SpongeBob is not a baby at all.
His name is Bob (same as "Baby"), and he is actually an office worker born in 86.
And this animation is an animation that adults may like more than children.
Even if you haven't watched anime like me, you must have received and seen a lot of SpongeBob emoticons.
SpongeBob has been around for 22 years and has won 14 awards, big and small, and it hasn't stopped until this year.
But it has never been a cartoon for children. Of the 60 million viewers who watch the show every month in the United States, half are adults.
Its main plot is the life of SpongeBob and his colleagues at work.
SpongeBob’s profession is a chef, mainly making burgers, and his work makes him happy.
His good friend Pai Daxing, who squats at home every day, has the biggest specialty of casually telling SpongeBob SquarePants about love.
The post-70s colleague Octopus, a cashier, and a long career, made him a mournful and shrewd old fritters.
22 years later, everyone who has watched "SpongeBob SquarePants" said: I thought I was a SpongeBob SquarePants when I was a child, but when I grew up I realized that I became an octopus brother——
Work is becoming more and more livelihood, dreams have long been buried, and blows are everywhere.
However, a generation will eventually get old, and SpongeBob is always young.
The creator Heilenberg said about SpongeBob SquarePants in his mind:
"A stupid optimist,
A childlike character,
See the bright side at all times. "
For 22 years, SpongeBob SquarePants, the hopeless optimist, finally made all adults fall in love with him.
The protagonists of the animation all live on the bottom of the sea, but they are basically a reproduction of the lives of contemporary young people.
First of all, doing a somewhat mechanical job.
SpongeBob has made burgers for hundreds of episodes, and the order of cooking has not changed at all.
The company's prospects are not good.
There are two employees in the entire restaurant.
Except for SpongeBob SquarePants, it is Brother Octopus, who is in charge of the cash register, and his face is longer than anyone else.
Get up early every day to go to work and clock in.
Going to work at 7 o'clock, Brother Octopus often stepped on it and swiped it irresponsibly.
But I always stepped on my head, "ding", 7:01.
This old fritters colleague, who is still radiating negative energy, just catches fish and read magazines when he is fine.
"Car News Digest."
"Boring Weekly".
"Dancing Now".
You can tear him apart, he will become angry from embarrassment.
It is common for customers to make trouble.
Saying that the dishes you cook are not delicious, and you will lose money, and the money will be deducted from your salary.
And their black-hearted boss, the main task is to deduct their wages.
To make matters worse, if you have been working hard for several years, it is not your turn to be promoted.
SpongeBob SquarePants, who has been rated as an outstanding employee for 374 consecutive sessions, is extremely excited to find an individual to be a manager when the restaurant opens a branch.
He deliberately changed into a new suit, his eyes glowing, and he was ready to give his inauguration speech.
The boss announced: It is my colleague Octopus who is promoted.
Obviously the other party didn't work hard and had no performance, but the boss called you back with a word:
"He is more mature."
The truth about adults is in this drama--
Without a job, I really have more money and less work to be close to home.
No one's work, effortlessly.
But the same animals, SpongeBob SquarePants and Brother Octopus, have grown into two completely different kinds of people.
Brother Octopus looks very frustrated, his clothes are all dark, and he is bald by life.
At the beginning of the first episode, he is the only employee in the restaurant.
He opened the door to wipe the glass, and with a stroke of his hand, he wrote "Loser" with spray paint, with the arrow pointing to himself.
And SpongeBob, like a happy perpetual motion machine without heart, tireless labor.
A word that often hangs on the lips is: "I'm ready."
I'm never late, sometimes even early, and go to the company to work overtime at 3 o'clock in the morning.
What are you doing?
——Count sesame seeds.
Counting is radiant and very happy.
The self-requirements of the two are different.
Brother Octopus is messing around with his salary, and his expression is dignified when he works, and even his customers are more joyful than him.
SpongeBob is different.
Every burger must be perfect, and 12 burgers are made in one go, proudly handed out.
And he worked hard, not for a salary increase at all.
The boss of Crab paid him a salary, but he refused very happily and said with eyes full of stars:
"I can't charge you! Fried meatloaf is my hobby!"
I think he wants to pay the boss.
In addition to work that makes him happy, he is always easy to find all kinds of fun. Just sitting on the ground and blowing bubbles can play for decades.
The most enviable thing is that SpongeBob also has the best pie star and the best friendship in the world.
