不知道提到賽博朋克,大家腦子里跳出來的第一畫面是什么?

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黑客?人工智能?虛擬現實?仿生人?這些其實都是賽博朋克的常見元素。

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所謂“賽博朋克“,英文名是Cyberpunk,是“控制論、神經機械學”與“朋克”的結合詞。該背景大多描繪在未來,建立于“低端生活與高等科技結合”的基礎上,擁有先進科學技術,再以一定程度崩壞的社會結構做對比。

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圍繞著賽博朋克這個主題衍生出的作品也層出不窮。
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像我們熟知的電影《黑客帝國》:
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動畫短片《愛,死亡,機器人》:
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動漫作品《超世紀福音戰士》:
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諸如此類的作品都可以算作在賽博朋克這個大框架之下的代表,但似乎帶著“賽博朋克”這個標簽的產物質量也是良莠不齊。
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2020年知名公司CD PROJEKT RED所發行的游戲作品《賽博朋克2077》便在發行后飽受詬病,可能是因為游戲前期宣發效果很好,讓許多玩家對游戲的心理預期提到很高。然而在正式上線后,層出不窮的BUG,玩法的閹割,系統的崩潰,導致了游戲的風評幾近崩盤。
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今年,在網飛以及動畫工作室Studio Trigger的聯合打造之下,《賽博朋克:邊緣行者》這一游戲改編動畫作品面世。

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截至目前,豆瓣八萬+人評分9.0,爛番茄鮮度100%,爆米花指數96%,IMDB8.5,收割了一眾國內國外影評網站的超高評價。

