On Severus Snape and Rocky Lawfeison

Thor: Ragnarok

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The Harry Potter series and the Marvel series are two of the most popular movie series around the world, and the stories they tell take place in the same timeline as our universe, so that we often fantasize about receiving Hogwarts. Ci's admission notice or be invited to join the Avengers.

As fans of these two series, it is not difficult for us to find that among the "villains", there are two people who are very similar - they have both good and evil personalities and a lot of fans. Next, we analyze them from a literary point of view.

Occlumency and Illusion

Let's look at Snape first.

He is proficient in Potions, Legilimency and Occlumency, and was Harry's Occlumency teacher, teaching Harry how to disguise himself, seal himself off, and prevent his brain from connecting with Voldemort (the biggest villain in the series) through his scars . His most important role in the series is the double agent that Dumbledore sends to the dark side, which is impossible for a person without a cool, intelligent mind or an inability to protect the information in his brain and disguise himself. It takes more than ten years of work that consumes countless brain cells. It can be seen how powerful Snape's ability to disguise and close his brain is.

We can't help but ask, where does such a powerful ability come from? Let's take a look at where his family lives. The background of his home in the movie is taken from the industrial area of ​​northern England (see "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), which is in sharp contrast with the wizarding world. The director arranged this to reflect his and the wizarding world. He was out of place, or rather, he was out of place from start to finish. Well, that explains it better. He probably had the habit of shutting himself up from a young age to hide his loneliness and sadness. The ability to shut off his brain also makes him sullen and aloof, and his camouflage makes him look evil at times when it comes to dealing with problems.

Let's look at Loki again.

When he was young, he studied illusion with his adoptive mother, Frigga, the queen of Asgard, and later became Asgard's most powerful mage. In the Asgardian domain where martial arts are respected, the strength of force is the only criterion for measuring a person's strength. Compared to his brother Thor, he couldn't be weaker in terms of force, so naturally, no one (except the adoptive mother) paid special attention to him,

He lives in the shadow of his brother forever. He is jealous of his brother and hates himself, so he spends all day with illusions, and even after the death of the only mother who loved him, he disguised himself and didn't want his brother to see him vent. Emotional and bloody appearance (see "Thor 2").

We may wish to conduct in-depth research on the illusion that he is good at. What is illusion? It's witchcraft, it's a trick, it's not real, it's a camouflage. He learned illusion at a young age and wanted to disguise himself early, which also confirmed what his adoptive mother said to him, that he could always see through others through illusion, but never see through himself. This made him lose his true self, without a clear understanding of himself, and he gradually became isolated, and sometimes he was tempted to go down the wrong road, showing his gloomy and evil side.

In short, the camouflage that Snape and Loki are good at sometimes gives them the "chance" to be villains.

Last words and feelings

A person's last words can often sum up his life and explain the most important feelings in his life.

Also look at Snape's:

LOOK...AT...ME... (meaning: look at me.)

what does it mean? He was looking at Harry and said, meaning he wanted to see Harry Potter die in the eyes. Harry was known to have the green almond eyes of her mother, Lily Evans—the rare, beautiful ones, and that was the only place Harry looked to his mother. Snape liked Lily from a very young age, he loved her almost all his life, his patron saint was the same as hers, and it was for Lily's son Harry that he would do double for Dumbledore A spy, risking his life to protect Harry, and finally dying for Harry.

His last words perfectly summed up his life - loving Lily Evans all his life.

Loki's last words are a bit long by comparison:

Almighty Thanos , (The almighty Thanos (thanos is the biggest villain in the Marvel series))

I , Loki (I, Loki )

Prince of Asgard (Prince of Asgard)

Odin'son (son of Odin (actually Odin is his adoptive father))

The rightful king of Jotunheim

God of Mischief

Do hereby pledge to you

My undying fidelity

(Then assassinated Thanos, but failed)

You ... will never be... a... god

Let's start with the "Prince of Asgard". Why did he put this sentence at the beginning? We usually report our family first, so he accepts this family from the bottom of his heart and accepts the status of this prince, although he has always denied that Asgard is not his home (it should be in "Reunion 1" time), but after all, he buried a sense of belonging in his heart.

"Son of Odin", too. He once denied in "Thor 2" that Odin is his father and Asgard is his mother, although they are indeed not his biological parents, but they are the parents who have raised him for more than a thousand years (the gods of the gods have an average of five Millennium lifespan), in his dying words we can hear his recognition of and pride in his adoptive parents.

