Jack and the Ultra-Robots: WATCH HERE!
Jack, the Woolies and the Chritchellites: WATCH HERE!
The Tale of X-9: WATCH HERE!
Please rewatch these episodes and share your responses in the comments section. Think of how these episodes address real-world and real-life issues. What symbolism stands out to you? What is your reaction to these episodes?
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ReplyDeleteWill Robots Rule The World?
ReplyDeleteThe cartoon world as far fetched as it may seem is symbolizing how our future will be man versus robot. Even though it will be robots against the world..
In Samauri Jack the only living human you see is Jack. Every other creature is a robot,other than Haku who looks like a monster. Even though Jack manages to win each battle he comes up against,the ultimate force is robot machinery.
The forces of metal evil even abuse and exploit animals,zapping them with electricity,and killing the little woolie fur balls on the spot. How and where did they learn to do such things? Are robots being programmed to do scandalous things to replace humans? Wil we have to build robot jails or will the robots self destruct before penalty?
In conclusion they can make robots have feelings and emotions,by inserting a computer chip. That takes away the need for a human. If robots can feel and make decisions on their own,where will their minds lead them? Will it possibly lead them to try and eliminate the world and the human race?
Think about it and ponder for a minute the idea at hand. Is it really just in the cartoon world that robots are trying to rule the world,or is this a reality? Will it eventually be like Samauri Jack all alone in this world,or will robots eventually conquer him too and end it all? I believe robots are going to finally win. Man versus robots who will prevail? Will you be a robot creator or a Samauri Jack? It is up to you to make the decision.
The Future
ReplyDeleteThere are few similarities I noticed amongst the episodes of Samurai Jack. For one, every character was attacked out of nowhere just like in the real world when a country is attacked in broad daylight. Every bad villain attacks the village just to lure out jack. In a real world situation, a country is attacked to lure out the real enemy, so he/she can prevent anymore war or reach a compromise.
New technology is coming to light every day. Before you know it, the government won't need an army of humans. They will probably create an army of robots, just like in Samurai Jack. A human will be of no use, since robots can probably be created to have the same features as well as emotions.
Jack is the only real person in the cartoon, is it possible we humans can become extinct and taken over by a robot population? We have to make good decisions everyday, because if we make the wrong ones....our life could become these cartoons we all watch.
When I was young, I would wake up early on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons like Dexter’s Laboratory, Pinky and the Brain, or even Samurai Jack. Over the years, I have not been able to spend my Saturday mornings sitting half-awake in front of the television, because I work on weekends now. So watching these episodes of Samurai Jack has been a very nostalgic and fun experience for me.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that stuck out to me was how “gory” it was, because of the carnage that was suggested through the oil spatters from robot wounds and battles. I thought, this cartoon did not used to be this harsh, but I realized as a kid I did not see it as “gore” I saw it as fun, action-packed, and amazing. So none of it was real or could be possibly related to real life occurrences. But talking about it in class made me realize the possible real life meanings it could have. I just never consciously noticed it, because it was sugar coated for children.
After watching all three episodes, I noticed that each episode relates in a slight way. Everyone was being attacked, oppressed, or manipulated in some way and Jack was supposed to be the hero to the rescue. I think that the episodes re-enforced the fact that we need to fight for what we believe in, because in order to be safe and free, we have to earn it. Like in the first episode Jack had to fight to stop the evil forces that were attacking villages and manipulating him. In the second episode, Jack had to release the Woolies from their captors, so they could be a free people. The last episode, however, Jack was being attacked by X9 who was being manipulated. We saw that Jack killed X9, which shows that fighting for freedom, even when you are the “good guy”, is rough and mistakes are made. The episodes showed the bright and darker sides of freedom by sugar-coating the message just enough for children to slightly understand the messages.
He's fast at all times, cannot be defeated by anyone from any kind. His name is Jack, but it is Samurai Jack to you. His hands are legally trained to kill, and when evil is mixed with his warrior blood not even he can stop him self. "Who will be crazy enough to invent an evil Samurai Jack?" Only one of the a crazy scientist of course. It all starts when man try to play God, they gain so much knowledge they start to believe they are god. Adding up numbers mixing up formulas. "Wala! He will do any and everything his master say "hahahaha! I am the strongest man alive can't no one stop me now!" So he went on to take over the world. Every episode there is always a problem, someone up to no good trying to stop Samurai Jack. Sometimes Jack get so sounded around evil, that even not can get good and evil confused. We are not perfect and sometimes we get carried away with greed and selfishness. We go to war and voyage new lands to be free from selfish greed, but we always have one person who just is not happy with what they have and want more. My question to you is...."Half of the things we invent do we really need them?"
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ReplyDeleteROMAN ABUZYAROV
ReplyDeleteThese two videos are very striking imagination and make you think. These stories of Samurai Jack, who struggled against the man-made systems against robots who would enslave all life and reign humanity. As we seen robots in this story were inspired by the devil, they entered the evil spirit and they forgot about their creators. Began to destroy the city and kill other creatures, but here comes the hero who is ready to fight, but with current technology it is powerless sword, but help is always nearby. In the first story I found a sense that there is always a way out, and I believe that good always wins.
As for the second story of this sentimental moment of love to a robot dog, the maschine we see is really filled with love and care to the living being, but do not forget that this dog was stolen from Samurai Jack and he eventually avenged, but the story really touched me.
I believe that these three episodes represent a savior that comes and saves those that have been enslaved and oppressed by evil. It shows that good will always triumph over evil because there is always someone out there that will stand out from the reset to help others. Each of these episodes depicts the different ways people have been controlled by a non sympathetic tyrant, but a person will always come and free the oppressed and create a better world.
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ReplyDeleteSamurai Jack represents any person who is willing and able to fight obstacles in a real world. Like samurai jack he always wins at the end when he fights with evil robots, or risk his life to save others who have been bondage under certain spell. Samurai Jack encourages and motivates people to be strong and to push our selves regardless what we are facing. Also he teaches us to be of helpfully to our society and to those who needs our help. For instance, I am a foreigner, it doesn’t mean I will wake up one day and start fighting with evil robots like Jack. But the new lifestyle and culture that I have to accept it’s more than a fight between Jack and robots.