The reason why Ultraman is great is also the reason for his decline. His greatness lies in the fact that Ultraman pointed out the problems faced by mankind. His failure lies in the fact that mankind cannot find a solution to these real problems. So what about Ultraman as a tokusatsu drama?
Is it possible to give an answer? So we can only emphasize again and again that we must overcome human selfish desires and promote truth, goodness and beauty.
Under the circumstances of the past ideology, this was a very popular rhetoric, but ideologies have changed. Today's society is no longer satisfied with saying a few nice words from a high position. In this era, everyone hopes that someone can lead them to glory.
Come on, use practical actions to solve problems instead of just slogans.
Times have changed. In the past, when everyone shouted about ideology, some people gave money and gifts. Because the Western world needs a voice, it engages in human rights politics. If you agree with my ideology, I will give you benefits. As a result, the global voice is controlled by the West.
.However, although Westerners have the dividends of the Industrial Revolution and the Age of Discovery, there are times when all the gold and silver are used up. In order to maintain ideology, they speed up the consumption of dividends, and coupled with the relocation of the real economy, the economy is in recession.
The economy is booming and there is no money left for human rights diplomacy and ideology.
In this era, competition revolves around resources. Whoever can get more resources will rule the roost. They all grab it with their hands. In the past, human rights politics have begun to show their true evil faces. Environmental protection can be a way to limit the industrialization of developing countries.
The excuse is that the nuclear issue is a killing stick used by major countries to maintain the price of oil. Even the garbage disposal that foreign countries are proud of has finally been proved to be just exporting garbage to other countries.
This is the reality. Everything promoted in the Ultraman world has been firmly slapped in the face. It is not a problem caused by the distortion of human nature at all, but a problem caused by human competition around resources. And resources are related to every country’s
Living standards cannot be ignored.
It's just that I used to steal gracefully, but now because the competition has become more fierce, I no longer care about ideology.
However, this has also led to another problem, that is, some people are unwilling to admit reality, and there have been many phenomena that are called political correctness in the Western world. Political correctness is the emperor’s new clothes. Everyone knows that this thing is wrong, and it will only make people feel uncomfortable.
Their society is becoming more and more divided and chaotic, but no one dares to oppose political correctness. Because this is the last fig leaf of developed countries. They have been aloof for hundreds of years, and the blood in their bones is noble. How can they admit that they may
Will they be replaced by losers and lose their noble status? So they need political correctness to maintain their sense of superiority, even if political correctness does no good to their country.
With political correctness, they can at least maintain their sense of superiority. Without it, it would be really bad. Their spiritual beliefs will probably disappear, and it will take at least one or two generations to accept their new international status.
Analyzing it from a realistic perspective, we understand why Ultraman’s ratings have been declining in the general environment.
Of course, in the new era, Ultraman is also changing. He is no longer a warrior who saves the earth. He may just be a ranger wandering the universe, or a warrior specializing in fighting aliens. He no longer worries about solving human problems, but
Concentrate on fighting, no longer preaching, and no longer closely integrated with the fate of mankind.
The pattern has become smaller, and even the Earth Defense Force has disappeared. He has simply become the guardian of the city, or a good boy who helps others. He concentrates on talking about the love-hate entanglement between Ultraman and aliens, and no longer
Issues involving the Earth.
But is this still Ultraman?
So it’s hard to say. Ultraman’s starting point is so high that it’s difficult to lower it. Unlike Kamen Rider, the starting point is an individual and has nothing to do with earth problems. Even if there are problems, they are caused by evil enemies. It’s not impossible in reality.
The problem to be solved is simple. Defeating an invincible opponent is much simpler than solving a real problem.
So Ultraman also began to follow the route of Kamen Rider. The human body was no longer a warrior of the Earth Defense Force running for mankind, but a traveler or an ordinary boy. They no longer fought for mankind, but just to protect those around them.
People. Their opponent monsters are not caused by humans. Monsters are monsters. The situation they face is not human nature that cannot be understood, but evil aliens.
Everything is simplified, but the results are so-so.
Therefore, for Duran, improving Ultraman's ratings is a very difficult problem, and it cannot be done just by talking about it.
Because Ultraman is positioned as the savior, a small fight cannot show the need for a savior. But when it gets bigger, everyone feels that Ultraman is fake and empty-handed.
Being in a dilemma is really difficult.
Dulan said that he wanted to upgrade the monster-fighting style. This is a way, but it is still difficult to highlight the core values of Ultraman's works and cannot convey the Ultraman spirit to the world in a simple way.
However, the will of the universe is willing to listen to Duran's opinion, which seems to make sense. He also feels that Ultraman's universes are all similar and too monotonous.
The will of the universe started to operate, so Saka disappeared, and Ultra's will was suppressed by the will of the universe. The will of the universe decided to hand over the universe to Duran to see if the story he wrote could reverse the ratings.
Boom, Saka disintegrated into Dyna, Gauss, and Sero. They couldn't figure out the situation at all, and they didn't know what deal Duran had made with the will of the universe.
What happened? Why did the will of the universe turn to evil?
The survivors were also shocked. It was obviously a good situation, but why did it suddenly turn around? What happened?
"Ultraman, times have changed. Today's era is not a naive era where evil can prevail and good can win." Duran put his hands on his hips and laughed, he finally gained the upper hand.
What is needed in this era is hard work and scheming. The game is to grab chestnuts from the fire and grab food from the tiger's mouth. What is needed is heartbeat and stimulation.
A Shining Tiga, plus three ordinary Ultraman, are no match for Saint Jadon.
"One trillion fireballs." The big fireball was also divided into four, knocking them all out of their transformed state and returning to their human bodies.
Everyone was shocked. Ultraman lost? It shouldn't be, there's no reason, why?
A question sent to the soul. Unfortunately, this is an arrangement of the will of the universe, and no one has explained it at all. This is very embarrassing. Will Ultraman change his name to the universe villain Jayton in the future?
What Seven Jetton, Jack Jetton, Tiga Jetton, and then began to focus on how to invade the earth, how to expand mankind's evil thoughts as the main goal, and defeat Ultraman every day?
But Duran knew that Jeton couldn't follow Ultraman's old path. Ultraman should still be the protagonist, but monsters couldn't be beaten every day, so it would be meaningless. Ultraman still had to be filmed, but they needed to upgrade.