I think the core of this play is "the relationship between the public and rights." This is not just a drama about superheroes doing evil, we should regard superheroes as symbols, symbols of power, and power. The "rights" here are very broad and can be religions, large capital companies, and governments. What remains unchanged is that they all have money, power, and voice that are far beyond ordinary people. The public has many choices after facing such an absolute power to do evil, and the play shows us three extreme examples: 1. Most choices are silently endured. The representative is the father of the hero. I have never quarreled with anyone in my whole life, and I just want to avoid and give in. 2. A few choices, join. The representative figure is the mother of Xingguang. I made my daughter a guinea pig for my own benefit, knowing that my various behaviors were wrong and evil, or doing it for my own benefit. 3. There are very few choices, and extreme resistance at all. In order to get revenge at any cost, it is extremely dangerous to involve everyone around. Although the male and female protagonists are the protagonists of the play, as relatively positive characters, they are not white lotus flowers that are not stained by the mud. In order to achieve one's own goals or succumb to the pressure of the environment to be evil. Of course, the definition of "evil" still depends on the audience's perspective. Whether it is law or morality, I won't discuss it in depth here. The male protagonist cheated and murdered for revenge, and walked away step by step, until he became a fugitive in the end. In order to become a "superhero", the heroine allowed herself to be manipulated. Although she resisted again and again, she didn't get to the end, and finally gave in again and again. Slowly he became a tool man of the company. Their behavior also represents us ordinary people, although the paths are different, one goes up and the other goes down. Although everyone is committed to justice, in this big dyeing vat, who can guarantee that he will get out of the silt and not be infected. This play is about the battle of classes, and it is not a simple confrontation, but a very complicated relationship that promotes each other. The power is doing everything for more and faster growth, but the people don't want to know all of them, preferring to stay in their own safe zone. The public has various projections of their own to superheroes, and these are also collected and used by the company as data, which in turn uses the fake superhero images created to influence the public. Patriarchy, feminism. What I think is very interesting in the play is that it is very modern in terms of the use of technology and big data. The play is a modern story as a whole, but the characters presented are very stereotyped. For example, the Homelander, a symbol of powerful power, is used to solve problems directly with violence without the brain, but in fact the mind is fragile and the heart is empty. Stan Edgar (CEO of the company?), at the top of the food chain, he basically doesn't need dirty hands and uses his people to work hard. Madelyn Stillwell, obviously cannot directly face the superheroes in terms of strength, cleverly using his own language and physical advantages to fight and manipulate, and among them, the patriot is the most. Starlight was initially adopted as one of the seven giants because of her image of a pure girl, but after entering it was the beginning of her assimilation and exploitation facing the patriarchy. I won't write a detailed analysis, but if you can take this perspective, you can find a lot of interesting things. Edgar (CEO of the company?), at the top of the food chain, he basically doesn't need dirty hands, and uses his people to work hard. Madelyn Stillwell, obviously cannot directly face the superheroes in terms of strength, cleverly using his own language and physical advantages to fight and manipulate, and among them, the patriot is the most. Starlight was initially adopted as one of the seven giants because of her image of a pure girl, but after entering it was the beginning of her assimilation and exploitation facing the patriarchy. I won't write a detailed analysis, but if you can take this perspective, you can find a lot of interesting things. Edgar (CEO of the company?), at the top of the food chain, he basically doesn't need dirty hands, and uses his people to work hard. Madelyn Stillwell, obviously cannot directly face the superheroes in terms of strength, cleverly using his own language and physical advantages to fight and manipulate, and among them, the patriot is the most. Starlight was initially adopted as one of the seven giants because of her image of a pure girl, but after entering it was the beginning of her assimilation and exploitation facing the patriarchy. I won't write a detailed analysis, but if you can take this perspective, you can find a lot of interesting things.
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