Note, the explanation of "AKIRA" in the film: "...AKIRA is absolute energy... The knowledge and energy required for civilization to get to where it is today comes from AKIRA... This is an evolutionary force (energy ), there is the power of AKIRA in anyone..." And AKIRA means "light" in Japanese. There is no such thing as heroism and justice, but to do what is right for oneself. Let me talk about my definition of a hero first: the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, make the best use of its ability, eradicate evil and restore justice are heroes. The definition of a hero on Wikipedia is: 1. A person who can be brave and extraordinary. 2. Refers to people with heroic qualities. 3. An admirable person who is selfless and selfless, braves hardships and dangers, and fights heroically for the interests of the people. If you only look at the definition, all the main characters who appear in "AKIRA" can be regarded as "heroes". Tie Xiong, in response to the people's call for AKIRA to clean up the filth, stood up and fought the government army to the death. Jin Tian has been a bully in society since he was a child, but he does not bully the weak. In order to make his childhood sweetheart turn his back to the righteous, and also to prevent the AKIRA power that may run away from destroying the world, he put his life in nothing, and chased Teetho over and over again. The Colonel, from his words and deeds, can tell that since 1988, when the old Tokyo city was completely destroyed by the previous generation AKIRA, he devoted himself to the construction of the new Tokyo city. At the same time, taking the revival of Japan as its own responsibility, it took the lead in restarting the failed AKIRA research project, abandoned morality and self, and continued to fight on the road of finding new energy. The armed terrorists headed by Long and K, on the one hand, believe in the rumor that only AKIRA can save the world. The power to save the world's downfall. The question is, since they are both heroes, why hurt each other? Since ancient times, heroes have been created, which actually means that certain social circumstances have spawned heroes. But when a society consists of multiple groups with different opinions, and each group has its own "hero", which "hero" is the real hero? People are divided into groups by wealth, class, and level of knowledge, and countries are bounded by ideology or religion. Whether it is between people or between countries, it must be due to the disagreement of ideas or beliefs. The difference is only that people are equivalent to microclimates, and countries are equivalent to large environments. Different microclimates in the macro environment can leave room for each other, and the It is extremely difficult to coordinate with each other. If it is said that every country is born with a hero, the concept of a hero is only for the country to which it belongs, and it is a disaster for other countries. From an objective point of view, each hero can be both a hero and a disaster. On the one hand, the enemy was wiped out, and on the other hand, countless killings were made. Good and evil are two in one, proportional to each other, and there is no upper limit. Then people insisted on labeling some people as heroes, just because history is a battle song composed by the victors, and the heroes of the defeated side can only be called the number one enemy. Man of Steel's Superman defeated General Zod, thwarted their colonization plan, and defended Earth, while indirectly killing countless homeless aliens. In the end, Superman was sought after by thousands of people, and General Zod could only bear a lifetime of infamy. In this world, in addition to saving the dying or helping people, the other so-called "heroes" cannot be called heroes at all. Another example is the four people in "The Big Short" who saw through the sky and shorted the market. For people like me who have no connection with the economic crisis and see flowers in the fog, they can be called wise heroes. It is undeniable that they did An unprecedented feat. But at the same time, because the market is constantly being shorted and enlarged, there are many people who fell miserably when the high-rise building collapsed. For them, these four people are shameless bastards. Perhaps the only hero I've ever seen on screen is Doss in Hacksaw Ridge. Not firing a single shot, not killing one person, and helping the wounded and the enemy indiscriminately, this is the hero who gathers goodness as one. The reason why Doss can become Doss is that he not only abides by the ideas of a certain group or a country, but follows his own principles. A microclimate composed of one person can always be smoothly integrated into any macro environment, just like the wind can blow from the North Pole to the equator and then to the South Pole. If a person wants to be a hero, he only needs to do what he thinks is right. The prerequisite for this is to first know the so-called "right thing", which is exactly what everyone in the world thinks is right. But the necessary condition is to not be disturbed by others and to stick to your own beliefs. In "AKIRA", Japan's social contradictions have intensified, the generation gap between the government and the masses is huge, disorder has become the norm, violent demonstrations have occurred frequently, and the entire country has been reduced to ordinary people, the government, gangsters, and terrorists. wrestling field. The mutual incompatibility of ideas and political opinions is no different from the gap between countries. Tetsuo, who is desperate for power, thinks that the right thing is to attack everything he doesn't like. It happened that he was regarded as a hero by the people because he first attacked the army that the people hated. And Jintian thinks that what is right is to save his brother and protect K. What he did is in the end saved a man. Some people, but he is still not a hero, he is not selfless at all, and he is not fighting for the interests of the people at all. The general in black, his iron-fisted policy and perseverance seem to be working hard for the better, but the indiscriminate behavior of human experimentation is not enough to be promoted to the altar of heroes. Not to mention the group of Long and K. Even if the starting point is good, they killed innocent people indiscriminately and could no longer be regarded as heroes. The real heroes in the film are probably only the three aging "children" who have participated in human trials. Due to their imperfect abilities and some mental problems, most of their plans to stop Tetsuo ended in failure, but it is undeniable that their purpose was to prevent New Tokyo City from being destroyed a second time. Including the three who finally took the risk and joined forces to save the unrelated Jintian, this spirit of putting to death and living again is enough to be regarded as a hero. It is precisely because there are so few heroes in the world that we are more looking forward to the emergence of heroes. I know you can't be a hero, or me. But let’s forget the heroes who emerged in the war. People who have become famous because of killing can’t afford such a high-value word “hero”. The hero I'm looking forward to is still like Doss.
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