TV series of gossip-"Stargate Atlantis" ("Stargate Atlantis") When I started to watch this series, the Stargate series of movies and TV series have more than 20 years of history, "Stargate SG-1" "Hot ten seasons, "Stargate Atlantis" is its spin-off drama, another relatively independent story on the vine, is now playing in the fourth season. The production level of "Stargate Atlantis" is unstable, and there is a big gap between the episodes. Some episodes are purely funny, while others are deconstructing mythology and human society. The fourth season was procrastinated and boring, and my interest in it ended. But the most interesting thing about it is that it can be called a "universe version of "Journey to the West"".
The sci-fi background it set is that in the distant past, there was an ancient race that developed a high degree of civilization in the "Pegasus System". They built many "wormholes" that can jump in space and make it easy to travel between planets. This is Stargate, the interstellar gate, and use this to choose a place suitable for life among many planets to spread civilization. However, they were defeated by the "ghost" race, which was a mixture of human and insect genes with a low level of civilization and superb vitality and ability to reproduce. Part of them came to earth through the interstellar gate and became the ancestors of mankind. More than ten thousand years later, mankind learned the secret of the Stargate and embarked on an expedition to the Pegasus system. They discovered Atlantis, the mysterious land that had sunk into the sea as recorded by Plato, the last city of the "ancients", and it was also a huge spaceship, and let it rise to the surface of the sea again and become its new owner. During this period, the ghost races intermittently preyed on many planets, leading to the destruction of the remaining civilization, so most of the planet inhabitants have a lower technological level than the humans who master Atlantis. The existence of ghosts also poses a huge threat to mankind. They may come to the earth through the interstellar gate and turn the earth into their new dining table.
Therefore, the theme of the first three seasons is to resist aggression and discover civilization (to explore the traces of the ancients and inherit their material and spiritual wealth. For example, energy, a thing called ZPM, to maintain the operation of Atlantis and the need to resist aggression; such as technology , The legacy of advanced weapons and vast knowledge of the ancients), the third is interstellar diplomacy. In order to achieve the first two points, we must continue to explore other planets and deal with alien "brothers" (genetically speaking, yes) at various stages of development.
In the fourth season, the original balance was broken, and human beings recovered from Xiaoqiang, who was chased by ghosts, to the Uncle Sam-like world policeman, no, the universe policeman. With all the power and prestige, it is only for small riots to be suppressed from time to time, and the plot naturally becomes boring.
Without further ado, what does this mythological background mean? Those distant alien environments are similar to those of the earth, and the "aliens" share the same ancestor with humans and look the same as people on the earth. Expedition members don’t have to wear thick spacesuits (it appears only when spacewalks are needed on rare occasions), and on the Pegasus galaxy, except for ghosts (the word is not appropriate! But I can’t think of alternatives). In addition to the strange imagination of "alien", the rest can be seen as African, Indian, native Mexican peasants... Sometimes the aliens resemble the English countryside in the 16th century, sometimes the French court of the 17th century, and sometimes the Soviet military bases in the 1970s... The government organization is also a copy of human beings. Except for the interstellar background, it is a phantom travel story of time and space disorder happening on the earth.
So the protagonists, a female doctor in the middle, the chief executive of Atlantis; a lieutenant colonel--well, you know, that kind of American hero, handsome, smart, rebellious, and often disobeys the command of the superior, but in the end it can always prove His decision was right, with a small team to perform various adventurous tasks. The ideal match of the small team, of course, must have an alien muscle man who specializes in fighting, an alien wild female, a gentle and kind doctor uncle, and a computer expert who is timid and can always prove his genius at the very moment of his death. . Okay, let me make it more clear. What is the combination of Journey to the West? Tang Seng, the spokesperson for gods, Buddhas, Taoism and other superiors, is the coordinator of the interests of all parties; the rebellious hero Sun Monkey, the main force to wipe out demons and ghosts; the old monk, the lubricant of the team; the passive task performer Zhu Bajie. The same is true for Atlantis. This is the reason why I don't want to see alien men and women: Although there are many scenes, they are only used to please the American people.
Besides, this time John and his team came to a certain planet again, and they were surprised to find that it was still under the absolute monarchy. In the "tower" lived the royal family and nobles, and outside the tower were poor peasants, who would dedicate half of their harvest to the nobles in exchange for shelter. On his throne, the king condescendingly monitors everything that happens outside. He can fire powerful artillery with his mind, which can not only resist the attack of ghosts, but also instantly razed a village to the ground. Although the poor are squeezed, they dare not resist, and are unwilling to resist-it is better to be exploited and abused by aristocrats than to be sucked by a ghost.
