He murdered his father as a son, betrayed his lord as a minister, poisoned his husband as a wife, abused his younger brother as a brother, murdered innocents as a knight, cruel and ruthless as a king...
Don't say winter is coming, don't say long night Manman, the world seems to have been saved for a long time.
However, for true fans,
have we not noticed that in this messed up world, there are still a lot of truth, goodness and beauty?
What did Grandpa Martin and the screenwriters leave us, the brilliance of humanity and the hope of Chunxiao?
Let's have a look.
The following is what I can think of from memory:
1. Love
The infatuated bear, his feelings for Long Ma are really deep. It is not the loyalty of subordinates, nor the love of a brother or a father, but the love of a man for a woman. The power of love over time turns a spy into a devout suitor. Although he always wanted to kiss Long Ma forcibly, he still followed her behind her ass. But I admit, I was moved by his infatuation.
One is full of vigor and the other is young, and the two of them fell in love like dry firewood. Robb, who was in love, let go of everything, which directly led to the loss of the war and the death of others. But I have to say, this is a free and romantic true love story. Wish them well in heaven.
囧Xue is passive and eager to move. The unexpected encounter of love makes him very distressed, should he stick to his oath or follow his heart. He didn't know anything except that he had loved a woman with hair like a fire kiss.
Well, Sam's pretty good at flirting, at least he's good at seizing opportunities. Skills are mediocre, but he's sincere, empathetic, and emotional. His love affair with Gilly looks set to come to fruition.
A fierce man, a beautiful woman, Long Ma and Drogo were originally a very harmonious pair. Although Drogo has a natural wildness, he still has a gentle side in love. If Drogo hadn't died, I'd love to see him and Dragon Ma together forever.
Lysa, like his son, was a jerk, and we didn't like her. But it cannot be denied that her love for Littlefinger is very strong and passionate. Littlefinger loves Caitlin, or Sansa, not her anyway. But Lysa didn't mind anything, she loved it without hesitation. At least when it comes to love, she is silly, naive, and brave.
Ned and Caitlin's love is nothing to say, the standard is a long stream of water, fuel, rice, oil, salt, and each other. Looking at their affectionate eyes, and seeing how they have given birth to so many children, how could the relationship be so bad?
Jaime really loves Cersei, he has only had Cersei one woman in his life. He loves the battlefield and is obsessed with the honor of knighthood. He doesn't plan to get married and have children, and even if he is handsome, he doesn't go out for romance. According to him, just having Cersei is enough. Good man, dedicated enough.
2. Lick Love
The first thing to mention must be Ned and Caitlin.
For the safety of his two daughters, Ned is willing to admit that he is a traitor, and from this point of view, he is a good and competent father. To know that he is a very honorable and upright man, it is not easy to make him lie.
Caitlin is the quintessential good mom on the show. For the sake of her two daughters, she released the most important prisoner. She thought her two younger sons were dead and cried so hard. She also stayed with Robb to guide and accompany her. She truly loves each of her children.
If there's anything good about Lysa, it's her maternal love. Although it looks more like doting and indulgence, this is her way of showing motherly love.
Loving her own children is one of Cersei's few virtues. Thinking about everything she has done for her children, many things are understandable. Of course, apart from the children, she only loves herself.
3. Brotherhood
The Stark family is a big harmonious family, which stems from the love education of parents. Rob Jon is a good buddy, Jon Arya has a lot of love and righteousness, and Branrickon shares weal and woe. Bran is everyone's favorite, Sansa is relatively marginal. But they have a good relationship with each other, and there will be no other family cannibalism.
The brotherhood between James and the little devil is very delicate. They both like to laugh at themselves and ridicule others, but they are not malicious. They are very similar in their bones. Every time the little devil is arrested and imprisoned, he believes that James will save him, and he admires James' bravery. James also appreciates his brother's intelligence and trusts him not to kill Joffrey. Various phenomena show that the brotherhood between them is very strong, but it's just quiet and not hypocritical.
4. Friendship
The first is Robert and Ned, the good friends who fight together. After Robert became king, he still held Ned in high esteem, and talked to him often. After many times of contradicting and forgiving, many times of refusing and entrusting him with important tasks, Robert is very affectionate, and Ned is also a good teacher and friend.
Arya didn't forget to bring Hot Pie and Gendry when she stole from Harrenhal. The three diaosi fled in the war-torn zone, and friendship gradually emerged. So it is not difficult to understand the sensational scene when Arya and Hot Pie parted; and Arya affectionately said to Gendry: I can be your family. This is the friendship of war refugees.
The character Jon Snow is likable, and is also a likable character in the play. Except for Arisa and Slint, who are extremely bad characters, Jon Snow has a good relationship with many people. Mormont, the one-armed blacksmith, Sam, Tormund, and the melancholy Eddie are all his good friends. Especially Sam, who wouldn't know what to do without Jon's friendship. Of course, in turn, Sam did a good job helping Jon become the commander-in-chief. The most sincere friendship, I did not expect to appear on the coldest Great Wall.
