Wolverine , who will not sacrifice , rescued Japan's Shaosuke Yashida in a puzzling but not completely far-fetched World War II scenario. The reason why it is puzzling is that the bombing party of the nuclear-level Nagasaki happened to come from the motherland of Wolverine, so the grievances and entanglements in it are still more complicated. But considering the fact that Japan's economy took off under the auspices of the United States after World War II, and the public opinion base that Japan does have a good impression of the United States, you can't say that the logic of throwing bombs and benevolent is completely unreasonable.
The reason why Yashida became the only target rescued. For one thing, he was the only Japanese officer who thought of taking care of the Wolverine in the custody of a separate deep well before the bombing; more importantly, when the Japanese officers lined up and died in the country before the nuclear peace, he was determined not to do so. Of course, you can interpret it as cowardly and timid, but the inference that is more in line with the director's intention is to use it as a separation from the Japanese militarists. In other words, Wolverine wants to save a Japanese who is truly worth saving!
What is shocking is that this trustworthy Japanese friend who once shared the tribulations with Wolverine finally avenged his revenge and sacrificed the method of attracting stars? ! It should be said that at the narrative level, this truth flipping is pretty good, because the audience thought that the Silver Samurai was just an alloy robot controlled by humans, so the climax of the film will evolve into a Robocop 2-style metal man big showdown.
However, the more interesting observation point is: Why do you want to conceive this way? Why is it not the fierce struggle for family succession with narrative appearance coherence, nor the so-called militaristic restoration that may have a higher intention, but it is a baffling unscrupulous means to seek longevity? ! The emotional power is somewhat counter to the orgasm!
But what if we speculate from the perspective of Zizek's "Hollywood blockbuster is an indicator of the current capitalist ideological dilemma"? It seemed that everything suddenly became clear:
The old Yoshida multinational enterprise represents Japan after the economy has taken off; Wolverine, which cannot recover quickly due to the virus in the body, represents the United States of America, which is declining due to the economic crisis; and the poisoner, the fascinating mutant girl, It represents the power of financial capital that deliberately fled after the crisis broke out. In fact, it is clear in the lines. When Wolverine asked her what she was, the woman replied: "Chemist, anarchist, capitalist, mutant." Among them, chemist and mutant are all the nonsense that everyone knows. Anarchists and capitalists are. The essential. Especially the latter! It shows that this earth-shattering conspiracy is actually the "anarchical" capital forces, together with its new host, Japan, trying to "dig out" the vitality that once made the old United States undefeated for a hundred years!
Of course, the conspiracy failed in the end. It was the two Japanese women who failed the careerists. This arrangement is obviously also very particular. In the narrative, the hero mode of the X-Men series that emphasizes team spirit is inherited. Ideally, it seems to be even more emphasized: The Americans have no intention of turning their faces against the entire Japanese because someone jumps out to avenge their revenge (Ozawa, Hatoyama?). As long as you can curb your ambitions and eradicate rebellion, you will still be a good buddy and a good partner!
So at the end of the film, the woman with the knife also followed Wolverine on the plane. "What are you doing?" Wolverine asked knowingly. "I am your bodyguard!" Abe replied, "The Self-Defense Force will follow the U.S. military to any corner of the world!"
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