Captain America and the "two slogans" controversy

Leora 2021-10-19 09:54:18

The "two slogans" controversy is a big case in the history of modern literature. It used to be the core issue. There were a lot of people discussing it, but now there are fewer people who care about it. The matter is actually very simple: First, there is a left-wing writers alliance, which includes not only Zhou Yang, Tian Han, Xia Yan and other party cadres, but also progressive writers such as Lu Xun, Mao Dun, and Hu Feng. Later, a group of people speculated on the international situation and the party's declaration, and felt that a united front should be established in the literary and artistic circles, so they disbanded the "Left Confederation" and put forward the slogan "National Defense Literature", which means that everyone writes and activities around national defense. , Unite more strength. The latter group led by Lu Xun could not accept it, so after Feng Xuefeng came to Shanghai from Yan'an, Lu Xun, Hu Feng, and Feng Xuefeng also put forward a slogan called "Popular Literature of the National Revolutionary War". Criticism within the world adheres to the previous progressive literature direction. The first group was disgusted and the other group made trouble and did not obey the leadership, so they quarreled. Lu Xun confronted them tit-for-tat and refused to give in. Not long after Lu Xun passed away, the controversy ceased.

In the past, it was the core issue because of the fact that it was lively. Zhou Yang and their estimates of the situation could not be wrong. At the end of the year, the Xi’an Incident broke out and the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was formed. The later "Arts and Culture Association" was also a product of the same idea, basically But it is a positive image; but in the past narratives, Lu Xun can not make mistakes. What to do then? Some people say that Zhou Yang must not unite people, and there is a problem with the way; some people say that the people who spread the word in the middle have messed up, and they blame Xu Maoyong; some people say that Zhou Yang and their speculation are actually Wang Ming's line, not the original intention of the central government. Later, he gradually felt that he couldn't stand his ground completely. Lu Xun was obviously serious, and he didn't seem to explain it clearly and persuade him to give up. Therefore, why Lu Xun got angry, I still have to think about it from Lu Xun's side. Some scholars now say that this is "the wrong path between politics and literature", or that this is Lu Xun's opposition to "all forms of despotism." The big truth is correct, but Lu Xun is not ignorant of politics. There is no politics in "revolutionary literature." NS? What is despotism, does it refer to Zhou Yang's brutal suppression? Speaking of this step, it is actually not enough.

I was lazy and didn't want to write a thesis. I came to the cinema to watch superhero fights. Unexpectedly, after the movie ended, I discovered that this is not the story of the "two slogans" controversy in modern literature. It's also fate to meet old friends in another country, so let's use Captain America to talk about it.

The Avengers ran into trouble at the beginning of the movie. In order to save the captain from accidentally wounding a large number of civilians, the US Secretary of State came to the door with an agreement, asking the superheroes to sign and accept the leadership of the United Nations, and let you go out again. The name of the agreement is "Sokovia Agreement". Sokovia is the country that suffered in the last movie "Avengers 2". It can be seen that the agreement has been drawn up a long time ago. Just sent pressure. Captain America does not want to sign. He said that we should decide our own tasks. With him are veterans like Falcon and Hawkeye; Iron Man wants to sign. He has suffered a lot of grievances because of being Iron Man, and his girlfriend doesn’t want him anymore. The family of the previous victim also came to him and said that I lost my son and blamed you. Iron Man said that we should repent. Then signing this agreement is a manifestation. With him is the active military war machine, and the computer butler What has changed is a phantom that doesn't know what material it is.

That's right, the alliance of the Avengers is the alliance of the left-wing writers alliance. This agreement is like the slogan of "National Defense Literature". It is used to sign for you. Do you want to sign it? Disagreements arise from here. The plot of the movie is obviously more exciting, because unlike Zhou Yang and Xia Yan, Iron Man, Gears of War and Vision are actually different. The war machine is the most direct and obeys the leadership; Vision is a rationalist, and he talks about causality. He did precise calculations and felt that having a superhero really seemed to cause more trouble; Iron Man felt the danger of violence and wanted Combine with political entities to reduce guilt and restrain others.

So we saw that when Captain America ran to save Bucky, he would resort to force, and it was the war machine that ran to bring him to justice. Obviously there is affection for the Scarlet Witch, but she would rather put her under house arrest to keep the dangerous superhero and the people far away. It is a vision to wait patiently until the people are not afraid of her that day. Pretending to be aggrieved and believing that he is actually doing good for everyone, if Captain America hadn't had his own mediation, it would be Iron Man who would have been "spoiled and crushed" long ago.

This is more complicated than "two slogans", isn't it? Which is Zhou Yang? The war machine is Zhou Yang. But what about others? Fortunately, Lu Xun had a lot of quarrels with others throughout his life. If you identify them carefully, you will think of Chen Yuan and Hu Shi. Yes, in terms of the attitude shown in this incident, I said that Vision is like Chen Yuan, and Iron Man is like Hu Shi. Lu Xun quarreled with them. The screenwriter of "Captain America" ​​reminded us: if you think about it carefully, they will actually come together. Yes, they have different plans, but they also have the same characteristics: they are afraid of the ability to be beyond control, so they all want to be accommodated in front of political entities, and they seem to be sincere. .

