I don't know anything about comics, I just read it from a blank sheet of paper, maybe that's why I like this movie so much. Salem, the second half of "Jerusalem," means God. And this city is as high as a god, indifferent, bright, mysterious, and absolutely authoritative. When I saw Hugo's naive yearning for it, I thought of the little android girls in "Cloud Atlas Sextet". They believed that after labor, there was heaven, but heaven just chopped them into pieces and made them into fast food. Work hard, put your head down, don't think too much, work hard, and then you can go to a better place. - This may be one of the oldest lies in human society. But it has worked for thousands of years, with a false hope that the exploited bottom will forever be exploited and consumed by itself, and these dystopian films ripped it apart relentlessly to show you what it is.
The sentence Victor said: "Better be the king of hell than the slave of heaven." "Paradise Lost" is Lucifer's confession before his fall.
Victor saw through the essence of Salem, but he just chose to obey it and become the king of hell, but it was based on the approval of heaven. However, this movie is not completely ruthless, because it created Alita, a powerful and incomparable angel, who pointed at Salem and intended to kill gods, giving people in hell a hope. Is this hope also false? I'll wait and see. ps: The male protagonist can be said to have taken the script of the traditional female protagonist. He is young and kind, but he is selfish, weak, and trapped by obsessions. I would have hated this role before, but now I don’t. Just human nature. And in the end, he conquered his selfishness and obsession, gave up his unrighteous deeds, and gave up his obsession with Salem. It's a pity, just when everything could be salvaged, the bad guy killed him.
I like that doctor very much, like an old father, and his daughter is still obedient, which worries him, especially the way he is reluctant to put on her helmet before the trial, and shouting in the bar "No more calls. You guys are free to repair!", very cute hahaha.
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