Nezha: The tragic element behind "My life is decided by me, not by heaven"

Nezha is an animated film released during the summer vacation of 20 19. As soon as the film was broadcast, it received rave reviews. I also went to the cinema at that time. At that time, many parents in the cinema took their children, which also brought us joy and emotion in the hot summer. No matter from the commercial point of view or from the artistic value, this film is a success.

When I saw the topic of "tragedy behind comedy", I actually had a lot of thoughts in my mind, but the last thought stayed in Nezha's film, so I revisited the film again.

In fact, Nezha is not a tragedy in the strict sense, because it does not conform to the definition of tragedy in terms of its funny techniques, the plot of the drama, the fighting spirit of "I am determined by fate" or the final happy ending.

But today, I still want to explain the core of this film from the perspective of tragedy.

Yi's tragic personality is particularly obvious in it. In the eyes of the world, he is a heinous magic pill. His personality is perverse, withdrawn, cruel and moody. But in fact, in his bones, he is just a child who is eager to be concerned and accepted. He longs for freedom and warmth like an ordinary child, but unfortunately he was born extraordinary.

When were these poems sung when they were confined again? Before that, he returned from his studies with Taiyi, determined to become a great hero in the name of exterminating insects, and rescued the little girl kidnapped by the water monster. Just when he thought he would finally meet the admiration of the world, he never imagined that all he got was the abuse and incomprehension of everyone and the "monster" In the eyes of anger and disgust, Nezha, whose self-esteem has always been arrogant, broke out again ...

In real life, none of us want to be different in the eyes of others, let alone call ourselves "monsters" and hum a poem that looks funny but cruel. This is actually Nezha's helpless resistance to reality. In his heart, he is actually very lonely, and he really wants to be accepted and recognized by others. Otherwise, when his father told him that it was a spirit bead, there would be no such surprise light in his eyes; I won't be moved to tears if I make my only friend, Ao Bing.

Behind Nezha's Little Monster, all I see is a child who has no love since childhood. Because I desperately want to gain the attention and recognition of the world, but I can't find a suitable method, so I can only take this extreme or even extreme way.

In my opinion, the tragedy of fate is that everyone lives the way he wants, but in the end, the tragedy is born.

Li Jing and his wife won the love and respect of the people in order to fulfill their inner responsibility of guarding Chentangguan. In order to change the dragon's fate, the dragon king made a deal with Shen, and his son made a spirit bead, which finally won the dragon a chance to change his fate. In order to get the master's approval, Shen accepted it as an apprentice. ...

Whether their behavior is good or bad, right or wrong, just from the subjective will, they all follow the true will of their hearts and make unremitting efforts for it.

It's just a pity that none of them got the ending they wanted. The responsible Li Jing couple failed to give Nezha enough care and companionship, which indirectly contributed to Nezha's character tragedy. After all, kind-hearted Ao Bing didn't flood Chentangguan, and missed the opportunity of waiting for the dragon for a thousand years. Poor Shen worked hard for half his life, but it was in vain after all. ...

In the story, there are actually many tragedies that come from the prejudice of the world. This prejudice mainly focuses on the prejudice of "man against demon".

Because Shen is a leopard, no matter how hard he tries, he can't compete with that lazy one. Because dragons are demons, even if they have made great achievements for dragons, they will eventually get an end that will be suppressed forever.

"Prejudice" is another theme in Nezha. Until the end of the film, it only gives a vague ending, and there is no perfect solution.

At the end of the film, the gods of Nezha and Aobing know enough. Keep them. The surrounding villagers came out, and the sun shone through the clouds, which seemed to bring light to the world. People knelt down to pay tribute to their hero, so the movie seemed to end here.

But pay attention to one detail, their movements are just kneeling, nothing else. In the picture, we can see that except for the little girl who once showed kindness to Nezha, her face is full of joy, and everyone else's faces are just heavy.

I have heard a saying: "They don't believe in God, they are just afraid of God." Because Nezha saved them, they regarded Nezha as a god. But please note that God and man are different. Since ancient times, God is the belief of human beings and is higher than human existence. But only when Nezha is regarded as a living person can he exist as an equal with them. But throughout the movie, Nezha is just an ordinary and fresh person in his heart except for the identity and strength of Magic Pill. He will also long for the love of his parents, the recognition of others and the concern of his friends. ...

The film seems to be behind the big devil, but the director gilded the lily and gave an egg-the dragon that was suppressed in the Dragon Palace under the sea. We can think about it, Nezha can be redeemed because he shouldn't be the magic pill after Li Jing and his wife. Where's Ao Bing? What about those dragons who have been suppressed in the Dragon Palace under the sea for thousands of years? How should they handle themselves? Because of fear, the world will be hostile to Nezha and biased against the demon race. As long as the prejudice in human nature is not eliminated, the demon race will never see the light of day again.

Nezha's sentence "Life is in me, not in the sky" when he resisted the thunder robbery, which can bring such a powerful shock because of the tragic power behind it. Tragedy and sublimity both arouse people's pride in human nature and win-win heart when human's essential power temporarily fails, so tragedy often has sublime characteristics, thus bringing artistic aesthetic experience to the audience. Facing the injustice of fate and the prejudice of the world, Nezha bravely resisted and succeeded, showing the lofty spirit of human strength. This sublimity is gradually paved by the tragedy in the framework of the whole movie story.

Outside the shell of comedy, there is a tragedy.

Text/Luo snuff?