Captain America said that I still have more important things to do. Iron Man said no, you must obey the leadership first. This is more important than anything else. This is a dilemma that cannot be solved. Then hit it. Why fight? The battle at the airport is already the second. The first fight was at the headquarters of the Avengers. Vision told the Scarlet Witch that you don’t want to go out. When you go out, the people will be afraid of you. Wanda said: I can’t control them. The fear, I can only control myself. If you stop me with force, then I will also use force to fight out.

Captain America said that Wanda is still a child. When he saw Wanda, he said you want to participate? Wanda said I want to move myself. Iron Man also found a child to join the battle, and he found Spider-Man. Captain America asked the kids why you came to fight? Spider-Man said that because Iron Man said you were wrong, and told me not to listen to what you said, all you said were sophistry. Hu Shi also said the same. The young people first do what I said, and you will understand the truth later. Lu Xun's attitude is: Since you have decided to follow me, we all fight side by side.

If you just don’t see the truth from the "two slogans" controversy, put it together, one fight of Captain America is equivalent to three fights of Lu Xun. I kind of want to know this screenwriter: Is it a peer?

After fighting on both sides, the captain took the Winter Soldier to save the world, and Iron Man came to the prison where Hawkeye, Falcon, Ant-Man and Scarlet Witch were held. He didn't expect them to live well. Of course it was Captain America's fault that they didn't live well. If they were obedient, they could have lived well. At this time, Hawkeye said something particularly modern literature: "Yeah, isn't this a futurist? You always think you are right and want to do good for others." You said this is not enough for modern literature, so good. Let me use Lu Xun’s quote from Al Zhiba Suif to translate: "You have reserved the Golden World for their children and grandchildren, but what do you have for them?" Yes, prisons are divided into two types: those with better conditions. , And the conditions are a little bit worse.

At the end of the movie, Iron Man knew he had misunderstood, and secretly went to find the captain and the Winter Soldier. He said he couldn't tell others, otherwise I would have to arrest myself. Of course, Hu Shi is also such a good person. But unlike Hu Shi's gentleness, Iron Man was fried. Why does Iron Man fry the pan? Because the Winter Soldier killed his parents. Who can control it? So he had to kill the Winter Soldier before he stopped. Has he been authorized by the United Nations? No. But he can't control himself. In such a small enclosed place, authorization cannot be reached. So why did Captain America stop him?

I ran to the Internet and everyone said that because of personal affair, the image of Captain America had all collapsed, and some people said that after all, the old friends of childhood sweethearts are better than the new ones. I think that's right, but I have to explain what kind of affair between Captain America and Bucky is, and what kind of friendship they are. I think the answer is simple: they are friends who were born and fought together. Bucky fell into the cliff before to save the life of Captain America. So out of gratitude? Not all, the captain said, because he will also save me. My colleague has actually laid the groundwork for the whole game: Just when the agreement was signed, the captain, another comrade from the past, and also his first love, Agent Carter, died, and the captain went to her funeral. Carter's niece, who is now the ambiguous object of the captain, delivered a speech and said: My aunt taught me that where I can make concessions, I can't make concessions where I can't. This is the value of their generation who have experienced battles since World War II. (You see, Captain America does not listen to the United States, but because he listens to the heart of his World War II veteran, he is still Captain America.) Carter is dead, who else is the captain? Except for his new friend Falcon, there is only Bucky, his comrade-in-arms who has died once.

Yes, I emphasize that they have all died once. People who have died once will cherish the friendship of fighting together. The most important thing is not a childhood sweetheart, but a fight for world peace. I say world peace because, compared to the current anti-terrorism situation, the war at that time was more real for world peace. How can the war be won? The first is that you can't abandon your comrades-in-arms. Did your comrades do bad things? In peacetime, it can be said slowly, but it is too late on the battlefield. A team of three people went to war, and suddenly someone broke the news that in fact, two of you should have been enemies. At this time Iron Man said thank you for telling me, I fought with him. Is he doing the right thing? I didn't say it was wrong, but if I were also a fighter, I would definitely not go on the battlefield with him, because he didn't know where it was.

Iron Man has his parents who love him, his girlfriend who loves him, and his reputation and status. He has everything, grievances, and pain. In his life there is help to civilians, self-salvation, love and beauty. Even during the war, these things were in his heart. Where is Captain America? He has nothing, he has lost everything. Everyone thinks that he is serious and preaching, and he has to be reminded of your language when he speaks swear words. It is not easy to kiss a little girl if he doesn't fall in love for seventy years and he is said to be disgusting by everyone. That is someone's niece. What is his life for? For world peace. What else does he have? There are comrades in arms. Does he kiss any little girl? This little girl secretly supplied them with guns and ammunition for the revolution. This is also a comrade-in-arms. Then you say you are all personal affair. Okay, it's an affair, what else do you want?