John and the others can easily figure out that the technology in this place is low, but the so-called tower is actually the spire of a huge building (spaceship) like Atlantis. The king’s throne is a weapon launch control chair, and Atlantis is exactly the same. Things are all technologies left behind by the ancients. In order to prevent other races from stealing, these devices must be activated and used by those with ancient genes. The age is too old, and there are not many people who have a gene intact, and John is one of them. And the king is obviously the owner of this gene. The wonderful irony starts here-this is the reason his family became "nobles". They have this gene, and they also have the ability to control the chair, which makes them naturally the patrons of the country and the ruler of the people. "Princes and generals, I would rather have a kind", if this "kind" is understood as a gene, it is obviously true. Recall that the heroes in the myths and legends of the world are the descendants of gods, and they must also become the rulers of destiny. In China, this title is called "The Son of Heaven."
The trouble is that even if heirs are carefully selected, the characteristics of genes still decay over time, and the royal family is in panic all day long, because the legitimacy of their ruling depends on this chair. John wants to get a lot of artillery in the tower, and he wants to stand up for the poor, who thinks he has been spotted. Because of his genes, the "species" of the royal family can be saved. The aging king asked the magistrate-well, you can use him as a head eunuch-to force him into the tower alone. The king has a son and a daughter. His son is extremely hostile to him, but his daughter embraces him in the middle of the night. The king died suddenly, the team doctors found out that he was poisoned to death, and the crown prince became the biggest suspect. The team members on the other side rebelled against the guards in the village and set off a rebellion. At this time, the general manager appeared, and the crown prince and John were imprisoned together. It turned out that the king was killed by the general manager. John once told the general manager that people don't have to tie their safety to a family at all. Atlantis has developed genetic drugs. As long as they are distributed to villagers, nearly half of them will mutate into this gene, and everyone can control that chair! The general manager only injected himself into his body and announced that he would marry the princess and inherit the throne. At this time, of course, our genius scientist appeared and managed to cut off the chair's energy. The ending is happy, the director is dead, Atlantis got the artillery, the villagers got the promise of medicine and protection-does it look like the United States' mastery of dealing with "evil countries", a coup from the outside to the inside? Democracy has been exported to "backward areas" in this way.
The second half of the story is boring. But too many associations rushed into my head and made my mouth crooked with laughter.
Mysterious association 1: In this way, is it possible that "sovereign power" is not just a meme (Meme, cultural gene. Dawkins said that culture can be passed from one person to another through imitation), but that it used to be a reality . But once that "seed" declines or can be spread by implantation, the legitimacy of the "divine" will also be lost. Therefore, before Chen She, the Chinese people felt that life was the only way to live. The killing of kings was only the patent of the nobility and had nothing to do with them. You can do that! Slaves turned over and became masters, and their slaves overthrew them and became masters themselves. Anyway, everyone has a "seed", that is, no one has a "seed". If you succeed, you will lose. Liu Bang, who grew up in a small pavilion, was a gangster who changed his head and became the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, which strengthened the faith of the grassroots and careerists. As a result, China officially entered the cycle of "prosperous times" and "turbulent times", which is the so-called "Xiangshushu".
Of course, it is also very troublesome if there is no "seed". The rulers of the past generations were unable to establish a new standard of governing legitimacy, and in the end they had to return to the mystery. For example, Tai Shi Gong had an affair with Liu Yu, allowing Liu Bang to obtain the "seed" of the Red Emperor. The Liu family ruled for a long time, and their "species" were recognized. Lvlin raised his eyebrows and didn't forget to find a "species" from the Liu family to fill the front. Although Liu Bei is a "weaving shoe child", can he catch up with the "kind" no matter how far he goes around. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing emperor cruelly exterminated the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, not necessarily worried that they would still have the ability and courage to resist, but absolutely could not allow the rebels and the people to have illusions about the remaining "seeds". Of course, the ruler with a short life span is a tyrant, and "seed" is not counted.
The only way to cut off this cycle is to establish a brand new standard of governing legitimacy. Unfortunately, this is really new to the Chinese.
Weird Lenovo 2: Rebellion is a cost issue. The reason why the villagers did not resist was that the ghost was more terrifying than the king. The ghost must die. The king is here to make everyone's life sad, but once the king is ready to destroy the entire village, the cost exceeds the limit, and naturally there is only resistance. From this point of view, Lao Tzu is an economist. He said: The people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death. Mencius is also an economist. He said that those with permanent property have perseverance. For the people, with constant production, the cost of rebellion would be great. A single bachelor, without a cone, who is afraid of whom. The so-called "kingdom" is also an economic issue. How to squeeze the people to the maximum and leave them a way out at the end. Failure to do a good job of cost accounting, leading the people to take risks, is "dominant". The difference is just that.
Weird Lenovo Three: Not long ago, a friend asked me, why do you say that in the bad pornographic novels, the rebel heroes always marry the princesses? I said more than lustful novels. This is basically the normal state of history. Once careerists from grass-roots backgrounds succeed, they will quickly take over the former harem and prey on the concubine. Let alone how many wives were replaced by female college students who went to the holy land after they entered Beijing. At the time we concluded that this is an extension of the desire to conquer. Now it seems that one can be added, um, for that "seed". It takes too long for the mimic rice to spread, and it is not so easy to eliminate...
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