Destroy the world? Just destroy yourself!

Jarret 2022-03-21 09:01:41

To be honest, this film did not satisfy me very much. Maybe it was because I had seen too many introductions before and had too high expectations for it, or maybe the "classic" of that era could not catch our focus today, so Disappointment is inevitable.
Akira in the animation, after all, is just an inexplicable "character" - let's call him that. When it first appeared, there were only some "remaining limbs". To be honest, I was quite excited when I saw this, because the irony reached its climax here. The so-called savior of the heart is nothing more than some corpses. Fragments, and fragments that scientists can't explain. This is really a great irony of humanity and society.
But then after Akira was really "awakened", the story didn't appeal to me that much. Must there be such an unparalleled character of "strengthening the mountain"? Even the power of the world cannot stop it, is this the so-called "light"? Without such a role, is it impossible to complete the author's request to "destroy the world"? Does the world have to be destroyed?
I do not think so. I think that in this world, the only person who can destroy is oneself. The world is an object that is too complex, huge, and tough, and we can do nothing about it.
"Man conquers the sky"? But the ravings of madmen; "Destroy the world"? But a fool's dream.
Humanity will die one day, but the world will not.
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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!