1. The Milky Way
"Star Wars" is a magnificent epic drama. Its grand narrative of the Galactic Republic-Empire is drawn from multiple periods of history: the Republic form is the reappearance of the Roman Republic-Roman Empire; the Galactic Empire is the Weimar Republic -A copy of Nazi Germany; the cause of the collapse of the Republic was a mockery of the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; the long-term struggle between democracy and totalitarianism was the repeated reproduction of the French Republic and the French Empire; the coronation of the emperor, the death of democracy, and the retrogression of history are similar to China Republic of China-the Chinese Empire.
However, the practical significance of the film is to warn the United States. The past of the great power of the Milky Way—The Republic of the Milky Way is in the current stage of the United States of America. The state system of the Republic is a federal system. Each planet (state) sends members of the Senate to exercise a democratic system. As Queen Amidala said, everyone sits together to discuss affairs and vote. However, the democratic system due to its excessively free behavior style has caused disagreement (with many objections) and low efficiency, which seriously hinders the development of the country. On the other hand, the greedy behavior of capitalism has led to the real power of trading groups (US financial oligarchs). , Parliamentarians from all over the world have their own pockets (privileged in the Brezhnev period), the Senate has become a piece of sand, and the republic exists in name only. At this time, centralized imperialism (US military-industrial complex) and its representative speaker Palpatine (Roman head of state Octavian, French emperor Napoleon, Weimar President Hindenburg, and Chinese emperor Yuan Shikai) emerged with their powerful The ability to control, efficient style of work and high trade profits have won the hearts of the people. As a result, the speaker led everyone to reorganize the country (warning that American policymakers would give up democracy and freedom for personal gain), but betrayed the country, disbanded the Senate, and led the country to a militarized totalitarian monarchy. The national conditions of staying away from a democratic republic, being either an enemy or a friend, and moving towards fascism are also the helpless evaluation and deep concern of the contemporary American people about the current state of the country.
The small country Naboo and the Old Republic outside the film allude to the United Kingdom. The former Speaker of the Republic Valoren often helps Naboo refer to the traditional friendly relationship between Britain and the United States. This seemingly constitutional monarchy (queen) country also implements a democratic system, and the real power of the country is also in the hands of parliamentarians, especially Palpatine. The realistic prototype of this leader who has been re-elected and held the parliament to participate in the war is the former British prime minister. Blair: Speaker Valoren was deeply involved in corruption rumors and was later impeached. In reality, Blair reformed after the old Labor Party suffered a series of corruption scandals and was elected prime minister with high votes. He was not only re-elected for three terms, but also constantly Follow the United States to participate in the war.
The two sunset empires, the Republic and Naboo, are one big and one small. They share the same destiny and represent the rise and fall of democracy in the film.
2. The Skywalker family
may have different protagonists in each film, but in general, the core characters of the prequel trilogy are Anakin and Padmé’s family, and the core characters of the true trilogy are Luke and Lai. Ja Solo's family.
Padmé represents democracy, light and purity, Anakin represents centralization, darkness and complexity; father Anakin has fallen into extreme darkness, and his children have turned into ultimate light.
The entire six-part story of separation and combination has been narrated around the Skywalker family: love, affection, hatred, protection, struggle, unity, and separation.
3. The Jedi and the Sith
Jedi are a group of people who believe in the same idea and are selected by thousands of people. They believe in the bright side of the Force, and the selection rules also come from the Force. The Jedi is not only a monastic group, but the samurai must maintain the stability of the galaxy. The House of Elders protects the interests of the Republic and the Democratic Senate. The image of the Jedi is similar to the Chinese Shaolin Temple and the Japanese Samurai Group. The monks and warriors must stick to the rules, clean the six roots, and concentrate on practicing. They have a single belief and strong force. At the same time, as the "royalists", they must undertake special tasks such as security and intelligence for the ruling class.
