At the end of the film, the abortion betrayed Kay, who betrayed the tradition of Sicily, left Michael, Fredo, who had surrendered to his family, fell, and Frank, who disobeyed the family’s orders, cut his wrists to commit suicide in prison, and Rose, who manipulated everything behind the scenes, was assassinated by Michael... Traitor, destroy the enemy, Michael succeeded in eradicating all obstacles to the family business, but he became a lonely man. This kind of protagonist achieves the goal, but the result is destroyed by it, which is a form of tragedy.
The good thing about "The Godfather II" is that the line of Michael's gradual "blackening" is clear and convincing. Going back to the beginning, my sister Connie left her children and spends time outside, the gang elder Pan Tanjuli refused to obey the family’s interests, and there was a traitor in the family, and the wife gradually stopped trusting Michael... Originally in order to protect the family. Michael, after taking power, watched the whole family fall apart. Since then, his eyes and acting style have become cold-blooded and merciless as things have progressed. Even the secret room of the last conversation was almost swallowed by darkness.
This is tragedy, and it is also the most advanced type of drama that Schopenhauer considers-"destiny". Michael's misfortune is not accidental or accidental, nor can it be changed by getting rid of a few bad guys. It is a natural result of his personality and choices, and it is an inevitable result of his position. It was just such a teasing of fate that made Michael's last lonely eyes burst out with powerful emotional appeal.
Life is full of tragedies, because the world has no obligation to treat everyone kindly. This is a very anti-human cognition. Even if we encounter setbacks in life, we can always put in a good meaning to explain: all sufferings are paving the way for future success, just like a star on TV tells itself The mental journey is the same. In the memory, we fight monsters and upgrades all the way, just like a "heroic journey" that lasts forever. It seems that using tragedy to understand life will only add obstacles to oneself and lose the motivation to move forward.
But tragedy can lead us to understand another layer of truth in life-that is, endless suffering. Watching tragedy can transform the pain brought by our destiny into aesthetic pleasure. Have compassion for the plight of all mankind, including self-consciousness. Especially in the fast-paced moment, in addition to watching comedy decompression, we also need to slow down occasionally to experience the richer and profound moving caused by tragedy...
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