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The Iron Giant (1999)
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A huge machine's friendship with a boy becomes a question about whether a frightening body has to determine a frightening purpose. Brad Bird makes the robot's curiosity expressive enough to carry that argument without constant explanation. Cold War suspicion supplies the pressure, while individual choices decide what the machine becomes. A more accessible animated route into the theme, with military peril and emotional weight inside the adventure.
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About The Iron Giant
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.