well that be probably the idea when japan create the character back in the 50 . the character keep get bring through the 60 to the 80 and and now it 2009. set in the future and a scientist ( voice by nicolas cage ) be drown in sadness and cause he lose his son ( voice by freddie highmore ) in a laboratory accident and almost a year later he build a robotic replica of his son ( also freddie highmore ) . but when he turn out to smart for his own and the scientist start to feel guilty for try to play god and and demand he be take away . but the boy discovers he be not quite like other boy . he hear what they say and and he quickly run away . and try to get use to be a robot and during that he come some outcast kid at a junk yard and he soon become apart of there family and but do not tell them he a robot and cause he doesn not want to feel like a freak . he also get the name astro . but what happen when an evil pollition ( voice by donald sutherland ) slowly close in on him . awesome animation and since the incredibles and meet the robinson . and such great actor do awesome voice over . astro boy be really a must see for kid and adult .