Text / Levin - The film review was published in "Beijing Youth Daily"
Personally, I think it is difficult to use an absolute standard for "Die Hard 5" To measure, using "double standards" can actually better explain the pros and cons of the film. For ordinary movie fans, I would say that the film has a tight rhythm, hot scenes, and amazing destructive power. The demand for the ultimate enjoyment of audio-visual bombing; for fans of the "Die Hard" series, I would say that this film completely ruined the "Die Hard" series with the "Bourne Bound" style, and blindly emphasizes the action scenes to make this film Completely reduced to a brainless blockbuster, and the series was originally very brainy, and there are many vivid characters with different personalities, reversing the wonderful plot of the meticulous and shocking conspiracy, and this film ruined it all!
Specifically, if you are just an ordinary movie fan who likes to watch hot Hollywood blockbusters, I would recommend "Die Hard 5" to you, because this film is a master of the popular mode of Hollywood action movies and the means to please the audience today. The traditional police and gangster film has been upgraded to a popular spy war film. The male protagonist John McClain and his son who is an undercover CIA agent fight against the Russian arms dealer to solve the nuclear crisis. The rhythm of the plot is very fast, and the action scenes are wave after wave. One after another, from start to finish in one go! After a brief foreshadowing of more than ten minutes in the opening, a car chase scene on the streets of Moscow quickly unfolded, and the car chase scene continued the extremely destructive style of "Breaking the Laws of Physics" of "Fast and Furious 5". The heavy armored vehicles driven by the villains are rampant in the streets and alleys, as if they are in a no-man's land, and some people make various explosions and launch rockets in the car. A taxi or a large construction vehicle, whether it is one or several, whether it is a bridge or a highway guardrail, is like a mantis arm blocking the car, and it is instantly knocked into the air and crushed into powder. Especially during the car chase, the armored vehicle broke through the upper road guardrail and flew directly into the lower road, and at the end of the car chase, the armored vehicle rolled over and crashed into an engineering vehicle and then smashed into the wall. degree. And it's all connected at a very high speed of car chase and editing. You will miss the wonderful scene in the blink of an eye. This film can be said to have once again refreshed the explosiveness of the car chase scene in Hollywood action movies.
Since this film sets the background of the story in Russia, heavy weapons and heavy firepower with typical "Russian style" have also become a major feature of the film, and also raised the popularity index of the "Die Hard" series to new level. The mercenaries under the villain are almost all Russian tyrannical men, wearing a full set of special forces equipment, and holding a huge heavy machine gun. "The feeling, the powerful and dense gunshots and the destructive power of the hail of bullets when the fire is full, will make people feel extremely exciting and shocking. The mighty Russian armed helicopters were also dispatched, and they swept a machine gun directly at the hotel floor where McClain and his son were located, and hit them from upstairs to downstairs. McClain and his son escaped along the high-altitude passage. Various tumbling and falling It is also dangerous, and a larger Russian transport helicopter at the end of the film creates the exciting scene of the ultimate explosion. Hollywood actually has scruples and restraints when filming action scenes in its own country. Once they go abroad, they will let go of their hands and feet completely, regardless of rationality. The more sloppy they play, the better. The vivid embodiment of the "foreign action drama" style that is scrutinized and infinitely upgraded, the audience who rushed to the big scene will definitely feel that it is worth the ticket price.
However, if you are a fan of the Die Hard series, then I suggest that you better not go into the theater and ruin your good impression of the series, because this film destroys the traditional style of the series And subversion is nothing short of a disaster. The reason why the "Die Hard" series has become an action movie classic is precisely because it is very individual in mode and style. The hot action drama is only one aspect of the watch. The old-fashioned cowboy spirit of the male protagonist who cannot be beaten to death and refuses to admit defeat, the lively group portraits of characters, and the warm and touching family elements constitute equally important and rich highlights, which are also different from other brainless action films that only know how to fight foolishly. the distance.
But all these series of advantages, in addition to the upgrade of the big scene, have seriously shrunk or disappeared. Director John Moore made "Die Hard 5" into "The Bourne 5", which can only be seen by people. To his fascination with big scenes and "espionage style" without seeing any respect for the Die Hard series tradition. The overall design of the car chase scene at the beginning is simply a tribute to the "Bourne Bourne" series. The interaction between the CIA command center and the on-site agents on the mission, the documentary style portable photography, and a large number of panoramic shots overlooking the traffic flow are pushed in and out, sharp and sharp. To the dizzying editing, the high-speed and destructive car chase scenes are all classic styles of the "Bourne Bourne" series. This "fashionable" action style can be used to transform the "Die Hard" series. is it necessary? The fourth episode did not use this style and still achieved a big box office sale. Judging from the current North American box office, the final box office will only be slightly more than half of the fourth episode's total box office of 135 million, which can also explain the action of the film. The style transfer failed.
Moreover, in pursuit of the "Bourne Bourne" series of tight rhythm, strong tension, and non-stop action scenes, the film completely collapsed at the story level. After watching it, the impression left is that the film takes place in several scenes in different locations. The hot action scenes are linked together. McClain and his son are either chasing the enemy or escaping for their lives, and they fight all the way to go through the whole film. In addition, the most impressive thing is the sexy Russian girl in the villain. And the "Die Hard" series has always been as exciting as the hot action drama in terms of storytelling. The classic plot mode is: the fully-armed and high-tech minions led by the villain weave a huge web of conspiracy and launch a terrorist attack with great fanfare as a cover, with the real motive for profit hidden behind. The police's response measures are all under their control. McClain was always led by the nose at first, controlled by others at every step, and dragged down by some "pig-like teammates", but he insisted on never admit defeat. With tenacity, perseverance and courage, he gradually found out the real motives of the villain and achieved a counterattack in one fell swoop. The ups and downs of the plot and the twists and turns of suspense are extremely attractive to the audience. But see what's left of Die Hard 5? The layout and meticulousness of the big conspiracy in the film are very mediocre. Although there is a suspenseful twist at the end, it is also a dog-eat-dog within the villain, and has nothing to do with McClain and his son. The father and son don't need to compete with wisdom against the villain's conspiracy. They only need to follow the villain all the way in the spirit of courageous and not afraid of death, which also makes the "Die Hard" series completely fall to the level of brainless blockbusters.
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