A netizen shared such a story on the forum, which made me doubt the values ??conveyed by Ultraman.
In his open class at the university, the teacher and the students talked about the topic of "effort". For some unknown reason, the teacher brought up Ultraman as a negative case. She mentioned her child, saying that her child is very obsessed with Ultraman. So the teacher asked her child why he liked Ultraman. Her child said that it was because Ultraman could use many crystals to transform into different forms, which was very cool.
The teacher asked the child where these crystals came from, and the child said they were given by different seniors. The teacher asked back: So this Ultraman has the power given by his seniors, so does he still need to work hard? Her children had nothing to say.
This story was mentioned repeatedly in college classes by the netizen’s teacher as a negative case. In the teacher’s mind, Ultraman’s story conveys incorrect values ??that can be obtained without any effort. Strength, and this strength is still used for fighting.
After seeing such news, I hesitated, and I asked myself in my heart, is Ultraman really conveying incorrect values ??as the teacher said?
After thinking about it carefully, I have my own answer, no! Although the new generation of Ultraman have plots that rely on the power of their predecessors, it does not prove that these new generation of Ultraman do not work hard. The plot of the new generation of Ultraman also contains the plot of working hard to train oneself. These props such as badges and capsules are just for appreciation. The reason why the new generation of Ultraman borrows his power is just to sell more toys. This is not worth discussing on the table!
And this teacher has this view just because in her image, Ultraman is demonized. She does not know what the real values ????that Ultraman conveys are, she only gets it from her own children. I knew some settings and used them as material for my college classes.
I believe that there must be many students in her class who have never seen Ultraman. If these students really believe what the teacher says, they will then instill the demonized image of Ultraman into themselves. friends and relatives, even their own future children. Then the idea that Ultraman's values ??are incorrect will spread more and more widely. People's misunderstanding of Ultraman will become deeper and deeper.
In fact, the plots in Ultraman such as Jamila and the Metzians have very profound metaphors, but in the hearts of some people who don’t understand Ultraman at all, Ultraman is just a child. What you see is that it is not popular and even conveys incorrect values. I really can't understand that they would even impose this prejudice on their own children.