'Astro Boy' Trailer: We Should Never Give a Child Such Immense Power
It's '60s anime meets CGI; it's A.I meets Japan; it's Edward Scissorhands meets Superboy; it's Weird Science meets My Two Dads; it's whatever you want it to be (of those options)! The Astro Boy teaser trailer:
(Sorry the Hulu version didn't work.)
This may have inspired me enough to finally watch the original, innovative '60s series, if for no other reason than to moan about inaccuracies.
Imagi International has announced that Freddie Highmore--the kid from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Finding Neverland--will provide the voice for Astro Boy in the CGI adaptation of the manga. I guess the character will have an English accent now, instead of the Charlie ... / Continue →
I know next to nothing about the Astro Boy character, but if the time ever comes that we decide we've entrusted too much power in the body of a child, and we have to take him out, let's all shoot at that glowing mass in his chest. Everything I know about weak points tells me th... / Continue →
Every generation needs their own animated, ham-fisted, humans-as-enemies morality tale. My generation had Fern Gully, a response to deforestation concerns told through ferries fairies and an obnoxious bat. This generation will have Battle for Terra, giving today's youth the cle... / Continue →
