Being forced to be a lone hero is a tragedy

Camron 2022-10-25 03:23:20

It is undeniable that this film has a very attractive beginning. It subverts the audience's traditional image of Superman from the very beginning, and firmly grasps the audience's heart. Whether it's a question or a sneer, this is a better than ever. A more real and interesting Superman, everyone would love to see how the story of such a terrible protagonist will develop.
His clothes are disheveled, his speech is vulgar, he drinks heavily all the year round, and loves to play hooligans. Every so-called heroic act will turn into trouble and destruction, which will cause huge losses to the city and its citizens. It is better to say that Hancock is an alternative superman and a ruffian superman. is the public enemy of the people. However, Rui doesn't think so. He tries to pry into Hancock's heart and plan the future for his image. Indeed, Hancock is not a violent person, he is just a little grumpy, and the deeper reason is that he is lonely, even with low self-esteem, he is not as arrogant and self-inflated as people think. Hancock is not an ordinary person, but he is also not perfect. He has flaws, pain points and emotions. His thirst for emotion is no different from that of ordinary people. Even from a certain point of view, he desires recognition and care more than anyone else. And love, but he chose to close himself, always showing a look of indifference.
People are greedy and selfish. If a hero cannot be perfect, then it is better to cast aside him. This is people's judgment criteria and values. When Hancock doesn't help, they despise him. When Hancock catches criminals and rescues people but does bad things, they blame him, but they forget that Hancock has the right to choose what to do or not to do. Do, have the right to choose how to do it. Taking a step back, if he is really a bastard, who can stop him from ruling the world and destroying the earth! Whether it is easy to be a good person or to be a bad person does not depend on a person's ability, but on whether a person's heart is kind or not, and how good his kindness is. In the final analysis, Hancock's heroic behavior stems from his kind nature. Instead of a sense of responsibility or a sense of mission, then people impose the so-called responsibility or mission on him on the grounds that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", requiring him to satisfy all the good things in people's minds about the hero, even deified It is too wishful thinking and self-righteousness.
If there is a vicious circle, there must be a virtuous circle. Hancock and the citizens have the conditions to achieve mutual benefit. Of course, to end the vicious circle and achieve a virtuous circle, one party must take the first step, and Hancock will make concessions first. , to improve its own image, so as to exchange for the respect, trust, love and worship of the general public, and get due returns. The strategy of Rui University's image project is completely correct. As expected, quit drinking and irritability, learn to be polite to others, appreciate others, the process of Hancock's self-transformation was difficult, but he persevered with perseverance and gratitude to Rui, and finally got his wish. At the same time, however, the film's appeal began to take a nosedive.
If the first half is quite innovative and interesting, then the second half gradually shows the level of mentally handicapped screenwriters. The far-fetched plots, unremarkable fights, and inexplicable sensationalism make me suspect that these are two completely different films the more I watch. Charlize Theron is one of the few actresses who has never seen her in a movie and liked it, but I didn't expect her first movie I'd seen to be such a disappointment. The role of Mary goes back and forth, and her attitude is unclear. She clearly wants to live an ordinary life but fights with Hancock. She clearly loves Hancock but hates him for no reason. Her feelings are also swaying, which is really puzzling. What a waste of Theron's acting. Those bad guys are even more outrageous, even more comics than comics. The so-called eat a moat to grow a wiser, these stupid criminals not only did not restrain themselves in the face of Hancock, did not hide their tails, they even took the initiative to touch Hancock's bottom line again and again, and hit the egg with the stone. It is unbelievable to take the humiliation and ask for trouble. The last two minutes are really enough to make people squirt, and the happy ending should not be so ridiculous. Also, seeing the eagle for Xiami reminded me of "The Condor Heroes". . .
It is said that a hero is lonely, because what a hero gets must be at the cost of losing what an extraordinary person has. Hancock has no intention of being a lonely hero, but he can't help himself. However, the film deliberately portrays two supermen, contrasting Hancock's pride but loneliness with Mary's plain but happy, but too hypocritical. When Hancock struggles to fly, he may be moved. Separation is the only way to save his lover and his own life, and only using superpowers to change the world is the only meaning of life. He had no choice at all, but then he thought about it. , Is it possible that with Hancock's fulfillment Mary can live an ordinary life as she wishes? After all, she is immortal. How should she deal with the doubts around her who has not seen aging after a few years? Regardless of whether there is a rule of balance between yin and yang between male and female superhumans, Mary can't be alone, unless she gives herself a deadline as designed in "The Man From Earth", and when it expires, she cuts off interpersonal relationships and goes to another place to start over. , but in this way, she must irresponsibly hurt and owe the people who love her, and at the same time she must endure the pain of being forced to separate. Is this the happiness she wants? However, thinking about how the two of them fought and ruined the city before, people still don't know anything about Supergirl, Mary can continue to be her good wife and good mommy, even such illogical and unrealistic plots can Appear, I still want to do so far and so deep.
In fact, this film is about two and a half stars, but after all, the first half is quite good, and Will Smith's performance is also remarkable, out of preference for actors, it is barely three stars.

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Hancock quotes

  • Hancock: The way you deal with bullies - you take your right foot, bring it right up and catch him in his little piss pump.

    Mary Embrey: You don't have to do that, honey. Okay? Seriously.

    Aaron Embrey: It's a good idea.

    Hancock: You aim straight, make sure he can't use that thing for nothin' but a flap to keep the dust out of his butt crack.

  • Hancock: [on Aaron's learning to deal with bullies] Ah the whole turn the other cheek thing huh?

    [pats Aaron's butt]

    Hancock: Just never turn this cheek. Don't let them punk you.