Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Age of Mutants is a scribbled mediocrity

Sister 2022-04-21 09:01:38



Compared with "Batman", "Spiderman" and "Iron Man", I have stronger expectations for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to be made into a movie. Finished watching an episode. These four little turtles' sharp skills, interesting dialogues, and smart minds have left a deep impression on me. I believe that students who have watched the 87 version of the cartoon will have the same memory. Therefore, after the movie was released, I watched it as soon as possible. During the process of watching the movie, I always hoped that something new would come next, but it was boring until the subtitles flooded the screen.

The whole film reflects the carelessness of the director, as if forced to complete the homework assigned by the teacher. As soon as the subtitles came out, they breathed a sigh of relief and went out to play.

For this kind of chivalrous film, everyone knows that the ending must be the hero defeating the evil. What attracts and impresses people is the reversal of the plot, the growth of the hero, the power of the dark forces, and preferably the tortuous growth experience of both sides. (such as how to become a villain, how to acquire abilities, etc.) and the emotional resonance that arises from it: the villain is so sympathetic, and this villain left a deep impression on me.

In this 100-minute film, every force exists so rudely and without reason, and every step is so simple and predictable. The Bigfoot Gang exists like this, in an international metropolis like New York; Shredder is so bad, is it because he was influenced by the dark forces or was trapped in the toilet and no one gave him a piece of toilet paper and hated the world? When Sax appeared, I said how this guy looks like a bad guy, but don't be, he is; when Schreider attacked the sewers, he just let the rat survive, and by the way, he left a fourth one Turtle; in the case of the huge gap between the strengths of the two sides, he killed the big BOSS by accident... The tortoises have not grown or changed, the big BOSS is so wise and weak, he will do all the plots you would expect. When you appear, you will spontaneously feel a sense of pride that I can be a screenwriter too.

In the characterization of the characters, Sister Mei, who has been on the camera for the longest time and the most close-ups, is so familiar from her journalist status to her experience in the whole movie. Three horses are vague existences. If it is not for the difference in the look of the cloth on each person's head, you can hardly tell who is who. They are not even as good as the gourd baby. At least everyone has the skills of each person, even the most portrayal This prominent chatter is also a role that almost all similar teams will have.

What's left? Action and scenes, in the current era when big scenes and dazzling stunts are flooding the screen, this movie is not very good in this regard. The only thing that can make people shine is the snow-capped mountain chase scene in just a few minutes.

The director has directed "Battle of Los Angeles" and "Battle of the Gods", and although the ratings of those two films are not very high, they are not so mediocre. I don't know which link went wrong. If you continue to maintain such an attitude and people, God bless you not to have a sequel.

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Extended Reading

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Leonardo: We were created as weapons, and we knew the world would never accept us... but one day, it would need us.

  • [Shredder attacks the Turtles as they defend the tower]

    Leonardo: Donnie, what are the odds of surviving this?

    Donatello: 0.00000003%!

    Leonardo: I'll take it!