Father and Son Reunited

This film is the reunion of Will Smith and his son Jia Deng Smith after "Knock When Happiness", and the same touching "Knock When Happiness" brings you the feelings and tacit understanding between the biological father and son. Under the influence of his father, Little Smith has never stopped marching into the film industry. There will be a masterpiece at almost every age change stage, from the sensible child of "Knock on Happiness" to "The Day the Earth Stood Still" The young boy, to the handsome guy with dreadlocks in "Kung Fu Dream" cooperating with Jackie Chan, to the "rebellious teenager" in "Return to Earth" now, these films almost recorded the growth process of young Smith, maybe it is His father, Will Smith, deliberately cultivated his children's artistic cells from an early age like today's parents. Different from ordinary parents, young Smith's artistic growth is relatively successful, but whether he can take over his father's position in the future remains to be seen. Consider.
This film is a science fiction film, and its creativity and ideas are still good. Human beings 1000 years later returned from other planets to the dilapidated homeland of their own adventures. Logically speaking, the effect of the shooting should be better than the current one, but after watching this film, I always feel that something is missing, which makes the original film look better. The pictures that should have a strong sense of sci-fi appear dull and outdated.
First of all, it should be the problem of the script. It is said that the film was created by Will Smith himself, and it was inspired by him and his son. Everyone felt that the inspiration was good and they had the idea of ​​​​making a film, so Will Smith Also one of the producers. But he is an actor after all. Although he has rich shooting experience, he should still be a novice in the screenwriting circle, which fundamentally leads to the procrastination of the plot of this film, the rhythm is not obvious, the suspense design is simple, and the lines are a little stiff. The characters are too rare and the characters are not obvious, which makes the film look like an early sci-fi film. Compared with "Avatar" and "Gravity", the realism is much worse, and the texture is not strong.
Furthermore, the performances of the actors are too serious and have no sense of life, especially in the performance of the background actors. I feel that everyone is a prop without a soul. This is what Little Smith did better, especially the second half, which looks more relaxed and relaxed. Life. On the other hand, the performance of the father, Will Smith, is more like an instructor and a teacher. It gives the impression that he wants to give his son a play time to see if his acting skills have improved.
Another possibility is that funds are limited, many of the set props are too "plasticized", and they are too simple in the context of the environment, such as how the earth's air is poisonous and unfit for human breathing when it shows the changes of the earth after a thousand years. It is simply reflected in the performance of the actors. There are also many unknowns about the changes in temperature at night. Why are the plants still green at night when it is so cold? Why won't the vultures be frozen if they have a simple nest? These doubts arise because the description of "cold" is not specific and accurate enough.
There are still merits. The most impressive is the one-man show of Little Smith talking to his father on the cliff. The performance is very real and wonderful. A rebellious and adrenaline-filled teenager is a vivid expression of his dissatisfaction with his life. Come out, put aside the plot, maybe this is what he wants to say in his heart. The originality of this film is also very good. If it were produced by a sci-fi director like James Cameron or Spielberg, the effect of the presentation would definitely be better than it is now.

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