Gladiator
An orthodox Hollywood epic film, the general male protagonist was almost killed by the king male who usurped the throne. After escaping from the dead, he found that his family had been burned to death by the male king. After fainting, he was sold as a gladiator by a slave trader and took revenge on the king. . In the end, the king man died just like the LGD semi-finals against Liquid, and the male lead was also "gained" by the tragedy.
The tenth anniversary extended restoration version of "Gladiator" is two hours and fifty minutes long. While telling the story with a very high degree of completion, it also spent a lot of attention on the scenes, costumes, and props. Encounters, bloody hand-to-hand combat in the arena, and the frenzied gladiatorial wave of the prosperous city of Rome during the Marc Aurelius era and his son's accession to the throne... all the details have reached the Oscar's best picture standards. ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the best foreign language film in the same year)
The control of the rhythm is also great. First, the male protagonist simply echoed the title and became a gladiator, and then there were continuous gladiatorial fights and political struggles. Finally, the king male GG succeeded in one go. The male protagonist has a heart for the world and restores the republic. The perfect image of being sentimental, righteous, calm and calm also stood up smoothly.
However, when watching this film, it is always difficult to substitute the protagonist’s perspective. On the one hand, it is a bit of aesthetic fatigue for the enduring "Glory + Family" characters; on the other hand, it is completely attributed to the villain king played by Jacques Phoenix. Male Commodus.
Historically, after the death of Mark Aurelius, the author of "Meditation Records" and one of the "Five Sage Kings", he broke the tradition of "concession" and passed the throne to his incompetent son, Kang Maod, who was After Nian's forbearance, the true qualities of a tyrant were revealed, and the Roman Empire also turned into decline. Commodus in the movie also did not inherit any of the virtues of the old father, and became the number one giant baby of the Roman Empire.
The concept of "Giant Infant" was systematically proposed by psychologist Wu Laping in "Giant Infant Kingdom". A typical manifestation is "Almighty Narcissism", that is, "I am an Almighty God, and the world must follow my rules. Willing to operate". This is an idea that is easy to make people climax. Any behavior that breaks this illusion will be instinctively resisted. The most obvious example is that learning mathematical analysis will make most people realize that they are very good, not to mention omnipotent. , So we will resist the scores from the bottom of our hearts. Let's try to match this concept with Commodus' performance.
As the only son of the old king, the Commodus throne is at your fingertips. However, when he heard that the heir was not himself but the male protagonist Maximus, Commodus collapsed, and he had to face the reality that he had been evading: he had never met his father's requirements. Commodus must be aware of the fact that he could not meet his father’s requirements and may not be the heir, but he must have been evading and deceiving himself: Even if he fails to meet the four most important virtues his father said, rely on The "other virtues" he possesses may still be recognized by his father.
Under the giant baby theory, the logical chain can be advanced one step further: The reason why Commodus continues to avoid such a major issue of the throne is that avoidance can help him maintain this "almighty narcissism." As long as you don't think about it, He will be the omnipotent guardian of Rome in the future, and he will be able to indulge in the dream of the empire with peace of mind.
(It’s really like the focus of the teacher has been set before the exam, but because I thought it was too difficult to take the exam and I didn’t go to review it. As a result, the final exam was taken by a poor student party.)
This slightly nauseous line seems to me to be completely the truth of Commodus, it is not an attempt to use his father's sympathy to make the final struggle. Because this kind of giant baby who is completely centered in the world really loves only himself, they give themselves too much love, and the remaining insignificant love can be used at will: love when you can rely on your sister. Sister, love your father when it is possible to love your father.
When Commodus said this line, that kind of sincere emotion spewed out. No one would doubt this man who gave his whole heart to his father. I believe he really loved his father as the line before, but when The act of loving your father conflicts with your own omnipotent almighty narcissism, and conflicts with loving yourself. When killing the old king can truly achieve omnipotence and being soft-hearted, you have to face the fact that you are not omnipotent and omnipotent for a lifetime. Commodus has no reason not to Pick up this Frostmourne.
Commodus treated the other relative: the sister in the same way.
On the way Commodus was summoned by his father, he began to show absolute confidence in the throne, and confirmed this omnipotent illusion through his sister over and over again.
After gaining the throne, Commodus expressed his attachment to his sister all the time. The mature sister in his heart can satisfy all the needs for security and sexual fantasies.
After the sister chose to defect after she was afraid that Commodus would attack her son and the legal heir of the empire, Commodus did not regret or cry, but used the most vicious language to take her sister’s son as a hostage to ask her to stay with her. . In Commodus's heart, the feelings of my sister are not worth mentioning, as long as there is such a symbolic creature for one to relieve anxiety, release impulse, and remind oneself that it is indeed omnipotent all the time.
From this perspective, there has never been a fickle person. Commodus loves his father with tears and then changes hands and kills, attaches himself to his sister like a child, and commits violence. But one thing I learned in this short life is that we all like to use our own thinking mode to guess the intentions of others and can always find evidence to justify our assumptions. The reason why I think Commodus is such a person , Largely because I think so. (Secondary second disease has committed again)
Finally, I have to blow a wave of Commodus actor Jacques Phoenix. In this drama, his eyes, lips, and other subtle expressions are portrayed with great depth. It can be said that Jacques is like Heathley to "Gladiator". Jiezhi to "The Dark Knight", if there is no villain who can fully interpret the psychological perversion, both movies will become ordinary.
What's more unexpected is that Jacques played the evolving king in "Gladiator", was a war reporter with a sense of justice in "Rwanda Hotel", and in "She" turned out to be an innocent old man who fell in love with Scarlett Johansson. ? Is there anyone else you can't play? ? ?
I finally understand that DC fans know that when Jacques starred in "The Joker", it was like a happy New Year in new underwear.
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