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people have thoughts, even if they become nanorobots, they still have thoughts.

author | wang chongyang lp

editor|xiaobai

typesetting | banya

i think "2077 japan's lockdown" is more like a fable:

a parable about power and lies.

it's just covered in a layer of "sci-fi animation".

the story setting has a background:

at the beginning of this century, nanotechnology helped extend human lifespan, and the world was studying this advanced technology. at the same time, japan, which has mastered the core technology of robot manufacturing, is also far ahead of the world in this field.

due to the dangers of these two technologies, the united nations has adopted strict international agreements setting various restrictions on their use. japan, whose interests were harmed, simply withdrew from the united nations. then, it took extreme actions that shocked the world——

lock down the country.

1

in 2067, japan used high-tech means to establish electronic barriers throughout its territory and territorial waters. no satellites or detection equipment could spy on all activities in japan.

to put it simply, people close the door and "circulate internally" by themselves, and no one knows what the japanese are doing every day.

in 2077, for some purpose, the united states sent a special forces team to sneak into japan to explore the current state of the country. the team members immediately ambush outside the territorial waters, entered the freighter, and entered japan after passing through many obstacles.

then, the team members discovered something horrifying:

there are no more "human beings" in japan.

or put it this way:

there are no "living people" in japan. all japanese have been transformed into simulation robots by nanotechnology...

not right either.

it should be said that these "people" all retain the appearance and thoughts of human beings, as well as the memories of the past. but in terms of body structure and cell composition, they all become nanorobots.

yamato heavy steel, represented by scientist saito, has become the actual ruler of japan. in this regard, saito declared to all japanese people:

we are “immortal and immortal.”

this is interesting.

because in "japan lockdown 2077", as the special forces members lurk all the way, we can see that there is still a gap between the rich and the poor in the entire japanese society. the poor live in low-rise houses. they should work and do business. taxes should be paid.

when he co-authored "being a human", he was a cow and a horse, but after "becoming an immortal", he was still a cow and a horse?

of course, the most ridiculous thing is that throughout the country, most citizens believe that this is a "blessing" and a "gospel" that japan's world-leading technology brings to all citizens.

therefore, they ignored the giant machine "sea worms" that were ravaging the sea of ​​japan under the extreme use of the robot industry. these machine "sea worms" devoured all steel and titanium. japan specially built huge city walls to resist the infestation of "sea worms".

the citizens are grateful and ignorant for this.

they don't think about why there are "sea worms" in the world, why do they still work?

only a small number of "people" are clear-headed, because when the whole people accepted nano-transformation, they realized that there was a problem. however, under the oppression of the powerful, they had to accept transformation.

as japan gradually separated from the world, these people spontaneously gathered into resistance organizations. it was with their cooperation that the u.s. special forces were able to successfully enter japan.

the protagonist group and the group faced off against saito at yamato heavy steel. the fanatical scientist in front of them always insisted that he led japan into the "technological era" ahead of schedule. however, the irony is that saito himself did not accept the transformation.

this also means that he is the only "japanese" alive in japan.

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the discovery that saito is a "human" comes from the final battle.

everyone saw that saito was injured, saito was bleeding, and everyone's defense was broken.

he is actually different from other "people". when someone is injured, they can easily cut off their hands and feet with a knife, throw them away, and replace them with new limbs.

he actually bled.

saito's fans have questions in their minds:

since you said we are so good at being nano-robots, why do you still have to "be human"?

so what we hear about “far ahead” in these ten years is grand vision? or an idiom?

everyone collapsed, completely ignoring the presence of the special forces, and all wanted to settle accounts with saito.

however, in the end, people still chose to open the gates of the city wall, let the "sea worms" enter the city, and calmly accepted the fate of being devoured.

because the moment faith collapses, this body has no meaning for its existence.

therefore, all civilians, including saito's guards, have no fear when facing "sea insects".

maybe……

they have been thinking about life up to this point, and except for a seemingly immortal body, nothing else has changed.

at the end of the film, the japanese archipelago was completely reduced to wasteland due to the erosion of "sea insects".

i don’t know if there will be new human landings and reconstruction in the future, but one thing is certain:

japan is gone.

it was destroyed by a technology, or rather by a lie.

the entire film follows the team members' perspective on the japanese people after the lockdown. they know nothing about the outside world. they only know that they are "citizens" who are leading the world. however, the death of saito alone has the entire country buried with him. it is too true. damn it.

what surprised me was the real history other than "japan's lockdown in 2077".

3

japan has indeed issued a "lockdown order" in its history.

at that time, the edo shogunate was worried that with free trade, foreign religious (mainly catholic) ideas and humanistic concepts would be introduced into japan, which would affect the japanese people's questioning of the rationality of the shogunate's rule.

so from 1633 to 1639, the "lockdown order" was issued five times.

it was not until 1854 that the u.s. navy officer perry led a fleet to knock off the pass, which was the famous "black ship incident" in japanese history.

this move completely broke the illusion that japan was "far ahead" and made ordinary japanese people face the outside world with amazement, fear, and envy for the first time.

like "japan lockdown 2077", trade between japan and foreign countries was not completely terminated at that time, but was allowed to be carried out with specific objects, including the netherlands and china, and trade was restricted to nagasaki.

in addition, various japanese vassals, such as tsushima domain and satsuma domain, also had trade relations with korea, ryukyu and other countries.

from the mid-16th century to the mid-19th century, it was the time when the western renaissance and industrialization were developing. in order to prohibit the spread of catholicism, prevent japanese merchants who were deeply influenced by westerners from becoming powerful and opposing the shogunate, and to consolidate the shogunate system, the edo shogunate ii acting general tokugawa hidetada implemented the policy of "locking the country away".

during this period, there were constant battles between the shogunate and various feudal lords.

in early 2024, the american drama "shogun", which was very popular overseas, used this as the background of the story.

under the influence of western ideological trends, the upper echelons of the shogunate have realized the gap between themselves and the world. however, the problem before the generals is cruel:

it is impossible to give up one's position. instead of letting everyone know that one is a "baga", it would be better to simply let everyone not know that there is a country outside.

this is the fundamental reason for "locking down the country".

of course, after the "black ship incident", the people's wisdom awakened, and each domain began to formally challenge the shogunate, using the slogan "respect the king" to welcome the emperor and "return the great government." then, emperor meiji ascended the throne and implemented comprehensive westernization and learned from the west.

at this time, "locking the country" became a subject of research by later japanese historians.

people have discovered that times are irreversible and can only be postponed at best.

and "2077 japan's lockdown" also demonstrates the principle of "chaos arises from within":

people have thoughts, even if they become nanorobots, they still have thoughts.

as long as there is thought, any "lock" will become rusty.

when people discover that saito has his own body, they collapse and choose to die together.

it can only be said that when the japanese return to the past and look forward to the future, through such a terrifying science fiction setting, they put a kind of despair in anime movies, which is indeed eye-opening.

producer | editor-in-chief:tan fei

executive editor:luo xinzhu