Alex, you are the perfect tragedy

Jennifer 2022-10-28 19:14:50

In fact, when I first watched the second season of Prison Break a few years ago, I saw Agent Mahone and just thought, eh, where did this shriveled old man come from? Never thought that he would become one of the new and old loves of the Z family in the end.

With the development of the plot and more and more appearances of Alex, the charm of this man gradually exudes, and his advantages are too many, calm, capable, stoic, and decisive. Many of the qualities I admire seem to be found in this elegant federal agent. He is very dedicated, it is the perfect fusion of professionalism and genius, emitting an irresistible strong light, burning the eyes of opponents, and sending chills down their spines along with the judges. Composed of countless details, he has that cold intelligence and decisive ruthlessness, and BT, like me, is destined to be amazed by such a temperament, and may even be infatuated with.

Those details, those lines, many impressed me, I'm afraid this is the combination of aura. He is someone who has too much on his back. It's nothing. It can even be said that most characters who win sympathy are like this, but the difference is that he doesn't complain, doesn't explain, speaks coldly, and his language is clear and simple. Not pretending to be strong. When Tweener was killed, the phrase "Not me, they do." was brisk, expressionless, no mercy, and no turning back. In the face of the fact that there is no other choice, arbitrary mercy is for the deceased. disrespectful. The sentence to MS, "I don't have an option." is obviously an emotional sentence, but the man said it so calmly and completely understatement, not pretentious, not sensational, so that the judge could be infected. Strong sadness is hidden behind. The most interesting thing is the lovely phone message, "This is Alexander Mahone, please leave a message." They are all really considerate, polite and distant, not a single nonsense, laugh.

And Pam, I didn't care when I first saw it, and then I saw that they loved each other deeply. Their first dialogue was convincing. One is saying "I'm sorry, Pam, for everything." This man doesn't say I love you emotionally, he just quietly, trying his best to suppress, softly saying I'm sorry, and then Continue to guard silently. And what Pam said was "Alex, where are you? I'm going to pick you up." Not forgiveness, not complaining, not questioning, not those things at all, but - where are you, I want to find you, see you, and you together. "If you got pain in your heart, why don't you share it with me." There is nothing in the past, and there is nothing to hurt. This is the most simple and direct line, which just shows love.

I only said before that Alex is not pretending to be strong in front of people, it is a natural charming temperament. But in the end he was in pain, how deeply he hurt himself and licked, proud and clever, unwilling, in the past, he tortured him day and night like a bone-encrusted maggot. Wisdom and fortitude resist and struggle in vain. No matter what the environment is, there is always helplessness and desolation in his eyes, and the depths of his gentle eyes are always filled with loneliness. But even if you catch MS, you can fall short because of a betrayal. Even if you are cautious and keep away from your family and protect your family, the result is so cruel - the little lives that have disappeared, and the precious and beautiful love buried together. So Alex Mahone is a tragedy, an adult described it too well, "God doesn't like that the world has wisdom comparable to him? Except for a few darlings he favors - such as MS. Mahone is not God's darling, Mahone is just a Relying on his own wisdom, he appears to be the best in the world."

In the script of the screenwriter God, the protagonist is always like a god. Alex and Michael may have similar intelligence, but one can become a great and kind savior, and the other has to continue the wood. Show in the fate of forest wind will destroy it.

Someone must be thinking, what about Michael? It's not that he lost his life at a young age. But what kind of characters are tragic characters? To give an inappropriate example, the pianist who died on the Virginia was not, because he was as brilliant as fireworks, without the slightest reluctance and regret. The tragic figure was Max, who has been alone in the world since then. The reason why the Caiqian doctor is a tragedy is not because he left early, but because of him, it's a pity.

Illness took Michael's life, but he saved Sara before that last moment, he did everything he had to do, got everything, so it was worth it, died without regrets, and lived like summer flowers splendid. On the other hand, what does Alex have? Worth what? Even if we stared at the target like a wolf and finally took revenge, on the dock, the scene of the vast blue sky and sea, from the angle of looking up, we still see a silent desolation.

Finally, in that episode, some people who love Alex have been struggling for the last time, the two difficult choices, in fact, it doesn't matter whether he betrayed Michael, whether he betrays his friendship or gives up himself. One is the conscience that has been trampled and ravaged, and the other is the irreparable regret in this life. Not necessarily the same, but must be the most unbearable pain. Ask yourself, if it were you, what would you choose?

So Alex's choice completed the final step of becoming a tragic figure.

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  • FBI Special Agent Alexander Mahone: The escapees. Who are they?

    FBI Agent Wheeler: Michael Scofield, Structural Engineer, 5 years for armed robbery. Benjamin Miles Franklin, Former U.S Army, 8 years for possession of stolen goods. John Abruzzi, Don of the crime family of the same name, Life without parole for conspiracy to commit murder. Charles "Haywire" Patoshik, 60 years for second degree murder. Fernando Sucre, 5 years for aggravated robbery. David "Tweener" Apolskis, 5 years for Grand Larceny. Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, Life for 6 counts of Kidnapping, Rape and first degree Murder. Lincoln Burrows, Scheduled to die next week for the murder of President Reynolds' brother.

  • FBI Agent Wheeler: It's not like they left us a map where they're going.

    FBI Special Agent Alexander Mahone: Actually, that's exactly what they did.