Before the 2014 version of the big movie, "Ninja Turtles" has launched two TV animation series (1987 version and 2003 version), five major movies (including live-action and animated versions). As far as TV animation is concerned, the 87-year-old version of the turtle brothers is more inclined to the audience of 6-12 years old, while the style of the 2003 version is more suitable for the 8-16-year-old audience. An obvious feature that can be used to distinguish the two versions is the eyes of the Ninja Turtles - the 1987 version shows pupils, and the 2003 version uses blanks (this is a common way to deal with the eyes of masked heroes in American cartoons. , see Batman Spiderman, etc.).
There is another type of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" derivative that I remember freshly - games. It is estimated that people of the same age as the author have been exposed to the TMNT series of games on the FC platform. The excellent sense of attack, excellent level scene design and funny music have made children in those years fond of it and competed to cooperate with the challenge.
Nostalgia is an emotion easily induced by the post-80s generation. We are happy to see the cultural symbols of childhood reappearing in the public eye today, but we are also very concerned that those precious memories are dyed with unacceptable new colors in the new era.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Age of Mutants, produced by Paramount, chose the time of the 30th anniversary of the birth of the TMNT legend to be released, using the most popular motion capture and CG animation technology. The character template of the turtle brothers in the film comes from the 2003 version of TV animation: Leonardo full of samurai spirit, raging fighter Raphael, cool punk Michelangelo and Donatello who loves to tinker with gadgets .
Objectively speaking, this film still has something to praise. In view of Michael Bay ("Transformers", "Pearl Harbor", etc.) as the producer, the action scenes are not a problem, the most eye-catching is the escape from the snow-capped mountains, supplemented by excellent motion capture technology and 3D expressiveness, The tortoises showed their skills, and the audience feasted their eyes.
The film is also full of bridges that pay homage to the old version. For example, April O'Neill, a reporter for Channel 6 played by Megan Fox, wore a yellow jacket all the time, at least in the dress faithful to the character in the animated version; Bernadette Thompson, a TV executive played by Whoopi Goldberg, is based on April's boss Burn Thompson in the 1987 TV animation; another example is the scene where the film opens from New York City to the sewers , is a tribute to the opening of the 1987 TV animation. And so on, I believe that senior TMNT fans can dig out a lot of interesting details from the film.
But the film's flaws are equally obvious. It is undeniable that the rhythm of popcorn movies is short and flat, but this unfolds too quickly. Every plot point is like a set of dominoes (not referring to the logical relationship but only the structural relationship). Moreover, the shaping of the characters also seems pale and powerless. As soon as the characters appear, the behavior patterns are fixed. Even if there is a certain reversal, it is expected, and there is no surprise at all.
For example, the four turtle brothers have their own personalities, but what kind of upbringing made them form their current personalities? What was the chance for them to choose their own weapons and their favorite color of eye patch? What is the reason why they like to eat pizza, which is not conducive to spiritual practice? It is a pity that these materials that can enrich the connotation of the characters are all taken away by a quick montage, and the actors only need to walk on the stage with the assigned masks.
I don't know if there will be any TMNT live-action series based on this film in the future. After all, the villain Schneider has shown a strong performance this time, and he has lost face. In addition, other well-known evil horns in the original animation, such as Lange, pig head, rhino, mouse-catching robot, etc., did not show up. In addition, the emotional lines of April and Master Sprint and the turtle brothers, the mutation of genes The source... At least there is the raw material for two more sequels.
These are all things Paramount will consider after counting the money. And as the post-80s who came with revisiting the classic feelings of childhood, it is hard to hide the old age that can be seen clearly again under the noise.
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