I didn’t know this film until I watched "Ready Player One". I was attracted by the image of this giant at the time. When I got home, I searched for this film, but because of the many things that happened in the middle, I didn’t watch it until today. over. After watching it, I found that this movie seems to have a simple and ordinary plot, but it contains a lot of interesting things-that is, war, life and death, weapons, human nature, soul, good and evil, and friendship.
Everyone knows the background of the film: the United States during the Cold War. At that time, because of the powerful threat of the Soviet Union, all Americans were deeply anxious and uneasy about the war, and the conflict was on the verge of breaking out. In this case, the landing of the steel giant and his purely instinctive "destruction" made the atmosphere even more intense. The extreme example condensed in it is the agent of the FBI's Anomaly Investigation Department-Ken , He also represents the kind of self-righteousness inherent in adults. This characteristic is also manifested in the fact that no one believes in the old fishermen and Hogarth who tell the truth-sometimes the truth is in the hands of a few people.
This steel giant, because his head was smashed, his memory was impaired (a bit like the bumblebee whose memory fell on the earth in the new Transformers series "Bumblebee") is actually like a "non-good or evil", and at the same time has "protection" An experimental body with the two abilities of "everything" and "destroying everything" was dropped by the screenwriter into an experimental field such as the "Cold War America" to see what kind of "chemical reaction" would happen.
Fortunately, it first met Hogarth (a bit like a Bumblebee meeting Charlie Watson). It learned from him "goodness", "innocence" and friendship, but the world has never been pure. When they encountered the "Death of Deer" incident, they began to think about "life" and "death", their attitudes towards "guns" and "weapons", and the question of "soul". The giant originally had no life, but Hogarth thought it was “emotional and capable of thinking”, so he told it that it had a “soul”, and the “soul” was immortal, which made the steel giant begin to have something like “letting one’s life and taking righteousness” The idea of "Zhe Ye" is emerging.
Hogarth also put forward the "good" and "evil" for the first time in the "bedtime story", and the robot has clearly told the audience in its "dream state": it comes from a developed alien civilization and is specially made to The "war machine" of war, defense, and destruction (a bit like the steel guardian of the Sky City, the "great soldier" of the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind). Therefore, the steel giant itself can be regarded as a "killing machine" and "evil", but under the influence of the beautiful side of human nature, it is becoming "good" day by day. (It can be repaired and reorganized no matter how many injuries it suffers. This is like "evil" cannot be eradicated, but also like "good" never disappears, it is a reflection on the good and evil in the world)
But for most people, a super giant steel robot with terrifying power cannot be ignored. This is why it is set to be a "giant"-it is an existence, factor or concept that cannot be ignored. Everyone's opinion on it is determined by their own actions-destroying cars and buildings is "evil", they panic, saving the two children who fell down is "good", and they cheer. This is the same as in the film: "Only you can decide what kind of person you are."
With regard to the choice between good and evil, under the influence of "righteousness", the steel giant chose "good". However, the panicked "adults" (the "adults" who expressed their respected status) did not understand and the special international situation at that time (of course, there were also agents "Ken" who were hysterical for their own interests, so he did not hesitate to spread the rumors of the steel giant. This aspect of the reason for killing Hogarth), he chose a decisive attack, and the steel giant would naturally fight back with all his strength: This also satirizes the war-because of the fear of unwarranted reasons, he decided to "start first to be strong." ", proactively attack, and finally provoke a "war". Of course, it can only end with a loss for both sides, just like the "Cuba Missile Crisis" in the "Cold War", which almost triggered World War III. This is how the director and screenwriter think about weapons and war.
The steel giant itself has a simple structure, which may mean that the weapon itself is simple and has no distinction between good and evil. It can be used for protection or aggression, and whether good or evil is in the hearts of the people. Human nature may be evil in nature, but we still have to be active towards good.
postscript
1. The port bar that appears at the beginning of the movie is called "Looping Bird", which is probably alluding to the "steel giant" that fell on the earth like a lost bird.
2. I personally think that the film has a very obvious "personal heroism" color, plainly promotes "superman", and the yearning to be a hero (of course, there is nothing wrong with this, but I can see it, so I added this one).
3. My knowledge is shallow, and my writing style is not good. I only thought of so much and only wrote it like this. If there are other places that need to be added and revised, I welcome you to point out.
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