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In the X-Men series, I have only seen "Wolverine" and "Deadpool", but the blood of Wolverine really left a deep impression on me. Here is "Wolverine 2" as an example. Humanity and beastness in him.
At the beginning of the story, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, and "Wolverine" Logan rescued a Japanese soldier named Yashida in the well, and then left. One day, Logan, who lived alone in a deep mountain forest in Canada, was helped by a subordinate Yukio sent by Yashida in a conflict with a hunter. It turned out that he was dying, and he hoped to see Logan again before he died. Logan had to agree.
And when he saw the terminally ill Yazhitian and his oncologist Ge Lin, Yazhitian had other plans, and he hoped that Logan could give Wolverine's self-healing ability to himself. Logan refused, and Yoshida finally had to make a request, hoping that he could protect his granddaughter Mariko.
In the middle of the night, Green used a terrifying robot to steal Logan's self-healing ability, and Yashida also died.
After Yazhida died, he left his property to his granddaughter Mariko, and Mariko's father Shingen actually wanted to kill his daughter, so Shingen, Gelin and Mariko fought fiercely.
The dead Yashida controls the silver samurai and absorbs Logan's self-healing ability, but Mariko stabs Yashida on the head with a knife, and Logan kills him.
In the end, Mariko logically became the heir to Yazhitian's estate, and Logan rejected Mariko's proposal for him to stay and left again.
Humanity and Bestiality
Wolverine always reflects the thinking about human nature and animal nature. As a mutant, on the one hand, he is a cute but fierce "wolverine", and on the other hand, he is a moral and rational person, so he also shows a complex combination of human and animal nature.
On the one hand, because of the violent tendencies contained in his animal nature, he has never been kind to the enemy; on the other hand, because of his kindness, he did not become bloodthirsty like his brother, and in "Wolverine 2" he is also It was out of the kindness of his own human nature that he agreed to see Yashida, who was dying, and was involved in a conspiracy.
Not just a biochemical man like Wolverine, but also a combination of human nature and animal nature.
Humans are also animals, this is an undoubted fact, even if it is a high-level animal, it is difficult to get rid of this identity. Animal nature is the characteristic of animals, and even human nature comes from animal nature. Therefore, animal nature, as a human instinct, is only hidden in the subconscious of human beings after being suppressed by education and society.
The difference between human nature and animal nature is that human nature pursues moral happiness, while animal nature pursues the pleasure of violence and barbarism, but the latter may not necessarily have the instant pleasure of becoming a moral person. If it is said that human nature is higher than animal nature, it is only in the degree of pleasure.
However, the people we are proud of are also pushing Uncle Wolf onto the operating table. It is this kind of human nature that we consider to be sacred that allowed Uncle Wolf to be captured by William Stryker and carry out the X-weapon plan. Infused with Edman alloys, became a real Wolverine. That kind of unforgettable pain, only to hear the roar of the tough guy Wolverine, it was a pain that even the strongest self-healing ability could not endure.
And such tragedies are not only in movies, but also in reality. The notorious Japanese 731 Unit in the Anti-Japanese War, known as the 731st Anti-epidemic Water Supply Unit of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria, was actually a bacterium that used live Chinese, Koreans, and coalition prisoners of war to conduct experiments on the effects of biological and chemical weapons. force.
They imprisoned the prisoners, including Chinese, Soviets, and Koreans. Except for the prisoners of war, most of them were women and children who were helpless.
And the Japanese conduct human experiments on such innocent people. They forcibly injected a mixture of bacteria and viruses into prisoners' bodies, infecting them with bacteria and viruses, and letting their disease progress to observe the effect. In addition, he has also operated various inhumane experiments such as frostbite experiments, poison gas experiments, pressure suppression experiments, and vivisection experiments. In the end, only 4 of the more than 3,000 people were dragged out of the abyss of hell, dragging their sick bodies. , survived by luck.
Such tragedies have happened in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz, in the United States in the 20th century, and in the United Kingdom.
Can we say that it is the noble human nature that we all share in all of us who have committed such innumerable crimes?
Human nature is not necessarily higher than animal nature, but sometimes human nature and animal nature are one. Humans do not necessarily have human nature, and animals do not necessarily have only animal nature. For example, in "Wolverine 2", Xinxuan actually wanted to kill his own daughter for wealth, while Yazhitian wanted to kill his savior for immortality. Is this a distortion of human nature, or a revealing of animal nature?
Many people think that this "Wolverine 2" is very weak in terms of plot, but I think it is actually necessary as a connecting work. If in "Wolverine 1", Uncle Wolf overcomes the animal nature in his body and truly understands the difference between himself and his brother, then in "Wolverine 2" he understands the weakness of human nature.
Marvel's sci-fi films will always be like this, behind the technology and the battle, trying to tell people something. And this movie is also the same, the difference between man and beast is not about appearance, but more about whether they have morality.
In addition, if the previous "Wolverine 1" is full of all kinds of big scenes, there are also many mutants appearing, which can be said to be very lively, and it is a typical American blockbuster at first glance. But in this one, it's a completely different route. There is not much technology, and because the ability of Wolverine disappeared for a while in the plot, the special effects are replaced by ordinary action scenes. But fighting is also exciting, after all, Uncle Wolf is still known for his physical abilities. What's impressive is the fight on the top of the Shinkansen train in the middle section, which is so intense that it burns into the air. Therefore, "Wolverine 2" can be regarded as a qualified action film. However, at the beginning of the release, a total of 2D and 3D versions were launched. It is also known as the first X-Men movie released in 3D format. However, from the perspective of the specific viewing effect, 3D is slightly redundant.
Although the special effects are missing, the Japanese martial arts style has been added to the movie. Not only are there characters such as ninjas and samurai, but many of the filming locations in the movie are also in Japan. The heroine and the second female in this part are both Japanese supermodels, which can be regarded as the feature film debuts of Fukushima Lila and Okamoto Tao.
In general, this movie is slightly insufficient compared to the other two, mainly to create a more specific image of Wolverine, but it also reflects some thinking, so you can watch it.
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