——Remember those memories and emotions of the "Digimon" series
"Burn it! Boys and girls!" The slogan may not have appeared as a line, but it is enough as the expression of the work itself.
This animation that burned in adolescence has recently entered my heart like winter sunshine, and a warm current overflowed, full of tears and laughter.
The number of TV shows and the frequency of rebroadcasts of the "Digimon" series are unmatched by other Dongying animations in the same period. Only the first three films were translated by Taiwan and imported into the mainland, and the last two films were not paid much attention due to the lack of spare capacity. , The "Digimon Adventure 1" of "Digimon" with only 54 words, as a representative of the series, definitely gives us a lot of blood and a lot of moving memories of the people who were born in the late 1980s and 1990s.
The adventure begins! It all starts here!
Seven boys and girls (completed to 8 in the mid-term) suddenly fell into an island in the Digital World in a summer camp driven by unknown forces. Everything here is unfamiliar. Every teenager meets the destined Digimon here. The mission of the teenagers is to fight against the evil forces that destroy the digital world together with the Digimon. On an adventurous journey... the
story can be summed up simply here. However, the complexity of the content and the complex settings of "Digimon" cannot be summed up in one or two sentences.
Let's start with the core that underpins the set's setting - that's the word "evolution".
Darwin's face was darkened.
What is the most classic evolutionary bridge you can remember? The first humanoid evolution——Badamon evolved into a noble angel beast, or the most unexpected mistaken evolution——Greymon evolved into a lost tyrannosaurus that fast-forwarded into the museum and became an exhibit, or it was a transmutation evolution-The urn-like sound The flower on the top of the cactus beast, the royal sister flower fairy beast with a sound like a silver bell...
These evolutionary stages that we couldn't understand at the time but were so addicting are now full of blood.
However, in the original setting "evolution" still follows Darwin's principle of evolution. Infancy → Growth → Maturity → Complete body → Ultimate body (→ Integral) such an evolutionary stage setting is not only necessary for Digimon, but also for any higher animal, but in reality, the aging process in the later stages of life In the animation, it is idealized as a bigger and stronger ultimate body. There is no need to be confused that the round and juvenile Digimon becomes the growth stage of fangs, claws or hairy tentacles, and then to the mature stage that is closest to the animal prototype of the Digimon, and finally becomes the full body of the primate form. What's more, the leapfrog evolution directly jumped to the blinding ultimate body... This just reflects Darwin's theory of evolution - the evolutionary history of the entire earth's life at the macro level: prokaryotic, eukaryotic, animal and plant, human, human Future forms...including every fork in the evolutionary tree. At the same time, the sea to the land, the land to the sky, and the sky to outer space, this is another miniature of civilization. From the macroscopic concentration to the presentation of microscopic individuals, this is a point that has to make us amazed. Perhaps our perception at the time was just the excitement of seeing the evolution of Digimon and then fighting fiercely (this is the same as seeing the crowd in Sailor Moon. The excitement when the otome transforms is different).
Although there are many special "evolutions" in "Digimon" - what dogs evolve into cats (Puppymon evolves into Dilumon), what gender confusion (cactus blossoms), what mythical creations (from Indian mythology) the Garuda beast) and the like. But that's a testament to Digimon's inclusivity. These settings that make Darwin's face dark, I don't know whether it is a brilliant achievement, or a nonsense fabrication. Perhaps, it was just an alternative tribute to Mr. Darwin.
So is this kind of reference and tolerance (or chaos) okay? This has to be left to the worldview to answer.
Cyberpunk sub-fortune, vampire beast don't black me.
In the final battle of "Digimon Adventures 1", the teenagers were binary-coded, and in a daze, they used the power of hope to become real in the digital space.
William Gibson opened up the cyberpunk science fiction genre in his novel "Neuromancer". The most representative concept in the genre is cyberspace: virtual reality in digital space . Later, it was the carrier of movies that really carried forward the "cyberspace" - from "Electronic World Warfare" to "The Matrix", there are many sci-fi movies with this theme.
