Ghost Rider - Burning Head

Duane 2022-04-20 09:01:22

Maybe because the movies adapted from comics in recent years are too complicated, so there is some aesthetic fatigue, especially such movies in the United States, which are always very simple personal heroism, and the story is always the same, except for "Sin City" It's hard to see surprises in the city.
Watching Spider-Man slowly grow into a man, watching Batman look back on his past, and Superman who just came back from a family visit, all these heroes are tired, it is said that the description of human nature has strengthened, but I always felt that it was just the heroes groaning for nothing, as if no one would pay attention if they didn't make some gestures.
Speaking of this "Ghost Rider", it was also adapted from comics. It also belongs to personal heroism. The end tells us that his story is not over yet. It is conceivable that the production of a series of movies is also imperative. . The so-called heaven will give great responsibility to the people, so the growth of heroes must be different. The knight sold his soul to the god of death in exchange for his father's health, but he also had to accept the fate of becoming a ghost knight.
As a result, the knight lost a lot of things, such as love and so on. He could only find a relief in the adventure of his life. Therefore, this adventure became a kind of narcotic for the knight, rather than inheriting his father's legacy, Moruo said. It's a stimulant to keep your life going. Find a reason to live. Although this knight has become an idol of the public, his life is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory.
Finally found the former lover, the sun began to shine, but at this time, the little death turned against his father, so as a ghost knight, he had to fight the little death to the death. Although in the name of saving the world, it was not what he thought, the Ghost Rider had dominated his life.
The plot developed below the story can be expected by all audiences, on the one hand, to achieve the glorious mission of saving the world, (one thing to note here is that the old death is the delegate of this mission, so the death becomes the savior behind the scenes, the knight He is just a working boy, which is somewhat contrary to the subjective initiative of American heroes.) On the other hand, the knight must complete his own practice in the process of this conflict, and be able to master the abilities bestowed on him by the god of death. The third The aspect is to win that love.
Undoubtedly, all three goals have been achieved, but at this time, facing the old god of death, the knight started an act of betrayal. In this process, he returned to the state of self, a truly autonomous person, who was able to fight against the god of death, of course, the story could continue, such as the birth of another sinful son of the old god of death, and many more Many evil spirits do evil and so on, Ghost Rider, this guy who punishes evil begins his own ghost hunt. The only regret is that love left him again. Of course, this is what he voluntarily gave up. It is definitely different from the previous back movement. The subjective initiative of Mei's personal hero has also returned because of this, making the audience We couldn't be more familiar.
But it must be said objectively that although there is nothing new in the story arrangement of this film, and although the description of human nature in it is pale and flat, in fact, the biggest beak in the film is the cartoon character itself. First, the shape of the knight and the shape of the hell motorcycle, these two things are the most audio-visual, the flaming skull, the four-meter-long Harley motorcycle, all these are very cool, so The adaptation of this comic into a movie is obviously very distinctive, at least visually, to arouse the confidence of the audience.
The second is the setting of some fighting scenes. To be honest, I personally think that the stunts of the film are really average. Although the image is very impactful, the fighting is probably far less dazzling than Spider-Man. But some details in the film are still good, such as the scene where the motorcycle rushes into the skyscraper, because it is a stripe pressed by the car print on the window, it is still more visible than those simple explosions.
But it is only the visual impact, and the rest are not within the description of the text. In other words, if you only read the story, it is not only common, but even a bit of a bad movie. Because of those impact, those eye-catching things in the film do not have any meaning to advance the plot, it is just a simple fight. It is also a fighting film. The fighting in "Blade Runner" is not only good-looking, but also more conducive to the storytelling than this film.
A movie that looks dazzling, but after watching it, it gives people a sense of blankness. Although Nicholas did his best in the film, the lack of story and disjointed fighting made him seem a little artificial and boring. It seems that as a fan, Nicholas' judgment is clearly a problem.
Fortunately, the intervention of the police in this film pushed the knight into a desperate situation, and had to give up his former racing career. In this way, we can also assume that while he was free from death, he also stepped out of the shadow of his father, plus the different reasons for missing love twice, this can also give the knight some interpretation of humanity, although not so It is completely profound, but it is much stronger than blindly pulling the wind.
The comics are going to be dazzling, but if the story is not dazzling, I'm afraid it's nonsense. It's hard for me to imagine how the sequel of this film will be.

Han Xi
2007-3-29 in Tongzhou

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Ghost Rider quotes

  • Johnny Blaze: How much NOS did you put in the tank?

    Mack: Enough to shame the Space Shuttle.

  • [after seeing a cartoonish version of himself]

    Mephistopheles: [chuckles] Far out.