There are two reasons why "Hunting 2020" can attract attention: 1. At the beginning of the promotion, the film had a "chicken-eating" style trailer. In view of the horror base of the game player, the movie version of "chicken-eating game" "The name really brings invincible propaganda effects. 2. U.S. President Trump spit out the movie on Twitter, saying that it is a bad conscience, "a true racist, and very harmful to the United States". The last film that received such treatment was "Parasite" which won the Oscar Palme d'Or. (Of course, the frequency of Trump's bizarre behavior recently is very high, just like the US stock fuse circuit has never heard of it.) It can be seen that in order to be able to make this kind of dystopian film a place in the post-Battle Royale era, the producers have really worked hard, and are determined to be sincere in the form and content of the film. At least, it fully aroused my interest, so in line with the principle of only watching piracy, I downloaded the 5G MKV.
The story of the film is not as charming as in the movie trailer: A small group of American elites represented by Athena, because in a WeChat group chat was used racially discriminatory words such as "inferior people" to open up the poor, which triggered There was an uproar. This chat record was stolen by hackers and published on the Internet. There are even better people who broke the news that Athena had bought the manor, which is very consistent with the saying in the chat log of "the hunting manor to kill the other people." Soon, the elite "company" higher than Athena came forward, and they forced the Athena who participated in this discussion to resign from important positions in the company.
Note here that the reason for the upper-level action is not for the anger of the civilians or to blame the Athena for really hunting (killing), after all, they have professionals responsible for cleaning up the influence of public opinion. Moreover, it is obvious that "companies" are higher than the existence of the state government, and they don't care whether someone is actually killed. The real reason they blame is that the "elite" Athena did not abide by the elite concept of "political correctness", and their words discriminated against the poor, colored people, homosexuals or women and other disadvantaged groups. They are deprived of their status and violate the elites. The basic idea. Athena was irritated. She believed that the dislikes of the "inferior people" were here: they were ignorant, inactive, lazy, and did not contribute, and they gave pointers everywhere. They belonged to the dregs of society and the burden of progress. They should be eliminated. ! As a result, she brought a group of elites who were forced to abdicate and decided to deal with the "inferior people" in the same way as the "hunting" mentioned in the chat. Soon they selected the 12 people who spoke most enthusiastically on the Internet, and threw them into a manor abroad, and set them up as the illusion of the United States. Although in accordance with the concept of elites, they have given "inferior people" weapons of self-defense, and even arranged black victims "politically correct". (Even if his enthusiasm index is not high, this is not enough to be lucky enough to be on the hunting list). However, the Athena's weapons are more advanced, sniper rifles, grenades, bows and arrows, explosives, poisonous gas, and drones, and they occupy the advantage of the terrain, laying a net of heaven and earth. Soon, most of the "inferior people" didn't react at all and died. Including a girl who is very cute and white and looks good, and a young man who is tall and handsome and looks like a hero. In the end, only one inferior, code-named "Snowball", the heroine Christol, survived.
In fact, Chrissy is not a fan on the Internet. There is obviously a problem with the intelligence work of the elites because of negligence and mistaken information. Chris is not only a keyboard man, but a true "patriot" who contributes to society. She has worked as a soldier and a taxi driver. She has careful thinking and act boldly. She does not have the ignorance and incompetence of Internet sprayers, nor does she underestimate enemies and arrogant like elites. Soon, Chris got rid of the chase. Moreover, she followed the teachings of the fables told by her mother when she was a child, hunting backwards, and killed all the elite teams in one fell swoop, and succeeded in eating chickens. Finally, Chris was sitting on Athena's special plane, drinking $250,000 a bottle of old shipwreck wine, and went home.