The two sentences "the orthodox king of Jotunheim" and "the god of tricks" do not need to be analyzed, because his biological father Laufey is the king and ruler of Jotunheim, and he is also the god of tricks in the realm of the gods, which is a narrative fact. But the fact is ranked after his feelings for his hometown and adoptive parents, it can be seen how much he cherishes this relationship in Asgard.

We also need to discuss the cause of his death. At that time, he and his brother Thor’s friends and comrades were all defeated by the villain Thanos, their lives were at stake, and Thanos would not kill them all. According to his law of cosmic balance, he would kill. Keep half alive. In other words, Loki and his brother Thor, at most, can survive only one person. Thor is more combative than Loki, and Thanos will not leave a combative person as a hidden danger, so Loki is more likely to survive. But why did Loki choose to assassinate Thanos? Their situation at the time was that it was impossible to kill Thanos alone, and assassination was tantamount to death. Yes, why choose assassination? Smart Loki didn't think about it? Obviously, no. Deep down he loved his brother. Although they have always lived under the shadow of their brother, they have always fought side by side, and my brother has always hoped that Loki can be a completely upright god and a good prince. Also remember Loki said " You are my brother and my friend, sometimes Iam envious but never doubt I love you." It means: You are my brother, friend, sometimes I am jealous of you, but don't doubt, I have always been love you. He exchanged his death for his brother's life and expressed his last love to his brother.

Therefore, the last words of Snape and Loki both express the deepest love in the hearts of these two "villains" who are both good and evil.

Views on Fate and Public Psychology

After analyzing for so long, we also have a certain grasp of the similarity between the two film and television characters. Severus Snape and Loki Laufessen are the most popular characters in the Harry Potter series and the Marvel series respectively, even after the two characters died for love (we only focus on the main timeline character situation), the audience also imagined the scene of Snape living after the Wizarding War and the scene of Loki living after the defeat of Thanos, and it is worth mentioning that a fan encounters Tom Sid in the park. Luston (who played Rocky) kept asking whether the news of Rocky's death was true, so much so that the directors Russo Brothers publicly stated that "Rocky is dead".

So, why do these two supporting roles, who are both good and evil, defeat the protagonists and have such a large audience?

I think we can analyze audience psychology.

First, in this era, everyone will encounter unsatisfactory things, such as being fired by a leader, failing a major exam, being betrayed by a good girlfriend... At this time, we will unconsciously imagine ourselves as suffering. Frustrated heroes, and then their heads are either full of plans for revenge or scenes of falling leaves and autumn, and Snape and Loki are exactly what we think of ourselves as we are: gloomy, alien, isolated, both good and evil , plus everyone has a little bit of narcissism about themselves, thinking they are smarter than others, so that we really become Snape and Loki, a contradictory body that is struggling, naturally " "Into the play" is very deep, unconsciously immersed in the role and unable to extricate himself.

The second point, whether it is domestic or foreign, the era of chasing heroes who have been successful has passed. People prefer heroes who have tragedies, ambivalence, and are willing to die for love. People are willing to cry for such characters, willing to To accept the judgment of the heart for such characters, more willing to be them, to feel the tremor of the soul... Sadly, modern filmmakers have not yet smelled the audience's long-shifted preferences, so there are not many Characters like Snape and Loki became popular with audiences, and in this way, the two supporting roles, both good and evil, successfully and easily defeated the main characters, Has a huge audience.

Third, these two film series have been filmed for more than ten years so far. Such a long time span is very advantageous in creating a flesh and blood character. In ordinary movies, few characters can be in the It can leave a deep impression on the audience in just one movie, which is one of the reasons why Snape and Loki, who have run through several blockbuster films, have a good relationship with the audience. Coupled with the efforts of Alfonso, Columbus, Yates and other directors (directors of the Harry Potter series) and the Russo brothers (directors of the Marvel series), these two popular characters are naturally unmatched.

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Time to wrap up.

Special thanks to Severus Snape and Loki Lawfeison for their contributions to the Wizarding World and the Marvel Universe. Love you all, always, after all this time , 3000.

Thanks to two famous actors Alan Rickman (played by Snape) and Tom Hiddleston (played by Rocky) for their dedication. May Allen be well in heaven.

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