I did not say who is right or wrong between Iron Man and Captain America, but I know that Captain America is more difficult to get sympathy from others than Iron Man. If you want to hack him, at least figure out what he thinks. Yes, I'm talking about Captain America, not Lu Xun, because Lu Xun has long been used to being hacked.

The villain Zemo said: An empire collapses from the outside, but if it collapses from the inside, it really collapses. Iron Man said to Captain America: You are all to blame. If you don't make trouble, we are still an alliance. But Captain America said: From the moment you sign the agreement, the league is gone. What did Captain America get? What he got were comrades who stood the test, count them again: Falcon, Hawkeye, Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, Black Panther, and the little girl he had kissed. They are the real Avengers. They have clear goals and trust each other.

At this point, I want to pay tribute to the screenwriter once again. What did he say after the war? People in the Iron Man camp are all disheartened: War Machine said that I fought so many battles, this time I really failed, but I don't regret it. Phantom holds the chess pieces and falls into contemplation, taking one step at a time, and confining things to the board. Is it really wrong to do it? He has no human feelings, of course he did nothing wrong. What about Iron Man? After slowing down, he couldn't leave everything behind and ran to the captain and said: I'll do it with you in the future. The best he can do is when he received a call from the US military for help, he said stupidly that I didn't listen. Ah, what a great warmth.

Where is the black widow? I know I didn't mention her in the whole article. In the "two slogans" controversy, can you guess who she is? Directly announce the answer: she is Mao Dun. In terms of military exploits, she is the one who has done great things. When the agreement was about to be signed, she said that it should be signed. Why? This is determined by the current urgent situation. We need to be recognized for the time being, and the Avengers cannot be disbanded. But when it is really discovered that the captain is going to do something big and there is still stopping, she will help the captain to clear the obstacles. Then they came to figure it out, and she was able to get out and run away quickly. Mao Gong's wisdom is here. Of course you don't bother her, but you still need the captain.

At the end of the movie, Captain America settled down and Bucky ran to rescue the Falcons. Falcon looked out of the glass cell boredly. The captain's figure just appeared in front of him, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Seeing this, I couldn't help tears in my eyes. I first rescued Fan Ainong, and then ran to rescue Roushi. Why didn't Lu Xun have such a good thing? I wish him at least such a good dream.

The younger brother said that you didn't write a thesis and came to write this. Aren't you afraid of your supervisor criticizing you? (Uh, Junior Brother actually refers to the villain in my head...) I also mumbled a bit in my heart. Fortunately, I would not have written a thesis on the "two slogans" controversy. Even the superhero movies that everyone has always looked down on have talked to this point. It seems that scholars should always have a higher level of insight to be embarrassed to speak. I don’t think scholars in the past could not think of the key to the problem. It’s just that they couldn’t say it in the past, and the current situation has changed, and those who understand it feel that they don’t have the motivation to understand it. What's more, if it were really written as a thesis, I was really afraid that I could not help but end it with a quote like this: As the American revolutionary Steve Rogers said: Some people need a family, and some people have been very young. You can't really integrate into the group from the beginning. I believe in people, individuals, and they didn't disappoint me, so I can't let them down either. The lock can be replaced with a new one, but maybe it shouldn't have been there. I am gone, but if you need me, I will be there. Mr. Rogers knows Lu Xun so much, he has said so clearly, what else do I need to say?

Having said so much, of course you can feel that what I said is not at all reasonable, because from the beginning, this is a failed analogy: how can a writer be a superhero? The problem is that if you don’t believe that they are superheroes today, it doesn’t mean that they don’t have the same responsibility as superheroes. It doesn’t mean that people in the past have never regarded them as superheroes. This is the most important context of modern literature. In this sense, I believe that "Captain America 3" is a film with more modern literary temperament than "Golden Age". Literary scholars have greatness and helplessness, but if they only see their passive side in the era and cannot understand where they are different from the era, then where is their value? It is precisely by virtue of the depth of the movie itself that Chris Evans, who looks nothing like Lu Xun, succeeded in creating a more profound and stalwart image of Lu Xun than Pu Cunxin and Wang Zhiwen.

The screenwriter of "Captain America 3" is of course not a colleague of modern literature. He can write such a plot because as long as there is a group, it is likely to have such differences and different tendencies. The East and the West are the same. (Although I still think that the pro-little girl section is about Xu Guangping.) I use the "two slogans" argument to explain, it is because this disagreement eighty years ago is still affecting our concept today. But it has not been fully understood. If I can teach modern literature history in college in the future, I will show "Captain America 3" to the students in class, and then ask the students to write their impressions, think about it, and think that being a teacher is really fun.

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Captain America: Civil War quotes

  • Falcon: What do we do?

    Captain America: We fight.

  • [from Super Bowl trailer]

    Tony Stark: You chose the wrong side.