Let me say that this is a science fiction, but it can also be a satirical and even revealing movie. The name of the film alone is straightforward enough. Tyranny will only provoke strong resistance, and the method of boiling frogs in warm water is the most deceptive and terrifying consequence of human nature. Nevertheless, there are still awakened people who are quietly spreading hope.
1 Why are so many people willing to be ruled and satisfied?
After the aliens took over, production activities continued, and the economy improved significantly. Because the country no longer has to bear the military and welfare system, those who have no job can do assassin, such as prostitution. Looking at the whole film, there is no old man. I guess there are no old people or people who are not qualified to count as labor, plus the Internet and The entire online communication is banned, and there are no more idlers. From a personal interpretation, I think it can imply that human beings rely on financial enslavement. A rich life and a good economy produce superficial satisfaction. Don't forget that it is the middle class and above that can reflect the public opinion of the country.
You will question, who would be willing to be implanted with bugs and be monitored? But our reality is so similar, why can people voluntarily be monitored, collected data, and pictured by technology? To tell the truth here, Western social media and Internet technology giants were created by the military or cabal. And the level of addiction has reached the ban, but it will be opposed. This is a sufficient metaphor, and it also shows a loophole in surveillance technology, that is, human thoughts cannot be monitored.
2What happened in the Wicker Park?
The bomber made an attack in Wicker Park. Since humans no longer have an army or heavy weapons, the alien spacecraft that crashed in the Wicker Park and inserted into the building was destroyed. The organization wants to prove that aliens are not invincible, so as to awaken humanity's will to fight. After the Wicker Park attack occurred, we can know from the newspaper in the title that the public opinion condemned and defined the attack organization as an evil that destroys unity. Then, because the aliens could not investigate clearly, they directly flattened the area, and Wicker Park became a non-profit organization. People area.
3 About alien power and the first contact nine years ago
The first contact did not actually cause a global war, that is to say, it surrendered without fighting. At that time, human beings first judged the intentions and friendliness of the aliens, and did not dare to attack rashly. Then they were immediately shocked by the large-scale blackout and the destructive weapon level display (the aliens launched a destructive power display in a certain place, The title is explained), human beings evaluated this and decided to surrender. In this way, aliens are very smart. On the one hand, they know that electricity is the fragile foundation of mankind, and they have not directly destroyed the power grid. Because they will rule production in the future, we can see from the film many times that aliens are in troubled areas every time. Intervention will cut off the power supply first. On the other hand, it can be seen from the scenes of the protagonist’s parents being destroyed and people being arrested on the bus, as long as you cross the boundary, you can be accurately destroyed at a local level (what to keep, what to destroy, very precise like a surgical operation, means Force is their means to achieve their ends). The third aspect is my guess. In addition to banning online communication, aliens probably also banned the movement of most people between cities. For example, only people in the economic supply chain can do it, because the first part of the movie shows that the protagonist has to find scraps by himself. This kind of cutting and closing also brought fatal resistance to the revolutionary organization. This is why the ruled area is called closedzone and the local officials have such a high status.
4Why do a small number of people still resist?
From the perspective of fighting, suffocating and living underground after exposure, the physical bodies of aliens on the earth are very weak, and at least the number of aliens on the earth is definitely not many. Law enforcement and hunter weapons are advanced, but individuals have no superpowers. The sonic cannons and needles all over the body are misleading at the beginning, I believe you will think they are too powerful at the beginning.
The vision of capital is short-sighted. People think that everything is stable, and some people think that aliens will leave if they have enough. But only a few people know that after the earth has been mined and destroyed in this way, the whole planet can actually live for a few years. This truth must come from a high level. The former police chief said, "Do it well, and the aliens will do what they say, in order to get tickets for the lifeboat", "The planet is dying" and so on. The truth will be disseminated individually through methods such as high-level prostitutes in the film. Of course, many people think it is a rumor. Of course, the academic world will also be controlled, which will give the public misleading conclusions. Being unaware of the truth, combined with economic prosperity, this is what I mean by boiling frogs in warm water, which resembles our reality.
5 The narrative and structure of the film are not ideal?
The film’s narrative cut is that the day before the attack, the male protagonist got the note. On the first day, the male protagonist sent the note to make money and met his brother and the organization. On the second day, all the team members passed through the secret signal mechanism to leave their families, replace the bugs, prepare bombs to launch an attack, and then some were dead, some were caught, and some escaped. From the third day of the night, the police set off a fishing line to unearth all the members and expose the eavesdropping computer. In the last few days, the undercover sheriff eradicated the organization and made reports and promotions, and then even the celebration party did not end, giving the underground aliens a surprise. In these processes, the reversal of the explanation was completed in one go. It can be said that there are no branches in the narrative, tension and compactness.
It seems that the film has hastily ended the following plot. For example, the sheriff can do more underground work when he is in power, because although he himself is also being monitored, the monitors are also human employees. Chicago could have become the first base (the duration of the film is also Not enough to shoot). But stop, if you are him, you must think carefully, you are just a temporary acting director, and you don't know how long you can do it. If the underground forces decide to change you, you will be wiped out because you know too many underground secrets. At the same time, with the sacrifice of the organization, you don't have much merit to do. The more you drag, the more likely they are to die in vain, so launching an attack as soon as possible is the best strategy.
6 protagonist brother rate
When the organization is eradicated, it can be seen that there is no need for conviction, and it is killed directly on the spot. Only the protagonist’s brother survived and was exiled to an alien. Perhaps it was caused by the new sheriff, such as fake death. Perhaps it was the result of underground negotiations between the aliens and the light forces hidden in the human race, or the aliens. People know that he has key clues and cannot be tortured on the earth. This is also a fascinating setting. Maybe these people who are arrested and exiled by the police will face a more terrifying fate, maybe he will weaken the truth of the aliens. And the fire of revolution is brought to the interstellar.
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