Heroes, Hope & The Future (Tokusatsu & Power Rangers Essay)

#videoessay #tokusatsu #powerrangers
Content Warning: Occasional flashing lights, no timestamps for them unfortunately since they're frequent.

This essay challenges the notion that an enjoyment of things like Power Rangers & Tokusatsu is rooted in nostalgia and a refusal to face reality. Instead, we discuss how you can face reality head on and still protect the childlike wonder and joy inside your heart without losing sight of reality and the future.

Writing this was a pretty difficult endeavour because I had the flu for a few months, apologies for the lack of uploads but I will have another video up by the end of the month as well.

Song Credits:
'A New Year' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Life Is' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Felicity' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'A Kind of Hope' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'The Restoration' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Filaments' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Sleep' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'There Was A Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Forever Sky' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Acoustic by MusicStockProduction (via TuneTank)
In The Sky by MusicArea (via TuneTank)

Media Featured:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993)
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999)
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000)
Power Rangers Time Force (2001)
Power Rangers SPD (2005)
Godzilla [Gojira] (1954, 1956)
Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (2022)
Royalty-free stock images & stock video footage from Pixabay

Research credits:
https://www.cbr.com/godzilla-power-ra...
https://www.otaquest.com/from-tv-to-m...
Video structure & applied examples are mostly anecdotal, articles only clarify the timeline of events in the video.


CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Part I - The History of Toku
2:19 Godzilla & Tokusatsu
4:18 Ultraman's Arrival
7:38 Kamen Rider & Super Sentai
12:28 Part II - Believing in Heroes (Power Rangers)
18:02 Part III - Rediscovering Hope (Donbrothers)
22:26 Be Happy With Yourself
27:32 Learning To Be Happy
31:50 Part IV - Enjoy The Spectacle
33:37 Hope is not naive
39:18 Thank You For Watching!