Today I bring you an ancient work about cosmic combat, "Leap to the Top!" Theatrical Version". Whether it is "Space Battleship Yamato" or "Silver Ying", "Interstellar Cowboy", etc., the ancient taste of Japanese cosmic combat fan always has a unique charm, with a mysterious and romantic atmosphere of science and technology, which is addictive.
Leap to the Top is from 1988, when people's imagination of the universe was boundless and unscrupulous. Beautiful galaxies, long-cherished wishes to defend the universe, the precision and romance of mechs flying into space battles, "Leap to the Top" uses countless elements to build a dimensional world that people are addicted to.
This theatrical version is 89 minutes long, mainly telling the story of the protagonist Noriko, after her father died in battle, she relied on her own efforts and the strength of her companions to break through herself and achieve the victory of the "GunBuster" battle.
The theatrical version still focuses on depicting the growth process of the protagonist, Noriko. At first, knowing that his father could not return to Earth, he was desperate in his heart, because fighting in the cosmic space, whether or not he was hit and killed by the cosmic monsters, the long time consumption of the universe was amazing compared with the time difference on the earth.
Knowing that he could no longer wait for his father to return, he was sent to a training school, and Noriko's coach, the one-eyed Ota, was the one whose father had stayed in the universe to save him.
At the beginning of the training, Hoko Hiroshi is exhausted, and although he is arranged to fight with his sister Amano and Miya, due to Noriko's low ability and cowardice, Amano does not have confidence in Noriko, and Ota also has a harsh attitude towards Noriko.
At this time, Smith Dorren, who was willing to find a way to form a team and was also the one who changed the most ways to give the method, appeared.
Smith's initiative to ask for a partner is, in the eyes of The Law, tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow. Although she knew she would not be able to recover from her fear of the universe and the grief of losing her father, she felt very sorry for Smith's trust.
However, growing up is brutal, and due to excessive tension and operational errors in battle, smith's partner is watched as Smith is killed by cosmic monsters.
As the saying goes, only the lesson of blood can make people grow up. The method of losing Smith had begun to change at this time, and she had strengthened her inner desire after weeping bitterly, that she would never be the substitute soldier who made way for other warriors again—she could also defend humanity.
Speaking of which, coach Ota played a large part of the encouragement role in the process of the growth of the method. Ota is a fierce-looking but in fact courageous and gentle man. In the second world war, it was because Ota prevented the captain from sending a warning order to Noriko, and Noriko was able to launch an attack without distraction and win the victory.
In essence, Ota is a person who knows and understands the Dhamma very well.
There is nothing more moving in the film than the bond between the warriors and their companions, loved ones and loved ones on Earth. Because if they get on the spaceship, the short time spent in the sky may become hundreds or thousands of years on earth.
Because of this, "returning to earth" became the most desired thing for all warriors, as well as for Noriko and her sister Kazumi.
The film begins with 60 minutes, that is, the success of the third battle, the return of Kazuko and Noriko to Earth, and the death of the coach due to illness fifteen years later, and adopts a completely black-and-white narrative method to set off the atmosphere of the final battle.
Some people think that the reason why the last thirty minutes are set to black and white is because they want to reflect the cruelty of the last battle through black and white, and xiaobian believes that black and white can also reflect the time of the two worlds of the earth and the universe.
When Akiko and Amano meet again, it can be seen that Atsuko has only been in heaven for half a year, and her sister on Earth has sent away her lover, and even witnessed her sister's classmate's children grow up.
Such a time lag is fatal and cruel. That's why the two people in the final battle were so tearful and desperately trying to get back to Earth.
"Return to Earth" seems to have become the belief of the two people, so when the last blow is struck, the moment when the two people who fall into Jupiter close their eyes is full of nostalgia and righteousness.
There is reluctance to relatives and friends, there is the inability to let go of the safety of all mankind, there is nostalgia for the hometown that once lived on the earth, and there are a thousand words that cannot be said to the new trainers.
The most touching part of the film is the appearance of the two sisters returning to Earth after more than 10,000 years of experience. When the two wandering wanderers in the universe saw the words "Welcome home" made up of countless light sources on the earth, countless people burst into tears.
Greatness is great because greatness requires selfless dedication. And the only way to honor this greatness is to never forget it, even if it has been ten thousand years.
Leap to the top! As the leading work of ancient cosmic animation, we can get a lot of charm and philosophy from it that we can't appreciate from today's animation, which may be its charm.