Reflections on strength and power in Akira

Sandrine 2022-04-23 07:01:42

The reason why human power is limited is because human beings do not deserve stronger power. Learning, introspection, and exercise are all necessary. At the same time, one must not be afraid of power and face it in order to control it.

Regarding power, Akira satirized the people and the politicians. Centralization and democracy are both imperfect systems. Politicians are selfish, ruthless and disgusting, so elitism is destined to safeguard class interests and create class divisions; The people are ignorant and cheap, and the collective unconscious can also be cold and ugly. I can't give an answer. As long as it is an order established by humans, there must be loopholes, and the core of human nature cannot be changed. After millions of years of evolution, we still have 99.99% of genes similar to those of chimpanzees. Isn’t it desperate? Yes, we are all beasts. Human beings do not deserve a society, but since a society has been created, let’s run in with each other, and then stumble forward.

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Akira quotes

  • Yamagata (1988 Streamline Pictures dub): You got a bad attitude, pops. Lighten up before your arteries harden.

  • Kaneda: He's not your friend, he's ours! If somebody's gonna kill him, it should be us!