1. The meaning of the name
The film is called Hellboy (Hellboy), the name has a background.
The translation of boy is actually very strange. boy is a boy, or a boy, and contains a kind of immature meaning. For example, the well-known Backstreet Boys "backstreet boys". Therefore, the most direct and corresponding translation should be "boy". "Hellboy"? Just kidding: If you flip it like this, it is estimated that this film will be directly scrapped at the Chinese box office.
Baron, should be baron, the lowest grade of duke, marquis, uncle, son, male, and generally only close relatives of the royal family (such as the brother of the King of England, the husband of the King of England, etc.) can obtain the title of duke. When a duke was alive, his eldest son was honored as a marquis, and by analogy, commoners were not associated with such titles.
This translation proves: Hellboy, pure blood. Because his mother was a pure Arthur, who fell in love with a certain evil beast in hell and gave birth to him.
Therefore, the meaning of Hellboy: my father is from hell, and my mother is from the pure-blooded King Arthur side, so they are called knights. Together, they are: Hellboy.
2. The Great Medieval Plague at Two Time Points
There are two important time points in the film: the fifth century period, the 20th century during World War II; the fifth century is the time when the blood queen was beheaded by the big boss King Arthur, and the 1940s was the day the baron was born, but the focus is on the fifth century. We note that the blood queen's most powerful weapon is to create plague, which is a certain metaphor in history: because plague (called the Black Death in the Middle Ages) was famous,
The Great Plague of Justin from 541 to 542 directly led to a sharp decline in the power of the Byzantine Empire; from 1347 to 1353, the plague that swept across Europe took away at least 25 million people, accounting for about one-third of the population.
The blood queen can directly create a plague attack, this setting is more elegant.
3. Why does the psychic work, and the soul comes out of the mouth?
There are two psychics in the play, let's talk about the young one first, that is, the female friend of the baron, let's call him Xiao A.
Little A has two psychics, that is, the soul of the person (or witch) who just died will not leave immediately, but pay attention to the way they come out is very special, it grows from the throat of Little A, and the shape looks like a mermaid. Tail, in fact, those who have seen "Aladdin" know that this is a common way of appearing in the soul.
4. Why did the most powerful witches in ancient times deal with repression? not burn?
The blood queen, the boss of the evil spirit world, has boundless mana, and the only weapon that can kill her is (1) King Arthur's sword; (2) King Arthur or a descendant of the same blood holds a sword; (1) (2) Both conditions are met at the same time, This can cut it. The key blood queen has boundless mana - the plague released almost easily destroys human beings, and the blood queen is undoubtedly a formidable enemy.
However, it was so powerful and so easy (sneak attack) that Arthur cut down the Blood Queen. The key is that the body was disassembled, but it was clearly not dead, so it was divided into several large pieces and suppressed all over the world. Why suppress, not burn?
5. The witch has always been set
Pay attention to a setting of witches in the West, the soul is independent and immortal, but one thing is certain, if the body is gone, at least it will be much more difficult to recover. If you want to get the body that does not function, the mana will inevitably be discounted. You can watch Sauron in The Lord of the Rings, but there is only one evil spirit left, so it is much harder for him to summon the dark power.
But one thing is certain, if the physical body still exists, the recovery must be fast! ! Let's take a look at the first episode of "Dracula", which is also a super-powerful, suppressed vampire who drinks some human blood and recovers instantly.
Our blood queen belongs to the latter. The protagonist chose the tolerant treatment of "infinite trouble". So why the suppression, in order to make a sequel, the director doesn't want you to hang up and wants you to come back.
The end is even more obvious: the baron chops the tou with one knife, like cutting a radish, what should he do with it? The magma thrown into the ground. Let’s make a simple analogy: when the Queen’s mana recovered, the underground of London cracked open, and a large number of giant monsters crawled out of the underground magma; these giant beasts must be the boss’s subordinates. Since the subordinates can live in the high-temperature magma, what about the boss? ? It must be almost like a warm bath. And what about the other part of the body? There is no explanation in the play. That is to say, this time, the Blood Queen was not sealed up in many places, but could be revived by changing hands.
6. Is the blood queen good or bad in nature? On the oppression of the demon clan!
When the queen came on stage, she felt the most favourable: the words that the "errand pig" said in the aisle to save her had the temperament of a queen, and made the baron hesitant to let the black pig go. This also really hit him: you are also an orc, and you are also being squeezed by humans.
