Luo Xiaohei Zhanji 2: Between Ideologies, We Seem to Prefer Simpler Answers

Throughout the entire film, we can see very neat plot development, timely humorous seasoning, and classic problem-style answers. The most prominent (and also the most impressive to me) is when the senior sister asks Xiaohei, "If humans and demons really start fighting, which side will you stand on?" The senior sister's answer is to stand on the side of the demons (her own race), while Xiaohei's answer is to stand on the side of what is right.

　　Looking at it from the front, the reverse, and the middle, how do we arrive at the "correct" conclusion? I think this is a question that can never be answered, so I consider Xiaohei's answer to be an answer from a child's perspective. A trolley problem can trap such naive ideals, and in the film, the airplane segment reflects the inadaptability of Xiaohei's theory in the real world.

　　As for the senior sister's answer, no convincing explanation is specifically given. I am more inclined to see it as another answer placed for the sake of contrast. This answer is simple, almost instinctive. And this instinct, a common explanation for it, is fear of the unknown: how human development will proceed in the future, and how the relationship between demons and humans will be. She does not believe in humans who are "not of my kind," and cannot imagine or accept her position as a demon in human society after humans win.

　　But the senior sister is not one who actively intervenes; the more radical ones are Elder Chi and Ling Yao, who advocate using war to stop war. Their core idea is both "ensuring peace by maintaining one's own advantage," believing that human strength cannot bring peace. This point is similar to the logic of the Cold War in reality, displaying characteristics of "distrust" and "overconfidence." In fact, demons with such ideas may also be the ones who provoke conflict (there are related segments in the film).

　　And Elder Chi and Ling Yao are also different from each other. The former believes he has a justified cause and hopes to use war to stop war in order to continue letting demons hold the balance of the world; while the latter gives Chi such a "cause" through methods not permitted by the rules, such as harming his own kind. Such a contrast raises a classic question: can the righteous path use evil arts?

　　The negotiation faction represented by the president seems to be the best answer, but this answer is an eternal "temporary." New doubts and challenges will constantly arise, requiring enormous energy to maintain. As the human representative says, although demons are the strong ones, they must negotiate with humans from a low posture and continuously build trust. But this trust, which needs to be built slowly, is very fragile; a single event can greatly disrupt this balance.

　　In the end, the event is resolved by Infinite, an absolute strongman, through "peaceful" means, eliminating most of humanity's threats to demons. This is, I think, the greatest irony of the entire film. In the end, we still have to rely on an absolute strongman to fine-tune this world in order to maintain peace. Then you and I, do we believe in the strongman who currently controls the world? Do you have the desire to become that strongman? (And for what reason?)

　　I think our common enemy (animals, plants, microorganisms, demons...) is fear, the survival instinct written into our genes. This is the driving force that pushes us to progress (evolve), and also our destined tragedy.