structure of the whole movie is quite complete from beginning to end. It compares Superman to God, questioning God, framing God, and trying to kill God, even if demons and missiles are used to exhaust the evil of mankind, Christ takes the place of mankind and suffers sin (Day of Destruction) ), eventually died. This death has many important meanings, restoring the comic book "Death of Superman", "Black Return" government killing heroes, and the metaphor of the crucifixion of Christ in "Heaven Coming". Of course, the resurrection of Christ is also hinted at at the end, and the structure is very delicate.
Let’s talk about the narrative of Superman’s line first: the
movie calls Superman a god from the beginning, a hole in the sky, accompanied by thunder ("Heaven Coming" Doomsday Judgment), a superhuman appears above the Congress In front of humans, he does not obey anyone. The film’s questioning of Superman’s divinity is mainly reflected in whether Superman is a "good person". The government’s TV accountability lies in the fact that Superman has subverted the regime, including Darwin and Copernicus’s anthropocentrism. Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain; Batman has seen too many bad people, and he concluded that there are not many good people in this world. People can keep their original intentions, even if they are gods (Superman becomes a tyrant in the nightmare, the second meaning is the comic "Injustice"); Luther said that gods are not omnipotent, he also has a dark side, and he must choose a side.
Superman appears for the first time in the comic "Heaven is Coming", living in seclusion on a farm, repairing the roof, carrying a long wood on his back, and three long nails in his purse. This is a metaphor that he is Christ’s Incarnation, this metaphor can be seen in the official appendix. In addition, in the first conversation between the judge and the pastor, there was Christ in the background oil painting.
On TV, the government has always emphasized what is the role of God? If God cannot serve man, is there a need for it? Superman was framed in the desert incident at the beginning. Louis used bullets to track down the high-level government, but the government insiders said that it was Luther’s work. Louis said that he wanted to disclose the incident, but the person said he was afraid of losing his job, implying that the government also had it. participate. When the government tried Superman, Superman also came down from the sky above the Capitol, and took the initiative to be locked in the dock. The government said: This is democracy. Because no one on earth can judge Superman, he is a "dictatorship", and his superpowers must be judged by "humans" so that people can judge whether he is good or bad. This is "democracy."
Then the human flesh bomb arranged by Luther exploded in Congress. Before the explosion, Luther said: Power can forgive you. This sentence is a pun, meaning that Superman's power can keep him from being judged. Another meaning is that everyone in the explosion will die, except for those with superpowers. This explosion was a real trial for Superman. He felt that these innocent people died because of him, and his heart was very painful, so he decided to leave the city.
Luthor made Superman come back and fight Batman by threatening Louis and Superman’s mother. Because he was forced to make a choice, Superman said helplessly before leaving Louis: God is not good.
Luther is making When the day of destruction came out, he said to Superman: Today is your day of judgment. God is good when he is dead (God is good when he is dead). This is his previous conclusion on GOD and GOOD.
"Black Return" comics, pay attention to the Superman part. The Soviet bomb was planned by the US government to kill Superman. After it hits the ground, it will raise sand and dust to cover the sun (and Superman is solar powered), making the entire United States Dark days, before the super bat war, Arrow said that he has "escaped five years", the government blocked the news in order to conceal the fact that the government wanted to kill the hero, so for Batman, the government only wanted to kill but not to jail. This is what Batman said to Superman: You are just a joke. The meaning of
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government said one last sentence over the phone before launching the missile: God bless the people. This is what it means to sacrifice God (Superman) to bless the common people (Regime).
Superman was pierced by long thorns against the Day of Destruction, metaphors the crucifixion of Christ, and the battle ended Superman's body was wrapped in a red cloak and lifted, restoring Rubens’ oil painting "Christ descending on the cross"
At the beginning of the film, people support Superman in the center of the crowd on the Day of the Dead in Mexico. The film ends with the same scene, with people holding candles around the tomb of Da Chao. This is a complete killing ceremony (the Passion of Christ).
The grave of Superman says: If you look for his great achievements, please look around. This is the meaning of God’s ubiquity (literally, the epitaph of a British architect). Blood is mentioned in many places throughout the movie. The blood of Luther (Judas) creates demons (Day of Destruction). Metaphorically, this is a "Passion of Christ" wrapped in a hero's coat, which is more complicated than some award-winning literary films.
Let's talk about Batman's narrative line:
Batman's line is carried out from the perspective of ordinary humans, and throughout the entire process he expresses his doubts and fears about unknown superpowers. The first two dreams of "Super Bat". In Bruce's dream, Martha is killed, the pearl necklace is wrapped around the barrel to restore the black comics, and the pearl falls into the sewer. Then, Superman's voice said, in a dream, I was taken to this city and realized a lie. The comic book "Heaven is Coming" begins with a dream, the dream of the doomsday of the old sandman. Then Bruce saw that his city was destroyed by Superman, like a doomsday landscape. He looked up at the sky from a human perspective and saw several red lights passing by. The tall buildings collapsed in an instant, causing countless deaths and injuries, but he was powerless and he was angry. And fear, just like at the beginning of the film he witnessed his mother being killed but was helpless.
When Batman's costume first appeared, a young policeman saw Batman not admiring like a hero, but shot Batman and shot him continuously until the other old policeman said angrily: You almost hit Rotten my face, why not beat the bad guys? It means that Batman at this time is a bad guy in the eyes of the police, he is the target of the government's crackdown, and he is no different from criminals.
