Perhaps expectations were too high? Maybe you're used to the routine? In short, after watching "The Incredibles 2", there is a feeling of calm. It can only be said that the film is more mature and does what it should do. But the avant-garde and inventiveness I had come to expect from Pixar was a little muted.
"The Incredibles 2" still revolves around the family, with some themes such as wit villains, mid-life crisis, division of labor between husband and wife, and educating children. While watching the video, I will still pay more attention to a few points that interest me, which can be regarded as divergent thinking, so I will explain it here.
The Power of Public Opinion, Package Sales and Implant Concepts
One of the film's major contradictions is whether Superman's superpowers can be legalized. This is the paradox of almost all works that cover superpowers. From the "Avengers" series to the "X-Men" series, the pros and cons that a few superpowers bring to the world are of particular concern to those in power. So, whether or not to allow them to use it, and how to use it, is a question.
In the film, both the good and the bad are using the power of public opinion, hoping to reverse the public's perception of this issue. To put it bluntly, it is a matter of how to promote it. In this society full of advertisements, packaging, and implanted concepts, such information is surrounded by such information all the time.
How to define the good and bad of Superman? Simply put, it shows you whether there are more advantages or more disadvantages. Even if there are many people saved, it will still cause great damage. If the advantages are magnified and prominent in publicity, then what the public receives is how difficult it is for them, how much risk they take in dealing with the problem, and how hard it is to achieve the final result.
If you just show the results, people will see how many buildings in the city have been destroyed, how many roads have been rebuilt, how many cars have been compensated, and so on, in order to save one person. As long as anything is linked to interests, there must be a question of whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Whether the Superman family in the film can rationalize their superpowers depends on how to promote and implant this concept. The interesting thing is that the villain also plans to do the same. The villain is called "Screenmaster", which is actually using the screen to control everyone. This is a very interesting design. Its propagation is simpler and more effective. It saves the step-by-step operation and the way of spreading a little bit.
But what kind of publicity is the most effective? That's hitting people's psychological needs. Simply put, I will give you what you want. Without exception, all advertisements are playing such a routine. Recall that all advertisements tell you: what you will get when you buy this product, from the function of the item itself to the taste, temperament, highlighting your character, giving you more confidence, and even enhancing your charm of picking up girls Wait, what's more is to play the emotional card, so that you pay for your youth, memories, the past that is difficult to relive, and so on. For ordinary people, the biggest worry about superpowers is destructiveness, and what they need most is protection. Therefore, propaganda protection is undoubtedly the best choice, so that the public has a sense of security.
As far as the legalization of superpowers is concerned, the only people who can make people feel safe are the people who have been rescued. Therefore, it is simple and rude to directly save the most powerful people in official positions. It is the most efficient. After all, if 1,000 people need to be rescued, they will benefit from it. At best, 1,000 people will have a certain impact on the parade in the block. At worst, they can only be grateful in their hearts. Therefore, if you want to save, it is better to save the president, vice president and other people with higher rank and more rights. Because the so-called empathy does not exist at all, a person is not rescued in a critical moment, and his thoughts are always staring at the destructive power. The so-called "thankful heart, thank you for having you" can only have such an emotion when his life was saved at a critical moment.
Looking beyond the point of Superman wanting to justify himself, aren’t we in society at the mercy of public opinion, concepts, and consciousness all the time? There are more media, more media, and more information, which means that we are more likely to be controlled by others. And it's subtly. The concepts of right and wrong are not static. We do not discuss broader macro-level behaviors such as official control of public opinion here. Just reflecting on our own "choices" can reveal a lot. Basically, what you see is what is affected. So it's better to reflect on what you see on weekdays, look through the circle of friends and subscription accounts, and what level of articles, words, opinions and ideas are you reading. The more you watch this part, the more you will become. If you really don’t know what to watch in this diverse society, then it’s better to watch the classics. After all, the things that have been precipitated by thousands of years of world culture are quite valuable.
The novelty of children is irresistible, and parents are the biggest beneficiaries
The essence of the film is to focus on the interior of the family. The four people in the last movie let the audience know something, so the biggest attraction of this part is this newborn baby Jack. For me, it was him who attracted me the most. His superpowers are unpredictable, so there's plenty to look forward to. The film also spares no effort to show the ability of the little guy. I personally think the most fun scene is the scene where little Jack and the raccoon fight: for a baby, Pixar has perfectly selected a person who can match him but can completely let the little guy can. Opportunity to show your abilities in a targeted manner. First of all, the opponent of the raccoon is not much more powerful than him, has no superpower, and can't speak, so the fight between the two is particularly interesting. In the whole process, Little Jack was almost "proficient in every eighteen martial arts", satisfying the audience's psychology of seeing his superpowers.
For his super powers, it can be said that people are irresistible, so the next step is to enter the research stage. Dad took him to the house of the design master. An elderly single woman can almost be said to hate people with babies, but because of the infinite possibilities of Little Jack, she was deeply attracted, and even called herself "Auntie" and promised to serve him for free forever. . What's this? That's the appeal of the infinite possibilities for babies and the inspiration for adults.
As a result, we can almost imagine that one of the reasons why many people have children is that there is no other fun or desire to explore in ordinary life, and children can just make up for this defect: it can bring infinite possibilities, novelty, and challenges. , and most importantly, let you rediscover the beauty of life that may have been overlooked, as well as relearn and improve yourself. It can almost be said that there is no great sacrifice and dedication in the so-called childbirth. The fundamental reason is self-interest.
