There are spoilers, please be careful. The box office hit "Transformers 4" is a Hollywood movie through and through. Chinese audiences may only talk about Li Bingbing, who can play and talk, and the implanted advertisements that popped up from time to time (Shu Hua milk...), thinking that this is a brain fragment of American values that focuses on visual effects, equivalent to McDonald's Burgers, but folks, do you smell the European-style steak in the American-style burger? Did you understand this movie? Many plots in "Change 4" are quite confusing, such as the character's identity that looks very strange; for example, technology is so developed, why does the awesome Optimus Prime use swords so anciently; for example, why in the beginning Don't summon the robot dinosaurs, but don't invite them out until the end of the fight; why did the robot dinosaurs flicker after finishing the fight, and Lei Feng stayed behind to take a photo when he did everything, ..., etc., and so on. ——If you have the above doubts, explain: dear, you, still, did not, read, understand! "Change 4" is far from a story of a giant street fight, let alone an eye-catching movie that only shows the level of Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). Simply put, Transformers 4 and the first trilogy are almost completely different story cores: from the American struggle between good and evil in the first three, it quietly switches to a European medieval tale in a sci-fi guise. Let the low-key handsome guy sort it out for you: 1. Extinction: Nirvana pictures In fact, the title of "Change 4" is enough to remind the audience. Extinction refers to mass extinction, and there is only one person who is qualified to say this word: Lord/Creator . The creator (such as God) created the heaven and earth and all things, and also has the right to destroy all things he created. Pictures such as Noah's Ark: "God said, I will destroy from the earth all the men and beasts that I have made, and the insects, and the birds of the air, because I have repented of making them." (Genesis 6: 7)" On the picture highway, the highly skilled confinement (the identity of him will be discussed later) after arresting Optimus Prime, a paragraph that is almost the same as the "Bible": "You were made, and now, they want you to go back . (Correspondingly: Joshua, the self-proclaimed creator of KSI company owner (who will also talk about his identity later), also said something similar: "I created Galvatron, I can control him!") Picture confinement These words sounded icy and domineering, but Optimus Prime had no refutation at all except for the resistance of his survival instinct—because this itself is the content of the final judgment, Noah would not refute God, and Optimus Prime certainly did not. He will not refute his own creator/god, because they are all works of creator/god. God can create works and has the right to destroy them. (Pink fans must be familiar with the so-called "creator" here is Primus) 2. Confinement ( What is the origin of Lockdown? Although the picture is not very handsome, the confinement is the biggest villain in the film, but he is not the creator, he is just the agent of the creator—the big boss behind the scenes. So, what is the identity of the confinement? It’s very simple , he is an angel. There must be an official laughing: ah?? Angel? Is there a mistake, shouldn't the angel be like this? The guy with such an ugly appearance came to be the angel? Is it because he is the villain? Picture Cupid uh, dears, for gods, appearance is not the key, right? Confinement is indeed an angel, and more precisely: he is a seraph, the highest level and strongest (to put it bluntly, The most capable angel, whose main job is to protect the gods and convey oracles. The most direct comparison is "The Matrix": Picture Seraph, "The Matrix" "The Matrix" is afraid of being too esoteric, so simply put Zou Zhaolong The character who has been protecting the Oracle (literally "the oracle") is named Seraph, because his role is to protect the Oracle from being infected by the virus and to convey the oracle to the new savior Neo. The role of Seraph as he protects the gods (the Creator) and delivers oracles (recalls the Autobots and Decepticons). Like the Seraph in The Matrix, Lockdown is strong , with bare hands and Optimus Prime (with a sword), they can still draw a tie. 3. Why does Optimus Prime still use a sword? What does Prime stand for? Also, as the representative of advanced technology, why does this alien machine cool brother still use the sword of the cold weapon era? The answer to these two questions is the same: Optimus Prime must use the sword because he is the King, and he represents the kingship (as opposed to the divine right represented by confinement). The sword is a symbol of kingship, such as: Picture Berion, "Kingdom of Heaven" Picture Arthur, "King Arthur" Picture Aragon, "The Lord of the Rings" So even if it feels very cumbersome, Optimus Prime has to take a sword and tell the audience: Brother is the king. If you still feel that the persuasiveness of the saber plot is a little weak, then another detail is simply telling the audience naked: Dear friends, Optimus Prime is the king, kneel down! ——When Cade and his unreliable prospective uncle sneaked into the confinement spaceship, they accidentally saw a large round table with several swords stuck around. Picture (I didn't find a screenshot of that scene, so let me remind the reader first) A round table with swords around... Dear, do you remember anything? —Bingo! Knights! Picture The Knights of the Round Table is a coalition of the most powerful knights convened by the king, allegiance to the king, and seated in a round table in order to demonstrate equality. ——These are actually not important, the important thing is: once you see the logo of the Knights of the Round Table, you will know: Dear friends, there is a king! Moreover, the one with the sword in his hand and the most powerful one is the king! The picture is posted by the way: King Arthur's "Sword in the Stone" and the story of the Knights of the Round Table In "Change 4", only Optimus Prime has a sword in his hand. In fact, it has been reminding the audience: everyone, this is the king. What he has to do is awesome, please keep your eyes open. The child spaceship carrying Optimus Prime is separated from the parent spaceship, which means the intensification of the mutual independence and contradiction between kingship and theocracy, and the intensification means war. ——This is the main line of "Change 4". In fact, as long as you understand the divine power represented by confinement and the kingship represented by Optimus Prime, the story of "Change 4" (possibly a new trilogy) is almost ready to go: God created the world, and the secular king led the crowd to rebel against God. This is a very traditional European medieval story. 