a little political philosophy

Ulises 2022-04-19 09:01:10

The movie embodies a lot of Western political history and political philosophy. Although it is an alien civilization, it has the shadow of human beings everywhere. The departure of the people from the planet by Thor is like the exodus of Moses leading the Jews. The place of the people is Asgard, which embodies the political concept of popular sovereignty and nation-state; and the Asgardians who have left their homeland are like a wanderer. The government will establish a country in a foreign land; and the difference between the two historical periods of King Odin is also a true portrayal of the West. The current post-war order that pursues peace is a reflection and turn after the bloody colonial expansion before 1949 and the world war. Therefore, Odin's changes may not be hypocrisy but may be repentance. Today's capitalist powers have had a disgraceful history, and today's peaceful order is also a compromise and tacit understanding of various countries; Hela is the wild embodiment of the pursuit of expansion within each nation , delusional unification of the world, its ultimate destiny is to eventually collapse due to the collapse of the nation, such as Japan and Italy in World War II. Sacca is a world of the frustrated, the forgotten and garbage. The masters rely on garbage collectors to collect valuable items to maintain their wealth and life. The group of people Thor meets on Sacca looks like a pirate's guerrillas. , resembling an early capitalist-piracy complex, a not evil but politically inferior civilization, eventually disintegrated by slave and worker uprisings, and the proletariat freed from chains.

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Thor: Ragnarok quotes

  • Grandmaster: Revolution? How did this happen?

    Topaz: Don't know. But the Arena's mainframe for the Obedience Disks have been deactivated and the slaves have armed themselves.

    Grandmaster: Ohhh! I don't like that word!

    Topaz: Mainframe?

    Grandmaster: No. Why would I not like "mainframe?" No, the "S" word!

    Topaz: Sorry, the "prisoners with jobs" have armed themselves.

    Grandmaster: Okay, that's better.

  • Hulk: [chases Thor] Friend stay!