Movie 2015.01.25 - Astro Boy

Simple movie with a moral lesson to impart without being too preachy. Didn't know the origins of Astro Boy before this, so it's all new (and interesting) to me.

Astro Boy is actually a boy robot created by Dr. Tenma to replace his son Toby, who passed away during an industrial accident at the Ministry of Science. Astro Boy is gentle, caring, and helpful because he's being powered by a blue core. On the other hand, we have the red core, which is unstable and represents negative energy. It's election year, and President Stone of Metro City has this bright idea of declaring war on the Surface to boost his popularity. Dr. Tenma refuses to give up Astro Boy's blue core, so President Stone uses the red core to power up The Peacekeeper. It somehow absorbs President Stone and seeks to destroy Astro Boy. The two are evenly matched. Metro City is so heavily damaged that it dropped out of the sky and landed on the Surface. To prevent further destruction, Astro Boy flies into the Peacekeeper, and they both explode. President Stone is removed from the Peacekeeper unharmed, and is promptly arrested. Meanwhile, Astro Boy is deactivated, as the blue core has been drained after it bumped with the red core.

There's no chance of having a sad ending as this is a kids' movie. Zog, a robot whom Astro Boy revived before using a dose of blue core, gives back some of the energy, and reactivates him. Yay!