There is not much left of humanity in this catastrophe.

As the world gradually returns to peace, and people re-enter this land from the ruins and abyss,

Are we, who are used to dominating everything, still the masters of this world?

On the first day after the holiday, the original animation "Spirit Cage", known as a subversive and even pioneering work in the history of Chinese comic science fiction themes, ushered in the perfect ending of the first season. As a doomsday-themed work, he tells the story of how after the earth experienced a near-destructive catastrophe, the surviving humans huddled in a lighthouse suspended in mid-air to survive.

In this lighthouse, there is a strict class system based on the merits of genes. The basis for everyone's survival is to earn dedication points by working, which can be exchanged for a series of services such as food and medical care. And all of this is only provided to those with superior genes.

As for the common people with mediocre genes, they do the lowest level of work without dignity, and the income from their labor is only to make insect cakes using cockroaches as raw materials. These proteins derived from insects are enough to maintain the nutrients needed for the survival of the people. They don't even have names, and they will only leave a number that once belonged to them in their lifetime.

Such an original domestic masterpiece that blends a barren doomsday wasteland, ferocious mutant species, the light and darkness of religion, and the good and evil nature of human nature has indeed achieved impressive results. When the promotional trailer was launched for the first time, it took only 10 hours for bilibili to reach the top of the list, and it was played more than 200 million times in just 3 months.

Undoubtedly, from the beginning of this work, we have set a gloomy, bloody, emotionless but high-quality tone. The baby curls up with a petrified face and floats like blood vessels between the flesh. Creatures, fossilized flesh and earth trying to break free from the shackles, and the recommended viewing age: 18 years and above, a strong wasteland punk background, and delicate and smooth depiction of characters. Compared with all the works you have seen in the past year, it is gorgeous enough. Rarely shocking, fascinating every minute.

After the catastrophe of the earth's crust, the world established a brand new ecosystem.

The cold interpersonal relationships and the suffocating doomsday philosophy are spiritual cages, and they are also prisons that imprison the soul

Every time the lighthouse’s energy supply resources are scarce, it is a lie in the Shangmin group. If so, they will form a group to search for supplies from the spacecraft ruins on the ground. The seemingly dry and lifeless ground is full of dangers, with mutated polar-eating beasts and spine-gu everywhere, as well as limbs twisted into various shapes, turning into fossilized meat and soil that freezes instantly after a meal.

The centipede-like spine voodoo releases hallucinogens and achieves the parasitic purpose of replacing the human spinal cord; the ugly poleeater has soft and glowing tentacles like seaweed, which are used for eating or communicating. They feed on human souls, evolve to high-level transformations, reproduce rapidly, and cannot be killed by existing human weapons.

If such extreme and harsh living conditions have made you recall the happiness of reality. What is suffocating is that in the lighthouse that symbolizes "the hope of life", there is no love or hate, the cold interpersonal communication, and the religious belief that is thoughtless and absolutely obedient.

Intimate relationships involving emotions are called "bad habits of the old world". Men and women of the right age carry out reproduction tasks with strangers in the Dawn Hall based on genetic matching, and biological parents are deprived of the opportunity to see their children. Power, and the birth of a new life is the separation of mother and child, and there is no intersection.

Once an elderly person reaches the specified age, he will be regarded by the law as an existence that is unnecessary and a waste of resources. They will be exiled to the ground with their bare hands, left to fend for themselves, and will have nothing to do with the "Lighthouse" from now on. These people are called "far travelers", and traveling far is defined as an act of great honor and greatness.

At the same time, when people are on the verge of despair, they will always unconsciously seek faith and regard religion as hope. In the story, the Light and Shadow Cult and the Lord of Light and Shadow came into being. But it is somewhat ironic that the Light and Shadow Sect shows disdain for innocent people. Those living at the bottom of the lighthouse are not even qualified to pray. The classic theory "I think, therefore I am" originated from the philosopher Descartes also cuts off the "I think" here and uses "therefore I am" as the doctrine of light and shadow.

May a bright light rise slowly and the sun reappear, passing on civilization forever.

If you had survived at that time, would you still love the world?

The irrefutable right and wrong, the transition between good and evil, and the importance of material needs and spiritual needs. In the story "Spirit Cage", the obscure contradictions of human nature are everywhere revealed, and that The grand and complex world view also seems to tell us that the ups and downs of the plot are not just about making ends meet, mecha battles, and killing power.

The end of the first season also laid the foundation for the finale next spring.

In the plot of Chapter 12, local human Bai Yuekui drives the Audi AI:TRAIL concept car with his teammates to find the male protagonist Mark. When Audi’s classic four-circle LOGO suddenly appears on the contact charging ground, The steering wheel, which is full of futuristic technology, is not out of the ordinary.

It is as if, in this dry wasteland, some fresh little humor and small twists of "Born for a meal" finally appeared, and finally the audience was lifted from this gloomy world. extracted from the plot and complex emotions.

However, when equipped with 33.5-inch big tires with inductive tire pressure adjustment; five rotor-free triangular drones that detect roads and provide lighting functions; and L4 level autonomous driving and quattro four-wheel drive. When the drive system was turned on, this all-round vehicle that could climb mountains and wading water was speeding by, and I couldn't help but fall into another period of contemplation.

While the humans in the lighthouse are suffering and taking revenge all day long in order to sacrifice their lives, the humans on the ground are happily photographing the larval creatures; when the humans in the lighthouse are using their gravity bodies to fight to the death with the polar beasts, the humans on the ground are peacefully at peace with them. ** Place; when humans in lighthouses risk their lives to search for supplies on the ground, humans on the ground have wireless charging stations with power at their fingertips.

And what the humans on the ground said: The Mana ecology composed of Xingxuan, Mana Flower, Spiny Gu and Extreme Devouring Beast will evolve again, and it is very likely to grow wings and fly into the sky. , where will the "lighthouse" go at that time.

Where are the words "One hundred kilometers to the north have been misaligned" written across the screen and the "Wrong Street Canyon" they mentioned? Could it be that compared to the Mana ecology and humans on the ground, the beacon of hope is just a backward scam like playing house?

Or maybe, the "lighthouse" suspended in mid-air is the lowest level existence in the entire apocalypse?

No matter what difficulties and challenges we face, human beings, as one community with a shared future,

should abandon prejudices, unite, and move forward in the long river of time.

With the end of the first season, as a viewer, I feel a sense of relief. Finally, I no longer have to be at the mercy of those deeply rooted plots. If I had to describe my feelings after watching it in one sentence, it would be: I don’t want to recommend you watch it, but it’s worth watching.

Because people with low tear points cry easily. They cry not because they are moved by good intentions, but because they cry for those living people who are cold, decisive, paranoid, struggling, or forbearing. ; At the same time, it is so amazing. The meticulous logic is stacked into a huge world view. The mysterious future technology is interspersed with the historical religious Old Testament, not to mention the impeccable character lines and picture creation.

If it does not end hastily in the upcoming final chapter, then "Spirit Cage" can indeed be regarded as a masterpiece in the history of Chinese comics, which will undoubtedly encourage more people to pay attention to it. Yihua Kaitian's other "Three-Body Problem" is eagerly awaited.

We can only wait quietly for the reveal of all this mystery.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.