The mafia is powerful because it is a cultural symbol passed down from generation to generation, a sacred cause and a family mission. Just like the titles and titles in the ancient Chinese clan system, the mafia is also a strong family bond established and maintained by Italian Sicilian people. For them, this is a kind of honor, and it is also their responsibility to the family. "The Godfather" and "Once Upon a Time in America" are about these A three-pointer that is portrayed in the wood.
The culture of the triad is based on the Japanese cultural concept of "chrysanthemum and knife". Like a chrysanthemum, it has the temperament of arrogance and killing everything, and like a knife, it has the sharpness and destructive power that devours everything. Wu's other god-level remake, Zatoichi, tells the story of a blind swordsman with a strong chivalrous heart. For Japanese gangsters, they have their own "morality" to adhere to. This morality can be interpreted as "benevolence and justice" or "chivalry". It is not difficult to understand why the triads can have a very deep mass base and political influence in Japan.
What about when dealing with enemies? Kill them all? Cutting weeds?
See if there is any benefit.
Human beings are rational brokers. Due to people's nature and instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, people are rational most of the time. In addition, the rhythm of life in the information society is unprecedentedly fast. The distinction is more obvious, but the most rational person is not engaged in economics or politics, but in the underworld, a triad of "benevolence + righteousness + power + profit".
Shouldn't the underworld be all about loyalty? Why would it be the most rational? How can you be rational when you are excited? Is it rational for them to kill people?
"Young and Dangerous Boys don't have brains, they can only be Young and Dangerous Boys all their lives." A sentence in "Dragon City Years" said the point. Those who only listen to the big brother's words and do whatever they want can't be regarded as a real underworld, at most they can only be regarded as small gangsters who follow the big brother of the underworld to make a living. The "underworld" itself has a strong cultural heritage, representing the dark culture of the society. Only the core members can be regarded as the underworld. At the same time, it is a powerful industrial chain. In it, they have their own traditions and Culture, there is a strict hierarchy similar to the feudal system of feudal feudalism, there are various rules to restrict and restrain the people inside, many people have to depend on it to get food, otherwise these people will become real " The unemployed”, which intensified social contradictions and became a radical force to promote large-scale changes in the social system. Therefore, the underworld itself must be possessed by any normal society. After all, where there is light, there must be shadows, and where there is light There must be darkness, but shadows and darkness are not necessarily bad, they also have positive effects, which is a value we should establish.
If it is an industrial chain, it needs to be profitable. Otherwise, what will the younger brothers eat? The underworld always wants to make money!
To be profitable you need resources, otherwise what are you competing for?
What is the most important resource for the underworld?
For the underworld, what is their greatest source of wealth?
"Extremely Wicked and Outlawed" gave us such an explanation, "Territory".
Each underworld group has its own territory, and they open "offices" on these sites. Once they open an office on someone else's territory, it is a provocation. This process is very similar to the scenes that often appear in "Animal World". For example, every male hunting dog will urinate on its own territory to show possession. The size of the territory represents the size of the range available for him to hunt and the number of mates he can choose when mating. Once other dogs enter This territory requires its permission. If it breaks in without permission, or if another male dog dares to urinate in it, it will continue to track it until the other party voluntarily surrenders, or the fish and the net are broken.
Why would the dog do this? Isn't that irrational? Cooperation can win-win! Harmony can develop!
Is it really?
In the first case, someone comes to you to pee: you don't respect me, you want to grab my meat and my mating range, why should I respect you?
In the second case, you go to someone else to pee: your profit is large, but your power is not enough, my profit is not enough, but my power is enough, why don't I eat you?
When the upper and lower mobility of a society is basically stagnant, it is when the society is difficult to progress. Some sociologists call it a type of "elite society". The society is like this, and the underworld is also the same. When the situation gradually stabilizes, the lower ones will feel that there is no rush, "It's hard to get up anyway, why do you need to work hard?", the upper ones will feel that there is no bigger The interests are lucrative, "The situation is stable, who needs the existence of the highest arbiter?" Those who have top and bottom will feel that their position is becoming more stable, "I am not enough, and I am more than the bottom, it is better to continue to insist on the so-called so-called The benevolence and righteousness of the people, earning a little more is a little!", so they will neither be more active to please the superior, nor will they treat the inferior more kindly. In the film, it is specifically shown as a middle-level leader cheating on the account of the superior, less Paying dividends is strict and strict, and does not allow younger brothers to have their own business. The more "middle class" like this, the more stable the society will be, but stability will also bring a series of negative effects, such as lack of Creativity and the drive to pursue greater interests, etc. Therefore, in modern society, similar situations should occur as little as possible, and once there is a trend or such a situation has already occurred, those for the better will start to act. Brainstorming, "reshuffle the cards below", the specific performance in the movie is that the club boss F forced his middle-level cadres to lead his subordinates to kill his righteous brother H, and promised to give him his territory. After the event was completed, he used B's betrayal of "benevolence and righteousness" as an excuse to encourage B's team leader A to kill him, and promised to enter into a "brotherly covenant" with him after the event was completed. Get down and get up." That's how it happened.
At the same time, how can a benevolent and righteous society tolerate people who trample on "righteousness"? So the boss F went out again and asked B's deputy C to condone A to kill B first, and then chase down A in the name of benevolence and righteousness. F not only provided human and material support, but also promised to put C in the right position.
A higher move is yet to come. F arranges his most loyal subordinate, G, to kill C after the event is completed. The reason is also very simple, because he sees his boss dead and sees no help. He only has money and status in his heart. C, betrayed "the way of benevolence and righteousness", but what F didn't expect was that G's ambition was not limited to such a small piece of territory, so after G killed C, he also killed F, becoming the "last" in this film winner".
Some film critics will also say that G is the biggest boss and the most evil person, but in such a society where benevolence and righteousness are used as skins and tools, who is not a villain?
"Extremely evil and evil" also has another translation name - "all the evil people", everyone is evil, but all the evil people usually look like good people. Throughout the whole movie, the faces are ugly and the expressions are wretched There are only Uncle Kitano and the bodyguards of a few middle-level cadres. There is nothing they can do. Even Uncle Kitano's deputy and property supervisor are handsome and handsome, but it is worth noting that the handsome and handsome here is not the kind of charming temperament of Liang Chaowei and Andy Lau in "Infernal Affairs", but gives people a dark There is a sense of virtuous light in the evil, "He is a good person, but he is with the wrong person", such an image that is never confused and is both good and evil is more charming. Through such character design and shaping, it can make the audience I feel more truly that what I am watching is life, not drama. This is something that Chinese films have been unable to achieve for a long time. I would like to express my regret here.
Uncle Kitano once again brought his dark humor to the fullest in this drama, and his understanding of power, social norms, etc. has also reached a higher level, compared to "Big Brother", which was filmed in his "confused period" stage, etc. In terms of drama, the content of this drama is richer. It does not have brains, broken limbs and other techniques commonly used by foreign directors 20 years ago and Chinese directors now. Fear, I have to say, this is definitely the return of Uncle Kitano.
What is "benevolence"? What is "morality"? What is a "norm"?
Who knows?
Whoever has the final say, who knows, anyway, the people who instill in you concepts such as "benevolence and righteousness" are mostly not benevolent and righteous people. Benevolence and righteousness can be a whip, whipping you forward, or a rope, tying your hands and feet, or turning into a sharp blade, cutting your soul and heart into a thousand holes, so that the superior can rape it at will, It is really omnipotent. If you have a chance, take that seat yourself, and tell everyone what "benevolence and righteousness" is.
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