After watching part 1 of the final season, I couldn't help but think of another American drama - "Mind Hunter". In the play, the protagonist interviews a series of perverted serial killers to understand their true thoughts and motives for killing, and summarizes a set of theories. According to their interviews, most of the criminals had tragic childhoods.
After watching part 1 of the final season, I couldn't help but think of another American drama - "Mind Hunter". The protagonist in the play interviews a series of perverted serial killers to understand their true thoughts and motives. According to their interviews, most of the criminals had tragic childhoods. Or the family is broken and no one cares since childhood. Or parents decide everything for their children from their own perspective, regardless of the child's feelings... There is no hatred for no reason, and there is no evil for no reason. Childhood life environment and experience will affect a person's life.
And in Attack on Titan, war is the catalyst for all of this. Both Allen and Jia Bi experienced the departure of their relatives and friends at the age of twelve or thirteen. No one can maintain absolute sanity in such a situation. In the absence of guidance or even misguidance, the seeds of hatred were planted in their hearts, and their characters were subtly formed under these influences. And their experiences are just a microcosm of the thousands of victims of the war.
No one survives a war. Even if you survive the physical devastation, you will leave indelible mental wounds that will last a lifetime. In the Marais, the anti-war idea also runs through the whole article.
Going back to real life, do we who were born in peaceful times also have our own inherent concepts that we have cultivated since childhood? Is there something we feel we are doing wrong?
Jabi, who regarded the Eldians as demons, began to think about whether he was right after the Sasha incident. This is exactly the process of a person growing up, constantly experiencing confusion, constantly reflecting, and constantly finding himself.
This seems to remind us that everyone has their own limitations. Are we also limited by our own preconceived notions when we make our own choices and judgments? Liang Wendao once said that if he knew the position of a certain magazine or newspaper, he would read those newspapers and magazines that held the opposite view. Gradually develop a habit of independent thinking. We may also be less stubborn, to tolerate and accept other people's views, and constantly change ourselves, which is also the only way for us to grow.
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