Catholics divide the original sin of man into seven deadly sins, the most serious of which is arrogance.
Since birth, being human seems to have determined that we are born kings, dominate the world, have no natural enemies, and dominate all resources in the world. However, we, who claim to be the spirit of all things, have no idea that arrogance is rooted in the hearts of mortals like a virus, and our selfish genes have made us never think about it. Since we are the spirit of all things, power brings not only the ability to create , with the danger of destruction.
Every creature thinks about problems from the standpoint of its own creature and defines and evaluates problems according to the criteria that are beneficial to itself. For example, the human value of cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle and having fun is a tragic portrayal of fate in the guidelines of cattle and sheep. But will human beings shed tears and sadness for the cows and sheep on the table? Maybe vegetarians will, but this is hypocritical and self-abasement in the overall human values. Arrogant humans are never held back by the values of other creatures. The most difference between Tamiya and other parasitic beasts is that she can get rid of the nature of beasts, and constantly explore the question of where they come from and where they go to such advanced creatures. In other words, she does not attempt to replace humans because of her ability to kill, she has the humility that the spirit of all things should have.
From Tamiya's standpoint, she doesn't claim to be the scavenger of the earth. She kills human beings and relieves the burden on the earth. She blindly emphasizes the sins and evils of human beings. It can be seen from her confession that she is the most restrained parasitic beast in killing people, she is thinking about whether the meaning of her coming to the world is to punish human beings, she keeps studying human beings, observing human beings, and even giving birth to a child in human body, In order to explore the feelings of human emotions represented by maternal love, it can be said that she is a human scientist in the parasitic animal class.
Tamiya entrusted her son to Shinichi before her death, and it can be seen that she was actually slowly beginning to be infected by human maternal love. Resisting and dying, it can be said that these mental processes gradually endowed her with the emotional component of her humanity. As a parasitic beast with capabilities far beyond that of humans, it is beyond its own biological criteria to be able to achieve this level. For arrogant humans, it is an incredible existence.
The growth process of the character of Shinichi can be said to be the biggest attraction of this play. It is a gimmick of many Japanese comics to suddenly enter the strange and high-energy world from an ordinary high school student. Compatible with Xinyiyi, the entanglement of relationships between different species, and the confrontation between selfishness and public welfare in the depths of human nature, this drama has a certain depth, rather than simply relying on fighting to gain attention (of course, the fighting in this play The play is very exciting and enjoyable, although the fight with the boss at the end is a little simple, maybe because of high expectations).
The emotional line between Shinichi and Murano reflects the fading of the sensibility in Shinichi's nature. The absolute rationality of the parasitic beast's selfish gene has slowly shaped Shinichi's character, but the most commendable thing is that Shinichi has never been occupied by his selfishness. Guanghui has always dominated, although there have been shakes during the period, such as the abandonment of the puppy, the disregard for the puppy's corpse, and the changes in his human mind at that time, but Murano's incomprehension also made Shinichi firm in the wavering. An unshakable part of his own humanity, it can be said that Murano is Shinichi's stabilizer. This relationship makes Xinyi not be changed by Xiaoyou's innate selfish nature. Xiaoyou was also influenced by Shinichi's humanity in the end. It can be said that they influenced each other and achieved each other.
We see that many Japanese comics are full of themes of human reflection. The most famous ones are Hayao Miyazaki's anime series, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away and so on. The relationship between people and the environment has been an enduring topic in anime. The selfish genes of human beings lead human beings to only consider the principles of human life, while other creatures are always in a subordinate position and serve human survival. Protecting the environment is just to not endanger one's own existence, it's just a means.
The sin of human arrogance is bound to be punished on the body, and the brilliance of human introspection needs to shine.
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