"Digimon" is an animation adapted from a game. The worldview design in the animation is naturally inherited - teenagers are turned into data in the digital world, and the digital world is closely connected with the real world, and the turmoil in the digital world is directly lead to the collapse of the real world. We all remember very clearly that when the boys fought the Ultimate Vampire in Tokyo, the real sky peeled off to reveal the earth of the Digital World. The doomsday plot revealed in this horrific scene was probably one of the first prototypes to be planted in my mind.
Continuing on the final battle, after the boys finally materialized, they found that they were in a lonely and deep space. At this time, the Demon King appeared riding an irregular decahedron Rubik's Cube Apocalypse Beast, which seemed to be in the history of the digital world. The darkest and most obscene skills were used.
Yes, ability. In the digital world, what constitutes the world itself is data, and what makes it work is also data. Data materializes into capabilities, and data materializes into everything. In the story, there is a piece of land that can be called "Wonderland", in which an old grandfather with missing teeth lives. He answers almost all the doubts about the digital world for the teenagers. Longyuan Pavilion". In the story, there is no place similar to the "world backstage". Maybe there is this fairyland, or there may be a dark dragon turning mountain guarded by the clown emperor, but they are all props to present the world background. Perhaps as a sub-feed animation that is already dark enough to exceed its limit, it is a bit too much to squeeze into a complex background to create.
The Digimon have evolved to the highest form they can achieve, and the teenagers have used all their strongest skills with all their strength, and successively bombarded the extreme demon king. In the end, the BOSS couldn't bear it and planned to explode and die with the entire digital world. The teenagers shouted "We still have tomorrow!", and the eight divine plans flickered, forming a hexahedron that locked the budding explosion and disappeared into the void.
This scene shows that, in fact, the control of the digital space is already in the hands of the youngsters, and perhaps the item "Sacred Plan", which has been neglected for a long time, was the ultimate hidden weapon in the beginning, used to manipulate data and its flow. In fact, the means of the black man of the extreme demon king are not seriously exaggerated, and they are not as strong as the double-headed ultimate vampire beast that gives nightmares. The story's ultimate sublimation is radiant, and it finally conforms to the positioning of the animation sub-supply.
This combination of cyberpunk and sub-fortune is not the first, but it is definitely imprinted in our memory. Who dares to say that if you look back at this animation after ten years, you will no longer be impacted by this worldview?
Everything is set for the story, and the story is for the characters. Digimon is, after all, about growing up—the hottest time in life.
On My Love, go straight to your dreams.
This is a lyric from the OP "Butterfly" of "Digimon Adventures 1". I clicked on the video of Digimon today, the theme song poured into my ears, and my tears swirled unknowingly. This is the tears of growth.
It can be said that the eight protagonists in the animation have accompanied me through a long period of time, that is the transition from childhood to at least a few years, and that is the beginning of adolescence. Words such as bravery, loneliness, trouble, rebellion, sadness, and ignorance all resonate with animation, so these words also reflect the past from reality. Such an animation about youth, dreams and love is actually an insight passed on by the animators to the next generation of audiences.
Taichi Yagami, an explosive head with a goggle, has an absolute protagonist's aura, and bravery is the spirit he has always implemented. As a leader, he has also been confused and lost, but with the encouragement of himself and his teammates again and again, he is always the first to stand up and face it bravely. His courage also led him astray. In an episode of the fusion of the digital world and the real world, Taichi saw the past that he once played with his sister Jiaer, which caused Jiaer's condition to deteriorate. His self-blame and recklessness led to loss The birth of Tyrannosaurus, and finally cruelty made him realize in time that courage needs direction. Isn't the rashness of adolescence just right or too one?
Yamato Ishida, a lonely boy playing the harmonica. His "loneliness" feeling is at the beginning of the animation - Yamato, who is far away from everyone, plays the harmonica alone on an island in the lake. The melody is not impressive, but his sadness is deep. Yamato's conceit and self-confidence are the reason for his outlier. (Sadly, when he was coolly pretending to be sad, the sound of the harp disturbed the dormancy of the sea snake beast...) This loneliness gave Yamato a calm mind, and this calmness is a powerful weapon to defeat evil again and again . At the same time, this loneliness is also ignored by the power of "friendship" after an adventure in the digital world. The "friendship" between Yamato and Taichi, and all of his teammates has always radiated brilliance.
