The opposition between life and knowledge

Lucie 2022-04-19 09:02:19

. The phrase "equivalent exchange" runs through the entire film, but the truth to be told is definitely not that simple. I remember that it took me a long time to find out that the names of the artificial humans in it turned out to be English for the Seven Deadly Sins. These terrible artificial humans were also born out of human sin. It was also gradually discovered that steelmaking is a revelation of one thing - life is sacred, no matter how powerful alchemy is, it is only knowledge, and knowledge can never be exchanged for life.
Just like our protagonist, the genius alchemist sighed after watching the birth of a child, the mother is really great, "can do what alchemists have not been able to do for hundreds of years"



At the beginning of the story, the two brothers wanted the human body Liancheng retrieved his dead mother, but as a result, the elder brother lost his left leg and right hand, and the younger brother lost his entire body. Then, by virtue of his genius, the elder brother became a national alchemist and began to uncover this vast world of alchemy. In the world in the story, alchemy is like the science and technology of our world. Alchemy is constantly being learned, studied, practiced, researched, accumulated knowledge, and constantly expanding what alchemy can do. Alchemy is indeed getting stronger and stronger, the ability of the warlock is getting stronger and stronger, and then the amplifier also makes the warlock more and more powerful. Like science and technology, alchemy has benefited human beings, but it has also been used for all kinds of horrific viciousness. National alchemists on the battlefield are killing people, and the central research institute uses living people for experiments and materials. Everyone knows that human body refining is a forbidden area, but every alchemist who is going to the top can't bear the conceit and greed in his heart, and he will definitely try it. So the greedy alchemists created artificial humans, synthetic beasts, monsters of flesh, and armor attached to the soul, and used the knowledge they mastered to try the bottom line of human and life. The result
is death! Whether it is the death of the body or the soul, whether it is the death of humanity or the death of the conscience, whether it is the death of oneself or the death of many others. Life comes from God, and life is God Himself. Warlocks are pursuing the knowledge of alchemy, thinking that they can control everything in the world with knowledge, but life can never control.

Moreover, at the end of the story, we found that the whole story is telling us that alchemy, knowledge, and the sage's stone are all floating clouds and emptiness, and life is reality, and life is everything. I didn't understand before, why the opposite of the tree of life is the book of knowledge of good and evil. How could something as good as knowledge be opposite to life? Now thank the Lord for opening this truth to me. If you don't understand why life and knowledge are relative, like I did before, and if you really don't want to listen to the gospel and read the Bible, at least read the steel carefully again.



Alright, haha, let’s get back to a lighter topic (actually, I think it’s also very heavy...) If
a cartoon doesn’t have a charming heroine, it’s destined that no one will watch it. Steel is such a bloody, heavy and tragic cartoon, but there is also a heroine like Winry. Because of her, it really adds a lot of color.
The triangular relationship between the two brothers and Winry has always been the main line of the film. Who is Ed and Al and Winry is really a problem.



My understanding is like this, and I would like to hear everyone's brainstorming
. Winry has shown in all her actions and behaviors that she likes Ed, but Ed doesn't really like Winry very much, and his brother Al really likes her very much. Of course Ed also thought it was good to be with Winry, but tragedy struck and his brother's body was gone. I've already made my brother so miserable, and now I'm going to fly with Winry, I'm really sorry. So Ed wanted to help Al to restore his body, and one of the big reasons was to allow Al and Winry to stand on the same starting line with him again. After that, if Winry still chooses Ed, he will accept her.
Is that so?


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Extended Reading
  • Rowland 2022-01-01 08:02:23

    Equivalent exchange is the iron law of exchange; but there are far more types of relations in this world than exchange.

  • Trystan 2022-03-27 09:01:11

    Yu, who walked silently on the edge of the West Lake with his fists clenched, no one knew that he liked him so much that Hot Fuss was playing in his earphones. The bloody years of youth - why I like you instead of something more girly, is it a coincidence? This coincidence also laid the groundwork for the future, which has remained unwavering.

Fullmetal Alchemist quotes

  • Colonel Roy Mustang: Don't look so gloomy.

    Lieutenant Lisa Hawkeye: Your plan was perfect, but because I didn't make it in time...

    Colonel Roy Mustang: There is no such thing as perfection. This world itself is imperfect.

    [runs a hand through her hair]

    Colonel Roy Mustang: That's what makes it so beautiful.

  • Edward Elric: And why would I do this for you?

    Lust: Oh, but we're not asking, Full Metal...

    [she picks up the Slicer's helmet and opens it]

    Lust: We're telling. Do you know what happens to an attached soul... when you do this?

    [she begins to remove the blood seal]

    Edward Elric: You can't do that! He's still a human being!

    Number 48, Slicer: Older Broher: Edward Elric... I...

    [the helmet shatters. Lust drops the pieces and moves to Al's armor. She reaches her nail inside and prepares to remove his seal]

    Lust: This won't take long.

    Edward Elric: No! Please don't! He's my little brother! Please don't take him away from me! I'm begging you!

    Alphonse Elric: Brother, it's okay. What am I, really?

    Barry the Chopper: What if you're a fake? An imitation? How would you know the difference?

    Edward Elric: There's this thing see, something I've been meaning to tell you...

    Edward Elric: Don't give up on me yet, Al.

    [he moves to fix the ceiling so he can make the Philosopher's Stone]