Astro Boy

Year: 2009

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Kristen Bell

Duration: 94 min

In the future, Metro City is suspended above the Earth using advanced technology. Through the city robots do many works. When a robot fails to have a use any longer, it is pitched over the side onto the cluttered landscape far below. Toby Tenma is a boy genius visits his dad at his office. Finds his dad talking to President Stone, who with Dr Tenma and Dr Elefun are creating a Peacekeeping robot, which he hopes will help him be re-elected.Dr Elefun explains that using a fallen star, he was able to synthesize both a positive and negative energy effect from this star. Stone uses the red core, and places this in the Peacekeeping robot, which turns it into a negative force & increase its weaponry. The group manages to get behind a shield to stop the robot from destroying them, but Toby is vaporized. Heartbroken, Dr Tenma works with Dr Elefun to create a robotic duplicate of Toby. Dr Elefun provides Tenma with the blue energy core to power the new Toby. But Tenma can't take the robot as his son, so Elefun releases him on his own.But, President Stone, eager to get hold of the Blue core, finds Toby flying through the city & orders his capture. Stone attempts to destroy Toby to get the blue core but ends up blowing Toby off Metro City to the ground below. Toby is found by a group of kids, scavenging for old parts. Toby's is whisked away by three robots, part of the "Robot Revolutionary Front." They name Toby "Astro." RRF beware him of Hamegg, who they claim destroys robots.Astro rejoins the kids, led by girl Cora. They live in an orphanage run by Hamegg himself. Hamegg tells Astro that he was a scientist in the Ministry of Science & worked with Tanma before he was kicked for his ideas. Cora tells Astro that Hamegg repairs robots to fight in the robot games. Astro helps power up a huge construction robot (ZOG) using his blue core & brings it to Hamegg.Cora attempts to call her parents in Metro city, can't get through & is sad that they have abandoned her. Hamegg takes Zog to robot wars where robots are used as fodder to fight against one another. Hamegg zaps Astro & tells the kids that he knows that Astro is a human looking robot.Hamegg pegs Astro against Zog. Zog refuses to fight Astro, until Hamegg prods him. Zog attempts to kill Hamegg, breaking the 1st rule of robotics, until Astro saves Hamegg. But in doing so, he is spotted by Stone's troop who capture him & bring him to Tenma for deactivation. Tenma initially agrees, but then refuses, & releases Astro. In anger, Stone injects the red core into the peacekeeper robot.The robot immediately starts assimilating other robots & grows in size & power. He attacks Metro City & Astro confronts him. But even can't fight this ever-growing robot. His friends, Cora & others, arrive in the nick of time to save Astro & whisk him away from the Red robot.The giant smashes the power supply of Metro City & it starts falling to Earth, Astro goes back in & supports the whole city & prevents it from crashing, instead it floats gently back to ground. Then Astro realizes that the only way to kill the giant robot is to merge the red & blue cores together. But that would kill Astro too. Astro dives headfirst into the giant & merges the cores. Killing both. Tenma is distraught, but then Zog spares some of his blue core energy (that Astro gave him), to revive Astro's blue core & everyone's happy.

Genre: Action   Adventure   Animation   Comedy   Drama   Family   Fantasy   Sci-Fi