At first glance, [Crisis] seems to be similar to [Air Force One] in 1997: the crisis broke out in a restricted space, and the president had to fight with the enemy to rescue the hostages and relieve the crisis, accompanied by high-level government officials. The difference between the personnel changes and the deadly inner ghost is that [Shocking Crisis] has an extra special helper.
Of course, I'm not accusing [Crisis] of plagiarism. In fact, [Air Force One] is indeed a model representative of Hollywood's action elements in confined spaces. The structure of the play is basically the classic "crisis relief" routine, which has hardly changed over the years. The only difference is what new things are in the old bottles. Going back to the old days, [Die Hard] in the same confined space, a police officer Mai with four words full of rebellious words, a high-rise anti-armor battle, and the glass slag on the ground must be unforgettable; [Air Force One], the former When the soldiers were ordered in danger, there was President Zhan, who was panic and calm. The tanker assisted the parachute jump and the final big air battle was also the finishing touch. So in fact, how best to watch action movies, the routines are all the same, it depends on whether the material in it is fresh and exciting, and whether the characters in it show their charisma.
[Shocking Crisis] is very neat in the routine, and the roles are clearly explained. The inauguration of the protagonist and the conflict with his daughter, the big BOSS's single-minded revenge and the conflict with the team, including the president's pen and knife, are very clear. . But what can be pointed out is that the contradiction between the mercenary leader and the big boss is actually revenge for his subordinates. The intention is clear but a little unreasonable. In the final analysis, it is a lack of foreshadowing. The whole film has little effect except for gags, how do you see how it came to sing... In addition, it constantly emphasizes the "fearless of power" personality of the male protagonist played by Boss Qian, and rarely writes in the crisis, except for being handsome and Father's love, personality has not come out. Although these characters are reasonable and well-founded, they really seem to be quite satisfactory and unimpressive. If we analyze the character arc of the two protagonists, Boss Qian has completed his "self-rescue", repaired the relationship with his daughter and passed the "interview" of the president, but the arc of the big president is not obvious enough, so he said The president's literati character is not doing what it should. In fact, this is almost the same. A few small supporting roles are also interesting enough, such as the tour guide brother, the domineering mercenary and the hacker who entertains himself.
After the characters are laid out, the action begins. [Shocking Crisis] also reflects Roland Emmerich's level of scene scheduling. The White House scene, whether it is too small or too big, is really not easy to make a fuss about. In comparison, they are all closed spaces and low-rise buildings. They are not as natural air hazards as [Air Force One], and the interior scene is almost dead. However, Roland Emmerich still played, a flying car on the White House lawn, and a roof battle were indeed the best use of everything, car chase, long-range and hand-to-hand elements were taken into account, and finally, a big tribute was made. Can't be dark. The car chase should be the most exciting action sequence in the whole film. The two protagonists are laughing at each other. The robbers are shooting wildly in the back. In addition to the episode of the tank and the roof, the audience outside the venue and a group of senior leaders watched with bated breath. The rhythm of a paragraph is extremely tight. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than fully mobilizing the characters in the scene to complete the car chase scene, in front of the TV, outside the White House fence, on the lawn, on the roof, all kinds of characters interspersed and reacted to each other, and a car chase scene can be shot. So thrilling. In addition to this short dispatcher, Roland also did not delay in handling other action scenes. In the opening scene, the mercenaries broke into the White House. The soldiers were neat and tidy with the short muffler gunshots. , followed by the air force base's response, the missile took off, and an officer's response shot was inserted, and it was all completed within two minutes. These handling habits may seem trivial, but the damage to the rhythm of action films can be fatal if they are procrastinated.
It should be said that the action scenes in [Shocking Crisis] have dazzling passages, and the continuity between the action scenes is very exciting. If you want to pick on the thorns, the brilliant paragraphs are actually common elements and routines. To put it bluntly, the amount and quality of the material in the old bottle is sufficient, but it is not new. But this kind of problem is not something that can be easily solved by individuals. The lack of innovation in the design of action scenes is actually a common problem faced by the Hollywood industry in recent years. The current solution seems to be to increase firepower and increase output. After all, it is not easy to solve creative problems. of. The great god is like Nolan, who can play high-end goods such as clown tunnel chase and tumbling corridor fighting, and can also make bizarre low-end processing such as snowy mountain tedious stew and Gotham City uprising boxing.
For this film, neat and well-organized can be regarded as a very appropriate evaluation. After [10,000 years of prehistory], Roland Emmerich still needs such an entertainment film that does not make big mistakes to prove that he is not old and still not left behind in the wave of commercial production.
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