In contrast, the Sith is also a group of people, and the Sith Warriors also hold the Force, but they try to conduct research from all aspects of the Force because of their greed. They are sparsely populated and have long maintained a duo of single pass from generation to generation, but the abilities of each Sith warrior have reached the level of a top Jedi master. The Sith looks mysterious and unpredictable, but the movie gives its realistic connotations: the Sith is an ancient people, they are primitive, but they have a strong sense of the force, and they fight for power all the year round. The Sith people accepted it in the pre-space period. It emerged from the advanced technology of foreign races, and was later destroyed by the Old Republic. In contrast to reality, we can find that the Chinese nation was originally very backward, but they believed in Taoism. The entire country continued its feudal ideology for thousands of years in order to compete for imperial power. It began the Reform Movement in the pre-space period, but it was almost led by the eight nations headed by the United Kingdom. The coalition forces destroyed the country. "The Phantom Crisis" returns after being released for many years in "Return of the Jedi". The biggest impact in the film is the reappearance of the Sith. Its representative, Darth Mo, has long horns on his head, shows people in opera facial makeup, and holds the "golden cudgel". The big disciple of the Sith, gave the audience a great shock. At that time, it was the Asian economic crisis. China, an ancient country, had risen. The third wave of "China Threat Theory" was on the rise. Therefore, the new era of "Star Wars" was intended to warn Americans: Chinese who are proficient in strategy will control the world and overthrow it. Democracy, establish imperial power, come back for revenge! The three representative colors of Sith, red, yellow, and black, refer to yellow people who are proficient in red and black.
It is worth noting that the expression of the mysterious and cold force in the film is derived from the way of explaining the roots of all things in the universe in the classical Chinese philosophy. Ten thousand immortals from the interpretation of teaching face off. In terms of connotation, this original force with an idealistic color represents human nature. It exists objectively. There is no distinction between good and evil, but only the human heart. There are endless instincts and desires in human nature. If they are allowed to develop uncontrollably, evil will grow. "Sith relies on passion" refers to the evil in human nature; if the development of human nature is restrained, it will Be kind. Therefore, the Jedi and Sith actually represent the opposition of the two extreme concepts of "human nature is inherently good" and "human nature is inherently evil."
It is difficult to generalize on the superiority of the Jedi and the Sith, as the perspectives, research methods and risk control of things are different. The Sith’s research methods on the Force seem to be very comprehensive, but they complicate simple things and admire the power of anger. They are easy to fall into human weakness, especially the strong like the Sith, all of them are easy to become careerists. . As a result, all the Sith fell into the darkness and became the demon. They conspired to integrate everything in the world into their own ulterior goals through dark channels, harming the country and the people, harming others and themselves. In the end, the Sith was extremely inflated and suffered by his own people. Betrayed and died. The Jedi themselves believed in the light and learned the lessons of the Sith. They carefully followed the bright side of the Force to practice. However, they blindly simplified complicated things, and were as arrogant as the Sith, ignored life, and sneered at normal things, and then Only look at the bright side of the normal things in your eyes, but avoid the dark side. This distorted view of the world can only be forcibly instilled by babies. The Jedi is generally kind, but over the years, due to the obvious flaws of being too naive, it has caused rigid thinking and slow practice. In the end, he was surpassed by the Sith because he was obsessed with but couldn't understand the complicated human nature. It can be seen that the Jedi and the Sith only choose two sides of things to study and practice.
The Sith has slaughtered countless lives, but under certain historical conditions, he has punished corruption and maintained the stability of the galaxy. Lord Vinda also has good intentions. In contrast, the Jedi killed many lives in the name of justice (the Shaolin monks and the Japanese warriors were not vegetarians), and even the original sin of destroying the Sith clan, and quite a few of the Jedi warriors fell into darkness. Therefore, the Jedi with a little darkness in the great light and the Sith with a little light in the darkness constitute a complete Tai Chi. It is precisely because the ideologies of the Jedi and the Sith both have merits, therefore, neither of them can kill each other.
4. Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader is the protagonist throughout the six parts. Anakin was born in Tatooine, a remote planet in the Milky Way. This desert planet full of smuggling and slavery without jurisdiction is easily reminiscent of the Middle East, where the sky is full of yellow sand, the system is backward, and various forces are rampant. And Anakin, the darkened focus of the original force and the source of power that all parties are fighting for, is actually the most important energy foundation in reality-black oil, or in other words, the constant flow of the original force in the Star Wars world is industry. The bloodline-oil, its biggest birthplace is the Middle East.
