"Every time mankind comes to grips with its insignificance, it is a great advance in itself."
“人类每次正视自己的渺小，都是自身的一次巨大进步。”
 ——Dune（《沙丘》）
电影《沙丘》自三年前首映时便掀起了一阵科幻热潮，最近第二部的上映再次引发了网络上关于剧情、美学等的讨论。
The film Dune created a sci-fi frenzy when it premiered three years ago, and the recent release of the second film has sparked renewed debate on the internet about the plot and aesthetics of the film.
作为一部几乎公认极难改编的科幻电影，《沙丘》用极致的画面美学和音乐呈现了巨大与渺小的对比：接近于神般的“沙虫”，广阔无垠的沙漠环境，巨型建筑、巨型飞行器、巨大的几何线条，无一不彰显着人类渺小和宇宙的无穷。
As a sci-fi film that is almost universally recognized as being extremely difficult to adapt, Dune uses extreme aesthetics and music to present the contrast between the huge and the small: the near-god-like "sandworms", the vast and sprawling desert environment, the gigantic buildings, the giant aircraft, the huge geometric lines, all of which highlight the insignificance of mankind and the infinity of the universe.
《沙丘》系列因此也让全世界巨物迷恋者“狂喜不已”，这就要说到一个有趣的概念——“BDO”。

什么是BDO？
BDO（Big Dumb Object）指“巨大沉默物体”，即巨大的，拥有神秘力量的物体。
它最早是澳大利亚学者Peter Nicholls在《科幻小说百科全书》（The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction）中杜撰的一个虚构概念，后来在亚文化圈里流传开来。
《科幻小说百科全书》是一部关于科幻小说的术语大全，于1979年出版，曾获得雨果奖和轨迹奖。
BDO (Big Dumb Object) stands for "Big Silent Object", i.e. a huge object with mysterious powers.
It is a fictional concept first invented by Australian scholar Peter Nicholls in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and later spread in subcultural circles.
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is a compendium of terms used in science fiction, published in 1979, and winner of the Hugo Award and the Track Award.
BDO是科幻小说和电影中的常见主题。许多经典的科幻电影中都曾出现过BDO。
BDO is a common theme in science fiction and film. BDO has been featured in many classic science fiction films.
那些出现过BDO的电影
◆ 2001太空漫游 / 2001: A Space Odyssey
图源：豆瓣
影片中的黑石，是宇宙里的高级文明制造出来用于引导低等智慧生命的工具，神秘又难以理解，是人类科技无法企及的极致呈现。
The Black Stone in the film, a tool created by advanced civilizations in the universe to guide lower intelligent life, is mysterious and incomprehensible, the ultimate presentation of human technology beyond the reach of mankind. 
◆ 降临 / Arrival
图源：豆瓣
该电影也是维伦纽瓦的导演作品。影片中塑造的BDO是12艘巨大的外星飞船，如同上帝的黑色棋子，凭空出现。
The film is also Villeneuve's directorial effort. The film portrays BDO as 12 giant alien spaceships that appear out of thin air like black pawns of God. 
◆ 溺死的巨人 / The Drowned Giant
图源：豆瓣
《爱，死亡和机器人》第二季中的短片，一具来历不明的巨人遗体被冲上海滩。
A short film from the second season of Love, Death and Robots shows the remains of a giant of unknown origin washing up on a beach.
BDO为什么令人着迷？
BDO如此令人着迷也许是源于人类内心对未知的恐惧与敬畏。
The fact that BDO is so fascinating is perhaps rooted in the fear and awe of the unknown within mankind.
BDO的巨大，打破了人类对所处世界的客观事物所理解的标准和尺度，本质上是为了唤起人类对自身的反思。它代表了某种远超于人类现有技术，或处于人类无法理解的维度的产物，沉默只是因为我们无法听见。
The enormity of BDO breaks down the standards and scales by which mankind understands the objectivity of the world in which it lives, and essentially serves to evoke reflection on itself. It represents the product of something that is far beyond the technology available to mankind, or is in a dimension that mankind cannot comprehend. Silence is only because we can't hear.
在豆瓣的“BDOER巨大沉默物体迷恋者”小组，成员达到了12万+，每天都有人发帖描述巨大沉默物体带来的愉悦和战栗。
The "BDOER Giant Silent Object Fans" group on Douban has 120,000+ members, with people posting every day describing the pleasure and trembling that giant silent objects bring.
不止BDO，还有震撼人心的台词
《沙丘》系列里的一些台词也非常精彩，一起来看看。

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
我绝不能恐惧。恐惧是思维的杀手。恐惧是最终导致死亡的小小死神。我会直面恐惧，任由其穿过我的身体。当一切逝去，我会洞悉它的轨迹。恐惧所到之处，万物无存。唯我独立。
The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve.
But a reality to experience.
A process that cannot be understood by stopping it.
We must move with the flow of the process.
We must join it.
We must float with it.
人生的奥秘并不是去解决某个问题，
而是去经历眼前的现实。
如果你停滞不前便永远无法参透它。
跟着它的起伏随波逐流。
勇敢地踏入其中。
随之而动。
Dreams are messages from the deep. Dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we're awake, because that's where we make things happen.
梦境传递内心深处的信息。梦能创造故事。可醒来后发生的才最重要，因为那才是你要去创造的现实。
A great man doesn't seek to lead. He's called to it, and he answers.
真正的领袖不是天生的。而是当使命召唤时，他会挺身而出。
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