiment.
"Wave" is classified as a drama/thriller film on Douban, but it is more of a psychological shock than the sensory stimulation of horror films.
A Douban netizen said that the terrible thing is not to believe, but even if you don't believe, you can only numb.
Fortunately, whether in the movie or in real life, there are still those who are awake and vocal.
When the tide comes, not a single wave is innocent.
After this storm, there will be new waves.
Hopefully, at that time, there will be no one who will repeat the mistakes of the past.
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