Anakin is extremely capable, and it is very likely that Darth Preggs used the original force to create it directly, but his mind has always been an ordinary person. He is very pitiful and brave. The film is influenced by his inner world and outer environment. Contradictions and conflicts deeply shaped this tragic character with tortuous fate. Throughout his life, he has been exposed to almost all negative things, but he has been fighting stubbornly: since he was a child, he lacked paternal love and slavery is easy to make people hate, but he desperately made machines. In the mechanical world, he can feel To tranquility; when he was loved by his father but far away from his mother, he worked very hard to become an excellent Jedi Knight; the eccentric and inhuman dogma of the Jedi tried to forcibly reverse Anakin’s personality, so he had to find Sith to develop Another set of teachings seeks to balance himself---emotional guidance, trying to soothe the ascetic mind; during his youth, he has nightmares, but has been trying to restrain himself, but at the end he watched the only relative being killed; at the same time; He also encountered love, but because the two sides must abide by the dogma, he hid in the shadow and silently endured moral condemnation. Later, the two ultimate forces of the interstellar force pulled Anakin: Jedi had to use that decadent theory of fate on him, Sith also tried to control his destiny, and eventually made him fall into complete hatred and madness. In fact, whether it is the Jedi or the Sith, Anakin only wants to protect the people he cares about. Becoming these roles is just a way for him to protect his loved ones and compromise with the cruel real world. In the film, Sith implements a "five-step" strategy of wooing and deceiving Anakin. Let's see how the tragedy happened:
First, let Anakin's mind free from the heavy baggage of the Jedi dogma: Palpatine Guide Anakin as an ordinary person, gain the trust of his mentor and helpful friend, and indulge his emotionality, so that his mood can be barely balanced between the depression of the Jedi and the indulgence of the Sith.
Second, on the basis of Anakin telling everything to this "good friend" to obtain information about his mother and lover, using means to make Anakin feel all kinds of negative emotions, forcing him to break various Jedi rules in action. : Appointed Obi-Wan to protect Padmé, the drunk man meant to make Anakin easy to approach her, and the two finally broke the ring together, Anakin tasted the sweetness and bitterness of love; Anakin's mother lived a strange life. The moment he saw his son was also a trap designed by the speaker. Anakin, who was full of pain and hatred, began to massacre his life; let Anakin, who had not yet full wings, taste the sweetness of rocket-style promotion. In the constant friction with the Jedi, he painfully embarked on the road of no return of desire. The above two steps completed the transformation of Anakin from a Jedi to a normal person. Unfortunately, when his identity was first released, he felt lost, and his rupture with the Jedi made his mind point to the dark side. At the same time, due to the horrible foresight of Padmé’s fate, “the more you care, the more you are afraid of loss, and it will also lead to A lot of negative opinions", this is the truth that Jedi masters understand, and Sith is well versed in this. At this time, the powerful warrior surrounded by fear, anger, and desire wants to become a Sith.
The third step, the critical moment, the profound contradiction between ideals and reality makes Anakin feel that only his own ability becomes stronger to protect the things he loves. As a result, Anakin, who was thinking of the Sith, joined the speaker's arrest without authorization. At this time, the Sith used the resurgent lies to force him to make a choice, and once again used deception to make Anakin voluntarily step into the dark side. At this time, Anakin’s thoughts were confused and mixed feelings, but one thing in his heart is certain, that is to protect Padmé. He has lost his mother. Now his best friend is about to become an enemy and be murdered by the Jedi. He will lose his wife. As a Jedi Knight, his life is really painful and a failure! On the other hand, he sees through the hypocrisy and dullness of the Jedi. The Jedi makes him want to love but cannot love. He is capable but is said to be arrogant. Now he is still trying to assassinate the speaker, but the Jedi's behavior pushes Anakin into the darkness. In the end, in the worry of losing Padmé, Anakin completed the transformation from a normal person to a Sith. Anakin has always been a normal person, and has always wanted to see the wonderful world outside. His age in contact with the red dust and too much adventurous spirit make him unsuitable for being a Jedi. It can be said that the deception of the Sith, the persecution of the Jedi, the core interests of Anakin and the rebellious psychology of adolescence have jointly pushed him into the dark.
At this time, the Jedi was almost wiped out, and the Sith was in full swing, but Anakin had not completely fallen to the Sith family, and the key step was only halfway there. He never cared about the Jedi and the Sith faction. In order to save his lover, he was now forced to obey the emperor's teachings. On the surface, he accepted the title of Lord Sith. At best, he was just a painful normal person! Only then can we see the extraordinary concentration of this normal person! The emperor's three-step strategy has only become Anakin's mentor now! He had to continue to inform Anakin, cheat, and slander like a villain. In this step, he did two things: immediately stop the war, partially compromise with the promising Anakin, and work hard in the early stage. All the credit goes to him and bestows him with the title of "Peace and Justice". He continues to be proud of him. At the critical moment, he still needs to rely on Padmé. When Wang turned his head against him, the pillars he held in his heart were about to collapse. At this moment, normal people finally fell into madness, their minds were unclear, and they could not win the fight. At the moment, the Sith novice who is still innocent, deceived, and unable to control negative emotions loses. It was a complete failure. Then, when the emperor told him the cruel but undeniable fact that "Anakin was angry with Padmé", a glimmer of hope in Anakin's heart finally collapsed, and the powerful dark force emitted from his body marked him to become The true Lord of Darkness. Countless people were sacrificed in this war, and the most loved ones also died in the war. Behind the birth of a powerful empire is a sad past that will never be forgotten.