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The plot centers around one David Martinez, a young punk living in the fictional dystopian, Sci-fi metropolis of “Night City.” David exists in a state of existential frustration as he attends a private school for self-absorbed, classist brats, with only his loving mom, Gloria, as company.?
故事圍繞著大衛·馬丁內斯展開,他是一個年輕的朋克,生活在虛構的反烏托邦科幻大都市“夜之城”。大衛生活在一種存在主義的沮喪狀態中,因為他進入了一所私立學校,那里的學生都是自私自利的階級主義者,只有他可愛的媽媽格洛麗亞陪伴。
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After a terrible twist of fate, David comes across military-grade cybernetics his Mom had been smuggling, and decides to “chrome up,” by implanting them inside his body.?
在經歷了可怕的命運轉折后,大衛偶然發現了他母親走私的軍用控制儀,他決定進行“改造”,將它們植入自己的體內。
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From there, David eventually meets Lucy, a “Netrunner,” a futuristic hacker who winds up getting David involved in her crew of? “Edgerunners,” futuristic mercs, “fixers” and smugglers who skirt the edge of the law and mortality to get jobs done for big payouts.?
在改造時,大衛遇到了露西,她是一個未來主義的黑客,名叫“網絡行者”,她最終讓大衛加入了她的“邊緣行者”團隊,這是一個未來主義的雇傭兵、“中間人”和走私者,他們繞過法律和死亡的邊緣,完成任務,獲得巨額報酬。
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David then quickly falls for Lucy as he tries to help Lucy fulfill her dreams while being pursued by the mega-corporations that rule over the city.
而大衛很快就愛上了露西,他試圖幫助露西實現她的夢想,但同時也被統治這座城市的大公司追殺。
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With the show’s amazing animation, score, direction and writing it can be hard to point to which specific element that cements this animated production as one of the best shows of the year.?
這部劇的動畫、配樂、導演和編劇都非常出色,很難指出哪一個具體的元素讓這部動畫作品成為本年度最好的劇集之一。
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The animation and design by Yoh Yoshinari are a visual feast as he uses his talents and experience gained from working on classics like “Neon Genesis Evangelion” to create exhilarating and heart wrenching sequences throughout the series while also giving the main cast and even side characters designs that make each of them stand out.?
吉成曜的動畫和設計是一場視覺盛宴,他利用自己的才華和在《新世紀福音戰士》等經典作品中獲得的經驗,在整個系列中創造了令人振奮和揪心的鏡頭,同時也為主要角色甚至支線角色設計,使他們每個人都脫穎而出。
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The animation is worth repeating as the show is breathtakingly R-rated! Even the trailer has brutal action sequences and other graphic imagery all synchronized to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy! With bright colors and fast-paced animation that shocks and exhilarates the audience with each shot.?
這部動畫值得重復觀看,因為它在限制級影片中的表現也是驚人!甚至預告片也有殘酷的動作場面,甚至還有一些畫面和貝多芬的歡樂頌聯動!明亮的色彩和快節奏的動畫,每一個鏡頭都讓觀眾震驚和興奮。
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Some audiences may take umbrage with the level of graphic content on display, but it would’ve been to the show’s detriment if the visuals were toned down and wouldn’t fit with the setting.
一些觀眾可能會對展示的圖像內容的水平感到不滿,但如果視覺效果被淡化,與場景設定不符,這將導致對最終的呈現效果有所影響。
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Akira Yamaoka, famous for composing the Silent Hill franchise, serves as the show’s composer, and Studio Trigger could not have chosen a better composer for this job.?
因創作《寂靜嶺》系列而聞名的山岡明擔任這部劇的作曲家,而Trigger工作室很難找到更好的作曲家來完成這項工作。
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Yamaoka’s skills shine, with beautiful and poignant tracks to emphasize the melodrama and tragedy, especially with how he integrates standout songs like “I Really Wanna Stay at Your House,” by songwriter Rosa Walton that are so raw at times that helps make the audience shed a few tears.?
山岡的技巧非常出色,優美而尖銳的歌曲強調了劇情和悲情,尤其是他如何融合了一些出色的歌曲,比如像羅莎·沃爾頓作詞作曲的《I Really Wanna Stay at Your House》,這些歌曲有時非常原始,會讓觀眾們真情實感的流下眼淚。
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By far the most important aspect of? “Edgerunners” is the series direction and writing. The show writers and director Hiroyuki Imaishi manage to capture the punk ethos of “Cyberpunk” with compelling characters like Lucy and David and their crew of “Edgerunners.”?
到目前為止,《邊緣行者》最重要的方面是系列的方向和寫作。該劇的編劇和導演今石洋之設法抓住了賽博朋克的朋克精神,塑造了一些引人注目的角色,比如露西、大衛和他們的“邊緣行者”團隊。
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These are characters with their own personalities, dreams and flaws and much like a typical protagonist written by Imaishi, they’re filled with white-hot passion, raging against a world that would suck out the life from them to fuel its classist hegemony. The narrative’s conclusion, while tragic, fits with the setting.?
這些角色都有自己的個性、夢想和缺陷,就像導演筆下典型的主角一樣,他們充滿了白熱化的激情,憤怒地反抗這個世界,這個世界會吸走他們的生命,為其階級主義霸權提供動力。故事的結局雖然悲壯,卻與背景相契合。
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Despite this, the story of David and Lucy matters because of how their relentless pursuit of their dreams despite the odds leaves a tremendous impact on the audience long after the ending.
盡管如此,大衛和露西的故事很重要,因為他們不顧一切地堅持追求自己的夢想,在結局后很長一段時間里仍給觀眾留下了巨大的影響。
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無論是之前的《英雄聯盟:雙城之戰》再到現在的《賽博朋克:邊緣行者》,這些游戲改編而來的動漫作品都取得了不錯的成績,讓許多可能原本不了解游戲的人對游戲角色甚至游戲本身都產生了一定的興趣。
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改編并不是亂編,只有在改編后的故事本身足夠優秀的前提下,觀眾們才會愿意去愿意去為此買單,否則即便原著的影響力再大,也不過是砸了自己的招牌罷了。
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今日詞匯

metropolis??/m??tr?p?l?s/??n. (國或地區的)首都,首府;大都會,大城市;教會省份的首領;殖民地的起源城市或國家
exhilarating??/?ɡ?z?l?re?t??/? ?v. 使高興,使興奮(exhilarate 的現在分詞)adj. 使人興奮的;令人高興的
synchronized? ?/?s??kr?na?zd/??adj. 同步的;同步化的? ?v. 使協調(synchronize 的過去分詞);同時發生;校準
umbrage??/??mbr?d?/??n. 不快,生氣;樹蔭;懷疑
hegemony?/h??d?em?ni/??n. (尤指國家的)霸權,支配權,領導權
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