They have stayed together since they were born, catching jellyfish together, blowing bubbles, and talking nonsense.
for example:
-Pai Daxing, why are you called Pai Daxing?
——Because I am the big star sent by God to protect you.
And the sweetest paragraph in the world:
——Hi, SpongeBob, let's go catch the jellyfish.
——Sorry, not today, I have to go to work.
——Then what should I do today?
——I don’t know, what do you usually do when I’m not at home?
--Await your return.
People who watched this cartoon when they were young should all admire SpongeBob’s life.
But now some people say that they didn't understand the irritability of Brother Octopus when they were young, and they didn't understand the happiness of SpongeBob Squarepants when they grew up.
This sentence is sad.
Adulthood is actually a process of gradually becoming an octopus.
He had been hit before, wiping tears and laying flowers in front of a tombstone.
The tombstone says--
The hopes and dreams of Brother Octopus are buried there.
We are more and more like brother octopus. Looking back at SpongeBob SquarePants, our emotions are very complicated.
Seeing his naivety, I couldn't help but dislike it.
Whenever SpongeBob enthusiastically invites Brother Octopus to play with, Brother Octopus will always say viciously:
"Please, when will you grow up!"
Seeing his full of blood, I can't help but want to pour some cold water and tear the truth to him.
There is an episode of reviewing outstanding employees, and SpongeBob is particularly excited.
Brother Octopus said that it is a scam, and the boss wants you to work overtime willingly for free.
But SpongeBob does not believe it, let alone care:
"It's not shameful to be proud of your work, because it will make you feel worth it!"
SpongeBob’s promotion opportunity was snatched by Brother Octopus. He sat at home crying, crying and comforting himself:
Halfway through crying, I comforted myself.
Really, such a SpongeBob SquarePants, you can't not envy, and you can't help feeling distressed.
Once SpongeBob was going to deliver food and was scolded by customers as soon as he opened the door.
Walking back blankly, the moment he saw Brother Octopus, he fell to the ground and cried.
The always indifferent octopus picked up the pizza and knocked on the door, covering the customer's face.
Come back and tell SpongeBob that the matter is resolved: "He ate the pizza in one bite!"
The gentleness of adults is this kind of intimidation and stamina.
The more you know how rare adult innocence is, the more you can understand the complex emotions of Brother Octopus towards SpongeBob SquarePants——
Envy, jealous, often annoying, I don't know how such a brainless person can live so many episodes.
But there is a chance you still want to protect it.
Because that was something that Brother Octopus once had and then lost.
In fact, we don't want to be octopus brothers, let alone be boring and discouraged adults.
The most touching plot of the whole play is: They have all been 100% adults once, but they all regret it.
SpongeBob bought a book, "How to be a Normal Person".
Then it becomes the following picture:
Smooth face, rigid head, professional smirk.
My friend sent Daxing to find him to catch jellyfish, he said, this is not normal.
Brother Octopus invited him to drink tea, and he said, you are not wearing pants.
Brother Octopus drove him out directly.
Brother Octopus moved to a community with only adults.
They are all quiet and orderly octopuses, life is extremely correct, and even the complaint letters are elegant and decent.
As a result, without SpongeBob's life, he was only happy for a few days, and he felt so boring.
He even started to learn about SpongeBob Squarepants, teasing others with fallen leaves, and going to the sky with a hair dryer.
He has never been so happy before flying in the sky.
They also had a collective indulgence, which was particularly moving.
Brother Octopus led everyone to form a band, took out the instruments that he had collected for many years, and called everyone to rehearse before dawn.
SpongeBob is the lead singer——
Pai Daxing is the drummer——
Crab boss is the keyboard——
Brother Octopus is the conductor——
You should really look at Brother Octopus's expression, it was his most devoted time in the whole show.
After 22 years, we finally understand SpongeBob SquarePants.
In the beginning, we laughed at dreams, laughed at love, and became the right adults.
But one day, the dream was scammed and the innocence was resurrected.
You know that a passion of blood does not necessarily produce results, but you want to shout like SpongeBob SquarePants regardless:
"I'm ready!"
SpongeBob once enthusiastically said in public that Brother Octopus is his best friend.
Brother Octopus looked indifferent and did not respond.
Later, Brother Octopus went to his door specially and said:
In fact, I like you very much and I like being a neighbor with you very much.
This is what I want to say to SpongeBob Squarepants 22 years later.
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