Digimon is the only anime in my heart that can represent my childhood, and every time the melody of "Butter-fly" comes to mind, it can always pull me back to my childhood in an instant. When the Divine Spirit plan was triggered to pull away a long wave of light, bgm blended perfectly with the picture, no matter how long it took, there was always a voice in the heart that was stimulated by the familiar melody, "Yagu Beast Evolution!" Tyrannosaurus Beast! "This is the first time that Digimon has evolved, and since then, the chosen children and their respective Digimon have forged a deep bond with dreams and hopes in one battle after another.
The release of "The Last Evolution" seems to be a real rite of passage, the chosen children have grown up, and my youth seems to be over; at the same time, I hope to find some answers in the movie and add fuel to a new stage in my life.
It is precisely because of the special significance of this anime to me that I am patient, do not climb over the wall and do not look for resources, and have been counting the days waiting for the day when "The Last Evolution" will be released on the mainland. However, it ended up disappointing me, like many theatrical versions of anime. I gave five stars on Douban to thank the 99 version of Digimon for giving me a hopeful childhood.
How fortunate I was to meet Taiyi in my childhood, to meet so many kind and brave Digimons, who taught me how to grow. Courage, friendship, love, wisdom, innocence, honesty, light, hope, the eight qualities of the eight badges are deeply imprinted in my heart. Digimon tells me that in the future life, I should be full of courage, cherish friendship, cherish the people who love me and my loved ones, make myself more wise, remain innocent, honest and responsible, yearn for the light, and believe in hope.
I believe that these eight qualities are not only the pursuit of childhood, but also should illuminate the adult years to come. But in "The Last Evolution" I don't see the values from the beginning to the end, the author rejects the infinite possibilities of growth advocated by the original Digimon Baby, and one-sidedly believes that hopes and choices only exist in children, and adults are not worthy of being chosen. What surprised me even more was that children became adults at the expense of Digimon.
In order to set the "parting", the author did not hesitate to let the Digimon disappear forever, not to return to Falu Island, not to digital reset, but to pass away. I can't understand why the growth of a chosen child must come at the cost of Digimon's life. I also can't understand why it is necessary to accept the departure of Digimon as a symbol of children's courage to step into the adult world.
Do you have to break the shackles to encourage growth? No, not only was I not encouraged, but I was forced into an adult's helplessness. In my values, most of the helplessness of adults is created by the social atmosphere, which is reinforced infinitely... And the child is not helpless? Not quite, at least I remember writing "My Troubles" in elementary school, and I listed a bunch of helplessness that belonged to children who were not understood.
I don't think there is much of a boundary between adults and children, because adults with childlike hearts are children all their lives, and children who aspire to be independent and self-reliant are small adults from an early age. And growth belongs to everyone, hope also belongs to everyone, even if there are all kinds of helplessness in growth, we should all believe that we will eventually defeat the big boss, and believe that bondage will be the eternal driving force for growth.
I have witnessed the companionship of Digimon and the chosen children, working together to harvest growth, how can such a bond be easily cut off? "The Last Evolution" uses digimon to disappear and forcibly complete the tear-jerking setting of "parting", which is not only cruel, but also negates the existence of Digimon as a conscious individual.
In the original setting of the anime, the relationship between Taiyi and Digimon was always a partnership, not a belonging relationship. Digimon are not anyone's pets, they are unique, not of a species, but of an individual. The sub-ancient beast, even after countless evolutionary degradations, he is still a sub-ancient beast, he is Taiyi's partner, and he is irreplaceable.
They will regain their vitality because of each other's strength, and they will also go in the wrong direction because of each other's beliefs. In the first season of Digimon, due to Taiyi's eagerness, it eventually led to the Tyrannosaurus Beast mistakenly evolving into a zombie Tyrannosaurus Beast, when he realized that impulse was not courage, he let the Yagu Beast return to the right direction of evolution; because of the quarrel with Taiichi and ran away, the friendship badge no longer shines, until he re-trusts Taiyi, Gabu Beast evolves again to defeat the Clown Emperor; Dilu Beast, who has been growing up in the dark, regains the power of light because he met Jia'er...
Have they gone through many difficulties to the end, but they have been forced to live and die because of the years that cannot be changed? I can't accept that in any way. Time is irreversible, and chosen children will grow up, but they should not be left to pay for the time they have lost.
In the first season, the chosen children can choose to return to Earth after completing the mission, and in The Last Evolution, Digimon also has the right to stay in the human world or return to Fairus Island.
I remember that there was a very touching scene once, a coincidence let the Ball Beast and Tai Yi return to the human world together, Tai Yi wanted to let the Ball Beast stay together, but the Ball Beast did not agree, he left Tai Yi with self-awareness, not because Tai Yi would go where he went. In the end, taiyi, in order to be with the Yagu beast, once again goes to save Fayilu Island.
Memories are priceless, and it's probably hard for me to come up with a perfect ending, maybe when Digimon ends in '99, when eight kids summon Divine Plans with the power of their hearts, when Digimon and the kids shout "We still have tomorrow", when the flying tram starts, when fans shout "Flying Hat Kill"... That's the best ending.
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