Sunday, 3.29.20
Archetypes have to do with the original model, in which copies are made based on a particular model. For example, in the 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club, there are five models--Outspoken Bully, Affluent Damsel, Jock Hero, Ignored Outcast, and Nerdy Dreamer. When these teenagers reject their detention assignment to write about who they are, they have learned to move on to become better people, or at least they are growing up, because they realize that they are not happy with their current situation, whether label and lifestyle or just their life as a whole. They also recognize that they all feel the same way, even though they all look different on the outside as well as they each have a distinct personality. By the end of this movie, The Breakfast Club, the Affluent Damsel Claire bonds with the Abused Bully John. The Ignored Outcast Allison bonds with the Hero Jock Andrew. The Studious Dreamer ends up writing the assigned paper for the whole group because they realize that they are all going to write about the same thing anyway. They know that they are all human, each desiring the same thing out of their life, which is love, social acceptance, friends, attention, and the necessities of life. They Outspoken Bully and Ignored Outcast are ignored and abused by their family, and they don't have much of a family, if any. They both lack a stable home foundation in their life to ground them and help them thrive. The Nerdy Dreamer is overly pushed by his family to be the best, which stresses him out when he is suddenly unable to accomplish perfection. After all, he is only a teenager and still learning in life, as well as an imperfect human who will make many mistakes throughout his life. (Only God is perfect. Humans are always flawed, always learning and growing to improve themselves in many different ways). The Nerdy Dreamer eventually has a nervous breakdown, which leads him to a failed attempt suicide. Hence, he ends up in detention. The Jock Hero is also pushed to be a certain way by his father, which involves playing pranks and tricks on others, usually on someone considered or seen negatively, such as a nerd, Outcast, and maybe even racially motivated. But he gets caught because of a negative outcome, which puts him in detention. His victim ended up in the hospital with stitches. The Affluent Damsel is also ignored by her parents, but not completely. Although she isn't being abused, her parents substitute love and attention with materialism, such as money and expensive gifts, which is psychologically damaging, especially for teenagers and younger, because it eventually leads to emptiness, loneliness, and teaches the wrong message. She looks good but feels empty inside. All the teenage characters in this movie contact empty inside because they are all dissatisfied with their family life and social life, even though they are each very different people. They all appear to be very bored and restless, seeking a better experience elsewhere. Claire ditches school to go shopping at the mall. Allison went to this school detention on her own will because she didn't have anything better to do, or even anyone to talk to at home. John acts up in school to get attention, which put him in detention. Brian attempted suicide. Andrew accidentally injured a student to appear calm.
The stereotype is often defined as a very common or mainstream belief of an idea, specific person, thing, or a group, often used to typecast or label everything or everyone, which is very inaccurate.
Both stereotyping and archetyping are used for controlling others in society by placing everyone in certain groups. It makes people into robotic slaves trying to play specific roles in society instead of letting them be themselves by expressing their individualist self. (Even identical twins are different from each other, physically, mentally, and personality-wise). Moreover, it is used to condition people for the future. Just look at our current situation--the One World Lockdown. The Elitists have used this Coronavirus to enslave the whole earth together, teach them about social distancing to prepare them for the New World Order totalitarian society of slaves to the One World Government, which will involve a cashless society with a microchip in one's had for One World Currency that will further control and enslave the whole earth.
Just notice other characters often promoted in movies and TV series, such as Beavis and Butthead, Dumb and Dumber, Forrest Gump, and many more, which promote stupidity as a positive trait. It is all about conditioning people in society to be comfortably numb and dumb, mindlessly following what's presented to them and moving with the flow toward the slavery in their jobs and lifestyle, as well as eventually accepting the New World Order totalitarian society as a good and positive thing.
The internet has helped millions of people become more individualistic, each preferring to don their own thing and in their way, which I feel is a good thing. Whether Youtube videos, blogging and promoting one's own business, many people have become financially independent, or at least able to help and display their artwork. More and more people prefer to be on the internet rather than watching mainstream television gibberish. Watching Youtube videos is often more entertaining than watching television or watching movie remakes in the theater. Or, if people want to watch a movie, they might prefer independent films, foreign films, or maybe even vintage films, to avoid wasting their money on the usual crappy movies out nowadays.
Moreover, if you watch certain movies about a totalitarian society, you will notice that everyone looks like stoic and controlled slaves, practicing social distancing, and wearing a neutral uniform outfit. It is no wonder that they closed all the malls and most businesses during this Coronavirus situation. I honestly don't think it is about this Coronavirus because other companies are open during this time, such as grocery stores, gas stations, post office, and some stores. They could have just limited the number of people in stores and malls like they are doing in grocery stores. For one thing, the malls are usually empty on weekdays. Only the weekends and holidays attract many people in malls, stores, and public events. Or, they could have at least just required everyone to wear a mask, like only a few people are already doing now when they go out, whether to work, mall, gym, or local activities, if this Coronavirus was the main issue to the lockdown.
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