The fall of the hero

Marlon 2022-11-23 19:58:40

Seasons 1, 2, and 3 undoubtedly scored five stars, but the values ​​of Allen and Gek in Season 4 were completely unacceptable. Who gave you the power to decide the life and death of all the Ymir? strength? If so, how is it different from all autocratic dictators? Judging from the character settings of the play, there are two hero protagonists. One is to resist the hero. No matter how difficult it is, you must choose to fight, even if you are an enemy of the whole world, such as Sun Wukong, such as Allen in the first three seasons; the other The species is a tragic hero who can sacrifice everything and even his life for the happiness of all mankind, such as Prometheus. The existence of heroes satisfies the things that ordinary people want to do but cannot do, and do not dare to do. They are a projection of our desires. Therefore, whether the audience is watching the drama or reading the book, they will always substitute it unconsciously to understand the behavioral logic of the protagonist. Isayama seems to have given us a "reasonable logic" that the hero has to say, and constantly strengthens and brainwashes the viewers, repeatedly corroborating the "righteousness" of the protagonist through various people in the play, and even uses Jike to cover all aspects. explanation of. However, this logic is not right at the root. Just imagine, now the nation you live in is oppressed by other nations (such as Germany against Jews), you and some of the people you see are living miserably, you think it's good that you and them were not born, so You come to the conclusion that all people of your people are like you and that there will be no pain as long as they are not born. Isn't this a very self-righteous idea? How do you feel that all of your people are living in misery? Whether they are fighting or living, shouldn't it be up to them to decide? Because you have power, you can ignore their power. Why do you think everyone can't bear the pain that you can't bear? Not only can such people not be called heroes, but they are weaker than ordinary people. , the pessimistic escapist. It's just terrible and sad that such people have power and words instead. Of course, the season isn't over yet, and it might not be fair to just judge based on existing values. So I checked the analysis articles of some bloggers who have seen the original painting, and there will be a reversal later, but everyone is generally very disappointed. The protagonist's behavior logic is not convincing, and the direction is deviated. But I'll just wait and see, maybe there will be surprises. After all, I used to think that the protagonist was an unparalleled resistance hero!

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The Other Side of the Sea quotes

  • Colt: Falco!

    Falco: Colt, why...

    Colt: Good, you can talk! You'll be fine!

    Eldian Soldier: Colt!

    Colt: We're gonna run for it! Hold on tight!

  • Magath: Colt? Give me a status report.

    Colt: The Eldian vanguard got bombed. Only a handful of us survived.

    Magath: And the trenches?

    Magath: You can't possibly expect us to dig any farther!

    Magath: I CAN'T? Is that an order? Does an Eldian presume to give me orders?

    Koslow: Hey! Watch your tongue around Commander Magath!

    Colt: But sir, at this rate...