When many parents decide to have children, of course, it is not for the so-called "for the children's good", but for their own good. I decided to have a baby because there are many benefits to having a child. After giving birth, he packaged his child's upbringing and dedication as a so-called "dedication", instilling gratitude and filial piety in his child. In fact, he was still expecting the child to give him a good feedback. Let's look back at what society has instilled in our minds? "Women who have never given birth to children have an unsatisfactory life", "Raising children to prevent old age", "Having children is an inevitable life course of a person", etc. How many people even do so because of social pressure and in order not to let themselves You seem unusual among relatives and friends, so you decide to have a child? How many people still feel that "marriage and having children are inevitable things in life"? Isn't this what awareness indoctrination is? But who is the beneficiary of all this indoctrination? Yes, the parents. The one who decides to bring a child into this world. Among all the reasons for having a child, I can really find one that is related to the child itself. All I can think of is one - let him see the world.
My personal feeling is that parents’ efforts for their children are basically paying for the decisions you once made. After all, the decision of the parents is only one-sided by the parents. It is very good that the children did not settle accounts with you. Of course, parenting is the responsibility of the parents. If you haven't done it, you need to criticize it, and if you do it, don't show it off. The reason why you want to do everything for your child and meet his needs is actually reasonable and legal, and it can even be said that it is necessary. So, don't show your child how much you did for him, it's your share of the decision you made. Likewise, I advise those who are still being controlled or even restrained by their parents, that you do not owe your parents anything. The so-called "I gave birth to you and raised you should be the way you should be" has absolutely no reasonable elements. I hope that children who are still bound by the strict consciousness of their parents, and even feel that they are not filial to their parents, can escape this ideology of debt and compensation. To put it bluntly, this is the Stockholm Syndrome in the family.
Parents and children should be equal, and it can even be said that parents should be grateful for the birth of their children. This little life was brought to this world by you without any resistance, which satisfies your goals of "wanting", "wanting to support", "wanting to pay", "wanting to show off", and "wanting to educate", and to satisfy your "needs" and "wanting to be educated". The psychological needs of "love" and "to be looked up to" even satisfy your perfection of your own life, your exploration of life, and you can even re-examine yourself with another perspective and eyes, thus bringing about various self-improvement and enlightenment. Isn't it a gift from a child? The novelty, vitality, and inspiration it brings are infinite, and the emotionally dependent satisfaction you experience is irreplaceable, and you will even use your own ideology to instill it and influence it. , Watching another life have your shadow is also a very fulfilling thing. So, between parents and children, if I had to say who gets more, I would say it's the parents.
Found it? Why do many people like to have children, or that there is always a little doll at home. When conditions permit, parents like to always have a baby who is the cutest, most easily needed, who won't retort, and who doesn't think independently. When a child grows up and is no longer obedient, or even begins to rebel, retaliate, and close the door, parents need a new life that can be "cared for". This may be one of the reasons why children are so irresistible.
Pixar has no surprise me, is there a limit to the imagination?
In the program "What You Said Is Right", Hesenberg believed that "opening one's mind is something that is deeply limited by the times", and that all human imaginations are based on existing cognition. . In fact, the ancients’ brain-holes are just new things imagined by re-assembling and combining what they have known and seen. And this time Pixar didn't surprise me, it just made me feel the lack of imagination. In the whole animation, the only place that can reflect the imagination is the display of little Jack's super power. But they are basically superpowers that we already know, or that we will not be surprised to see.
Many of our imaginations are based on reality, and the degree of connection with reality determines whether the imagination is bold and rational. In recent years, the most ideological and novel breakthrough of Pixar movies is "Inside Out", but this experimental nature can't make him a good box office, or the audience has the ability to accept it. There are too few people in animation.
Human imagination and divergent thinking are indeed a strength and characteristic that may be unique to human beings. But as it develops, it becomes more and more limited. Is it because we have seen so much that there is no room for imagination? We can see that in current film and television works, even stories, and even daily exchanges, the most criticized thing is "routines". In fact, the appearance of the routine is because I have seen too many of the same type, and even the aesthetic fatigue of finding a pattern.
In today's knowledge explosion, in today's extremely abundant information, is it because we have more cultural knowledge and learn more information, so we have lost the space for self-imagination? On the contrary, I think that many times we have no imagination and imagination, and are just filled with too much useless information. The imaginary space is squeezed, and even leisure and empty time basically disappear. It takes up too much time to keep in touch with friends all the time, to check the circle of friends, to see what fun things have happened recently, and when we have time, we keep learning because we want to master a new skill. For example, photography, diving, reading, PS, judo, etc., we use too much time to enrich ourselves, but do not leave part of the time for "a flash of inspiration".
The advantage of the explosion of knowledge is that we see more, the disadvantage is that we find that we lack a lot, so we want to make up for it and catch up, but when we use our legs to stretch our hands and try to chase, we seem to have forgotten how to fly. .
As I wrote the words above, I suddenly felt a burst of sadness. Once upon a time, the reason why people have the dream and enthusiasm to fly can they develop more powerfully, but now we have become a species that is crammed by consciousness. I don't want to cry out sympathetically, "Save the children" or "Save the human beings." The only person I want to save is myself. But this may also be a luxury.
June 26, 2018 at 11:39
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