Revolving around the theme -
the theme of the film of revolt is a word - revolt. "300" is the resistance of a group of macho men, here are the resistance of five loli, against evil, power, and fate. Defiance, and love, are some of the movie themes that will always excite us.
How does the film play up the theme of rebellion? Let's take a look at these stark contradictions:
Lolita - fighting. The little girls in the cardamom age should be surrounded by pink wallpaper, furry dolls, star concerts, and love fantasies; but here, they are surrounded by katana swords, M4 rifles, UMP submachine guns, explosions , Fear, Killing, Zombies, Dragons, Robots, Orcs.
Weak - strong. The girls have braids, short skirts, stockings and high heels, showing a mix of youthful and sexy, a group of thorough girls. And their enemies, in the illusory world, are either huge, armed to the teeth, or as massive as the tide, but they are also tall and strong in the real world, armed with swords, guns and power.
Pure - cruel. The protagonist doll often shows us the purest face, either nervous, helpless, or overwhelmed with a green smile; and what she faces is a beast-like stepfather, a vicious club boss, and each other. of beasts and monsters, so much so that the oppression of the whole brutal order symbolized by porn clubs.
Defiance is about being weak and powerful. Therefore, exaggerating the strength gap is an important way to exaggerate the spirit of resistance, such as 300 warriors against the millions of Persian troops, such as the Na'vi people with backward technology against the mercenaries of the earth, such as the purple-haired loli in "Kipian". The whole gang.
Defiance is also about restraint and order. The spooky insane asylum, the oppressive porn club, all represent power and the order it rules, and the club boss scolds loudly: "All I want is your respect!" He resisted until finally the doll sacrificed himself in exchange for Sweet Peas to push open the iron gate symbolizing freedom. Threats and even death can never stop life's desire for freedom, just as the weight of a boulder cannot stop the growth of weeds.
Beyond Games - Sacrifices
Many say this is a movie that caters to otaku and video game culture. Yes, the movie has a ton of gameplay elements around the theme of defiance, but the pain and sacrifice take the movie beyond the game.
Regarding computer and video games, what is a game? The game lies in archiving and reading files, in customs clearance and explosion, and in happiness. And this movie, a little bit more than the average Hollywood movie wants, in addition to happiness, in addition to the visual impact, it also wants to bring a little spiritual impact. Not thinking, just shock, the shock that shakes your shoulders violently, jolting your soul out of the numbness of everyday life.
So, after going through the first three levels, the thrill of the game came to an abrupt end in the fourth train, when the chef stabbed the rocket and dragged Loli and us back to the cruel reality. It turned out to be a real game ! Revolution is not a dinner party, resistance is not just playing game consoles, resistance without sacrifice is just pink fairy tales and games. We know that the game is absolutely safe. If you die in the game, you can read the archive again. If you can't pass the level, you can modify the cheat. Game-like scenes in movies excite us, give us a visual impact, but also put our spirits into viewing mode. Only when the person playing the game is no longer completely safe does the movie pull the audience back into seriousness. Only the hard, less joyful things like sacrifice and pain are connected to reality and give us a spiritual shock.
Under the chef's knife, Rocket left; at the gunpoint of the club boss, Amber and Blondie left; in the end, the doll was cut off from the frontal lobe of the brain and lost its spirituality forever. At this point, the exhilaration of the game has been swept away, replaced by the repression of cruel reality, which turned out to be true, and the price of resistance turned out to be so heavy. Luckily, Beanie managed to escape and board the bus to an unknown but sunny future. The freedom drenched in blood and sacrifice, finally before us, is so precious.
At the end of the movie, the doll with its prefrontal lobes removed sits on a chair, and she smiles again. But this is no longer a green smile when facing praise after dancing, but a faint smile that has no feelings for everything. I suddenly felt how similar this is to the numbness that we struggle with every day! Is all this evil and injustice for granted? Are we destined to accept it silently? If even a little girl in a skirt and braids can summon the courage to shout "fuck you" to power and fate, what about us?
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