In 1960, an animated film called "Popeye" came out, which aroused the love of sailors in children all over the world. Polpai is kind-hearted, intelligent and witty, and has a beloved girlfriend, Oliver. However, the scheming Ruto has evil thoughts about Oliver and constantly tries to separate the lovers.
Whenever his girlfriend is kidnapped by Ruto, Popai is always lucky to find the kind of spinach that can make him stronger, and then successfully defuses the crisis and saves his girlfriend.
Art comes from life" is well known. What is less known is that the prototype of Popeye Wave Pai is actually boxer Frank Fogg.
Frank Fogg was petite and loved to fight with people since he was a child. As an adult, he became obsessed with the sport of boxing. In his multi-year career, he has hardly failed and has an excellent record of "92 wins".
Frank Fogg passed away peacefully at the age of 91. What was it about his life experience that moved Modillo so much to create "Popeye" based on him?
Small in stature but strong in strength.
In a family in a small town in the United States, a boy was born in the mid-to-late 19th century, and he was Frank Fogg.
The midwife placed the weeping baby beside the hostess and said worriedly, "I have delivered so many children, and Frank is the one who cries the loudest." He is small and thin, and he will definitely grow up healthy in the future, but he may not grow too tall and is a small man. ”
When the midwife said this, the new mother didn't care, she and her husband looked at each other and said in unison: "It doesn't matter if you grow tall or not, we just want the child to grow up healthy and spend his childhood happily!"”
Under the meticulous care of his parents, little Frank thrived and became a helpful, intelligent and sensible little boy. However, growing up, his height was exactly as the midwife had guessed.
He always stood in the thinnest and shortest position among his peers, which made him often ridiculed and ridiculed, but his excellent character also won him many friends.
Frank is an unexpectedly gifted child, with extraordinary strength despite his small stature. Whenever the bad boys made fun of him and called him "the dwarf", he would always defend his dignity by fighting.
Whenever there is a fight, the kids don't take Frank seriously, because they see him as weak as an ant. However, it was only when they were all knocked to the ground by Frank that they really realized that they were underestimated.
Frank won easily with his strength in several fights, thus escaping the ridicule of his height. The brave Frank defended his dignity with only a pair of fists, so he became a strong man that no one dared to provoke in the school.
Deeply obsessed with the sport of boxing, he has won time and time again.
No one laughed at himself, so Frank stopped fighting. Moreover, he also took up a new hobby – boxing. Once, Frank and his friends make an appointment to go to the countryside together. On the way, they passed a house and heard cheers coming from inside. Out of curiosity, the two quietly slipped inside.
As soon as they stepped into the room, the two teenagers immediately saw a huge boxing ring. On the stage, there were two strong young men, both of whom had scars on their bodies, but their determined eyes looked at each other, showing their unwavering belief in victory.
The ring was packed with spectators cheering on the boxers they were supporting. Frank was thrilled to see this for the first time, and he longed to show his strength and convince his opponent like a fighter in the ring.
Since then, Frank's vision of boxing has been planted in his heart. Until one day, he confessed to his parents that he wanted to practice boxing, and the two parents were silent.
They don't want their son to learn boxing, because the sport is so cruel that the slightest mistake can lead to serious injuries and even a great risk of losing his life. However, as enlightened parents who have dedicated themselves to building friendships with their children for many years, can they bear to deprive him of their hobbies?
After much deliberation, they decided to support Frank in boxing practice, not only paying for the boxing lessons, but also taking turns picking up and dropping off their children to class. His parents unconditionally supported him in pursuing his dreams, which made Frank grateful.
He made a vow in his heart that he would succeed in boxing in the future and make his parents proud of him!
After several years of hard study, Frank became a high-profile boxer in his hometown. Subsequently, he began to compete all over the country, setting a legendary record of "92 consecutive wins". Despite the lucrative tournament prize, Frank didn't splurge and chose to return to his hometown.
They built a luxury villa for their parents and built a new farm, attracting praise from their neighbors for their kindness. The husband and wife were extremely happy in their hearts, and their pride was spontaneous.
As a prototype for animation, inspire children.
The career of a boxer is usually very short, usually only a few years, and even if he is in good physical condition, he can only extend to a dozen years. Plagued by injury, Frank chose to retire at the age of nearly 40.
Later, he found a job that was not too tiring, lived with his parents, wife and children, and lived an ordinary and happy life. At the age of ninety-one, Frank lay in a hospital bed saying goodbye to his loved ones. His life was forever stuck on this day.
The famous American cartoonist Mordillo happened to hear Frank's story, and was deeply touched and emotional, so he created the comic "Popeye" based on him.
Popai is the protagonist of this story, petite in stature, and as an ordinary sailor, he is kind-hearted and full of a sense of justice, so he is loved by his colleagues and girlfriends. In addition to their profession, Polpai and Frank have many similarities in personality, the only difference is that Polpai loves to eat spinach, while Frank does not.
Modillo's design of Polpie's love of spinach may have been intended to make young readers aware of the importance and nutritional value of vegetables, and the comic is aimed primarily at teenage audiences.
Of course, art comes from life, not simply imitates it, so it is allowed to exaggerate the plot and content of fiction in creation.
Once the comics came out, they were loved by readers, and Sailor Popai became a great hero in the minds of children. Subsequently, the cartoon of the same name adapted from the comic was released, which further deepened the hearts of the people and shaped the image of Popai. It is said that this cartoon has even led to the trend of American children eating spinach.
Perhaps, the unique charm of art lies in its ability to add beauty to ordinary life. Frank was originally just an ordinary person, but through the artistic processing of cartoonist Mordillo, he has become a super hero full of justice and daring to challenge **, and enjoys a high reputation in the hearts of countless teenagers!Turn the page in 2023