The robots in "Wali": Both Wali and Eve are presented in a certain degree of duality, which is also in line with the general public's psychology of watching movies. Zhou Xingxing’s article mentioned that Eve’s femininity is presented with lightness, smoothness and cleanliness. Wali's childishness is shaped by curiosity, innocence (originally imitating) and shyness. However, after all, we cannot accept the appearance of a complete androgynous (Androgyny) image. But from a behavioral point of view, the robots we see are more neutral. From the beginning, the great storm Wali on the earth took Eve back to the truck to take refuge, and a bridge like this was also arranged in the back. Eve sprayed out to rescue the drifting Wali, which can be said to be a variant of the hero’s rescue of beauty. . I even think that Wali's method is a more "feminine" refuge. The romantic plot of Eve and Wali in the sleep in the front can be compared with the rescue and repair of Wali in the back. In the battle between Otto and the captain for control, we saw that Eve was going to save Wali, and later it was also Eve who awakened Wali with the repeated motif of holding hands, which can be said to be a replica of Sleeping Beauty. So I want to start from the "Left Hand of Darkness" Esula. Let’s talk about Le Guin’s classic creation of a science fiction model. The following is a brief introduction to the plot.
The following is quoted from Wikipedia:
Gethen, also known as Winter Star, is a planet with a cold climate and harsh survival. Gesen people are androgynes (Androgyne), usually there is no physiological distinction between men and women, but in the monthly Kama period (kemmer, which means estrus), they will randomly differentiate into masculine or female Afterwards, unless the woman becomes pregnant, she will regain full bisexuality again. Since there are no rules to follow as to which gender the Karma will change into, a Gesen may be both a father and a mother, thus forming a unique pattern of Gesen society: its members have no gender habits.
Zenith. Ai (Genly Ai) is the maneuver sent by the Ikumen League to Gerson, with the purpose of forming an equal alliance with all countries on the planet of Gerson. The messengers of the Ikumen have always traveled alone and acted low-key to avoid the fear of invading new civilizations, and the identity of the messengers is often questioned because of this (how can aliens from the universe not lead the interstellar fleet and arrive with great fanfare Woolen cloth?). The Khahid Kingdom that Zenith visited first did not trust him. After two years of delay, Zenith went to Olgo, another big country on Kasem, first received a warm welcome, and then involved in the local political conflict. , Became a political prisoner and was sent to a labor camp.
However, there are still people who believe in Zenith on the star of Kasem. Estraven is the former Prime Minister of Khaheed who was banished from the king inadvertently in order to assist Zhenli. After he fled to Olgo, he continued to assist Zenith in various ways, and even rescued him from the labor camp alone. The reason why Estefan tried his best to help the envoy of the Ikumen League was because he sensed that the civilization of Gerson Star was developing to a certain tipping point: the first large-scale war between nations was about to occur. By contacting a wider unknown world, the Gesen people may be able to reconsider themselves and stop making unnecessary conflicts.
The gender-neutral writing of the Gessen Stars is very interesting. Of course, Le Guin's writing style is still incomplete at this time, and phrases such as "like women on earth" still appear. Their society does not have the concept of "war". It may be said that the author's imagination of a neutral society. This archetype seems to be hidden in such a society. We have no "flying" from this planet. You can learn a little about the concept of, because they live in a society where there are no flying animals, so there are no "male" or "female". Everyone has the concept of being responsible for nurturing, education, and production. The author will deconstruct it here. The concept of traditional patriarchal society and the phallic symbol (Phallus) are integrated into the concept of "Metamorphoses" (Metamorphoses) of the ancient Greek tradition Ovid, which makes sexual desire a short period and destroys the idea of sexual desire as the driving force of life. So it can be proved that if there is no Phallus to fight for power, there is no war. So apart from the description of the upper nobles, the society we see is perfect. Even if the planet is still divided into the traditional communist and feudal society, but from the bottom of the society, we can say that this is the idea of Utopia.
This utopian idea can be compared with the social situation on the Axiom (or law). The situation on the ship is like a communist society, but no one needs to work, and no one will suffer, because all things are done by robots. Otto is also like the big brother in 1984 overseeing everyone, and the captain is like a puppet. Isn't this what we fear in the dystopian trilogy (1984, Brave New World, us)? Even Big Brother has been able to "new language" to weaken the power of thinking and make human beings a functional tool. But on the Axiom number, everyone does not need to think, just enjoy. The origin of Axiom is the ancient Greek word Axios "worth", but is it really worth it? So although on the boat and on Buy&Large, we have done our best to satirize consumer culture, when we see the last people returning to the earth, when we see the scenery of the earth, there is actually a meaning that utopia is impossible to achieve. Finally return to the Protestant spirit-hard work, struggle, and save the earth. (To add to the discussion about human nature in the previous article, when functionality struggles with human nature, Le Guin also expressed that there is no way to exist in the computing world without human nature.)
Finally, we return to the main axis of "Wali": feelings. When we use a genderless creature like a robot, no matter how it is shaped, it has already shown that there can be love between asexuality. The movie "Wali" is a movie about love from beginning to end, a universal sentiment, and an ultimate salvation. Just as Le Guin created a Zen world in "The Left Hand of Darkness", the special feelings between Estefan and Ai only conveyed: maybe gender is not always a problem.
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