The truth of mankind - The Sandman Season 1

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[@crow_2772]

The one thing John never understood was that he didn't just take away their lies, he took away their imagination. The ability to imagine a world better then the one their in is what keeps the world moving and keeps humanity alive. It's what pushes people to be better versions of themselves and want more out of life. Take away that and we're no better than animals willing to tear each other apart.

[@kendallroyclips]

I agree 100%

[@sarhan_]

^^

[@jessicaluk74]

Yes exactly

[@master-of-many-fandoms2020]

Of course he could never understand. How could he? His whole life has been defined by lies and secrets. He thought the world would be better off without the lies.

[@kajixdn]

isn't that basically just a rewording of what was said in this scene

[@lobardodelainternet4253]

This scene shows exactly the role of Morpheus in the universe. In the first episode, Roderick gets quite disappointed to know he captured the Lord of Dreams, because he didn't understand his purpose. In episode 4, Lucifer questions the power of dreams, to which Morpheus answers clearly. But in this scene, in this entire episode, it shows how much chaos can be caused if there are no dreams, only acceptance of a world that is rotten with no perspective for another future, a world of immediate action, following only what you want right now without caring how you achieve it.

[@midwintersnight]

This also shows that John is kind of hypocritical. He dreams of a world without lies, but as Dream shows him, John perceives dreams as no better than lies, so John's dream is itself a lie as well.

[@parkerboy795]

Not to mention, all that talk about truth and what people actually want to do, he trapped those people in the diner and then made them commit suicide when they tried to gang up on him.

[@nagumyrehal3922]

dreams are neither the truth or a lie. that's the point of this scene dreams make us want to be better to give them to others because you give dreams to others

[@kiratheusagiisworkshop5266]

This whole show shows why Morpehus is one of the top Endless because without him and dreams, chaos will rule because all that's left is rotten truth and no one having the ability to dream of a better world or future and therefor the world loses its light.

[@ali8922]

i really love this scene more than any other in the series so far. the raw emotion that this episode leaves you with and ending it on morpheus showing that despite all his perils and pessimism about the world, he truly understands and leads humanity is just...

[@TheGothamite3]

One of the best scenes. Made me emotional.

[@scottydawg1234567]

I think this episode is a good representation of how our own mindsets can oftentimes cloud our judgement of the mindsets of others. We tend to assume others think the same way we do and want the same things, which may or may not be true. John wanted a world "without lies", but "without lies" from HIS perspective, which was not the whole truth.

[@jessicaluk74]

I love this episode so much. One of best episodes imo. It really give me hope

[@alexgremlin3680]

If there's one thing I cannot stand, it's a villain who thinks hope is a lie.

[@aaa-ml1mq]

It was painfully embarrassing to realize that I treat dreams as John does.

[@SerbAtheist]

This scene is a scathing critique of cynicism. Cynical people always talk big about how others are sheep and they are better than them. In reality, it is cynics that harbor a disdainful attitude towards others and build walls around themselves which stifle genuine connection and disable them from experiencing the true joy of life.

[@shouryabose9143]

I feel that John is my favorite anti-hero. In a world where it is okay for everything and everyone to be fake, the Johns will save us.

[@Luzhong_editz]

​@@shouryabose9143true, but this john goes with it to the extreme

[@Ariel_is_a_dreamer]

It's not even just that they lost their hope. Wanting to be a "good" person, for example, is a dream, an archetype that doesn't actually exist. John took that away, hence the murders and confessions and god knows what. Wanting to be a writer is also obviously a dream. All relationships are based on a dream of staying together even in the face of challenges. John took that away too, hence the cheating (part of which was already going on tbh) and Judy forgetting about Donna. The way you see yourself, the story you tell about yourself, who you wish to be seen as, it's all dreams. Bette reveals that, when john asks her why she called him handsome. "I wanted to be-- I wanted you to like me" (i assume the first sentence was gonna be "I wanted to be nice/friendly" that was the dream. But essencially she wanted to "be nice" bc she wanted john to like her. And of course, eventually they lost all their dreams and hopes for the future, so there was that. Dreams are literally everywhere. This episode rips these character's whole lives and personalities apart to reveal that and I love it.

[@Edgarto156]

Why do I feel so bad for Bette

[@parkerboy795]

Because that lunatic twisted her dreams, burn them, and made her kill herself.

[@102200052]

Oh, I love how this video was posted by ‘Kendall Roy’😂 Love both shows❤️

[@kendallroyclips]

me too mate, take care :)

[@teanbooks9539]

No Dreams, No Aspirations to make the world a better place.😢

[@joseph86255]

As far as characters played by David Thewlis go, this guy is pretty tame.

[@scottydawg1234567]

Still scarier than the literal werewolf.

[@joseph86255]

@@scottydawg1234567 Because he was a hero.

[@scottydawg1234567]

@@joseph86255 Yeah LOL

[@RANDOM-KNIGHT145]

1:58 ❤

[@johnwatt2999]

The name of the game is dream any dream you want then lets all dream about heaven ppl

[@shinyanon7839]

Ceo lady looks like Lucy Liu

[@shouryabose9143]

Dream is the satan who coddles you in the safety of your imaginations. John is the harsh father-figure who tells it to you as it is (yes - sometimes if you take your 'dreams' to the logical conclusion, all you will see is death and despair).

[@Luzhong_editz]

Dream isn't Satan or God, it is inspiration and/or possible truths and hope itself, by your saying/words Jesus is Satan as he gives peaplo hope and love to be better then they are by following his tennets

[@Starrypaws64]

Lol is that really what you got from this episode? Damn dude

[@jupitersjunkie5619]

Their "dreams" inspire them to lie and deceive. John was ultimately right, period. Sandman ultimately agrees with him in the end. I don't agree with unleashing complete truth if lies keep the peace but truth always prevails. This is what the bible is ultimately about and it talks about how all hidden things will be revealed.

[@kendallroyclips]

I think you missed the point of the scene, or maybe I did, but to me it seems like the message is : your dreams are keeping you alive. If you strip humans of their dreams and what they aspire to be compared to what they are at the moment, they die, because they are without hope, and humans can't live without hope.

[@jupitersjunkie5619]

@@kendallroyclips No, I completely understood that point. I'm focusing on whether or not this is the truth of humanity. The Bible speaks of a people who thrive in a world of truth and justice so it will only "kill" those who hate the truth. Just sayin.

[@TheDakkaman]

@@kendallroyclips I might not say the message is that dreams keep us alive, per se, but definitely agreed that Dream’s refutation is essentially a much more serious phrasing of “yes, congratulations, you have found the truth of humankind… provided that you first brutally extract massive portions of the foundational elements that make them human in the first place, you broken child. Well done.”

[@EdolasMystogan]

​@@jupitersjunkie5619 Sounds absolutely dreadful, to be honest. "Truth and justice". I find it funny how people tend to naively think a world of perfect order and light would be oh so good... It's also why the typical descriptions of heaven sound awful.

[@kendallroyclips]

@@EdolasMystogan ye I agree

[@TheDreamer_Awakens]

Ashkenazi revenge for not having any of their pure blood women, lol.