Although it is undeniable that the story of "Divergent" is slightly immature in shaping the worldview pattern, and even smells the full-screen RPG taste of online games, it is still undeniable that the film's mapping of social class order, party differences and contradictions to the real society is very important. profound meaning. That is: once a group of people is divided into ethnic groups in any form, even if it is divided by the five most beautiful characteristics of human nature - selflessness, fearlessness, honesty, friendliness, and erudition, it will become black and white due to the clear pattern. game. In these group societies with the most noble qualities as elements of pride, the dark sides of human nature such as greed, selfishness, fear, and jealousy have never died out. The leader of the erudite faction, Jane Ning, who chased down Triss and Si along the way, as well as the leaders of the friendly faction and the non-sectarian who the hero and heroine come into contact with during their escape.
Generally speaking, dystopian films tend to end with the establishment of a better social order than reality, compared to utopian idealistic films, sci-fi films or fantasy films. The so-called utopia is an ideal country, the ultimate society imagined by human beings, where there is no false and ugly side, only the good, the good and the beautiful, such as friendship, honesty, selflessness, fearlessness, and erudition. These qualities are the ultimate pursuit of goodness in human nature, and it is rare to be able to keep one of them in one's life. The utopian society in "Divergent" is constructed accordingly. It virtualizes a future country that exists in the future Los Angeles, where people are divided into different factions according to their personal qualities, belonging to the friendly faction, the honest faction, Selfless faction, fearless faction, erudite faction, the whole society is also composed of five factions, all of them live in harmony and build a harmonious society. The erudite faction is currently in power, and the selfless faction was before. Since people are divided into groups and each has its own affiliation, Jenny, the leader of the erudite faction in power, believes that everyone must be within their own attributes and factions, and cannot be surpassed. If anyone has different attributes at the same time, they cannot be attributed to a certain one. Among the group, he is a disagreement, a violation of social order, and a troublemaker, and should be eradicated. The way to eradicate is to kill. In an ideal society, there is actually killing, which is very different from the ideal and embarrassing the real utopia. From then on, the story of the film begins, re-examining the society from the perspective of those who disagree, and gradually revealing that those who disagree are not only troublemakers, but problem solvers. The whole story contrasts the ideal beauty with the filth of real human nature. From the perspective of human nature, it overturns the falsehood of utopia and deduces an extraordinary dystopian story.
However, this obviously does not apply to the "Divergent" series of stories. The author, Miss Ross, seems to be a person who does not play cards according to common sense. She does not seem to care about the so-called social order, but the cracking of the truth. Therefore, in "Divergent 2: The Jedi Strikes Back", after the awakening of Triss and the fourth child, they have to avoid the pursuit while continuing to explore the history and truth of their world.
After the awakening of Triss and the fourth child, the identities of the dissidents have also been exposed, and what awaits them is the pursuit of the erudite leader Jenning Matthews, who also controls the army and the regime. Tris's parents were killed by the Dreadnoughts controlled by Jenning to protect her. And this has also become a hidden pain in Tris's heart. Therefore, in the next episode, the mother's anxious face appeared more than once in Trisi's memory. It can be said that the death of her mother is the weakest and most helpless weakness in Tris's heart, and it is also the sadness that Tris can't escape. Therefore, in "Divergent 2", Tris herself walks the road of cracking the truth without hesitation.
Unexpectedly, in the process of seeking asylum when Triss and the fourth child fled, they found that the non-faction faction, which was once at the bottom of the faction system, was on the rise. Meanwhile, Triss discovers that her selfless parents are on a mysterious mission, and that secret is precisely why the Divergents are hunted down. Then, one after another, huge mysteries appeared one after another. In this confrontation game, Triss had to face her deepest fears, and at the moment when the secret was finally revealed, Triss discovered that, It turned out that everything was just beginning.
I have to admit that Miss Ross, the author of the "Divergent" series, is a very good storyteller. Therefore, in "Divergent 2", sci-fi elements are also everywhere, the story is compact and full of highlights. In Tris's journey to find the truth, any choice can make or break you. However, any choice has consequences, so Triss must find a way to save those she loves and herself, while at the same time she is deeply hurt and forgiven, identity and loyalty and Troubled by the contradiction between politics and love. After many ups and downs and countless dangers, Triss continued on her way. It was not until the end of the story that we suddenly found out that everything was originally an experiment, and what Triss experienced, as well as her panic and the huge fear in her heart, were just projections of her own heart.
Interestingly, there seems to be more narration and dreamy raving lines in the film. In other words, the style of the whole film is more like a psychological suggestion related to human hypnotherapy. For example, Triss sat anxiously in the various wires in the laboratory with a dignified expression, constantly experiencing inner hallucinations, and a voice similar to a narrator said intentionally or unintentionally: "Humanized rest awaits hope". Facing the doubtful Triss in the illusion, a murmured voice continued to remind her to throw two words heavily: Over the wall! It seems that, apart from the Jedi counterattack and continuing to move forward, after looking directly at the darkness in her heart, Triss has nowhere to run.
