just finished watching "Fullmetal Alchemist" yesterday. At that time, I thought it should be the best anime I have ever seen on a personal aesthetic level.
There is no gain without sacrifice. To get something, you must pay an equal price. This is the principle of'equivalent exchange' of alchemy!
————Equivalent exchange.
The principle of equivalent exchange is the most basic principle in the world of steelmaking. The whole film is constantly questioning, respecting and questioning on the basis of this principle.
First of all, the alchemists in this world follow the principle of equivalent exchange, so from repairing broken small items to things that are more and more important to them, and finally to life, the
equivalent exchange directly transitions to a deeper problem. That is thinking about life.
The equivalent exchange of life does not have a stable reference value. So there is no fair argument for exchange. So it is taboo. For this, the Edward brothers paid a heavy price. Ed lost his left leg and right arm, and Al lost his body. And what they got for this was not what they thought.
life.
The soul
brother Al has no body. Ed used his right arm to fix his soul to an armor for Al. The dialogue between Al and the murderer in the Fifth Research Institute made him doubt his life. What is a "person", what is life, and is one really oneself?
If there is only a soul left in a person, what is it?
Hormonks.
Hormonks is the product of the failure of alchemists to refine the human body. They have no soul, and everyone has their own material attributes. Is immortal. But they most want to become human.
Why do you want to become a human? What is the purpose of becoming a human. Think about this problem not only for readers but also for themselves.
What is the soul? Although he is not real, he has the memory of being real. So kill the Edward Brothers so that you will not be tortured by these memories. ----This is what the "mother" made by the Edward brothers said. But Russ, who has Ed's left leg and right arm, regards her as a real mother. This kind of memory began when his life began to disappear. There may also be part of Ed’s memory and Sloss, who looks the same as Ed’s mother, is regarded as his mother.
Also remembered is Luster, the product of failure made by Brother Scar for his lover. It became similar to me because of memory. With human feelings. But what she wants to become a person is "death." Death is also an explanation of your feelings. Your feelings as a human being must die as a human being.
Gluttony, who is often with Luster, Gluttony means gluttony, he was created by Dante at will. There is no memory, but it is also abnormal because of Luster's disappearance. His relationship with Luster can be regarded as part of the memory of the "soul".
Gamera
human-animal composites. Camilla. The TV version or the entire animation does not have a very in-depth introduction. In the plot, it is a weapon used by the military, and the instigator, the Alchemist who killed his life, eventually became Camella, with his head upside down.
The ratio of the degree of combination of Camel’s consciousness and soul is the ratio of the part of the human body to the part of the beast in its own manifestation. The fateful alchemist only has an upside-down head, which shows his incompleteness as a human being and the inversion of values. Before he was alive, he made his daughter into a beast, but now he alienated his values in order to change her daughter back.
Martel, a former soldier, followed Glid and was finally killed by the president in Al. The completeness of her consciousness can be seen in her body.
So Camelah is a weakened soul.
One is all, and all is one.
This is a vertical reflection on the principle of equivalent exchange in alchemy. The movement of the world, the circle of the world, consider the equivalent exchange from the big level of the universe. At this level, human beings are not worthy of retrospective salvation of dead things. Violating this principle is why the cultivation of life is the source of error.
Sage's Stone
The Sage’s Stone has always been the ultimate magic weapon that can ignore the principle of equivalent exchange in the early stage. Redstone is its semi-finished product. But behind the principle of equivalent exchange, human life is used. Hormonks also relied on redstone to sustain his life. This is also the very obscure root of the sin behind Hormonks. And half of the sage's stone scar has always regarded himself as the bearer of sin. Of course, there were many changes in his thinking throughout the process.
The mystery of the sage's stone is gradually broken down into other things in the later stages of understanding it. Its essence is an exchange at the cost of life. But this price is only based on the animation itself. This is also the difference between animation and reality. It can be assumed that some rules are correct.
I remember that there was a comment on the political thinking of steelmaking on the Internet. Of course, politics may only be added as an element of the plot. The religious army is actually a tool to satisfy personal desires.
others. The ignorance of the people needs a belief to maintain. Sadly, Ed used the name of a saint in order to avoid harm in the conflict between civilians and the army. The saint was a tool used by villains to manipulate the people, but now they use this tool to save the people.
In the end, Marstan Dazuo gave up the position of commander-in-chief because of his inner feelings. No matter how the animation itself defended him, from his own point of view, he did give up his previous values.
The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. The power of the ultimate leadership position is quite tempting. Perhaps the person in this position is a good savior of the people. After all, sometimes it is necessary to abandon the interests of some innocent people.
And Ed's values can be regarded as a grassroots savior. Some of his actions sometimes make people feel a little ignorant and indecisive. For example, some Hormonks killed, and some of his own values. I personally disagree.
Goodness, after all, is narrow in the individual's mind. Only a part of the people in his inner world are saved.
The principle of equivalent exchange, in fact, has been entangled, contradicted, questioned, and agreed during my personal viewing of the movie.
In the last few episodes, Hoinheim, the father of Ed, mentioned that the equivalent exchange is not equivalent, or the cost of equivalent exchange with alchemy. I forget that it is the life of the world on the side of the door that has alchemy on the other side of the door. Or is it like the sage's stone that collects the life on the other side of the door.
but. What I said just now is obviously that I agree with the side of the door to the world in steelmaking, which is actually talking about our current world.
This is also a jump on the story or connotation level of Steelmaking. One episode of the film is a step-by-step jump in the vertical dimension of thinking. And unlike some films, it only advances horizontally. Of course, each film has its own characteristics. It's just that this method makes people have a very eye-opening or talk about the effect of divine enlightenment.
Regarding steelmaking, the naming of Hormonks seems to have the intention of seven deadly sins, but it is not well shown in the TV version of the animation.
Lust (Lust),
Gluttony (Gluttony),
Enbi Envy (Jealous) Edward brothers father.
Greed (greed)
Russ Wrath (angry) Ed's right arm
Sloth (lazy) mother cultivated
as President Pride (arrogance)
there is something to do with it. Raster's skill, the strongest spear, is metaphorically used to penetrate the genitals. ? The hatred between Embi and the Edward brothers can be linked to jealousy. Is Grid's greed that he conspired to rule the world? Finally awakened and sealed himself. So only the seal indicates that the nature of greed will be unlocked at any time. Gratney's gluttony actually has no soul origin, so it is purely animalistic for humans. Lars' hatred is only caused by his angry nature. He is the most special, with Ed's limbs, so he is unique to humans. After all, I don’t know much about animal anger. . The president's arrogance is only a characteristic of his profession. Sloth's laziness has no solution. . .
Of course, all this is just a far-fetched explanation. Looking forward to the second part can give a good show. .
Regarding steelmaking, I feel that just writing out what I know and want to say can write a million-character text. Only time is limited. . Write so much first. . After all, the animation itself is the most fundamental.
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