A sense of "Angel"——crime and punishment

Kirstin 2022-10-01 10:59:28

Religious people often consciously regard the suffering they have experienced as a "sacred" punishment for their sins. And only after undergoing such a baptism of distress, can one surpass the shackles of one's own ideology and form, and obtain happiness that transcends the spirit and senses.

However, if this is a vampire, it took him two hundred years to practice evil eyes and sharpened sharp teeth. Then when he wakes up, how will he deal with himself and how will he repay it? He is Angel, a vampire with a soul, a alien. He was alone, wandering between humans and demons, trying to find an inch of his own standing in this world. But after spending another hundred years on him, he only confirmed such an ironic reality-it does not belong to either side.

Angel was tortured and tortured by her humanity and emotions, and confined and entangled by her own instincts and desires. He is like a prisoner of fate. He is unable to resist the sufferings that life bestows on him. He can only bear all these with the human heart and the power of vampires, or just endure it.

In this world, every unknown corner hides power beyond the scope of human cognition. It may be sinful, evil, bloody, or peaceful, serene, and hopeful. They are like a pair of twins, conceived in the womb of the human world, and they are struggling at the same time. The race between good and evil began before humans existed, and will continue after the end of human history...

In this endless battle, Angel or Angelus (Angel did not regain The name before the soul) is a key factor in being in it. The twists and turns he has experienced in these three hundred years are fateful: from becoming a vampire, slaughtering the earth, to regaining his soul to save the world. Is it a coincidence, is it destined? In ancient prophecies, his uniqueness has already been mystified, and more critical responsibilities have been given to him, making him himself the weight of the phased success or failure of this battle.

How will Angel accomplish these two completely different missions, becoming a believer in the dark or a warrior of the light? When he is deciding where he wants to go, he may not realize that not only is the world determined by his thoughts, and great changes are brewing, on the contrary, the world is also testing his final choice and will give him an ultimate judgment. .

"One thought of heaven, one thought of hell." For Angel, the latter is naturally an abyss of endless evil, but the former does not mean happiness or happiness, but more like a heavy and sharp punishment, never squeezed by peace. And pierced his guilty and fragile and sensitive heart. However, what made him face strong, what made him persevere, what made him nail himself to the highest cross and sacrifice, and what made him understand "I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell" Buddhist scriptures? It will not be the faith of Jesus, nor the profound meaning of the Buddha. It's just that after he regained his soul, he felt the simplest human feelings-love-that made him willing to pay punishment for sins, even if it would be a deep, dark and lonely corridor.

Buffy, a meteor in Angel's long life, dazzled across his darkest moments. What she gave to Angel, whether it was happiness or pain, was directed at a fatal touch point: regret!

This regret brought by love, like Buffy, illuminates all the old things in Angel's future, so that he is no longer confused, no hesitation, and fearlessly began his journey of atonement. At this time, the difference between them has become the biggest obstacle that lies between them. It seems that for them, a step in love is more difficult than the decision of life and death.

But I don't know if fate helped them intentionally or unintentionally. As early as when Angel was cursed to regain his soul, he had already lost the power to "love", otherwise the price would be to return to its original form. The difficult choice became easy. At this time, after pointing out the direction Angel should choose, Buffy had to go aside with him. In fact, this is basically one of the punishments Angel must suffer. Because only under the spur of love and regret can he be braver, firmer, colder, and ruthless.

Darla accompanied Angel in three different periods: destruction, pursuit, and rebirth! Here is his indelible memory: blood is accompanied by desperate happiness, and pain is accompanied by tragic happiness.

His feelings for Darla are unruly but profound. Even without a soul, no one can remain true to a beautiful opposite sex who has been with him for three hundred years. What's more, Darla transformed him, taught him how to "grow", and led him into a whole new world. There he can throw away all the "humanity" and live more like a pure animal, enjoying arbitrariness beyond responsibility.

The feelings cultivated by their entanglement, entanglement, injury, and deception over the three hundred years cannot be easily understood, but this intimacy is always revealed in one eye, one breath, or even a battle. Even if Angel's regained soul and Darla's post-death rebirth could change everything, it could not change the essence of this feeling. They lived together for so long that everything became unsurprising, but at the same time they blended deep in their hearts and built a small secret room that could only accommodate each other, where the three between them were kept. One hundred years of love and hatred, three hundred years of joy and blood. Darla is his original sin and his punishment.

On the surface, these two opposite sexes are completely different and opposite. But in essence, they are the same. They are two indispensable parts of Angel's life. They represent his humanity and magic, just like the two sides of the same coin. Without one, Angel is no longer complete. They are both the guide in his heart, the beacon in front of him, on the difficult road of sin and punishment, in the cruel baptism of love and hate, and in the transition between life and death, they gave him the courage to persist. , Gave him the strength to fight and gave him the hope of love.

Of course, he still has many human and non-human friends and comrades in arms, standing by his side, and walking with him on this road that is doomed to tribulations. They fight for a common goal, and it is inevitable that they will be hurt and sacrificed, but they will only continue this unfinished business with respect for the dead. Among them, Angel can feel that there is still warmth in his life. This is another form of love: understanding, trust, care... This at least makes him feel "life", not just "Alive". Finally there was a bright color in his life that was not destined to be dim.

We are living in the real hell. As long as the selfishness, cruelty, viciousness, and deceit of human beings do not end for a day, the darkness around us will not disappear. And human beings must be punished for their sins. The world is fair, because it never targets one person, but all people-us!

At that time, Angel would stand there, looking...like an angel...

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