"Big Heroes": the collision of light and darkness can make a hero

Dillon 2022-03-19 09:01:02

Hollywood's comic hero movies have been a trend for many years, and the fever has never gone away. Now this trend has also blown into the world of Disney's childishness. In 2014, the new work "Big Heroes" was adapted from Marvel's comic of the same name published in 1998. This is also the first work that Disney has adapted into an animation after it acquired Marvel Entertainment. However, in order to comply with Disney's consistent tonality, including the character modeling, the original comics have been greatly changed during the adaptation.

The story is set in the future aerial world "San Fransokyo" (San Fransokyo). As its name suggests, this is a new city that combines the two styles of San Francisco and Tokyo. Therefore, we can see the bridge tower of the Golden Gate Bridge replaced with a torii shape, The gorgeous Japanese-style decorations of streetcars make people feel like they have come to the world of "Shinto Chihiro" (千と千寻の神隠し, 2001), and the buildings on the street are full of exoticism... the extraction and collage of oriental elements It is easy to be reduced to "Orientalism" (Orientalism)-style stereotypes and disagreements, but it is so natural to put it in "Big Heroes", not only creative, but also refreshing.

As the saying goes, heroes are not afraid of low births. Most superheroes have evolved from mortals and even have to go through a tragic growth process. The same is true for the protagonist of "The Heroes of Heaven", A Guang. A Guang, who was born in a broken family and is not accompanied by his parents, lives with his elder brother, A Zheng, at his aunt's house. He has an extraordinary talent in robotics. He relies on self-made robots to fight the underground arena and win big prizes. But just like his black robot, A Guang's skills are superb, but he can only wander in the underground arena in the dark alleys, as if he can't see the light. At this time, A Guang has not embarked on the journey of a hero at all. It was not until A Zheng led him into the academic hall that he really began to go from darkness to light, and started this journey of mortal becoming a hero. Tadashi's name has the correct meaning in Japanese, and the person is just like the name. Azheng is not so much playing the role of a father as a mentor for A Guang, a life mentor who guides A Guang on the right path.

Just like the robots they made, one white and one black, one soft and one hard, A Zheng and A Guang have extreme differences in personalities. The cup noodle (Baymax) designed by Ah Zheng is round and without edges and corners. It is a medical robot for the benefit of all mankind. The cup noodles, whether in words or deeds, belong to the "healing system" route, which fully reflects the righteous and positive existence of Ah. As for A Guang’s miniature robots, they are angular, and they are used for competition and attack, which just reflect the impulsive factor and dark side of A Guang Xingri. Heroes are never perfect, and they will also face the struggle between light and darkness. In particular, A Guang’s motivation for becoming a hero is for revenge, which forces him to face this life issue squarely, just like Spider-Man. At this time, Azheng/Cup Noodles functions as a mentor, reminding Aguang of the incomparable value of love and compassion, and avoiding blinding his eyes because of hatred and making an irreparable mistake. Through the interaction and interaction with the cup noodles, A Guang constantly revises himself, allowing the light and darkness to collide and integrate with each other. Only then can he truly be called a hero.

Although the background of the story is set in the future, an era of highly technological advancement, it does not ignore the importance of human emotions. In the film, the brotherhood between Ah Zheng and Ah Guang runs through the beginning and the end of the plot. Even though it is a bit clichéd, it is difficult to conceal the moving power. In addition, the cup noodles also subvert our cold impression of robots. Although his design complies with the "three laws of robotics" of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), it is a tool for humans, but On this basis, the great sentiment of "sacrificing the ego" is displayed, which makes it free from the level of tools and more warm emotions. In other words, robots and humans no longer have a subordinate relationship or are classified as dissidents, but are as important as friends or relatives. Such a relationship actually reflects the concept that everyone is born equal, just like the miscellaneous hero group formed by Hiro and others. There are blacks, whites, and mixed Japanese and Americans. Does the emotional support they support each other reflect the value of multiple coexistence? ?

Strictly speaking, there is not much novelty in the plot development of "Big Heroes", the character description is also somewhat flat, and some of the transitions are even more blunt, but the flaws are not concealed, whether it is the unconstrained scene design or the rhythm of laughter and tears. , So that the audience can enjoy a pleasant movie watching time.

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  • Honey Lemon: No, don't push us away, Hiro. We're here for you.