Chapter 941: Root of Calamity," Explained! Spread the word!
Online, when people learned that Xiao He and his team had successfully achieved 96.60, everyone celebrated.
Of course, some people were afraid of opening the champagne halfway through the game and repeatedly asked questions to confirm the value of the score.
【Does anyone understand this score?】
Is this score secure? Can we start celebrating now?
【Sure, sure, bro, it's a sure thing! The highest score in the history of this competition is 97.42. That work, also on an anti-war theme, was a perfect all-rounder, scoring incredibly high with almost no weaknesses. Ours has already surpassed the 95 mark, making it a top-tier work with a clear gap in quality. Only one or two like that are produced each year, so ours is practically a lock for the gold medal!】
【The Chinese team is currently ranked number one! I wonder who can surpass them?】
【The match order at this point in the game was truly exceptional; those ahead couldn't overtake, and those behind weren't guaranteed to either, resulting in intense pressure. Who drew this draw? A huge compliment! So impressive!】
【Who would have thought that watching the national team participate in this kind of competition for the first time, and then witnessing the birth of the champion? What an exhilarating experience! Watching the performance was great, but seeing the final score was even more exhilarating.】
Netizens were overjoyed and spread the news far and wide, while the bloggers who were among the first to finish their articles also started posting videos.
One of the financial bloggers even took advantage of the hype and worked through the night to create the video, grabbing the first wave of traffic. The number of views skyrocketed all night, and by the next day it had reached two million likes, becoming a popular video on various platforms that day.
In the video, the financial blogger, who usually wears small glasses, has a round face, and is always smiling, didn't even change his clothes this time, recording the video directly in his home clothes.
"Friends, welcome back to my channel."
"As a financial blogger, I don't usually pay much attention to entertainment news, but since I do enjoy watching dramas, I watched the entire live stream of 'The Root of Calamity' not long ago..."
"In short, this performance was truly amazing, so I haven't been able to calm down yet. Look, I haven't even changed my clothes or prepared any scripts. I'm just saying whatever comes to mind."
"Actually, as a fairly long-time theater enthusiast, I rarely talk about this topic with everyone, mainly because it's just too—niche. This time, I really want to thank Xiao He for his existence, which has helped this field break out of its niche and allow more people to see them, as well as a group of excellent drama actors like those from the National Theatre of China. I think this is a very good thing..."
This blogger used to mainly make financial science videos, so his videos have always been very rigorous, with detailed explanations and a lot of popular science tidbits, which has attracted many fans and won everyone's love.
For example, before discussing the stage details and metaphors related to "The Root of All Evil," he first explained the World Olympic Theatre Competition and the differences between international arts competitions in recent years, allowing the audience to fully understand the prestige of this competition.
He then talked about some of his thoughts after watching "The Root of Evil".
"There are many things that people are praising online, so I won't go into them. I'll just share my thoughts."
"Actually, many people were quite surprised when the evil god appeared, because the narrative structure of the first half didn't seem like a mythological story. It was more like a heroic tale of a hero leading everyone to overthrow a regime. But as it went on, everyone found that the story's structure underwent a fundamental change. What was originally just a struggle between people suddenly turned into a duel between a hero and an evil god—"
"At first glance, it seems like the story has suddenly gone off track. How did a perfectly good historical drama turn into a fantasy novel?"
"But in fact, the story had already been foreshadowed from the very beginning."
"Friends, look, at the beginning of this story, what did the king do to win over the heroes?"
"They used money, beautiful women, power, and everything they could imagine—this actually corresponds to the trials of the seven deadly sins. However, at the beginning, the novice hero decisively chose to refuse and still insisted on his own ideas."
"This part is a concrete storyline that shows us the hero's determination and also establishes such an image of a hero in our hearts."
"But with the introduction of the evil god, everyone's target also became the evil god. The hero who rose step by step was also swept up by his supporters and took the initiative to take on the path of fighting against the evil god and began to fight against the evil god. It was from here that the evil of human nature in the seven deadly sins was personified into another more illusory and ethereal thing - the evil seed planted by the gods."
"What does this mean? It means that the evil god never actually existed. The hero being assimilated by the evil god is just a figment of imagination. The 'god-slaying' in the story is the hero's own choice when faced with temptation. The evil god is just a mirror reflecting the evil in his heart, representing that in the subsequent struggle against temptation, he actively chooses to embrace everything and becomes the person he initially hated the most."
It's clear that this financial blogger's words are true; he genuinely likes this work and isn't just blindly praising it. His analysis is well-reasoned and supported by evidence.
"And what surprised me the most was the ending."
"The evil god faithfully reflects the hero's evil nature, and so with his actions, the hero gradually moves closer to his true self in reality. He becomes bloated, fat, ugly, and vulgar, and the sins in the mirror finally return to the hero himself. This plot is never about the evil god replacing the hero, but rather that the hero briefly awakens during this period of depravity and sees his true self in the mirror."
"Unfortunately, his arrogance blinded him to all his problems. After a brief moment of clarity, he chose to smash the mirror, remain blind to his own faults, and continue to bask in his glory..."
This blogger is indeed the one who provides the most details on the entire internet, and is also the first person to publicly express these views.
It's no wonder that his post garnered millions of likes overnight. Many fans and viewers who read his analysis and then rewatched "The Root of Evil" felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.
They couldn't help but express their admiration in the comments section of the video.
Finally, the blogger also raised another point of view.
"And actually, I've been thinking about why Xiao Ge was chosen to play this evil god. Why was it so important to him? His 'Twelve Mirrors,' with its twelve personalities, is indeed impressive among the younger generation of actors. But why couldn't other more experienced actors play the seven similar evil characters? It wasn't until later that I finally figured it out."
He looked at the camera with a look that seemed to be filled with sorrow and a sigh, and finally slowly said his thoughts: "One reason is that the hero is not very old, and the evil god who reflects him is also not very old, but more importantly, the evil god will always be young, because new temptations are born every day, and the cycle of human history will not last long, just as new wars will always break out."
"—Thus, the war never stopped, and the root of the problem never disappeared."