Compared with the clichés of the story, the film’s internal language expression is obviously more interesting than the story itself and the action scenes. The scenes of headshots, slashing, knife stabbing, and flying are just trivial to the modern young people who have to experience dozens of times in the game every day. Fortunately, the creators have no intention of this. They put more energy on the characterization of the film and the description of the referring group behind the characters. Obviously, the "company" and the Athena team refer to the elite class in the United States. They generally speak decently, hold important positions, and make extraordinary contributions to society. In reality, the American Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is the representative of the elite class. Many American celebrities we know belong to this class. Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Hollywood even includes many Republicans. Therefore, many Republicans did not support Trump during the general election, because Trump played the middle and lower class cards and wanted to get more votes from blue-collar workers. The "lower class" in the film represents the middle and lower classes in the United States, specifically some blue-collar workers. To put it aside, these people are the backbone of American society. Nowadays, with the decline of American manufacturing, many blue-collar workers have withdrawn from the ranks of the middle class. These people were described in the American documentary "American Factory" produced by Obama and starring Mr. Dewang Cao: Due to the nostalgia for middle-class status, the declining blue-collar workers had to work in unfamiliar "red capitalist" factories. Among them, there are many representatives who work hard and reshape the American spirit. But there are also some who have good eyes and low hands. They are obsessed with the golden age of the past, and under the banner of "union" regardless of reality, they want to dream of nothing for nothing. Strikes are their main achievement. In reality, the election of President Trump is closely related to the support of these blue-collar Americans.
At this point, we probably understand why Trump hates this movie. Because this is a movie made by Hollywood that tells the story of the elite hunting and killing American blue-collars. For Trump, Hollywood is the enemy (the Democratic camp), and the guns used for "hunting" point directly to Trump's gun policy. (What makes the situation worse is that during the film's promotion period, there were several shooting incidents in the United States.) The blue-collars who were hunted down in the film are Trump's main ticket warehouse! In addition, these blue-collar workers are more difficult to deal with, and they may not be able to fully understand the satirical content of the film. They have no opinion and are prone to incitement, and they will march in protest at every turn. How can it be better to offend these people? On the other hand, we have also figured out why the so-called elite, such as the Democratic Party, must pay attention to "political correctness." We must never discriminate against disadvantaged groups in terms of speech or ideology, because this will lead to political passivity and the loss of a large number of votes. Hillary's defeat in the election has a lot to do with the loss of blue-collar votes. In order to protect the self-esteem of the blue-collar class, "political correctness" is the minimum criterion of the elite class. This shows that a small vote is the key to all political activities in the United States. Through it, you can understand the true face of American politicians and understand the relationship between those complicated political methods.
In "Hunting 2020", the creators described the hypocrisy and ignorance of the two classes in detail and ruthlessly flogged. The hypocritical mask of the "political correctness" of the elite class was unveiled. They were stern and had different internal opinions. The abdicated Athena used "Animal Farm" as the spiritual blueprint and tried to use "hunting and suppression" to solve the problems of the class. It is a pity. She herself didn't even figure out the true meaning of the novel, and she was dying and was still confirming Kris's identity repeatedly, asking if she had killed the right person. The codename "Snowball" she gave to the heroine was expelled and persecuted in "Animal Farm", but in fact "Snowball" is the true practitioner of the revolution and the successor of the old major's thoughts. And like a "Napoleon", he blindly suppressed intimidation, and finally became a dictator, completing a historical setback. Athena wanted to throw away the hypocrisy of the elite, but in the end, things were counterproductive. And the "inferior people" who were hunted in the film are even more ignorant keyboard men. They think that by setting up a blog, they can control the commanding heights of public opinion, and thus can control everything. They do not know that they will become the waiter on the elite chopping board every minute. Slaughter cattle and sheep. Just like the blue-collar workers in "American Factory", they want to go on strike and join a union to coerce their bosses just because they are not as well treated as before. Finally, not only was it unemployed, it also reminded the boss to accelerate the automation of the factory, so that the remaining workers will face competition from robots in the future. They are really pig teammates. At the same time, in the boss's Chinese factory, Chinese workers are changing their lives through hard work. In the United States, everyone wants to profit by engaging in politics, politicians are engaged in politics, and some blue-collar workers also want to engage in politics. For the benefit, the dislocation of identity has become a major phenomenon in American society. We infer from the time when Trump tweeted that it is obvious that Trump has not watched this movie, because Twitter was posted on August 10, 2019. The movie was decided to be released at the end of September, and it was later due to shooting. The incident was withdrawn. Trump simply judged the reaction of the blue-collar workers, and directly tore up the movie. Perhaps, what he cares about is not what the movie says, but hopes that through the act of complaining about the movie, he can gain some recognition from the blue-collar brothers, and finally win votes. A billionaire elite set up for the "Friends of American Blue Collar" persona, jumping up and down in dislocation, and fighting a movie that he hasn't watched completely. It looks like a modern one. The satirical comedy of the times.