Always optimistic eldest sister Takeuchi Sona. This girl who gives everyone confidence, this girl who always supports Taichi behind his back, this girl who bears the truth alone. The Digimon of all the companions in the team have evolved, but Su Na has deeply hidden her worries. This kind of maturity that puts the big picture first makes us admire her. Although she is not the most distinctive character in the team, it is. An optimistic love, who else can be except Su Na?
We, we can't forget Meimei's innocence, Guanglang's wisdom, Awu's hope, Jiaer's light, Azhu's honesty... These fine qualities are necessary for the work of the son, but without the slightest exaggeration, they are truly given We have a lot of inspiration for the teenagers.
Each character has a badge waiting to be illuminated, and each emblem represents a good quality - only when the emblem glows will the Digimon evolve. Are we not? We also need to shine and shine brightly in our limited lives.
Just classmates are young, and they are in full bloom.
Twelve-year-old I was still fantasizing about having a life in cartoons - manipulating mechas to fight the forces of darkness ("Demon King"), taming Pokemon to compete in national competitions ("Pokemon"), following panties Brothers travel around the world to learn science knowledge ("Haier Brothers")... The most anticipated is that maybe one day on the way home from school, I will pick up a "sacred plan", fall into the digital world, and be with my own Digimon Three hundred rounds against evil and evil his sister. Finally, fall back to the real world, pat the dust on the buttocks, and go home for dinner. (One day in the digital world is equal to one minute in the real world.) I don't believe there are boys who haven't had such a dream, and I don't believe there are girls who have never painted the mask of a night dress in their hearts ("Sailor Moon").
This is childhood.
It's not until we step through the towering gates of middle school and struggle through adolescence day after day that we have to bow our heads and admit that the same life as in the animation can really only exist in fantasy. We are frustrated, lost, and can't see the color, but when the opening song of the cartoon sounded - "Behind the infinitely extending dream / Even if the world is false and changeable / should not hide the deceit / The idea of passing on is too pitiful / Believe in hope One day it will be realized / I will be able to pass the test with my heart...", and immediately raised his chest and raised his head. I saw myself in the animation, and I was moved and resonated repeatedly. Taiyi's courage drives us forward, Yamato's calmness teaches us to be rebellious but not impulsive, Su Na's optimism makes us face life positively...
I dare not say that we have learned all the good qualities from animation, after all, animation is still a kind of Childhood entertainment offerings. However, as only children who have caught up with the rapid explosion of high technology, watching animation on TV and games like "telegram hide and seek" have become an inseparable part of our childhood (and even teenagers).
When I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, Fa Xiaoxiaoyuan and I walked for more than ten minutes at noon every day to go to another elementary school a few kilometers away. All the primary schools with huge student flow are the focus of the city in their hometown. The variety of toys in the stationery store and small vendors at the school gate blinds our young eyes. We saved the money from eating xiaolongbao for breakfast every day to buy a pack of 50 cents of candy, and threw the sticky toothless candy directly into the stinky ditch, and the two Digimon stickers in the treasure collection. If you get a special one, you can get a black-and-white Digimon Collection booklet, which reads, "Collect 100 N stickers and you can get a digital game console. Looking back now, The digital game console in the photo seems to be a far cry from the "sacred plan" in the anime, and is as "sophisticated" as the most low-end handheld game consoles in the same stall.
However, we are really for this digital game Does the machine collect stickers?
When my mother was about to finish junior high school, she pulled out a cardboard box. The box was full of Digimon stickers, as well as two general collection booklets. One of them was only missing three, and all of them were collected. Even the sticker with the least circulation was included in our bag, and it was still double. This sticker can be traced back to a noon when the sun was not very bright. Xiaoyuan carefully tore open the simple packaging bag in front of the stall, and there were actually two identical stickers - the rarest Digimon. The proprietress's eyes lit up, and she wanted to buy these two stickers for ten times the price (five steel sticks). was categorically rejected by us.
