of drugs i mean im not talking about beer…

that shit needs to be watched when youre totally blazed!!!!!

my 2 cents, for what they may be worth. (which is probably just 2cents)

So now, the question is what’s so great about AstroBoy?

On the surface, AstroBoy looks like an innocent diversionary tale for children about a doe-eyed robot boy who fights against bad guys. Go deeper and you’ll find that it’s anything but just a simple kids’ story. AstroBoy deals with big, important issues. Civil rights, racism, man vs. technology, science vs morality, war, and death are all topics that are dealt with. That’s some pretty heavy stuff! Yet these things are all brought to light in ways that are accessible to everyone without sacrificing any of the action or excitement. What’s most amazing is that these complex and often dark subjects never compromise the positive and uplifting nature of the main character.

AstroBoy is a good guy, through and through. What makes him interesting is that he represents all that is good about humanity, and yet he is not human. He’s loaded with weapons, but only fights for peace. Even in incredibly complicated situations, he is so moral and pure, often to a naive degree, and he always does the right thing despite not always understanding why. He’s such a a truly heroic character that even the most jaded of individual can’t help but to cheer for the little guy.

There are story elements in AstroBoy that are just as socially and culturally relevant today then they were when they were first written. That’s a big reason why AstroBoy will never really go away. The level of depth to the story of this Mighty Atom has certainly been influential on other creators who gone on to create stories of their own. This is often what sets Japanese animation and comics apart from the rest of the world and makes them special, and AstroBoy helped to set that standard for quality of storytelling. It helped to make what we know as modern day manga and anime what they are. Even as technology continues to catch up with imagination, and even as new characters and new franchises are introduced to new fans, there will always be something to learn from that kid robot who started his adventures half a century ago.

So, as important as it is to acknowledge AstroBoy as the forerunner to the anime phenomenon, it isn’t fair to him to stick him in the front just because he was the first. He deserves to be there! He’s not just some cute character who happened to star in an old show and comic. He’s an amazing character who is part of a complex and imaginative story with far reaching implications to our own lives. He’s been on a wide array of exciting and imaginative adventures. He’s raised questions about the the role of technology and what it means to be human. He’s a symbol for everything that anime stands for as a valid form of expression and entertainment. And, above all, he’s a fun character who makes people happy worldwide. That, my friends, is why AstroBoy is so great.

Plus, he shoots lasers out of his fingers. How cool is that?

if astro boy can have a decent enough trailer i think it will do well….ive found that the internet hurts movies more than it should….if enough blogs and fanboys diss a movie enough it can change some peoples mind….

people are beginning to expect too much out of some of these films….astro boy will hopefully be a fun lil adventure for kids with some cool action scenes and im all for it……and it cant be any worse than transformers…

and as a long time dragon ball fan, the movie looks like shit…

Well, being a CGI / animation maniac, I prefer to make myself wait for UP from Pixar on 2009.