[Translation from Japanese to English ] I heard that children identify with heroes. However, I have never identified ...

Original text

子供はヒーローと自分を重ね合わせる事があると聞いた事がある。でも私はSF映画やアクション映画の主人公に自分を重ね合わせたことはない。しかし私はフォレスト・ガンプやサイモンバーチのジョーにはそうした事がある。決してかっこいいヒーローではないが、私は彼らが好きだった。

Translation / English

I heard that children identify with heroes. However, I have never identified with the protagonists of sci-fi or action films. That said, I did that with Forrest Gump and Simon Birch's Joe. Though they are decidedly not cool heroes, I liked them.

Translation / English

I've heard that children tend to combine themselves with heroes, but I've never combined myself with the hero of an action or sci-fi movie. I have, however, thought of myself that way with characters like Forest Gump or Joe from Simon Birch. They may not be "cool heroes," but I like them.