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Japanese version <Theatrical Version of the Blade of Demonstration: Infinite Train> is also ranked first in the box office in Korea.

I know that the Japanese animation fan base is thick, but it wasn't a Ghibli studio work, so I didn't know it would be this much.

I usually watch Jojo movies on weekends, but since it's the Corona era, when a movie that I really want to see comes out, I used to book a seat far away from people in the first episode of the weekend.

I watched Pixar's animation <Soul> that way, but there were 6 people in total.



But at 9 am last weekend, I was surprised to go to see <The Blade of the Demon Extinction: Infinite Train>.

The seat was fondant, but the center of the grandstand was quite full.

Even before the Corona era, during these screening times, I hardly remember seeing a movie from the seat next to it, but in any case, I watched <Sword of Demons>.




The original work of <Theatrical Edition Blade of the Extinction: Infinite Train> is a cartoon serialized in Japan's <Weekly Boy Jump> from February 2016 to May 2020.

It's a movie you wouldn't normally watch.

This is because the title of'blade of demons' and the atmosphere of the original poster are far from my preference, and I don't like to enjoy Japanese translation based on manga.

However, when the news that <Theatrical Edition Blade of Demonstration: Infinite Train> surpassed my favorite work in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki's <Sen and Chihiro's Missing,> ranked No. 1 in all-time box offices in 19 years, "What kind of movie do you want?" I was curious about it.



<Sword of Demons> is a cartoon depicting a confrontation between a monster blood demon that eats humans and a demonstrator group trying to defeat them.

At the beginning of the movie, it took some time to immerse myself in the content because it was not my taste.

I was a little annoyed by the sudden changes in the expressions of the characters and the exaggerated expressions peculiar to the comics, but most of the audiences that day (there were many young men) seemed to be accustomed to such expressions and drawings, and to enjoy them.

There are many reviews that the action scene is excellent.



The film is a thrilling action, and there are some instructive scenes with a slightly neoclassical setting.

In a way, it's'Gurin', but it feels a little different than usual.

The mother of Kojuro Rengoku, the strongest prosecutor of the demon squad, who is the most powerful character in this film, asks Renkoku as a child.

"Do you know why you were born strong?"



"You are born strong. Being strong means to help the weak."



This line, which sounds like a very plain and one-many voice that would appear in a boy's cartoon of the past, sounded a little differently than usual.

This is because the question of'Meritocracy', one of the big intellectual trends created by books published in Korea last year, suddenly emerged.



This trend, which began with the publication of Shaymus Raman Kahn's <Privilege>, which depicts the world of meritistic new elite in prestigious private high schools in the United States, was published in late 2019. 'The Elite Hereditary' (Original Title: The Meritarian Trap), Park Kwon-il, Hong Se-hwa, etc., and Michael Sandel's <The Illusion of Fairness> (Original Title: The Tyranny of Meritarianism) published in December last year. I took it.

It is a feeling that the discourse on justice, which Michael Sandel lit up about 10 years ago with <What is Justice>, is evolving by changing the core concept words from'justice' →'fairness' →'meritarianism' in Korean society.



In the second half of last year, there were a few columns in each newspaper asking fundamental questions and reflecting on meritism.

Bishop Kang Woo-il wrote a column titled'Is fairness possible in this world?', Professor Kim Min-kwon wrote a column titled'Who glorified meritism' in the Hankyoreh newspaper, and Professor Nam-soon Kang wrote'The dangers of a competency-oriented society, modesty and ethics of solidarity. In the JoongAng Ilbo, Prof. Hogi Kim is the process of'opportunity' vs.'result' process...

He wrote a column titled'The Light and Shade of Meritarianism' in the Hankook Ilbo and warned of the dangers of meritism.



Their thesis is largely twofold.

First, the problem of meritism itself.

Competencyism, in which social status or rewards are determined based on individual abilities rather than hereditary status, seems fair, but its abilities were not achieved only by one individual's efforts, but were born, received social help through yin and yang, or correlated with original values. Without it, it may be highly appreciated by the arbitrary standards required by a certain era, but it is personalizing it intact.

Second, the fair start itself, which is the basis of meritism, has become impossible.

While'Kaecheon-yong' becomes increasingly impossible, as the title of the book'elite hereditary' has become easier, the meritism, which opposed the status system and the hereditary system, is gradually getting closer to the hereditary system.



Reading the columns, I learned an interesting fact.

Michael Young, who first coined the term'meritarianism' (meritocracy) in 1958, originally used the term in a negative sense, but it is said that at some point this term has turned into a positive nuance that guarantees fairness in modern society.

This fact itself seems to be a proof that injustice is being used as a kind of'indulgence' while creating the illusion that'meritarianism is perfectly fair'.




The background of <Sword of Demon Extinction> is the Taisho era (1916-23) in Japan, more than 30 years before the word meritism was coined.

Renkoku, the strongest swordsman of the devil-catching demons, is in a nutshell.

He is born with an indomitable will and has repeatedly trained to be good at swordsmanship.

They are capable and talented.

The etymology of the talent is the Greek word talanton, which is said to be a unit of weight or currency.

In the Bible, there is a famous ‘parable of talents’ that the master who goes on a trip entrusts the talent (money) to the servant.There are many interpretations of the meaning of the talent, but it is interpreted as ``(entrusted by God) for a moment'' (entrusted). There seems to be a lot of people.

Gift, the English expression of'gift', is also used to mean talent.

Talent or ability is a concept based on the idea that I am good, not only from my efforts, but what I received as a gift and, fortunately, left it to me.



In that sense, the story that Renkoku's mother told Renkoku – being born strong means to help the weak – accurately reflects the old idea of ​​talent, ability, and fairness.

This is the reason why the passage sounded fresh after watching a movie.

It is not easy to realize that the abilities and talents I have received are not my own.

That's right.

It's really a difficult realization against universal emotions.


In ancient Greece, it is said that public officials were selected by lottery, not by ability.

Of course, there were complementary devices.

The meritism that creates and sustains the modern age.

It is a situation where its limits are exposed beyond myths, but it is not easy in reality to find a suitable alternative.

This is because the dominant system in modern society is based on meritism and performanceism.



Renkoku, who is gifted and trained and trained to become the best person in humans through tremendous effort, expelled demons and rescued people, and looked at the spirit of his mother and asked if he had accomplished all he had to do.

When he hears that he has done a good job, Renkoku smiles and sits down and breathes.

It's like a cartoon, but these days it doesn't sound like a cartoon.



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