This passage in the film is like a metaphor, more like a revelation. What Triss has to do at the moment is to quietly sort out her heart, open up her own nature, and continue to gain insight into the truth of things. The Venerable Unsullied Light said in "The Great Perfection of Mind and Nature Rest": "The bright Dharma body purifies the Buddha-nature, ignorant and clinging to this existence, and in the wilderness of karma and afflictions, the tired mind-nature rests now." It can be said, "Divergent 2" A series of encounters by Zhongcuisi also interpret this passage.
So, after a series of dangerous twists and turns, the delusional Triss stood quietly on the grave-like ruins, and a rational voice sounded again: "If you watch this video, it proves that the experiment was successful." Just as Triss When she looked around at a loss, a voice solemnly reminded her: "This is just an experiment", "You have changed everything!" Then, in the crowd's tension, anxiety, anxiety, confusion and anticipation and other mixed emotions , Triss slowly opened her eyes.
Until this moment, we suddenly realize that this world was originally just an illusion, and what Triss experienced was nothing but a great or terrible experiment.
In the Los Angeles utopia in "Divergent 2: The Jedi Strikes Back", the Fearless became a group with courage and no brains, and was used by the erudite to attack dissidents; the honest pursued the absolute truth and refused to exist in the gray area, only to find that The naked truth will only expose pain and privacy; the friendly faction advocates unprincipled friendship, and when the flames of war come, they still sit back and watch their friends be hunted and killed; I still want to keep the world tied up in simple social relationships so that I can control it. The erudite Jenny ruling society is achieved by means of violence and bloodshed, which is not only unsatisfactory, but simply barbaric. In addition to the five factions of society, in addition to those who disagree, there is also a non-sectarian human being. Their rebellion against Jenny is almost the same as that of the erudite faction. It is still violent. Compared with Jenny, it is only the AB side of the coin. . The beautiful qualities of the five factions have all become ironic words in the end, bringing not ultimate justice, but new harm. A simplistic and ideal utopia cannot become the ultimate belonging of human beings. The collective ideal cannot offset the selfish nature of the individual. When the dark human nature begins to burn, the collective rationality will become a poor background. What is the Dystopia about the Divergent series about? The answer is given in "Divergent 2: The Jedi Strikes Back", that is, instead of simplifying society, it should be integrated, society should be diversified instead of simplification, seek dynamic balance rather than simple and rude artificial division, and have different endowments The existence of the dividers is not only not a troublemaker in society, but a melting agent between different factions of society.
Shailene Woodley played Triss, who was on the run from being hunted down in "Divergent: Awakening of the Aliens" to discovering her self-awareness in "Divergent 2: The Jedi Strikes Back", and gradually exposed the utopian society behind her. False and absurd, from the edge to the center, completes the absolute counterattack of a young diaosi. To put it bluntly, it is also a youth inspirational film.
Therefore, we can say that "Divergent 2: The Jedi Strikes Back" is a dystopian film, and it can also be said that the film is a film about the Dharma. Venerable Karmapa once said: "I really can't bear to tell you that this world is just a dream. The children you have attached to your whole life are just your fate. The family you can't let go of your whole life is just a part of your life. The station. The feelings and fame and fortune you are chasing are just a phantom of self-consciousness. When you wake up from a dream, it is empty. The whole world is yours, and the whole world is empty.
" Everything that Triss and Xiao Si experienced in "Divergent 2: The Jedi Strikes Back" and other stories in the "Divergent" series are just an alternative interpretation of the Dharma by means of science fiction. "All conditioned dharmas are like dream bubbles, dew and electricity, and should be viewed in this way." The same is true in the real world. Compared with the first part, which focuses on the basic world pattern and the character characteristics of the main characters, "Divergent 2" will focus more on the wrestling and games between factions and the character changes of the main characters, thereby promoting the storyline towards the future. developing at a climax. In the end, in order to avoid more harm, Tris went to the Erudition headquarters alone to confront the big boss despite the danger, which is almost the routine plot of all Hollywood stories. In the end, Tris tried the "box" with her body and tried all kinds of fear expressions with her weak body, virtually bridging the natural gap between the five factions of friendliness, selflessness, fearlessness, honesty, and erudition to form a great unity. As the PK played by Aamir Khan in another movie "My God" said, "God has not left any mark on us, so why should we distinguish ourselves?" Mapped to "Divergent" 2" is the same, the characters of friendliness, selflessness, fearlessness, honesty, and erudition are certainly powerful tools for using their respective characteristics to work together to transform a new world, but only when these characters can be integrated without hindrance. Realize the harmony of the whole society. It is also very meaningful to translate such a utopian social code of conduct into the real world.
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