"Flight of the Phoenix" except for the opening section of the aircraft in distress, the overall image is unremarkable. The desert scenes in the film are mostly static and magnificent, and the desert storm that can really satisfy the audience's curiosity has not been satisfactorily performed in the film
. The scenes of yellow sand and hurricanes in the desert can only be regarded as pediatrics. From the perspective of dynamic and static effects, these scenes are not capable of transmitting shocking force. The film's treatment of character depiction passes by like floating lights and shadows. Director John focused on his best actions and war scenes, focusing on scenes such as encountering desert bandits and fighting against thunderstorms, but painted very little on the characters, so no character in the film has enough detailed character curves
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In "Flight of the Phoenix", director John uses aerial photography quite skillfully. In the director's shots, even the unchanging desert has become aesthetic. However, the ability to direct stories is much weaker. He just finished the film in a stylized way, which also caused the film to be completely uncreative. From the perspective of actors, Dennis William Quaid's performance was lacklustre. The only thing that surprised the audience was Eliot's actor Libis, who exemplified the character's rebelliousness and nitpicking
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