by Eric Eisenberg
Pop culture regularly paints aliens as forces of evil, who want to kill every living soul on the planet and steal every resource we have. But there is a science fiction—where aliens are actually innocents[天真无邪的人] who are captured[俘获], tortured[折磨] and killed by the large, mysterious government organizations. The new animated family film Escape From Planet Earth falls into the latter[后者的] category[种类].
Escape From Planet Earth follows the adventures of Scorch Supernova[超新星], an alien from the planet Baab who is considered to be a hero by his brother Gary. When an SOS call goes out from a well-known dangerous planet—Earth, Scorch ignores all warnings and goes for the rescue. However, the SOS call was actually a trap set by the government at Area 51 who takes the alien hostage[人质]. With no choice left, its up to Gary to rescue his brother.
流行文化通常将外星人刻画成邪恶势力,它们一心想着要杀掉地球上所有生物,盗取我们的一切资源。但还有一种科幻题材,当中描述的外星人其实是天真无辜的,它们被庞大而神秘的政府组织俘虏和折磨,最终被杀害。最新的家庭动画电影《逃离地球》就属于第二类。
《逃离地球》讲述了斯科奇·超新星的一系列历险故事。斯科奇·超新星是来自巴布星的一个外星人,弟弟加里视他为英雄。当收到一个来自地球——一个臭名昭著的危险行星的求救信号后,斯科奇不顾所有警告,前往地球进行营救。然而,这个求救信号其实是专抓外星人的51区政府设下的陷阱。别无选择的加里只能出发去救哥哥。
Meet the Characters 角色一览
Scorch Supernova
The most beloved hero of Planet Baab, Scorch is the greatest member of the BASA program. Doing good and fighting evil across the galaxy[银河], Scorch still makes time to kiss babies whilst[同时] posing for photos. Though protected by his brother Garys brilliant planning, Scorch considers himself to be a team of one.
Gary Supernova
A world-class genius, Gary is one of the most intelligent aliens in the galaxy and beyond. He is a rocket scientist, an engineer, and a mission controller at BASA. But when Scorch needs rescuing from the Dark Planet, Gary reached deep inside to find the bravery and strength that no one knew he had.
General Shanker
The stern[严厉的] mastermind behind Area 51, Shanker is a military[军事的] leader who gets peeved[恼怒的] about aliens. A dark secret in his past haunts[萦绕心头] him every day as he carries out his ruthless plan to steal alien technologies and exact[强求,急需] his revenge[复仇].
Doc, Io and Thurman
Though they look like a talking mouse, a giant cyclops注, and a three-eyed slug[鼻涕虫], Doc, Io and Thurman are three of the most brilliant alien engineers stuck on Planet Earth. Naively[天真地] believing that Shanker will some day let them leave Area 51, these three toil[苦干] away, inventing, designing, and building new technology for their human master.
斯科奇·超新星
斯科奇是巴布星最受爱戴的英雄,也是BASA计划最伟大的成员。在银河系锄强扶弱之余,斯科奇还能挤出时间亲吻小孩、摆姿势拍照。尽管受加里的精明计划保护,斯科奇依然一直认为自己是一人作战。
加里·超新星
作为世界级的天才,加里是银河系内外最高智商的外星人之一。他是BASA的一名火箭专家、工程师和(宇宙飞行)任务指挥员。当深陷黑暗星球的斯科奇需要他的营救时,加里从内心寻找勇气和力量——之前没有人知道他拥有这种力量。
将军尚卡尔
严厉的尚卡尔是51区的幕后操纵者。这位军事领导人视外星人为眼中钉。他过去的一段黑暗秘密每天都困扰着他。他正在执行一个残忍的计划,誓要偷取外星人的技术,尽早报仇。
医生、艾奥和瑟曼
虽然医生、艾奥和瑟曼看起来分别像一只会说话的老鼠、一只独眼巨人和一条长着三只眼睛的鼻涕虫,但它们其实是被困在地球的最聪明的三位工程师。他们天真地认为尚卡尔总有一天会让自己离开51区,所以辛勤地工作,为人类主人发明、设计并制造新技术。