In fact, to be honest, "Astro Boy" is more of a recollection of those born in the 1970s, because this cartoon that landed in China in the early 1980s (and the cartoon was also published at the end of the same year) has nothing to do with most of the newly born 80s. Many impressions (don’t think you can really remember things before the age of 6, which is basically unreliable), which is why we will be more Impression, because at that time we had grown up a little bit.
I used to know the name Astro Boy. I really started to read manga after junior high school. The mid-1990s was the heyday of pirated manga in China. I read a lot in one breath. This is known as the opening chapter of Japanese manga. The work came into my sight in this way. The
style of painting is simple, the language is simple, and the shape is simple. This Astro Boy, which is a bit like Mickey Mouse, is different from most of the comics that pursued contrast effects, beautiful characters and humorous language. At that time, I was attracted by the action effects of "Saint Seiya" and the fantasy plot of "Dragon Ball". It can be said that watching "Astro Boy" is definitely a different experience. This seemingly simplest work, But because of the sadness that has always been in the meantime, I have been attracted.
Whether it was then or now, I always stubbornly believe that Astro Boy is not a bright story, and the future described by Mr. Osamu Tezuka is not a "beautiful new world". That world is ruled by power, confrontational, and confrontational. Steel city, cement forest, more various robots used...
And Astro Boy as a justice messenger is not an optimistic hero, he is because his father, Dr. Tianma, does not want him, he was abandoned by Dr. Pan. Transformed into a superhero; he saved the world at the last minute time and time again, but was accused by many people of being too strong; he was almost tortured by danger many times, but no one could bear it with him* He was very powerful but Very lonely again.
Basically, Astro Boy also strictly abides by Asimov’s "Three Laws of Robots", that is, it cannot harm humans, obey humans, and cannot see human beings hurt. Astro Boy is perfect, but the era at that time is incomplete. Yes, so he is doomed to be very hurt: he can save mankind again and again, he can believe in mankind again and again, but cannot save their souls: greed, selfishness, cunning, deceit, harm, and danger are the roots of human inferiority, no matter how advanced the technology is. In any era, it will follow you like a ghost.
In the era when technology and industry are at their peak, humans can dispose of robots at will, humans can hurt robots at will, and robots can only obey and bear. Should robots be charged for being used by humans? What is the relationship between humans and robots? After a technology is abused, how to regulate it in an effective way?
This work reflects so deeply the worries and warnings about the future of human society and the development of mankind, and it is exploring the subtle relationship between mankind and technology in its own way, and such worries seem to be moving towards reality now.
This is the reflection of the defeated Japan on the war (then Japan had more reflections than it is now), and it is also the worry about the confrontation between the two major military and political blocs at that time. "Astro Boy" is so close to the era and transcends the era.
(Later I watched Osamu Tezuka's "Dr. Qin, the Strange Doctor" and found that the theme of his works has always been this way, using comics to explore human nature. In every era, there is light and darkness.)
Spear Berg's "Artificial Intelligence", a movie born out of "Astro Boy", also explores the relationship between humans and robots. That little robot that hopes to become a real person, and that little robot that has no special skills is so touching. In fact, I think that if possible, Astro Boy just wants to be an ordinary child and become the son of Dr. Tianma. Rather than a superhero who saves the world, such a story may be what Tezuka Osamu is most willing to show deep down, but will such Astro Boy be so popular?
All growth is lonely, heroes are both contradictory and tragic. It is precisely because of their imperfections that they can be liked by more people. Astro Boy has become a hero of the times. Although lonely, But keep moving forward.
Nostalgia is a complex, but it should not become a trend or even a fashion culture. When the "Astro Boy" propaganda campaign hit us all over the world, how many people have actually seen this comic? And what about going into the cinema?
But I still like to see him on the big screen, but I still hope that more new friends like him, and Astro Boy is like an old friend to me, in fact, he has never been far away, just hidden in a corner of my heart , When I see him, I will say it softly. It's been a long time since I saw him, Astro Boy. 【China Urban and Rural Business News】
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