Once upon a time, when a new Marvel or DC superhero came out (or even was about to come out), we cheered, we rejoiced, we waited for a legend to be born.... But now, when that is more than After the release of "Reunion 4", which is more like a hodgepodge of legends, we can no longer feel the shock and excitement brought to us by those superheroes who were supposed to save suffering and be merciful. Yes, it's just the still skilled shooting techniques, the director's official script design, and the loss of focus on the core exploration...
Tony is gone, Wolverine is gone, the glorious Avengers has no reason to reunite them, and what enemy can be more qualified than the tyrant who can destroy a galaxy with a sneeze? Come out as a villain. Although DC and Marvel do not seem to be in the same family, although Marvel still has scattered new works such as "Dark Phoenix", "Shang Qi", and "Black Widow", the works like a dog's tail are completely different from the glory of their heyday. on the isobaric line.
Because times have changed. If Chuanbao’s greatest contribution to the world is to ruthlessly remove the fig leaf that has been guarded by its predecessors for decades in the United States, the former “city on a hill” and the former “universe city” The corruption and decline under the cover of China's "country" has been exposed to the spotlight of the world. When it faces its own crisis, it only knows how to point China's nose and shout: It's all his fault! , but not really trying to find a way to solve its own internal contradictions; when it devotes all its strength to the country, even at the expense of declaring a state of emergency, it wants to start a company called Huawei, only to find that the giant palm falls, not only can it not shake the deeply buried soil The root of the tree is more thriving than before; when it was denounced as the "source of evil", the eastern dragon on the other side of the ocean subdued the raging god of plague in just a few months. On the other hand, there are already 700,000 people who are unwilling to be sent to see God. Moreover, in the face of the exhilarating brothers who have opened the Party, there is nothing to do except shouting "vaccine, blockade, blockade, vaccine" every day. In the foreseeable future, there will inevitably be tens of thousands, ten thousand Thousands or more people will be invited to the dance floor of Brother Wen, and then sent to the mortuary; the evacuation from Afghanistan, which has been in operation for 20 years, is like a bereaved dog, and then the official government that is "well-counseled" will be in less than one. All kinds of facts such as the collapse of the earth within a month - hehe, when we see the American-style flying to the ground that we once "believed in", the kindness and compassion that even a cockroach is reluctant to trample to death, the kind of termites who want to kill every single piece of wood Fraternity and justice all included, please! Is it really that as long as I am not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed? ! !
A strong heroic dream needs to be based on facts. In the 1980s, when Ultraman flew everywhere, it was the golden age of the well-known Japanese. It was when all the Japanese were shouting: buy Down to America! era. As a result, Ultraman came into being, and even those monsters with the ability to destroy the world will ignore the huge world, and each time they choose the small island with only a small narrow strip to land. (Just like Sun Dasheng can hang and beat the whole heaven, but he is so unruly by a bunch of little demons, haha) ...... Later, the country with the plaster flag fell, and there was a "lost ten years" ", "Twenty years", "Thirty years", are now moving towards a more distant time (anyway, the big deal is to add one to the ten-digit number, which is no big deal), and although Ultraman is still there, his The family is still "expanding", but instead of being an object of worship, it leaves more just feelings.
DC, as a pioneer who has created a number of superheroes such as Superman and Batman (Marvel is separated from DC, is far inferior in terms of qualifications), it started its business in the early 1930s. , talk about the American dream, talk about the era of the American spirit. With the prosperity of the United States and the victory of World War II, the United States finally climbed to the top of the world and became the master of the "universe". These superheroes are charged with the "important task" of spreading American ideals and advocating the supremacy of the United States. In the imaginary world, they point the country on the tiled paper, and fight endlessly with one evil enemy after another, defending the United States and defending the earth. , defend the world, and even defend the universe (think what the Guardians of the Galaxy do). Even one of the purposes of many people arriving in the United States is to see if the guy who can fly to the sky, wear underwear and wear a blue suit will appear...
Just like the once mighty Greek civilization, relying on its mighty power in its heyday to transmit its own light to Rome, and relying on the god of war Alexander to transmit its aftertaste to the eastern world; Rome in its heyday relied on its own extraordinary strength to retain the fire of civilization. The West has become the foundation and beginning of the development of Europa; and our Chinese civilization has also spread out the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism by relying on the status of the central country for thousands of years, forming a Confucian cultural circle... Facts have proved that every civilization When they were prosperous, they all had the desire to spread their own culture, as was the case in Greece, Rome, and China, as well as in America. But in the same way, Egypt, which is also one of the four ancient civilizations, has become an Islamic site after the fall. Except for the Great Pyramid of Giza, all the glorious and great memories have long been obliterated; in this film, it is set as " The Inca Empire, one of the holders of the "Gem of Lies", disappeared without a trace under the ruthless aggression and ravages of the Spaniards with its thousand-year-old splendid civilization. Now the former core area of the Inca has been renamed "Mexico". , people hold the cross in their hands, and the object of prayer is the great God.…
Economy is the foundation, and civilization is the superstructure. This is what Ma Lao told us in his famous works such as Das Kapital. The same is true of the fact that if a country is prospering, culture will be prosperous; if a country is weak, culture will be weak; if a country is dying, culture will perish. Although the American superhero is only a small part of the culture, its rise and fall will also follow the most basic theorems. If the United States is strong, it will fly to the sky to help people in need. Now the United States can no longer hide its internal decline. The contradictions between these superheroes, who have been responsible for spreading the greatness of the United States since their existence, and the gradually decaying American body, and then It is not uncommon for the confusion and helplessness transmitted to the film (rescue the suffering and 700,000, ha, puff).
