Who am I?

Ken 2022-04-01 08:01:02

The script is flawed - that's the first thing that pops into my head after watching Pilot.
Except for some special features, most of the stories tell nothing more than a growth story, that is, what we want to see is the reaction of the protagonist to specific events and conditions. The artistic creation is condensed, and it should often be a collection of many human characteristics in the protagonist.
I want to see Alex's efforts in the V-2 class, and want to see his interaction with Claire under the premise of huge inequality in status. It doesn't take too much space to realize it, just a few shots, and the screenwriter But let us understand all of this in a blunt dialogue - this is actually understandable, and it is probably the only way to express it with images, and it is also very cost-effective.
But clearly it can be done better.
Pilot explained Alex's character at the beginning: he is a timid and fat young soldier who does not follow the usual path, often violates regulations, is not afraid of authority, and can deal with emergencies calmly. Although a little reckless, he is still a bit Guys with obvious self-willed minds - American TV shows are full of similar characters. After that, Michael's corresponding punishment of Alex's caning also conforms to the principle of obeying the rules as determined by the angels, and Alex does not seem to have been caned for the first time - then the first fragment that breaks the rhythm appears: Rysen appears, Stopped Michael's whipping, and confessed that Alex had rescued Claire in the dialogue with Michael.
Seeing this, I'm already WTF.
Yes, it is very economical to use dialogue to explain the antecedents, but it makes the audience feel that there are too many things to explain, the amount of information is quite large, and it is very boring. And he is actually the lucky one with great luck.
Does it look familiar?
90% of male protagonist stories are roughly this kind of setting.

Michael used these words to describe Alex: Undisciplined, strong-willed, passionate, mercurial, Good. It’s true that so many traits are concentrated in one person—
contradictory, but not showing unity.
Then Jeep and Michael told Alex the most illogical thing in the entire show: I want you to grow up in a difficult environment, learn your skills, and grow up to be an upright person, (ready to bear the burden of saving later The responsibility of human beings. At the end of Pilot, this concept is finally completed.) ——I
love you, so I will let you bear the pressure and the pain of being abandoned, and you can grow up only after suffering setbacks.
What a bastard theory.
The only person who can come up with such a genius idea is the inhuman Michael.
Jeep, who can agree to implement this idea, needs to be beaten with a whip.

The whole play took more than 3,600 minutes in 8 episodes, and it failed to shape the character Alex well. I didn't see the expected struggle, I didn't see the expected struggle, Alex was sleepwalking from start to finish, and the plot was horribly rambling. Alex has no demands of his own - Season 1 ended without me figuring out what he wanted; no act of rebellion against the "ordained life" (and wanted to run off with Claire in the first episode Delphi, the city of freedom, then left Claire to escape alone in the third episode, and then didn't show it); the decision-making power was not enough, and the screenwriter did not know why Claire's line was written so wonderfully, so what was presented was a Unattractive protagonist.
I don't know what kind of audience such a male lead would attract.
The screenwriter does not know what to write, the director does not know what to film, and the actor does not know what to act.
It was not until the season finale, Beware Those Closest To You, that Alex would become a father, that he finally came to his senses and faced his responsibility head-on: to defeat and destroy Gabriel.
But he still didn't show Alex's hesitation or his change, and he accepted the fact that he would be a father quite calmly [(Gabriel told him that he should not have been stabbed by Alex after conception. ?), here is another incredible place near the end of the season]. And after Michael left, he still insisted on doing what he planned.
I can only speculate on my own that the editing of episode 8 has greatly disrupted Alex's psychological and behavioral continuity.
Determining the rationality and logic of this play is undoubtedly an embarrassing thing for oneself.

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Extended Reading
  • Mckenzie 2022-04-01 08:01:02

    Ten minutes to give up... Michael is so ugly....

  • Maxine 2022-04-02 09:01:18

    At that time, I liked the second male; I watched the first season relying on his face

Dominion quotes

  • General Edward Riesen: [opening video to "An Introduction to Vega: The Citizen's Handbook"] Civis Romanus sum. "I am a citizen of Rome." There was a time when that phrase would grant you passage through lands where no man dared travel, for it was known that the power of the world's greatest empire was manifest in the rights of all of its citizens no matter on what ground they stood. Good day, citizen. I am General Edward Riesen, founder of Vega. Sadly, the world in which we live holds dangers no Roman could have imagined. The great angel army may have been defeated, but Eight-Balls still infest the desert beyond the walls. Yet we possess weapons the angels do not possess: society, customs, roles which give us meaning, which tie us to the greater good. You are one of the lucky few. You have survived the war. You have reached the sanctuary of Vega's walls, but with citizenship comes obligation. You are now part of a diverse community where each person has a function, a responsibility. Join us as we rebuild. Help make Vega a beacon to the other cities of the Cradle. Together we will make the Earth a kingdom for humankind once again. Civis Vega sum; I am a citizen of Vega, and now so are you.

  • Claire Riesen: [closing video to "An Introduction to Vega: The Citizen's Handbook"] Well, congratulations! This is a special day. With the oath you've taken, you are now a full citizen of Vega, and I'd like to officially welcome you to our city. Your hard work and contributions have and will continue to pay off. Remember, though, that with citizenship comes responsibility. The future of Vega depends upon the lasting contributions of citizens such as yourself. Your sacrifice and effort will ensure that Vega's promise of safety is passed on to generations yet to come. I hope this handbook has answered any and all of your questions, but I also hope that your civic education won't end with your citizenship. Visit Vega's Great Hall. Read the histories collected there, and stand proud, for now you can say "Civis Vega sum" because you are a citizen of Vega. May the Savior bless you; may he bless all of us.