Because your misfortune, like countless ordinary and numb sufferings, is miserable enough, but not tragic.
The three male protagonists of "The True Colors of Heroes" are the policeman Ajie, Ajie's elder brother Zihao who transports black money, and Zihao's good buddy Amark.
Zihao learned that his younger brother was going to be a police officer, and decided to finish the last order and then wash his hands. He didn't want to be betrayed, so he simply surrendered himself to prison in Taiwan for three years. Lame.
Because of the failure of the last order, Zihao Ajie's father was mistakenly killed when he was detained by the underworld. Ajie never forgave his elder brother, even if he came back to change his mind and drive a taxi to make a living.
At the same time, Mark has been lame and depressed for the past three years, and is often bullied by others, waiting for Zihao to come back and make a comeback.
Zihao doesn't want to be in the underworld anymore.
But as a certain movie said: I didn't choose the underworld, but the underworld chose me.
The younger brother was framed by the underworld, Mark was beaten to pieces, the taxi company he took in kindly was smashed, and the Taiwanese police chased after him.
A mark said, do the last vote, and then leave Hong Kong.
Zihao said to Mark, the world has changed. Even if you kill the big guy, even if you do one order, ten orders, so what.
When he said this, he revealed inexplicable sadness, and he really decided to put down the gun and stop fighting. In Zihao's eyes, he is weak and depressed. And the taxi boss once pulled Zihao down when he was smashed and scolded him, what principle do you have?
After seeing this, I probably understand that the title of the film is hero, half of the definition of hero: principled and not guilty.
The so-called look up not worthy of the sky, look down not to be ashamed of the earth. A person without principles, who can't even face his own soul, is just a cowardly act.
Only people with a guilty conscience will show their teeth and claws, shouting and shouting among the crowd, resorting to violence and disputes.
The hero knows what he is doing, because his principles, whether right or wrong, have become the creed of his life, so as a result, he will either be destroyed by reality and become a tragedy, or become an idol seen by the common people. A mark also has a principle, saying that doing this is not for money or nothing, but to prove himself, that what is lost can be recovered.
In the eyes of many people, this is an obsession, because what is lost must be worth it? Is it the original thing that I got back?
However, Mark only has that inexplicable principle, and can only be said to be very manly. The significance of this film is to tell you what a man is.
And the true character of a hero is not just for the sake of the brothers, but for the sake of friendship, giving up precious lives. That kind of approach is actually not much different from Young and Dangerous.
Zihao finally gave up the principle, went to help Mark, and prepared to sacrifice. And Mark was going to fly away, but he finally turned back and gave up what he always wanted to get.
At this time, they have surpassed the mediocrity and become heroes.
The other half of the definition of a hero: to do something and not to do something, willing to give up principles and life for something more noble.
The subsequent hail of bullets, blood and tears poured into the sky, is just the hero's BGM.
Returning to reality, many people feel that their misery is not necessary as a tragedy.
Just ask your heart, have you ever adhered to the principles of your heart, or have you been willing to give up those principles, or even give your life, for something more precious, not for your own interests?
So, in fact, what you are missing from being a hero is not a shootout or a life and death.
It's courage, principles, and sacrifices that others can't make.
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