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BlazeEagle@aol.com
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 20:57:25 EST
Just to clearify, in case I was misunderstood. When I was talking about the
Media, I meant the Press, News broadcasts, etc., NOT TV shows, movies, etc.
Some Press stuff seems to form some peoples views on an issue and sometimes
inflame a hot topic.
In a message dated 3/3/00 8:30:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, yenm@iconn.com.ph
writes:
<< Getting back on topic:
Taking it from Tabby's pov, I wonder how kids would look or interpret Gundam
Wing then? I mean, the images of Heero sacrificing his body to pilot the
Wing Zero or the so-called "terrorist acts" they do are powerful ones. Will
they just simply look at the kewl robots, or draw great insight from the
story?>>
Well, we can ask them when they become GML members, huh? :) You know we will
get new members duing the first week of Gundam Wing, most likely.
Reflecting back, the most powerful insights I've had of life from media as a
kid didn't come from anime Giant Robots, but from history books and myths.
Mongolian steppe riders, the Samurai and medieval knights were powerful
images to draw upon on life - especially Bushido and the Arthurian legends.
Those weren't exactly spoonfeeding images of what's right and wrong. I mean,
Arthur decided to vanquish half of Europe (you can probably tell now that I
wasn't weaned on the T.H White versions ;P) and Merlin was the bastard child
of Satan. >>
Well, I can't remember much from when I was little, but I watched stuff like
Mysterious Cities of Gold, the Star Trek cartoons, that 80's Spider-Man
cartoon, He-Man, Captain Power,Voltron, Robotech,
stories read to me when I was little, etc.
Voltron and Robotech is what, I think, stuck with me the most. Not to
mention, I have always liked robots over everything else, even before I saw
any robot shows.
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