5. The love of the master (master and servant)
Many vassals in the story do not have deep feelings for the lord, they just obey the lord out of oath or responsibility. Some vassals also shamelessly betrayed their lords.
The most complicated and profound relationship between the chief ministers is Stannis and Davos. Onion is the most charismatic loyal minister in the story. He does not simply obey, but follows rationally. When he sees something wrong, he will speak out; if he is treated unfairly, he will endure it. Stannis isn't stupid either, he's very serious about the onion, even though he's always defiant.
Hodor can't speak, but he will absolutely obey. His character has always been blank. It was not until he died in the sixth season that he discovered that loyalty was his most perfect and ultimate character. He doesn't need to speak, just one line is enough to move everyone.
6. Chivalry
James is not so bad, he is honorable. Martin shaped him to deconstruct the irrationality of chivalry.
When there was a conflict between obeying the king and protecting the weak, it was extremely unfair to him that Jaime chose the latter, and thus took the name of the Kingslayer on his back. As the story unfolds, we see Jaime upholding Brienne, keeping his oath, etc., all right in his words and deeds. He is a stained knight, but the stain is not his fault.
Courage, loyalty, justice, kindness, and always protecting the weak and innocent, protecting all women, Brienne fits the essence of all chivalry. He is not a man, but more "cavalier" than a man. It seems like a nod to Don Quixote about her painstaking efforts to find Sansa.
Barristan is the most famous knight and bearer of chivalry. Although his duties were lacking and failed to prevent the deaths of several kings, it did not affect our respect for him in the slightest. Able to travel across the ocean to find Long Ma to fulfill the knight's oath, Barristan wore the white robe of a knight all his life.
7. Fraternity
Mother Long seems to be naturally dissatisfied with slavery. She did everything she could to save the slaves, and she also got into trouble for this. While slaves were of little practical help to her in taking back the throne of Westeros, she learned fraternity, compassion and awe, and rule in the process. Believe that she will be a beloved queen in the future.
8. Hidden humanity
Direwolves are full of spirituality. They are loyal and obedient, brave and fearless, follow and protect their masters inseparably. What's more interesting is that the direwolf will be very similar to the owner's personality. Obtaining the direwolf is simply a treasure bestowed by God.
Under the scary appearance, the Hound actually has a fragile heart, and he estimates that he will be afraid of fire all his life. More importantly, he is not inhuman, he can rescue Sansa in the alley with a knight, or chat with Arya in the river with a big uncle. Compared to the magic mountain, the Hound still has a bit of humanity shining on him, proving that he is not a bad person.
Castrated since childhood, learned to discipline and obey, forget pain, Grey Worm, as Unsullied, should have been a machine without emotion, but he was able to find a little man's emotion in Missandei: it may be desire, It could also be love.
9. Morality, honor
Ned is the most moral person in the whole story. If he has no humanity, then no one has humanity. He represents an unyielding spirit, a symbol of honor. Although he is not necessarily happy, nor will he live long, there is no doubt that there is human beauty and truth, goodness and beauty in it.
Do not kill children or prisoners, this is a practice that values honor, and it is also in line with the ethics of war. Part of Robb's defeat was that he had to kill Karstark. He was too much honor and fame, just like his father.
Jon Snow's morality and sense of honor are integrated with him, and his actions are full of humanity and spirituality. No one cares about the life and death of the savage, only he insists on going to the difficult village. No one cared about Sam, or Custer's son, or why Mance betrayed him, only him. Nobility, courage, sincerity, these are all the protagonists of Jon Snow.
Finally, a few more additions to the original.
In the original work, there are also many descriptions of truth, goodness and beauty, which prove that Grandpa Martin is not a pervert with a dark psychology.
For example, the comradeship of the Knights of Flowers to Renly, how can a candle compete with the sun, is very touching.
Another example is Rhaegar and Lyanna's romantic love, Littlefinger's true love for Caitlin when she was young, Mance Ryder's chasing freedom of love over the Great Wall, and King Flash's loving death kiss to Caitlin.
There is also Doran Martell's fatherly love for his daughter Arthur, his relationship with Hota's master, his brotherhood with Oberyn and Ely.
Even if the little devil crosses the ocean, Martin will arrange for him a female dwarf Annie, so that he can learn to care for others. There are actually many truths, goodness and beauty in the world of ice and fire. The above are some fragments from my memory, and there must be some omissions
. If you think of anything else, let me know. So, let's not say that this show or this novel is dark. It's dark, but there's hope. True fans will surely notice. This article was first published from the personal public account [Unbalanced World] If you like it, please pay attention. I also wrote a lot of Binghuo drama reviews, thank you for your support!
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