Recently, the news of the sudden removal of Diga Ultraman on various platforms has been widely discussed. The topic of its removal has been read by 1.25 billion people on Weibo and has been discussed more than 343,000 times.
Many netizens regret and are puzzled by the removal of "Diga Ultraman". How come there was no problem before, and suddenly it was taken down?
Multiple platforms responded to the reason for the removal: content tuning optimization.
On September 27, Diga Ultraman was re-launched on major platforms.
Although the number of individual episodes has been reduced by a few seconds, netizens are still happy to be puben: childhood is back.
The news of the re-listing of "Diga Ultraman" also quickly appeared on Weibo's hot search.
For many post-90s and post-00s, "Diga Ultraman" has profoundly influenced their childhood, and even participated in the shaping of their values.
However, some opponents argue that Diga Ultraman involves violent elements that may have a negative impact on children.
Diga Ultraman poster
Behind the dispute, it also makes people think about what can be provided to children's health works.
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Ultraman Genealogy
People are used to referring to Diga Ultraman as "cartoons", as well as other Ultraman works. But strictly speaking, the term "cartoon" is not accurate.
In Japan, Diga Ultraman is called a "special drama".
The core feature of the special drama is that the live actors perform in tight costumes or in monster costumes, and shoot disaster scenes such as flash floods, tsunamis, and collapse of high-rise buildings in equal-scale miniature models.
In Ultraman's work, in order to highlight the enormity of Ultraman and monsters, various buildings are miniature models.
The buildings behind Ultraman are miniatures
Monsters wreak havoc in the city, but live actors in monster costumes trample on miniatures.
In the era when special effects technology was still underdeveloped, the shooting method of "close-up" could achieve grand and realistic effects, so it was very popular.
Ultraman was born in 1966. Japanese director Eiji Marutani filmed the first monster-themed special-action series in the history of Japanese close-up filming, "Otter Q", which received super high ratings in Japan.
There are only monsters in Otter Q. Ultraman (transliteration of Ultraman in English, or "Superman") officially appeared in the "Original Ultraman" broadcast in the same year.
The shooting scene of "The First Ultraman"
Since then, "Ultraman" has become a collective name for the huge heroes who have appeared one after another.
In the 55 years from 1966 to the present, Ultraman's development has been tortuous, but it has not been broken.
"Zeta Ultraman", launched last year, still got a high score of 9.2 points on Douban.
In 55 years, a huge Ultraman lineage has also been formed, and all kinds of Ultramans are as high as more than 50.
In addition to the most well-known Diga Ultraman in China, there are also Seven Ultraman, Jack Ultraman, Ace Ultraman, Tyro Ultraman, Aidie Ultraman and so on. Different Ultramans have their own die-hard fans.
Although the generations of Ultraman images are slightly different, they share a common basic image:
Humanoid body, muscles walking toward cloth with red lines, colored timers on the chest indicating the time limit of the battle, always smiling and fighting against the evil forces.
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"I also want to become light"
There are so many ultraman stories, but Diga Ultraman is the "white moonlight" in the hearts of many Chinese audiences, which is first related to the broadcast time of "Diga Ultraman".
Digimon Ultraman was introduced in 1996 to commemorate Ultraman's 30th anniversary, but it was introduced to domestic broadcast in 2004.
In 2004, "Diga Ultraman" was broadcast on dozens of tv stations in China, and the grand event was unprecedented and unique.
At that time, television was the most influential medium. Many post-90s come home from school and watch "Diga Ultraman" in front of the TV, which is an unforgettable scene from their childhood.
Diga Ultraman has also become the most well-known Ultraman in China.
Another reason is that Diga Ultraman itself is one of the most classic works in the Ultraman series, with a Douban score of 9.4 points.
Diga Ultraman was rave reviews
Ultraman's story can be summed up in "Ultraman Fights Monsters".
First, the monster appears and destroys the human world, and the atmosphere of despair is pervasive; the human race tries to resist the monster, but ends in failure; Ultraman finally appears and confronts the monster; Ultraman defeats the monster, the human world returns to peace, and the protagonist grows.
No matter how powerful the monster is, Ultraman is not discouraged and flinched, but repeatedly defeated and defeated.
Ultraman's defeat of the monster means that evil does not suppress the right, and it means that with courage and justice, he can win the final victory.
Therefore, courage, faith, justice, and heroism are common themes in Ultraman's stories.
Ultraman from the Land of Light is the light that human beings look up to and look forward to, and is the superhero that human beings can not hope for.
Diga Ultraman takes the original theme of heroism one step further. What makes it special is that he is not only a light, but also a human being; he is a savior and an ordinary person.
Digimon Ultraman's difference
This extends the profound connotation of "the heroism of ordinary people", that is, not only Ultraman is the light, ordinary people can also become the light.
So in the last episode, when Diga Ultraman is defeated by the monster, it is countless ordinary people who become the light, resurrect Diga Ultraman, and finally turn defeat into victory.
Countless children said, "I am Diga." "We've become Diga."
The kids have all become "Diga"
It was a bloodthirsty moment.
Ordinary people can feel the call of heroism: as long as we have courage, love and justice, we can also become heroes.
At the beginning of this year, the sentence "Do you believe in the light?" "It's on the internet. Because it evokes the emotional resonance of the audience that "Diga Ultraman" once had.
Digha inspires those around him
Perhaps before we even realize it, the belief that "I also want to become light" has been planted in our hearts.
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Let the children be illuminated by the light
A few days ago, after the removal of "Diga Ultraman", many viewers who grew up watching it wondered: "Diga Ultraman" taught us exactly what is very positive energy, why should we take it down?
It's true that there are too many monsters in Ultraman that involve violence when fighting monsters; when creating an atmosphere, some of the clips may seem a little scary. When I watched Ultraman as a child, I was really scared by some plots.
That is to say, just because there is a filter on Digimon Ultraman, it should not be considered perfect. It does have some flaws.
The Ultraman series has a good reputation
But you can't deny Digimon Ultraman or its inspiring power just because of individual flaws.
Therefore, "Diga Ultraman" was adjusted and optimized and re-listed, which is reassuring.
However, the takedown also leaves an open question: how to determine the violence involved in children's works?
To judge whether a cartoon promotes violence, we cannot simply and rudely use whether there is violence in the cartoon as the criterion.
If there is violent action, it is considered that the animation "promotes violence", then the classic domestic animation "Big Trouble in the Sky", Sun Wukong beat the invincible hand in the heavenly court, is this violence?
"Nezha Noisy Sea"
In "Nezha Noisy Sea", is the scene of Nezha killing himself "rendered bloody"?
It can be seen that the violent and bloody elements cannot be separated from the complete plot and criticized separately.
When we were children, when we saw Ultraman fighting monsters, we didn't feel that we had learned "violence" from it.
We know that Ultraman fights monsters with bravery and justice to defeat evil for the happiness and tranquility of the earth.
What we reap is positive value.
Just like when Ace Ultraman leaves, he will leave the children with this instruction: "Don't lose your kindness, take care of the weak, and help each other." ”
We have been illuminated by the light, and we hope that today's children will be inspired by this light.
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