4. The picture of Joshua, the president of KSI company. Knowing that this is a film about the struggle between theocracy and kingship, the role of Joshua, the president of KSI, is easy to understand. By the way, the role of the company's president, who pursues the perfection of details, is clearly set up in comparison to Jobs. Who is Joshua? This name is not small: in the "Bible", Joshua is the core assistant of the leader Moses, faithfully followed Moses, left Egypt, and crossed the Red Sea. More importantly, after Moses died Afterwards, he led his army to kill 31 kings, pacified a large area of Israel, and was recognized by God. ——Obviously, for this film, what is more meaningful is the second half of Joshua's life, he is actually the helper of the creator, threatening the kingship (Optimus Prime) in the name of God. The movie gave the president such a straightforward name, and the intention couldn't be more obvious: the "seed" that the president Joshua was seeking was the fuse that triggered the fierce conflict between the confinement and Optimus Prime. 5. Dinobots/Robo-Dinosaurs: Fighting for Freedom Pictures The steel-bone fiery robot dinosaurs in this film are a highlight, but are they Autobots, Decepticons, or the third faction? How can we understand their inseparable relationship? Why didn't Optimus Prime turn to them in the first place? Why does Optimus Prime feel separated from their relationship? And the dinosaurs don't seem to show any sense of justice to "righteousness and exorcism"? Since the dinosaurs pursued freedom, why didn't they escape after being released by Optimus Prime? ... just follow the framework of the story we just sorted out: because the dinosaurs are not the knight class, they represent the warrior class that needs to be liberated. The relationship between the samurai and the king was contractual: they agreed to serve the king, and in return, after the task was completed, the king pardoned them and set them free. This is a privilege that only kings have, which once again confirms our previous conclusion: Optimus Prime is the king in this film. A typical case of this kind of contract is "The Lord of the Rings 3", Aragorn (Aragorn) with the elf handsome Legolas and the dwarf Gimli to cross the valley of death, before crossing the valley, is warned: no one can ever pass through the valley of death alive. This is true, of course, but only half right, because Aragorn is not an ordinary man—he is a king, and he has the prerogative to pardon the souls of the dead. Picture the big boss of the undead army In the face of the menacing undead, it's useless to be handsome (hehe, what's the good-looking, amazing?): It's also useless to make a picture: After the picture, the king plays : The picture still remember the lines here - Aragorn: I order you to fulfill your oath. Great Undead: Only the king of Gondor can command me. Aragorn (showing the King's Sword): Fight for us and regain your honor (to be free). The latter thing is known to everyone: picture Then after the battle, the undead were pardoned and regained the freedom of their souls. The contract is fulfilled, and the ending is happy. The picture of Optimus Prime summoning an army of robotic dinosaurs is the same as the episode above: Optimus Prime says "We need a new army ”, and then released the robot dinosaurs, promising to give them freedom on the condition that they help Optimus Prime to fight. So the robot dinosaurs agreed, and then started to fight. Everyone knows what happened later: after the battle, Optimus Prime said something : "Dinosaurs, you are free. "Then a group of awesome dinosaurs hula hula happily dispersed. At this point in the picture, all the previous questions about robot dinosaurs have actually been answered: dinosaurs are not born to serve Optimus Prime, they are bound samurai. (Like the undead whose soul cannot rest in The Lord of the Rings), they are willing to be loyal to Optimus Prime (the king) in exchange for freedom. Therefore, their task is not to learn from Lei Feng and do good deeds, not to "maintain justice and cosmic peace", but to "restore justice and cosmic peace". Get your own freedom”. After the contract is completed, of course, there is no need to stay and take a group photo. By the way, if you tell the story from another angle, the focus will be on the group of “samurai” who hope to exchange for freedom. , the film that came out is "Robin Hood": Picture 6, the last question: what is human beings in the film? Uh, uh, human beings have no role except to act as clues. But this film must add a middle-aged crisis man With his youthful rebellious daughter and her unreliable boyfriend, otherwise this film will have to be released on the CG animation channel. It is estimated that some viewers will be very angry: ah, what about so many Chinese elements? Li Bingbing Zou Shi Ming Shu, Hua Dai, Yi Bao, Zhou Hei Ya, Jian Nanchun, etc., are they all useless? Yes, of course they work. These are all advertisements. The latter question: what are humans in the film? Uh, uh, humans don't really do anything other than act as clues. But this film must add the middle-aged crisis man and his youthful rebellious daughter, as well as her unreliable boyfriend, otherwise this film will have to be released on the CG animation channel. It is estimated that some viewers will be very angry: ah, what about so many Chinese elements? Li Bingbing, Zou Shi, Mingshu, milk, Yibao, Zhou Heiya, Jiannanchun, etc., are they all useless? Yes, of course it works, these are advertisements. OK, Gangju Muzhang, the low-key handsome guy talked about the movie until the point, dear, how much did you understand? The latter question: what are humans in the film? Uh, uh, humans don't really do anything other than act as clues. But this film must add the middle-aged crisis man and his youthful rebellious daughter, as well as her unreliable boyfriend, otherwise this film will have to be released on the CG animation channel. It is estimated that some viewers will be very angry: ah, what about so many Chinese elements? Li Bingbing, Zou Shi, Mingshu, milk, Yibao, Zhou Heiya, Jiannanchun, etc., are they all useless? Yes, of course it works, these are advertisements. OK, Gangju Muzhang, the low-key handsome guy talked about the movie until the point, dear, how much did you understand?
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