That's right, this kind of dislocation for political purposes, divorced from reality, should be the main theme of the film, and it is the cause of the final fate of the characters in the play. At the same time, it also expresses the creator's thoughts on the political situation in the United States. These dislocations of characters or thinking are interspersed similely or metaphorically in the movie. for example:
1. In the "elite school", Athena's misinterpretation of the meaning of "Animal Farm" is just one example (I said before, I won't say more again).
2. The sloppy uncle in the "inferior" camp turns out to be a blogger of a high-traffic blog and has a lot of motivation. He behaves impulsively, his fingers are stubby, and his expression is dull, which is really not what a media person should have. (Like the characters in "American Factory" who incited other workers to strike)
3. The dark forest version of the fairy tale of the tortoise and the hare that Chris mentioned. As a disadvantaged group, Kris took advantage of the idea of a rabbit (the conventional practice of using a tortoise is a dead end, it is better to use the idea of a rabbit) to counter the trend and kill the rabbit in one fell swoop.
4. There is also the battle chief instructor of the elite squad. At first, I thought that the elite class hired cruel characters such as "Instructor Zero" to ensure that the players would not hurt themselves by gunshots. Later, I learned that he was just a reserve soldier (militia), and his most powerful "combat experience" was just a military consultant for "Tears of the Sun" starring Bruce Willis. It's ironic that a crew consultant who has never been on the battlefield dared to take a group of civilians and fuck with guns. This dislocation of identity led to the extermination of a group, which is also self-blaming. (Of course, in reality, Harry Hamfries, the military consultant of "Tears of the Sun", is a real seal who has been on the battlefield, and is also the most famous military consultant in Hollywood. He has guided almost all the most realistic military battle scenes in Hollywood. "Eagle Fall", "Break into Death Island", "Devil Girl", "Scary Catastrophe", "Special Forces", "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon", "Transformers 5", "13 Hours of Crisis" and so on. It's too far away... These are another story)
In addition, the film also designed two metaphorical montage effects at the beginning, that is, the two tragic deaths of golden boys and girls. According to the presentation of the scene, we all thought they were the heroes and heroines, but they died instantly. These techniques all reflect this kind of thinking brought about by the dislocation of the characters.
Dislocation of identity is the current quagmire of American politics. Trump's plan to revive the United States may seem great, but it is actually difficult. Because the blue-collar class he counts on is full of people who are eager for quick success. What a great plan is left to these people, and it will be ineffective. In view of these, I think Trump should really take a good look at this movie, and maybe he can learn something from the dark fairy tale of the tortoise and the hare that Kris talked about.
Follow-up: very interesting things. In this article, the political dislocation in the United States is that "American factory workers don’t work well and parades, they are teammates of pigs; unions use workers for political purposes to destroy enterprises, and Chinese people work hard and hard." During the discussion, some netizens even disagreed with me saying bad things about Americans! So I have attached some of the materials that I referred to when I wrote the article, which will help you understand the true face of the United States in a deeper way! It seems that "political correctness" is definitely not only in the United States!
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