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Today, superhero blockbusters occupy a place in the movie market, and at the same time, they also form a cultural trend that belongs to it among young people. Most of the popular Chaoying movies and TV shows are based on comics, and the original comics have a history of decades of creation. Therefore, the old "hero saves the beauty" and "save the world" plots have long been used up and can no longer satisfy the appetite of today's audience. Creators must continue to innovate and attract more fans with new stories.
But even if the authors put more effort into the characters, plots, etc., and create novel things, it is difficult to break away from the big framework of "superhero theme" . Positive energy is required. This principle has not changed yet, and it is difficult to change, so how can people still be full of expectations for the story when everyone knows the ending? The only way is to increase uncertainty .
For example, setting up an almost invincible villain for the decency, making the decency face seemingly insurmountable difficulties, and temporarily leading the decency astray... These are all very basic operations. The protagonists are heroes, so everyone acquiesced that they would find a way to solve everything, but the process became more tortuous and uncertain. At first, the audience would buy it, but as more and more works of this kind of subject matter, and there are more and more repeated routines, the freshness has passed, and the audience wants to see other different things. "Guardians of the Galaxy" was born at this time, letting everyone know that the protagonist does not have to be a hero, but also an "anti-hero".
None of the Guardians of the Galaxy have the ambition of "I want to save the world" in their hearts. On the contrary, each of them thought of "safeguarding their own life first, enjoying their own happiness, and then talking about other things" . Their actions in the movies that can be called "heroic actions" are basically caused by accident . Take the "Star-Lord" as an example, he is an ordinary earth person (although he has a god father, but he didn't know he was half god blood before, so he never showed any superpowers, and finally voluntarily gave up the power of the gods). He has this line in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2":
It was this sentence that touched me deeply, so I came up with the idea of writing this review.
In the past, superheroes usually told people with their own actions: surpass yourself, nothing is impossible! This is indeed very positive energy, positive and upward, and it has also inspired many people. But the Guardians of the Galaxy are doing the exact opposite: do your own thing is my life motto. You ask me why do I do this and that? Don't ask, just ask me. Don't ask me if it's worth it, I think it's worth it.
When Star-Lord knew that his father, the god of the gods, was the murderer of his mother, he stood up to confront him without saying a word, as if he didn't care that he was his biological father, and he didn't put the "creation" ability he gave him. eyes. Superpowers are not important to Star-Lord at all. It is more important to love his mother all the time. He just wants to avenge his mother and doesn't care if you are a god or a ghost or a father. This choice of his matches his behavior in "Avengers: Infinity War" very well: you (referring to Thanos) killed my girlfriend, so I don't care how hard it is to control you, Now I just want to hammer you to death.
Clearly, Star-Lord seems to be the most mindless of all superheroes. From the audience's point of view (especially when watching Avengers 3), Star-Lord is really impulsive and selfish, with no big picture. It's just such a chance to deal with Thanos! It's better now, I was woken up by your slap! Now that the watermelon has been lost and the sesame has not been found, half the population of the universe has become a victim of your stupidity! (This is my impression after watching Avengers 3 before)
However, combined with Star-Lord's performance in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", I don't think there is anything wrong with him doing this, and even only doing so is in line with his "anti-hero" character. Star-Lord is indeed more short-sighted, grumpy, stupid, and even more greedy than other heroes... but he is the closest to ordinary people of all superheroes . After watching "Avengers 3", I was very angry for a while, but then I gradually calmed down and felt that I was not qualified to scold him. Because if I were Star-Lord, I would definitely hit harder than him.
I don't remember where I read a sentence, it probably means something like this: DC is the personification of gods , and Marvel is the personification of people . It is precisely because DC wants to "personalize" God, so it will definitely set up a plot to pull God down from the altar, show God's joys and sorrows, put God into irreversible adversity, and in this way connect God with God. People are close. Therefore, DC will take the so-called "dark wind" route. Marvel, on the contrary, upholds the concept of "everyone can be a hero" and believes that there is something that can support people to accomplish things that are impossible. This kind of thing may be faith, it may be love, it may be It's a responsibility...so most of Marvel's works are full of positive energy (except for the broken Avengers 3).
I don't think there is any better or worse between the two, and the paths they take are completely different. What's the comparison?
But comic book writers also know that it's not enough to always go the old way. Moreover, with the development of society, the characters who are both good and evil have begun to be sought after by people. Therefore, Marvel launched the "Guardians of the Galaxy" group of characters to fill the gap of "anti-heroes". Although they are essentially still on the road of "sacrifice themselves and achieve everyone", their behavioral motivations have changed. Their starting point is no longer "big love for mankind", but to protect their private emotions and not allow others to defile or hurt their loved ones. Looking at the previous plots of "The burden of all mankind is on me", although it is also great, I always feel that it is far away from us, making it impossible for people to quickly empathize. But the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy are fighting and fighting for friendship, for family, for love, and for what people will feel in reality. This touches the hearts of the audience more than anything else.
In the past, Marvel has always conveyed the "values of great love" in its works : Captain America is responsible for protecting all mankind; Iron Man, even if he knows the price of his death, he has to snap that earth-shattering finger; Black Widow is willing to sacrifice himself in exchange for soul gems... … These people, these earthlings, have done things that are on par with the gods. Their values have been elevated to a level far beyond that of ordinary people (some even think they are very virgin). The Guardians of the Galaxy finally pulled back the moral standards of this group of superheroes that were about to break through the sky, and returned to the human standard.
In addition, Marvel has also paid attention to the performance of the "death" plot from "Guardians of the Galaxy 2". Although there have been character deaths in previous films, as a whole, this part of the plot has always been taken carelessly. And in this one, Yongdu's death is so striking. At the same time, this plot also pushes Marvel's entire movie creation a step forward. It clearly tells the audience that superheroes are mortal, and decency is mortal. Although it is very unbearable, but damn it is mortal. I will not be soft-hearted, and it will definitely make you cry and break your heart... Xing Jue has grown up because of this, and the audience has also grown. Everyone realized that Marvel really wants to play a big ticket this time (referring to the victory of Thanos in Avengers 4 later).
The passing of Yondu also made me think about something about death. I've never thought much about the afterlife, but as I get older, it seems impossible to completely avoid it. I especially liked Yondu's funeral: the remains and favorite objects were cremated into stardust scattered across the universe. Send him off with gorgeous fireworks, and make his funeral a celebration. Only the most beautiful scenery is worthy of his deepest nostalgia for this world, and this scenery is also dedicated to his dearest people.
If I did have such a grand farewell after my death, then death might not be such a scary thing. In this firework show, I can truly realize the fantasy of flying freely in the universe. But the most important thing is not how good the fireworks look, but the people I love are watching it all. Star-Lord, Yondu's crew and the rest of Yondu's friends are mourning him, and their mourning means Yondu really has a place and emotion in their hearts. I think that's what a funeral is all about, to bring back fond memories of me while others are grieving. It is not for a group of grief-stricken people to gather to mourn each other, but for everyone to recall the joy together. So I envy the kind of funerals that don't have such a heavy atmosphere. Everyone gathers together to send someone away, to celebrate that he/she has finished the sufferings of this life and enjoyed the blessings of this life, and finally can live in a different way. Okay.
However, everyone thinks differently about death. I couldn't write any further, because I was carried away by negative emotions all the time. So stop writing here and talk no more.
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