📚心得【三體 #1】 by 劉慈欣, 2006 ｜ Review《Three Body Problem #1》 by Liu Cixin, 2006
#Dark #Fermi_Paradox #Thriller #激進VHEMT #第一次接觸 #共產主義
人們不知道，也許自己還沒觀測、意識到敵人存在，已然輸了種族之爭。
物理學是一種實驗科學，觀測與分析大自然的現象來找出其中的模式。然而，當人們開始發現這些現象並不是「自然」而是人為產生的時，「科學」本身仍是科學的嗎？
《三體》是華文作家中第一個獲得星雲獎最佳長篇小說的系列作，作者雖常被批評不會角色刻劃(角色只是思想與立場的具象化人形立牌)，有過強的法西斯、共產、強國思想與許多刻板印象，且果真反應在他的作品之中，許多橋段的確會讓一些讀者認為偏頗、政治不正確，甚至遭懷疑故事主軸根本是抄襲1995年Charles Pellegrino與George Zebrowski合力撰寫的《Killing Stars》，但故事中討論核心思想和邏輯悖論仍是貨真價實的。
第一集故事中引述了許多文革時期的事件，與《寂靜的春天》中「共產主義」過於理想、始終無法實現的夢想，映出「人類從DNA上即無可救藥」的結論，與基督教的「原罪論」異曲同工。
可惜的是，第一集耗費了8成以上的篇幅，透過VR譬喻的方式去描述過去發生的事件，這手法實在很彆扭，老實說以系列作而言這不是寫很好的第一集，但二、三集真的很棒，盡量熬過第一集吧。
很多科幻都像《三體》一樣，聚焦在「人性」與物種「物競天擇」之間的矛盾，理性與感性之間總有衝突，兩者看似無法同時存在，而這也是人們為了生存為何會有「信念」的原因：即使理性告訴你機率上99%失敗，人類仍會緊握著那1%持續前進。
疫情前一直有《三體》要拍成電影或動畫的消息，但不知怎麼了後來都只丟了短PV就沒消息了；也有Netflix要拍、但被中共阻止的風聲，希望能作成電視劇或電影影集，讓更多人知道科幻的深刻。
IMO總分：74分，黑暗三部曲的普普開頭，但這僅是開始。
科學軟硬：★★★★☆ 是否符合現實物理現象*5
核心思想：★★★★★ 核心討論議題是否有趣*4
劇情細節：★★★★☆ 綜觀整體劇情的質與量*3
角色刻畫：★★☆☆☆ 角色群的必要性與深度*3
結局滿意：★★★☆☆ 結局滿意度與有無餘韻*3
易讀程度：★★★★☆ 閱讀時章節是否難消化*2
#Dark #Fermi_Paradox #Thriller #Radical VHEMT #First Contact #Communism
You know, people might not even realize they've already lost the race for survival before they've had a chance to observe or comprehend the enemy.
Physics is an experimental science—observing and analyzing natural phenomena to uncover patterns. But what happens when we start realizing that these phenomena aren't "natural" but rather man-made? Does "science" still qualify as science?
The Three-Body Trilogy is the first Chinese-language series by a writer to win a Nebula Award for Best Novel. The author often gets criticized for weak character development—characters feel more like personifications of ideas and positions than real people. There's also the heavy-handed fascist, communist, and nationalist themes, along with plenty of stereotypes, all reflected in the work. Some scenes do lean heavily toward being politically incorrect or even seem to copy elements from Killing Stars , a 1995 collaboration between Charles Pellegrino and George Zebrowski. But when it comes to core ideas and logical paradoxes, this series delivers for real.
The first book references a lot of events from the Cultural Revolution and draws parallels with Silent Spring 's overly idealistic view of communism, which remains unattainable. This leads to the conclusion that "humans are fundamentally flawed at our DNA level," echoing Christian ideas of original sin.
Unfortunately, the first book spends 80% of its pages using a VR-style metaphor to describe past events, and this approach feels clunky. Honestly, for a series, it's not the strongest opener. But the second and third books are fantastic—so if you can get through the first one, it’s worth it.
Like a lot of sci-fi, The Three-Body Trilogy focuses on the tension between "human nature" and "the survival of the fittest". Rationality and emotion are always at odds. These two sides seem incompatible, which is why people have "belief": Even if reason tells you there's only a 1% chance of success, humans will cling to that sliver of hope and keep moving forward.
There were rumors before the pandemic about The Three-Body Trilogy being adapted into a movie or anime, but nothing came of it—it just dropped some short PVs and went silent. There were also reports that Netflix was interested but got blocked by the Chinese government. Hopefully, it can be made into a TV series or movie someday so more people can appreciate how deep this sci-fi is.
IMO Rating: 74. A decent start for the dark trilogy, but this is just the beginning.
Science Validity: ★★★★☆ (*5)
Core Ideas: ★★★★★ (*4)
Plot Details: ★★★★☆ (*3)
Character Development: ★★☆☆☆ (*3)
Ending Satisfaction: ★★★☆☆ (*3)
Readability: ★★★★☆ (*2)
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