When we mention the word cyberpunk, we may think of pictures filled with bright contrast under neon lights, or the future world with serious industrial style created by "Blade Runner 2049", but cyberpunk is a The word first originated from literature. The English name is "Cyberpunk", which is a combination of cybernetics and punk. As early as the 1988 movie "Akira", the 80s cyberpunk that belongs to Japan was introduced to the world. The story takes place in the "New Tokyo" established in 2019, 31 years after the Third World War in 1988. At this time, Japan has the shadow of the student movement generation Japan experienced by Otomo Keyang, and you can feel a kind of turmoil and unease everywhere. . The city is highly prosperous, but the management is chaotic. After the war, the construction of the Olympic venues is full of difficulties; the anti-government armed forces and terrorists continue to create terrorist incidents; the government's mobile troops, anti-riot teams, and transportation departments are exhausted to deal with various conflict events, and the public relations and security budgets are seriously overrun ;Religious groups inciting the masses at the bottom of the civil society and propagating the awakening of Tokyo is coming; the military takes over control of Tokyo affairs, and as the contradiction with Congress deepens, a coup crisis will break out at any time... The film introduces the audience to the audience through 30 minutes. After such a 2019, it was chaotic and depressing. In the second half of the film, the stories of Jintian and Tetsuo, who lived in such a background, conveyed to the audience the thinking of director Otomo Keyang in that era. 1. Humanity's distrust of an ordinary person who always receives help from others, what will he do if he receives the supreme power? It is undoubtedly a nightmare in Otomo's imagination. He never believes that the rapid growth of the weak can automatically lead to the right direction, because those people often never try to express their desires. In the film, after Tie Xiong obtained super powers, he was confused at the beginning, then arrogant, and finally out of control, all reflecting the fact that human nature is inherently evil. In order to prove that he is no longer the weak person who hides behind others and can only rely on the help of others, he constantly shows his strength, and even proves himself by killing his former friends. The director believes that the persecuted or the weak-minded, once they master the extreme power, they will definitely act on the perpetrator, and the abused violence will inevitably affect the perpetrator. The power itself is not terrible, it is his master who is terrible. 2. Fear of science With the continuous development of science, more and more new things continue to appear. Everyone has their own ideas about what the future will look like. Now in our opinion, the brain hole of Otomo Keyang, who was in 1988, is somewhat limited. The way of communication at home is still the landline phone hanging on the wall, and everyone still listens to songs through music records. So where has the development of these 30 years been? In the director's mind, all focus is on the study of power: super powers, laser guns, hovering helicopters. In this regard, the director believes that human beings will continue to work hard. The fear of science is not as good as the fear of future war power, but also the fear of ordinary people in that war-torn environment. 3. Confusion about the future. In "Akira", for the future Otomo Keyang proposed two paths of human development, occultism and science. One is based on the development of civilization and science on earth, and it is possible or natural to expand the territory of the Milky Way in the future, and this process is difficult to carry out in the war, backwardness, and darkness; and the other is to follow the human race. In the development of scientific civilization, at a certain stage, a mutation occurs in the genes, the human body has the power of God because of the mutation, and human beings touch the truth of the universe and build a new human theoretical system, which is theology. Otomo Keyang, who was located in 1988, has absolutely no idea what the future will be like, whether it is war or peace, theology or science, how the world will change as time changes, and where we will go. Confusion about the future can also be a fantasy about the future. Otomo Keyang expresses his thoughts on the canvas and makes predictions step by step. The only correct prediction is probably the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The science of how the world changes over time, and where do we go. Confusion about the future can also be a fantasy about the future. Otomo Keyang expresses his thoughts on the canvas and makes predictions step by step. The only correct prediction is probably the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The science of how the world changes over time, and where do we go. Confusion about the future can also be a fantasy about the future. Otomo Keyang expresses his thoughts on the canvas and makes predictions step by step. The only correct prediction is probably the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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