This article is written by Jingzhi
"What could be greater than a king?" - Heroes. The heroic epic of mankind can never get around the tragedy of twilight. The dust settles, and the next goes on. The fire of the heroic spirit can always continue and reincarnate in the long history, just like the four seasons alternate, winter to spring.
In this season of life, "My Hero Academia" brings a story about life and inheritance, interpreting the clutches and joys of two generations of heroes. Such a sleepy era requires the voice of a hero. Instead of being chaotic all day long, it is better to be excited for a while, and immerse yourself in this imaginary and real world, witnessing a miracle of "spark eternal transmission".
First, the youth of dreams, the dreams of youth
Everyone has a hero's dream, and everyone is the hero of their own dream. Even Olmet, who stands at the apex of the world's heroes, is not exempt from the vulgarity: in the year of vigor, every muscle and cell of the body burst with vitality. The flesh urges consciousness to play a role in the hero's cause. The days of studying in North America have made a knight in modern civilization: the streets have become the norm, skyscrapers have inevitably become battlefields, fierce mutant monsters have become their foil, and young genius scientists are their support. Applause, flowers, cheers, kisses, every scene came like a tide.
At this time, the dream woke up, and at this time, Olmet was over middle age. Sloppy hair, drooping corners of the eyes, withered and withered body make up the present self. Sad, lamentable, but no regrets. Because there is a vibrant Green Valley teenager sitting next to him, this is enough. The battle never stopped, and the inheritance of the "Spark Eternal Transmission" physique greatly damaged this battered body. Olmet knew that his traits were declining until one day he could no longer appear in the form of a hero. But isn't the appearance of the Green Valley Boy just for this moment? The trip to "My Island" is the reunion of two old friends and the first acquaintance of two teenagers. Olmet and David's quest for justice, connected by strength and knowledge, a dream inherited by Midoriya and Melissa forever...
Second, if you don't shoot in this case, you are not a hero
Green Valley tells Melissa that he wants to be a hero like Ormet. So what is a hero? The answer given by Wikipedia is: selfless and selfless, tireless, heroic struggle for the interests of the people, admirable people. In "The Biography of the Eagle Shooter", Mr. Jin Yong also borrowed Guo Jing's mouth to expound: The hero should be admired by the world, and the future generations should pursue it, and he must be a person who benefits the people and loves the people. However, many literary and film works in history are often mistaken by the gangsters and the underworld. Many heroic images are actually people who are light on the country and the countryside, who have the courage to fight privately and are afraid of public war.
My Hero Academia corrects this bias in terms of values, and Olmet's actions are motivated by justice rather than private grievances. The great popularity he received in "My Island" proves that heroism knows no borders. It is for this reason that when the entire island was taken hostage, Olmet chose to respect life.
So the task of salvation fell into the hands of the students. The biggest difference between staying out of the way and acting courageously is not in reason and sensibility, but in the essential difference between the numbness of civic consciousness and the sound personality. Timidity in public war is fundamentally a lack of group identity awareness. And Green Valley is not a person, he has Mineta, Xiaosheng, eight million... There is also Melissa, who inherits her father's legacy, so this group of immature teenagers has made the most mature decision. And as Olmet said: In this case, the Green Valley teenagers should have escaped. However, in this case, if you don't shoot, you are not a hero.
Third, do something, do something not
The film's setting for the black hand behind the scenes adopts the popular "double villain model" in recent years, that is, a "pure villain" whose image is not full enough, and is paired with a good person like scientist David who has gone astray.
If you want to talk about it, David's character is no problem, so in the end, the director very casually designed a clumsy betrayal of his assistant Sam, which can wash him a lot of white. The screenwriter did not portray David's "blackening" too much, but sublimated it to a more sensitive social topic: the abuse of technology and the excessive public power of society.
It is not difficult for careful viewers to find that the intelligent security of "My Island" and the technological management of weapons of mass destruction actually reveal the ambivalence of modern society for the double-edged sword of science and technology; Professor David's childish behavior of "hiring" enemies is not only out of bookish arrogance, but also a great distrust of public power. Such issues are equally popular in the American "Avengers" film series: The leap forward development of technological power has brought great economic and military potential, but at the same time, it has also raised great concerns about public power. Thus, the competition between producers and supervisors for dominance has led to an intensification of the problem. And it was in this process that unstable factors in the social structure took advantage of the void and laid the groundwork for the tragedy.
Fourth, the hero is not old, and the spark will be passed on forever
The brain hole is very large, and it must be closed in time. After all, for now, if we define film and television works from the perspective of social function, it is still "spiritual opium" rather than "bitter medicine". It can ask questions, but it can't really solve them at the societal level. In desperation, only the appearance of heroes can be used to solve the case, thus achieving the audience's extreme comfort from psychology to physiology and self-satisfaction at the box office. A hot-blooded anime, the final tone must return to the hot blood, we are not too harsh.
Even so, heroism in anime has a religious positive meaning. Einstein said: If religion lifts the veil of theology, what remains is noble morality; a bloody anime like "My Hero Academia", if it takes off the cloak of obscenity and "otaku culture", retains the author's and its fans' admiration for heroic spirit.
Flying superheroes do not exist in reality. As for whether human science will develop the "traits" in anime in the future world, I think we should also have reservations. However, whether virtual or real, every era needs heroes. The worship of heroes stems from people's desire for fairness and justice. When the battle is over, the weak Olmet and David are supporting each other in the darkness, which may mean the end of an era. Standing high on the ground, Midoriya Iku and Melissa herald the beginning of another era. The hero's story will never end here, and it corresponds to the "trait" inherited by Green Valley - the eternal transmission of sparks.
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