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Classic cartoon from 20 years ago: "The Iron Giant" steeped in Cold War elements

Introduction: Ten years ago, when I was in elementary school, I watched a science fiction cartoon with a difference, and it left a deep impression on me. Its popularity in China is not high, but it is an enduring cartoon, and there are many remarkable points in the plot.

Classic cartoon from 20 years ago: "The Iron Giant" steeped in Cold War elements

The specific image of the agent please evaluate after watching the film

Synopsis

The Iron Giant is a 1999 American warner animated film set in 1957 during the Cold War, set in rockwell, A small town in Maine ( whose authenticity and real name remains to be determined. In addition, according to Wikipedia, there is a town of the same name in Iowa, USA: Rockwell City), and the protagonist little boy Hoga lives in the town with Anne Hughes, a single mother who runs a restaurant, until one day a steel giant falls from the sky to break all this calm.

When the Iron Giant arrived in the town, it was not discovered by most people at first, except for a fisherman who was unfortunate enough to sink his ship by the Iron Giant. After landing in the town, the Iron Giant is also lucky to meet the kind little boy Hogar, who communicates to let the Iron Giant know what death is, and the boy also teaches the Giant that it is wrong to use guns and violence. During the boy's friendship with the Iron Giant, the Iron Giant also meets Hogar's best friend, the kind uncle Dean. Unfortunately, the Iron Giant's habit of eating iron destroyed the power station facilities, gradually arousing the suspicion of the government, and then the government sent agent Kent Mansley to monitor all this, and eventually with a series of events occurred, the Iron Giant caused a huge misunderstanding.

At the end of the film, the Iron Giant still has not forgotten his love and friendliness, and with all this, he flew into space and the nuclear warhead that fell was destroyed to protect the town. (Iron Giant's final life and death, please watch the movie to find the answer)

Classic cartoon from 20 years ago: "The Iron Giant" steeped in Cold War elements

Some of the most obvious Cold War-era elements of the film.

Classic cartoon from 20 years ago: "The Iron Giant" steeped in Cold War elements

Some of the weapons in the film

Classic cartoon from 20 years ago: "The Iron Giant" steeped in Cold War elements
Classic cartoon from 20 years ago: "The Iron Giant" steeped in Cold War elements

A comparison of the normal iron giants in Ready Player One and Iron Giants

Let's talk about some interesting things in the anime

1. In the anime, the Voice of the Iron Giant Van Diesel had the honor of dubbing the same character again in Ready Player One many years later, which is also one of the most attractive Easter eggs in Ready Player One.

2. The Iron Giant in the animation and the Iron Giant in "Ready Player One" have the same appearance, but the Iron Giant in the First Player does not use the flight mode in the final battle, and there is a clip of the Iron Giant turning on the flight mode in the anime to avoid the pursuit of the US F-86 Sabre fighter.

3, "Ready Player One" in the Iron Giant is not a berserk state, the Iron Giant in the animation of the state of rage is a fully armed laser cannon state (whether it is f86 fighters, m48 tanks or giant battleships can not kill the Iron Giant, the Iron Giant's laser cannon can instantly and accurately destroy these human weapons, this terrible destructive power is also the reason why the military in the animation is afraid of the Iron Giant).

4, in the animation, Hogar also likes Superman, a classic superhero, under the influence of Hoga, the Iron Giant has also learned the standard flying posture of Superman, and the most important thing is that the Iron Giant has the same kindness as the superhero, it is a pity that the Iron Giant in "Ready Player One" did not pose as Superman.

5, in the animation, the US military has made a report to the government and the president before launching the nuclear bomb, and the military term code red also appears in the animation (what is the important meaning of this word in the US military under the god of science popularization), and these settings show that the producer is still more careful.

6. In addition to the Easter egg of superman comics in the animation, it can also be seen that the male protagonist has two other unpopular comics in his family, one is "Ghost Man" (according to the protagonist's collection of dc comics, it can be speculated that the protagonist of the comic is most likely the ghost of dc), and the other is "Artomo Steel Alien" (the actual history of the comic is still to be examined, according to Hogar's description of the comic protagonist is an evil iron giant, which also lays the groundwork for the plot in the animation).

7, the Soviet satellite that appears at the beginning of the animation is the world's first artificial satellite, in reality, in 1957, the Soviet Union was one step ahead of the United States in the field of space science and technology (Comrade Kololyov scientists were indispensable), and it is not surprising that some people in the town in the animation initially suspected that the fallen iron giant was the black technology of the Soviet Union. In addition, elements such as aviation bombs and nuclear bombs appear in the air defense teaching film of the male school, and the style of the teaching film also has a strong Cold War color. These details are also very much in line with the characteristics of the era during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1957, and to a certain extent, are a true reproduction of the Cold War period. (Reprinted with permission)

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