Righteousness

Noah 2021-10-22 14:35:21

Excluding the music and the screen, there is still a lot to say. Even though I watched it 5 times, there are still a lot of insights from the film. Here I just want to talk about the "reason" that I tried to explain in the film. This kind of truth is hard to match in subsequent blockbusters.

First of all, we need to return to the background definition of "Assassin Qin". The world is struggling, the people are not living, and no country is not mobilizing or preparing for war or an impending war. All efforts are nothing more than the preservation of a country. In the age of war and turmoil, great thinkers, military strategists, and politicians can be born, but for everyone, life is like Ping, who really does not know where to go. Such an era requires someone to end and someone to achieve unity, even if it is not Qin Shihuang, the monarch of any other country, in his place, thinks nothing is wrong. There may be ambition, or greed, but the people will also benefit. This can also be regarded as the function of the "invisible hand". This is an era, and simple alliances are not strong, because this game is not an infinite loop. The countries that are allied today may become in the hands of others tomorrow. Therefore, no one is willing to maintain a long-term alliance; there is no way to solve the problem. One exception, only war. As a result, the warlords fought, and when the Qin's iron cavalry and crossbows conquered one place after another, the war would bring pain and destruction, but compared with the subsequent peace, all this is temporary; but some people Unable to let go, some people couldn't forget the pain of parting with their loved ones, so King Qin became a target. Every day swordsmen practice swords and sharpen their swords, and what they ask is to stab Qin; at least three thousand iron armor guards around King Qin, not only to save a King Qin, but for the world.

Secondly, we need to analyze what the "Assassination of Qin" can bring, which helps us analyze the significance of doing so. Assassin Qin must have its reasons: the first is the hatred of the country and the family, which is also the purpose of most people; the second is to assassinate Qin for others, the monarch of another country hires assassins to ask for assassination, so that he can replace it and achieve success. Hegemony; the third is to prove yourself. As a swordsman, if you succeed in one blow, you will be famous and become a "big man" that everyone admires. These three have not changed since ancient times. Success in assassinating Qin means revenge, fulfillment of promise, and fame; however, please note that only the king of Qin himself was eliminated by these three, but they were unable to change a system-feudalism. The most the assassins can do is to delay this process until a new ruler of the world appears; the institutional changes brought about by the feudal system cannot be changed. From this, we can feel the sorrow of "Assassin Qin": For King Qin, his death was in exchange for the change of his throne, and he himself could not fulfill his long-cherished wish to dominate the world; for the assassin, in addition to being in the history books In addition to a penny left on it, there is a pinch of loess. Therefore, from the perspective of historical development, Assassin Qin will not have any real gains.

Then, what we need to analyze is the meaning of "Tianxia". The world is no longer just one country, the people of one country, but the entire China. For a country, the destruction of a country is undoubtedly painful, with words, currency, calendars, etc. that die with it, all of which will no longer exist with the collapse of the city; but this switch is the end of the war. It is peace, the integration of nations, the standardization of writing, and the unity of weights and measures. When the next day comes, trade is promoted and order is stabilized. At least for the people, there is no need to flee to escape the war. What the world brings is a brand new order that people cannot refuse.

Finally, we need to understand the meaning of "not thorn". That sword, the final surrender, is righteousness. The true righteousness transcends the hatred of the country, transcends ordinary promises, and transcends the prestige brought by fame. Just as the highest state of swordsmanship is not to kill. The wisest swordsman, of course, no longer needs swords and swordsmanship, because he has truly understood the meaning of life and death, country and family.

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Extended Reading

Hero quotes

  • Moon: I am going to kill you and avenge my master!

  • [first title cards]

    Title card: People give up their lives for many reasons.

    Title card: For friendship, for love, for an ideal

    Title card: And people kill for the same reasons...

    Title card: Before China was one great country, it was divided into seven warring states.

    Title card: In the Kingdom of Qin was a ruthless ruler. He had a vision - To unite the land.

    Title card: to put an end, once and for all, to war.

    Title card: It was an idea soaked in the blood of his enemies.

    Title card: In any war there are heroes on both sides...