However, on the whole, this is an illusion. When I came to see her pig, I actually sympathized with this pig: first of all, she is very loyal and loyal to the queen; secondly, her work efficiency is also high, and she can find the part where the boss is buried all over the world in such a short time. It is said that the blood queen is resurrected The biggest beast is this pig, and his request is also very reasonable, that is, to make himself stronger and not be bullied.
But that's it, after the boss succeeds, he kills him without blinking his eyes when he's done using it; the same is true for her sister, although she takes the initiative to intercede - she came up and tortured her two subordinates to death; The poisonous branch thrown by Xiao A is a small poisonous snake, which is highly poisonous;
The essence of the blood queen can be described as vicious, and it is a violent viciousness that rots to the roots.
7. Is the Baron's nature more human or more animal?
Hellboy is, as its name suggests, a little silly and a little cute.
In fact, this character setting, you must have an impression after watching "X-Men", it is too similar to Logan,
(1) Good beasts in the beast family (2) Great background (3) Innate supernatural power,
The Baron himself was a lot like these: a little silly, but kind-hearted. Due to accepting the human environment since childhood, there are traces of generalization, but the nature is still a beast, and the subconscious will still show the nature.
It can be said that the baron has a beast body and a human soul.
8. The old psychic, the most miserable witch
The psychics are generally considered to be a type of ethnic group with extremely high intelligence, but the bad ones are similar to the witches in China. The old psychics are considered to be old witches. She signed a contract with the baron, (who was previously blinded by the baron), on the condition that she provided information about the appearance of the blood queen, and exchanged one eye of the baron (this is extremely important information), and the sign of the contract was a pro-Baron , similar to a signature. Then the ceremony is complete.
However, the baron shook his hand and refused to admit it.
Reason: The contract is signed, but it didn't say when it will be required. I will use it for a while now (sounds a bit ridiculous).
This incident tells us that when signing a contract, we must write the date clearly.
Finally, the old witch's poisonous curse indirectly illustrates this: she curses all the dear ones around the baron to die one by one. The first thing that happened later was the little A around him, the poisonous branch of the Queen of Blood. It was originally highly poisonous and there was no cure, but was later rescued by old Arthur. What does this mean? The contract is not in effect. This prophecy did not work out.
9. Unbearable laughter
The three went to the mountains to find the queen and encountered an ambush.
Characters: SWAT Commando Ben, Little B; Baron Little Girl, Alice;
SWAT: Get behind me
Alice: Where can I go but hide behind you?
Later, after Alice suddenly obtained the superpower of a psychic:
Alice: hide behind me
SWAT: Where can I go other than hiding behind you?
10. Unexpected Easter Egg: Muse
The background music when the baron finds three giant beasts fighting in the wilderness is the pcycho of muse. As a Muse fan, it was an unexpected surprise indeed.
Muse, one of the most successful British bands in the post-British period, has 17 NME Awards, plus two heavy Grammy Awards, and has already stood at the top of the world.
The film's headquarters is also: London
Epilogue: Identity, "My Fate is Up to Me" in London
In the whole play, if there is any major point of dramatic conflict, Hellboy's identity is one.
The Baron himself once doubted himself and questioned his father: Am I your tool or your son?
Because of all the signs - other people's children's LEGO toys, playgrounds, and he started fighting monsters alone when he was in his 10s - is the father taking advantage of him?
I learned from the back of my life experience that the only people who could finally kill the blood queen were those of pure Arthur blood, and he turned out to be the heir.
The more painful place for Hellboy is that he is not of the same kind as humans, and seems to live in a place that is not his own world, especially when he was almost electrocuted by a human being by the river. He deeply realized that people, after all, are not. my species. This confusion of identity and lack of belonging is the real pain for the Baron.
This also explains why the blood queen almost succeeded in seducing the baron twice, once in the aisle, and once when she drew her sword at the end, and made the baron king.
At this time, Hellboy faces the most important choice in life:
Choose evil, achieve the beastly side of hell in your nature, rule the darkness and evil, and become the puppet of the blood queen;
Choose kindness and achieve the kindness of human nature, as a son, a kind person.
However, in the end, Hellboy chose to cut off the queen's head,
On the side of justice and goodness,
against evil.
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