There are too many metaphors in this film, which is very different from American blockbusters from a commercial or sci-fi point of view. It can be said that this is a very successful film that insinuates today’s international politics. , and what happened in France, it's easy to think that this is a bad movie. From the perspective of special effects and plot, many friends have already explained it. The author will analyze the film from the three perspectives of the director's historical view, overall view and self-positioning.
A view of history based on the past
Beautiful and kind aliens, living on a planet with beautiful beaches and coconut trees, backward in technology, and relying on salvaged pearls to power the entire planet). Alien's costumes are all properly "bleached" black uncles. Pearls can be seen as oil, aliens can be called Iraqi. Aliens no longer have planets (homes destroyed), 6 million died (6 million civilians died or became refugees). The protagonist fights on the beach for unknown reasons, but he has no chance to enjoy the beach sea view with his girlfriend (France, an ally of the United States, has always been in the dark about the purpose of the Iraq war, resulting in a bad relationship with the beach country). The protagonist is chosen by the ghost of an alien princess, hoping to help the aliens rebuild their homes (French refugees, have hope for themselves). That accident killed 6 million aliens (the same number of Iraqi military and civilian deaths, plus refugees). In one latitude the planet is barren, and in another latitude is a shopping paradise (before the Iraq War, the place was a shopping and holiday paradise, and now it is a place where military agents are active). This is the explanation of history at the beginning. For various reasons, aliens (Iraq) cannot be searched, and they have been forgotten by everyone. There used to be such a group of people on such a planet.
2. Based on the current overall situation
The space station is equivalent to the United Nations, with increased venues and insufficient funding. To the west of the space station are humans, which is equivalent to the Western camp or NATO. The east is an area with strong finance and chips. Today, China is the engine of the world economy, and Japan's chip semiconductors are still acceptable. To the north is a group of gas races, wildly suggesting that Russia sells gas. To the south is a group of liquid countries, producing energy, referring to the energy output and supply of third world countries, and also representing that they live in dire straits. These aliens are learning the technology of the indescribable eastern country and are rapidly rising. As for why these aliens have not been discovered in the East, and why they can slowly rise, there are more indescribable things. The protagonist (France) becomes suspicious of the Supreme Commander (Eagle Sauce) and begins to act alone. The Eagle sauce was absent in the middle and later stages of the film (implying that Trump was withdrawing from the group), and his subordinates began to act in disobedience. However, the supreme commander still has the strongest war machine (a bunch of robots), and can also roll up his sleeves and go it alone when the younger brother is disobedient. In the development of the plot, the protagonist gradually discovers the truth. Everything the general does is for the monopoly of his own technology, the status and prestige of the United Nations, and his hegemony. No apology for the remaining aliens, but go further to kill them (continue to bomb Syria and build walls). The protagonist may even have to bear the reputation of betrayal and be "brainwashed" by aliens.
3. Self-positioning about the future
The protagonist is first and foremost the beneficiary under the current system, and can participate in the highest meeting of the Security Council following the supreme commander. At the same time, his identity as a special agent can be rampant in the United Nations, and there are many coquettish bitches who wink at him. Just like another alien king, as long as other countries that hurt their own interests can carry out "beheading operations" (Gaddafi), there is no need to consider diplomatic influence
Secondly, the protagonist was "deceived" by the supreme commander, he was innocent, and he didn't know about the accident, it was all the general's problem. Helping aliens to rebuild their homes is the "light of the right path" chosen by aliens. After all, his wish is to go to the beach for a honeymoon, not to do rough work.
Again, I already have the strength to say no to the Supreme Commander, but do I want to kill the Supreme Commander? For example, if you already have resources on hand, you can get a "Exchange Beast" by taking chestnuts from the fire, which can produce a lot of pearls (oil). The exchange beast may not be given to the United States, but should it be returned to the aliens? The Supreme Commander did something wrong. He fought against him on the alien issue and opposed his hegemony, but he did not kill the Supreme Commander. Who will replace the hegemony of the supreme commander? Especially when the supreme commander is shameless, and the truth has been exposed anyway (Pengpeo publicly announced that we lied, deceived and stolen, and Trump admitted that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction), still issued the "kill all" target" command. All the protagonist can do is to protect the aliens for a while, hide in the spaceship and feel that "two hours is too short". The heroine can only attack the supreme commander, but cannot kill. The big game is, whoever is stronger, the old or new commander, will go back by himself. (Although it’s a bit milky, you can basically see the attitude of many French people. What do I fight for your hegemony in France? Who is the boss, not the one? I’m friends with aliens, and I can still enjoy the beach. Woolen cloth)
Finally, who can represent the West and who can represent mankind. Whether France is a European power, the leader of the Western camp, or the representative of mankind. The protagonist has decided to rebuild the aliens, the old commander will definitely fight back if he doesn't die, the new commander has insufficient power and authority, while the old commander was in a coma (you, Trump again), it was only a second away from turning over, the old commander went back Regrouping, with many talented men, the comeback is unknown.
Fourth, some thoughts.
1. In order to maintain its own hegemony, is it fair to massacre other weak and small ethnic groups? Whether the world is a dark jungle of the jungle, or a civilized society full of freedom and democracy. Of course, the film is beautified, it is spread, not active invasion. 2. How to face the burden of history (1) The hands of the strong in history are stained with blood, and the survivors are on the rise. Should they kill them all to make them disappear in the dust of history, or face history squarely and apologize or even make compensation? (2) Whether the once weak can give up revenge in the process of re-emergence. Whether the other party is willing to believe that he can give up his revenge France, as a member of the Security Council, was (accidentally) involved in the massacre of another country (Iraq) and is now suffering from refugee flows. What should these people do, especially when the boss was in a coma and left a mess. 4. The war (maybe it's milky), from the standpoint of the old and new generals, why did France want to participate in a war that has no interests at all for itself? 5. Finally, Wu Yifan leads the battle. Where is the boundary of the rights and obligations of foreign Chinese (or, in other words, the general public, the boundary of setting expectations), and how should we understand it rationally and objectively.
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