Then Ah Fu saw the superman above Rinku on Batman’s computer, like a god. He said that when a god-like superman appeared in front of humans, it would make people feel scared, and fear would treat good people. Go bad. It means that Batman began to mark criminals, which is a manifestation of his fear of Superman.
In the conversation between Clark and Bruce, Superman felt that Batman’s labeling of criminals by lynching was a kind of "dictatorship", while Bruce said that Superman would be on TV when he saved a cat, but the media did not report his threat to humans. It's called "dictatorship." Then he ridiculed himself: Maybe it's me and Gotham, we are all clowns in costumes (and super talents are heroes in the eyes of the people).
The last of Luther's note reads "Bruce=Blind". Ronchinus was blind. He stabbed Jesus with a spear. When Jesus' blood dripped into Ronchinus's eyes, his vision was restored and his heart was inspired, saying "This man is really the son of God." This is the meaning of DO YOU BLEED in the Super Battling War. The blood of Christ washes away the sins of mankind. Before the war Batman believed that Superman is a threat to mankind. He was blinded by fear. This It means blind people. The gun used by Batman is also the gun used to restore Ronginus's assassination of Christ.
When the two were fighting, Batman threw krypton gas to make Superman lose his superpowers, saying: "This is fear. You can't feel fear because you are not a human." From a human perspective, Batman can strongly feel the superman's ability. fear. Finally Batman stepped Superman under his feet and scratched his face with a gun. At this time, Superman said that he wanted to save his mother. Superman felt scared at this time, not because he was afraid of death, but because he was afraid of his mother's death. Batman realizes that Superman is also an ordinary person with mortal feelings (can feel fear), and he suddenly wakes up. The lens goes back to the childhood when Batman saw his mother being killed and screamed helplessly, so he would save Superman's mother in order to complete his childhood regret and don't want it to happen to another person. The two heroic mothers are called "Martha", personally think they can be any different names, the reason for using the same name is to make the story more focused.
Finally, Luthor’s narrative line. Luther’s metaphor is
that Luthor’s lines in the Judah Superbat are almost all puns. This treatment is because "he is the smartest man in the world", but The movie didn't specifically say that, it just used a series of puns to highlight his personality. He was extremely smart and show off, and felt that the world didn't understand him. Dao Zha likes to use lens language to express characters and narratives, but the lines are very concise and very fast. Each sentence is a hyperlink, pointing to more knowledge outside the film and the relevant plot in the film, which is caused by ordinary audiences. The cause of fault sensation.
Luther's oil painting: The devil came from the sky and appeared twice. The first time was to restore "Heaven Is Coming", because in his eyes, the uncontrollable god is no different from the devil. In the original comics, the original heroes led by Superman descended from the sky to punish the emerging superhumans. They competed The turf indiscriminately harms civilians, leading to a doomsday trial, and Superman replaces humans with atonement. The second appearance is obviously a metaphor for the apocalypse star Darkside.
Luther's library lecture mentioned the story of Prometheus and Zeus. In Greek mythology, the name of Prometheus means "foresight". Prometheus not only created mankind and brought fire to mankind, but also taught them a lot of knowledge in a responsible manner. The first meaning is that he feels that he is smart like Prometheus, but only knowledge but no power, and when he controls Superman, he feels power, and God will bow to him. The second meaning is that Prometheus used clay to create a human being based on his own body, and Luther used his own blood to create a day of destruction.
The theme of the comic book "Heaven is Coming" is "Please return the glory of God to God". It comes from the original text of "Revelation", and every illustration and sentence of this comic have references. Details See the official appendix, this is the tradition of DC comics.
In addition, you can watch this movie from the perspective of religious origin. Refer to the book "Golden Branch", which describes the human tradition of killing gods in detail (the origin of all human religions comes from killing gods, which is the main content of this book ), the blood of the lamb (Christ) is painted on the door lintel to avoid disaster. At the beginning of the film, the scene where Superman is embraced by everyone is the Day of the Dead in Mexico. There is a killing ceremony in Mexico, all of which are alluding to the ending of the film.
Super bat lines: We are all clowns in costumes. From the comic "The Watcher". The heroes on the screen are reduced to entertain the public. Stars who want to appear on talk shows will be mocked by the public if they are not interesting enough. This is the meaning of this line and the situation of "Watchmen". Facts have proved that this is true. If the super bat is not enough to entertain the public, the public will be ridiculed by the public, thinking that it is conservative and ignorant of current affairs. The audience spends money to see not heroes but clowns.
The original text of "The Watcher": "I also wore a strange costume and stood there with tears in my eyes to endure others' ridicule." This sentence is a self-deprecating hero. In the movie, it evolved into: we are all clowns in costumes. The word clown sprayed on Robin's clothes: Haha, it's ridiculous for you. (In addition to the meaning of "Family Death", the Joker laughed at Batman as an entertainer just like him)
I watched this "Batman v Superman" three times before I saw it completely Understand, and on the premise of making up the comics. This film not only changes Superman from an ordinary hero to a god of atonement, but also a metaphor for the resurrection and rebirth of the dc universe, an epic start.
DC is playing really big this time, shooting superhero movies in a literary way. In fact, "Watchmen" is also a similar text. The film’s requirements for viewers are indeed too high. The more knowledgeable the film, literature, comics, religion, painting, the more comprehensive it can be interpreted. "So this is it"
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