"Astro Boy" has more than "innocence", but not enough "pure".

Coralie 2022-04-19 09:02:34

In the season when animated films are playing the nostalgic card, the iron-fisted boy who once won over the young minds of millions of children also joined the nostalgic box office battle, and stabbed the wallets of those born in the 70s and 80s.
However, compared to many bloody and destructive big productions, this film seems "very loving". Whether it is the color tone of the film or the setting of the character image, more child-friendly elements are added on the basis of respecting the originality. Even the damage seems to have a mild tone, so you might as well bring your family to the cinema and pick up the good feelings deposited in childhood with your children.
The producer may also want to use this to win over a new generation of loyal fans and pave the way for the future of "Astro Boy". When this film is really fortunate to be released in the sixth or eighth part, it can also attract one and a half votes to support the box office, claiming to grow together with Astro Boy, followed by a large amount of peripheral product income . Maybe Uncle Tezuka at that time will become another original creator whose assets have soared "behind him". Therefore, this film is extraordinarily innocent, and from the perspective of children, everything will be very real.
The children's perceptual knowledge is obtained through the behaviors in the character setting, and the children's perceptual reactions are enough to affect all the audience present. The joys and sorrows in the film may be just entertainment for adults, but for children who are not familiar with the world, life and death on the big screen are so real and sudden. Therefore, the cute child at the scene made a timely response to the plot in the film. Those innocent laughs broke out at the laughing points that were almost ignored by the adult audience, but it was also because of this that people felt that long-lost innocence. . At the end of the film, the experience of the protagonist and the childish face are superimposed together, which can't help but make people sad, and the lovely child on the scene actually cried out "wow". The adults laughed, because he was so innocent and cute, and at this time I thought maybe some people were making self-deprecating self-deprecation about their lost innocence. At least, I feel that way.
Aside from the perspective of children, after all, the main force who pays for it is those "struggle people" who are out of childhood and do not want to grow up. Everyone is trapped in a square inch during the day and rushing desperately. After breaking free for eight hours, I tried my best to create some contemporary national entertainment jokes in order to soothe my emotions. As a result, the Internet has become a breeding ground for new vocabulary and buzzwords. The filmmakers also seized these jokes in a timely manner and rubbed them into a highly resonant laugh.
However, since you want to make money in the Chinese market, you must understand this local custom. "Du" is a hidden symbol in the national cultural atmosphere. Moderate ridicule and jokes are often more pleasant, while all kinds of jokes that appear frequently, It is inevitable to appear a bit cumbersome and hypocritical, and some of the words and plots are also lacking in skills and have a strong sense of accumulation, which clearly shows that they are deliberately "magnetizing"! In contrast, Wang Gang's voice acting is particularly exciting, and the large lines are not only boring but interesting, but there is no deliberately "creaky" joke in such a scene. Plain and wonderful, very powerful!
Such a film will look more pure if the extra language modification is subtracted. If you add some elements that focus on inner feelings, it may be more perfect.

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Extended Reading

Astro Boy quotes

  • Cora: So, where are you from, non-robot?

    Astro Boy: I'm from Metro City.

    Cora: [sarcastically] Metro City? Can't you believe it, guys? He's from Metro City and he's actually talking to me.

    Astro Boy: Are you feeling okay?

    Cora: Oh, my Gosh! He talked to me twice! This is definitely going in my diary as the most exciting day of my life!

  • [First lines]

    Narrator: Here we are, floating peacefully in the sky. Metro City, the jewel in the crown. Beautiful isn't it? But how did we get here?

    Narrator: [In flashinmation] A century ago, the founders of Metro City, seeing our world was changing, took Mount Sofia and lifted it out of the Earth and into the sky, to be an oasis, a floating paradise.

    Narrator: [In CGI] We don't really know what happens these days on the strange and mysterious surface we left behind. But life in Metro City is better than ever, thanks to...

    Narrator: [in flashinmation] "Our Friends The Robots". Robots do our shopping. They cook for us. They serve our meals. They take good care of us. They even do the really important things like, reminding us to call Mom on her birthday. Whether it's raising our children, building our buildings, taking care of our city or making sure we're all fit and healthy. For these guys, no job is too big... or too small. Plus,

    'Our Friends' Narrator: [in CGI] robots do a lot of things that, frankly, we just don't want to do anymore.

    [a robot cleaner gets crashed by a truck]

    Boy: [Points at the broken robot parts] Oh no!

    'Our Friends' Narrator: Don't worry folks, that street will get clean. The best and brightest of them get picked for the more exciting tasks. This lucky guy is starting the first day at his new job.

    [Car crashes offscreen and the researchers writes the results]

    'Our Friends' Narrator: aAnd it's all thanks to this man: Dr. Tenma, head of the Ministry of Science, and father of modern robotics. Thanks to him, and the incredible inventions he introduced...

    Student: [overlaps] Hey Toby, isn't that your dad?

    Boy: It sure is.

    Mr. Moustachio: [at Toby] Hush!

    'Our Friends' Narrator: Our Friends The Robots helps us. Thousands are created each day

    'Our Friends' Narrator: [in flash] and thousands are disposed of in the great unending cycle that sustains life, in our great city. Thanks for everything guys. May you rust in peace.

    [Narrators chuckles as Mr. Moustachio turns off the screen]