When did it become a mistake for people to make wishes freely? Isn't what the United States used to say is that people are born free? To pursue freely, to develop freely, and to realize dreams freely, isn't this the American Dream that was once blown away by the public? In this film, the dream is wrong, and the pursuit of freedom is wrong. The more you pursue, the more you will lose. It seems that it is only right to follow the rules, follow the rules, follow the rules, and not overwhelm the thunder ( Although the director didn't say it)...
When did superheroes defeat evil, not relying on the superhero's extraordinary ability, but relying on some lip service to make the evil repent? In the end, Wonder Woman, whose ability is comparable to that of Superman, slumped on the ground, helplessly and despairingly, to the evil-filled villainous big BOSS meaninglessly stating the broken thoughts that "giving up ideals can win world peace". I would like to ask, which one should be placed in the position of the big boss: you have already grasped the world in your hands, and you are only one step away from the final success, will you "suicide with a gun" with a snap? Is this logic that normal people can come up with? To be honest, when I watched the last part, I was completely dumbfounded, although I could feel that the director was genuine and tried his best and all the mature experience and shooting techniques that Hollywood can use to portray the sublimation in the mind of a director. , a supreme truth. But, sorry West, I just, what, all, feel, can't...
I can feel that the director is also trying to portray something different from the previous "simple and crude" victory over "the enemy of the United States" with absolute strength, but why did the director do this? In fact, it is not difficult to understand, that is the contradiction and entanglement between the decline of the United States mentioned above and the continued promotion of the "greatness" of the United States. The director may want to raise the story to "This is not the greatness of the United States, this is The level of human beings, the great light of human nature, but it is very reasonable, but unfortunately, it failed...
When we watch superhero films, in addition to the respect for DC and Marvel and the good memories that superhero films have left us over the years, the core issue is to watch - heroes. The essence of the hero is very simple, the hero is righteous, his/her enemy is evil, and then the hero defeats the BOSS, sprinkles flowers, and the whole play ends. No matter what kind of story you want to tell, this is fundamental. Then let's take a look at this show - the bad guy doesn't think it's so bad, he's just a father in mid-life crisis who wants to work hard for himself and his son. And his way of "doing evil" - the wishing stone, it is difficult to give people much disgust. We work hard every day, and work hard every day, isn't it the saying "everything comes true" that we hear on New Year's and holidays? It’s one thing for a boss to play a good hand and it’s one thing. The same good things are put into our hands. It’s another problem to make a good deck of cards a good deck. It’s like a kitchen knife. Is it right? And the heroine Wonder Woman Diana's way of "maintaining justice" - to make people give up their dreams, hehe, remember the famous saying of Star Lord? "If people don't have dreams, what's the difference between them and salted fish?" If there is an opportunity for you to earn millions a day, marry Bai Fumei, and reach the pinnacle of life, would you, will, refuse, refuse? What's more, if people give up their dreams, is your idea of "making people give up their dreams" itself a kind of dream? Buddhism makes people have no desires and no desires, so if you want to save sentient beings and make people have no desires and no desires, is it also a desire? Well, if you say no, it's not...
As Guo Degang once said when he commented on the decline of the cross talk world, the essence of cross talk is to make people laugh, talk about politics every day, talk about ideals every day, and the cross talk that is spoken at the end can only win everyone’s polite applause, then there will be no cross talk. The meaning of existence. In the same way, the most important thing in superhero films is "Superman fights monsters", it's that simple, not the sublimation of ideals, the meaning of life, the pursuit of humanity, and so on. Of course, if you can do well on the basis of the most basic "Superman fights monsters" while taking care , I will write you a service word; but if you can't even tell the most basic stories, you will even sacrifice the most basic "superheroes to beat the big bullies" to tell your sublimation and profound meaning. Then I can only give it to you with big feet, plus four words: easy to go, no gift.
A Wonder Woman who can take care of a big boss with just one mouthpiece (what kind of Wonder Woman is there? Wouldn't it be more fun to go to Guo Degang, the whole show can be over in ten minutes); one who clearly promises one "wish will come true" The big boss who is swaying and wandering, wants to turn himself into a stone? ? ! ! ;The most extreme thing is that I don't even know what the big boss wants. Is it just to become a big boss and destroy the world (The Joker is to be the enemy of Batman, to see the world fall into chaos and chaos) Chaos; Frozen is to save his wife; Riddler likes to see the world shriveled and destroyed because he can't solve his riddles. Isn't it fun to be an oil tycoon and real estate tycoon who "forced" others to make a wish?
Bad people do evil for no reason, good people do good for no reason, the director does not seriously polish the logic clues, all the managers use them to sublime great ideas... Two points, one point is really beautiful and scum Gal Gadot, another point is used to recall the glorious era of superheroes that have passed away and are likely not to come back!
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