In the fifth step, the dissolution of the Senate will be the last straw to crush Lord Vader. The Speaker, the Senate, and the Queen who had pledged allegiance to him were the emperor. Darth Vader was completely plunged into darkness. This is something later. At this moment, his heart sinking into the sea, turned black, and put on a mask, unable to see the true expression behind the mask.
Darth Vader, who became the Lord of Darkness, is like Hitler in history. But is everything really hopeless? still none! Lord Vader was still only forced to obey the emperor's orders. As an ordinary disciple, his soul was dried up, his spiritual consciousness was blocked, his limbs were disabled, and he did not display his talents at all. His hatred for the emperor never ceased. The dark attribute produced a double-edged sword effect. In order to avoid the tragedy of Darth Preggs and the Sith emperors from repeating, the emperor naturally did not teach Vinda the dark force, so that Da did not have much attainments in the dark side, nor did he improve much in the cultivation of the Force. Therefore, he did not degenerate into a big demon, but was always in an intermediate state. Darth Vader is not only a person with feelings, but also a leader with ideals. His philosophy is similar to legalism, between democracy and totalitarianism. Only when he is forced to do nothing, he will force others to execute his own will. This point not only appeared twice in the prequel, but also fully revealed in the dialogue with Luke. He hates the decadent totalitarianism and the disputes between the rebels. It has always been his belief to get rid of the military emperor, end all destructive conflicts, and build a peaceful galaxy. After the death of democracy, it was a good choice for Anakin to lead the reform, but because of the obvious defects of the young genius, the criminals took advantage of the loopholes, and the result was a retrogression in history. Now he is a useless man, swordsmanship is not the emperor's opponent, he can only be manipulated and used by the dark forces, and he has to put his hope in Luke. More importantly, although Vader is in the empire, he has always had kind thoughts in his heart. He is cold, but not cruel at all: Before the war, Commander Ozer drove the fleet to the forefront and put the whole army in danger. , This bad and stupid idiot was executed decisively; Captain Nida was dealt with by military law for his failure in capturing the Millennium Hawk. However, after the execution, Vader accepted the other party’s apology with a choked voice, which looked like "cutting the horse with tears"; Wei Da and Obi-Wan were in a duel due to their different camps. At this time, he wanted to prove himself in front of the master as he did when he was a teenager. The last Master Killing Sword was only cut into a samurai robe because of Obi-Wan’s miraculous disappearance. After that, Vader began to chant Obi-Wan's name again and again; in the end, he threw the emperor into the abyss, and regardless of his actions to abandon the dark and cast out, it was just an act of defensiveness just to save others at that time. Others have cleverly survived and even released in Vader's hands, whether it is Han Solo, Luke or Leia, it is a blessing in misfortune that he implements the imperial policy without causing the lives of the universe to suffer. Therefore, it is this black lord, who shines in the dark, is both righteous and evil, and has flesh and blood that has made the charm of "Star Wars" distinct from good and evil.
Vader's lonely heart survived in the dark universe for many years, and finally waited for the miracle of life. Vinda has changed his mind since seeing Luke, the son of Guangming, and feels like Padmé finally came back to save him! "Our children will change our lives!" In front of the lost relatives who know the roots, his dusty heart is illuminated, and he regains his long-lost pillars! After knowing Leia’s identity, he was deeply moved and thanked Obi-Wan, a wise mentor. Beware that the pain and hatred in his heart were resolved one by one. In the end, Anakin took the only darkness between the stars and the source of all evil. Emperor Si thrown into the abyss. At the last moment of life, Anakin’s broken body is about to be destroyed. There is no more pain and darkness in this vicissitudes of life in the vicissitudes of life, and there is no need to fight or betray anymore. The world he cares about is full of light and happiness. Life has finally reached completion, and the force has finally been balanced.
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