Memories are shattered by time. I'm not sure if the two of us got the double limited-edition sticker. I'm not sure if my mother really only had three left on the booklet that she turned out a few years later. I'm not sure at that time. The images of Digimon are printed on this sticker—because these things disappeared even after room cleaning, I can't use memory to prove the memory itself.
But I'm sure there is such an animation, I'm sure I've watched it countless times and I'm in tears in the process of fantasizing, I'm sure "we still have tomorrow", I'm sure...
want to fly more than anyone else Farther, beyond all tomorrow.
Koji Wada sang this in the OP "the biggest dreamer" of "The King of Beast Tamers", the third part of "Digimon". As the singer-songwriter who wrote almost the entire "Digimon" theme song, his own The experience resonates highly with the theme "Dream" of Digimon. Combining the experience of breaking into the entertainment industry alone on the streets of Tokyo and the transcendence of self-life, he wrote a song like "Butterfly" that is still not bad. He is also the one who struggled with the boys in "Digimon".
I was moved by the first part, and I also needed to pick up the last two parts of the "Digimon" series.
The story of the second "Digimon Adventure 2" is directly inherited from the first one, but the sharp decline in the setting and the powerlessness of the characters make the second part much less discussable at the time of the broadcast - the introduction of the concept of integration is very God stick (man and beast fit together, man and beast and man and beast fit together); the creation of new characters is also tedious, and the retention of old characters is actually to retain the audience of the first part, but unfortunately it is self-defeating - the second Ji's protagonist's presence is completely overwhelmed by the first protagonists who have become supporting roles. Although there is an unspeakable anti-bone entanglement watching Jia'er and Awu grow from childhood to adulthood, the second part provides a precious The opportunity to "peek" into the future, we saw in the animation that the children in the first film lived an almost happy life as adults, and we were also vaguely looking forward to "peeping" into our own future.
The third "King of Beast Tamers" is a new way to propose a new concept of "taming beasts". "Drawing cards" provides great commercial potential for peripheral toys, and the update is fully integrated into the settings of Digimon in deification—— The Chinese zodiac signs and the four mythical beasts appeared one by one, and they were filled with a sense of familiarity in a slight contradiction. There is also a new upgrade of the world view, and the core of more and more science fiction, so that the third part can still innovate on the basis of the stories of the first two parts.
So from the third part to the sixth part that has been broadcast so far, the character settings have been changed all the time, and the freshness has been maintained. Unfortunately, the introduction of the mainland has stopped us from meeting the latter parts on TV. At this moment, I am touched by nostalgia, but I will not choose to watch strange teenagers start a new adventure, I will choose to start from scratch, where all dreams begin...
(In addition, each of the first three films In fact, there are two theatrical versions of the movie, and it is not difficult to find them on the Internet. If you want to find out those Digimon that have appeared on the stickers but don't appear in the animation, you can look for them.)
"If you can't If you believe it, then even the momentary splendor will disappear/ Run straight towards the goal in your heart/ Hit it with all your strength/ Everything you see in your dreams is the beginning, that's the answer/ I want to fly more than anyone else Far/Beyond All Tomorrow's
nostalgia is not an easy task, and the fragments of our past are non-linearly entangled. It is not difficult to be nostalgic. We use this moment to cherish the memory of that moment and that moment.
If we can still cry for those experiences and animations of childhood and adolescence, our dreams will not collapse in the face of cruel reality.
At the end of the first part, when the train that returns to the real world starts, the boys and girls and Digimon shout goodbye, but Mimi hides her face in the carriage and weeps, because Balmon is afraid of leaving and hides without telling her. goodbye. When the tram was getting farther and farther away, Balmon finally ran out awkwardly——
"Mimi, I'm sorry!"
"It's okay, Balmon, goodbye, I really appreciate you!"
"Goodbye, Meimei!"
Balmon made a funny somersault, and Meimei's hat was blown up by the wind.
Taichi, Yamato, Sona, Awu, Jiaer, Mimi, Asuke, and Mitsuro. All Digimon. goodbye. Bye now.
New York Kids 2010.10.28-10.29
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