The cast is strong; the director is famous; the production is meticulous-from the costumes to the set, as well as the effective scheduling and control of the action scenes and blasting scenes, all show the degree of intention of the film. From hardware to software, "Assassin of Thirteen People" is a superb work, but after all, it is a remake, with enough visual impact, but the plot lacks surprises, which will somewhat compromise the excitement of the film.
The structure of "Assassin of Thirteen People" is also very similar to the ancient drama, which can be roughly divided into three acts. The first act is about Qi Shao's rule of the people and the people are not living, the samurai Shimada leads the assassination of Qi Shao; the second act Shimada summons many masters In plotting the assassination operation, the masters not only rigorously planned the action, but also stepped up their practice. They were ready to die. The third act is a head-on confrontation. Qi Shao has many guards, and the thirteen assassins use the environment to carry out a bloody battle. The unimaginable battle of killing and cutting began. The theme is clear, the clues are clear, and the characters are full of personality. Watching this movie, one can't help but think of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai".
Remake dramas still have this weakness. After all, they are shooting existing works in the past. In 1963, Kudo Eiichi's "Assassin of the Thirteen People" is considered a masterpiece of the period drama, and Takashi Miike may not have embraced it at the beginning. The ambition to surpass the predecessor, but more thoughts are spent on the complete upgrade of the scene scheduling, the 1963 version is 13 people PK more than 50 people, the 2011 version is the thirteen people no assassin blood battle two hundred guards, the enemy is older. Increased 4 times, you can imagine a situation where blood flows into a river.
In terms of character creation, Takashi Miike has the most ink on the assassin leader Shimada, the lord Qi Shao, the captain of the guard Guitou, the assassin Hirayama, the assassin Kiga, and others. The head is the hostile camp, but because of the description of the two people of the hostile camp, the actions of the assassin of the thirteen people can become more meaningful. The first is the violence of the lord Qi Shao, which is the main reason for the actions of the assassins; the second is the loyalty and good fighting of the captain of the guard, which makes the actions of the assassins suffer a lot of resistance, which also makes the movie more interesting. Guitou and Shimada were originally friends, and standing in their respective camps also represented different forces. Shimada not only wants everyone to live and work in peace and contentment, but also wants to see everyone equal. He belongs to the reformist school; Guitou is a representative of the old school warriors and refuses to accept new things. He knows that Qi Shao enjoys killing people, but still Stick to your post, brave but dull. Whether it is Qi Shao or Guitou, they are obviously obstacles to historical progress.
The plot is very good in the first half. The problem is that in the second half of the 50-minute assassination, there are too many action scenes, so the director has no more opportunities to convey ideas, leading to many times given in the first half. Sexual thinking has a beginning and no end. Anyway, the killing is over and the film is over. Although this kind of long action drama satisfies the needs of the senses, it cannot resonate.
The passage of the thirteen-person assassin attacking Qi Shao’s team took more than 50 minutes. This narrative method is very similar to "October Besieged City", but "October Besieged City" does not have so many melee scenes, and the action scenes are still in place. Serving the plot, so there is no big problem in the promotion of the plot. At the beginning of the assassination operation of "Thirteen People", in addition to the assassin's mighty explanation when he appeared, Shimada awe-inspiringly took out the banner written by the girl before, and the characters exchanged afterwards were very good, just one word --cut.
The action scenes of the film are very strong, which must be admitted. The film shows condescending bow and arrow shooting, as well as street fighting of pursuit and counter-attack, as well as blasting and fire attacks. Various combat forms are available. The group war drama Takashi Miike is organized in an orderly manner, and its impact is not weaker than modern war movies. Of course, some people will criticize the unrealistic nature of the film, but if the reality of the film is strictly examined, it may not be necessary to make many films. Takashi Miike really played a big game, using 13 people to eliminate a team of more than 200 people. Putting aside the reality, the scene of the film is remarkable.
Qi Shao's final line was: "Today is the happiest day in my life." From this we can also see the distortion of this person's psychology, advocating death, and pursuing pain. Such a person cannot let him live in the world anyway. Disaster for the country and the people
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