director provided a little bit of suspense, but the whole film is more like an assembled machine, just to win some male audiences besides female fans for Lotner.
—— "Entertainment Weekly" in
addition to serving fans, this film is just a super clumsy imitation of "The Bourne", without the most basic competitiveness.
—— "Variety Show"
This is just a naive joke to satisfy those completely self-centered teenagers. ——The behind-the-scenes production of
"The New York Times"Looking for the Lost Identity "Kidnapping" has an unremarkable title, but the story inside can be regarded as attracting the audience: a young man from a privileged family suddenly finds himself one day The photo of "actually appeared on the website for finding missing persons. It turns out that he and his parents are biological, and all the truth is hidden behind a huge conspiracy... This sounds a bit like "Trumen's World" + "The Bourne Shadows" The story of the youth idol version, talking about the original intention of creation, the screenwriter Sean Christensen said: "In fact, this story originated from one day when I was browsing on a website looking for missing persons. This is a website I accidentally clicked on. I just wanted to look at it casually, but after reading it, I felt very shocked. I didn’t expect that there would be so many missing people, their parents and relatives were so anxious, and the description of each missing object was so detailed Be careful. I think there is a story behind every photo, so from that time, I started to conceive a suspenseful story triggered by missing persons website. And more than a year later, the script of "Kidnapping" was finally finished, this The story is very different from what I originally imagined, but this element related to the missing persons website has not changed. The whole story started because the protagonist logged on to the website. After that, many things happened that the protagonist could not control. , He will find that he has been living in a lie, so he will start to fight against this lie and find his true identity, and the story will unfold."
John Singleton, who directed "Kidnapping", looks like an out-and-out black tough guy, and most of his movies are based on the blood of men. He has directed "Fast and Furious 2" and "Four Brothers". "" and other action movies, when he talked about the new work "Kidnapping" directed this time, John Singleton said: "This is a movie with suspense and action elements as the main element. What attracted me to direct this film is because of this film. The story of the film is a bit special in the same type of movie. The protagonist of "Kidnapping" is a young man who lives in a seemingly superior and comfortable middle-class family. It seems that this young man and other lads are at the same time Nothing special, but when he opened a missing persons website, his fate changed drastically, and then he began to get involved in a huge conspiracy, and successive action scenes were presented in his pursuit of the truth. This is a story of ordinary people fighting against their destiny. In the first half, I specially incorporated the routines of some youth idol movies, but in the second half, the whole story became a traditional suspense action film. This contrast will be more interesting. , It also seems more dramatic. On the whole, I hope this film can make some different attempts in this type of film, so that the audience can feel some new ideas, and after watching it, the audience will ask themselves, “If Your one lives in a lie. After you find out, will you have the courage to fight and fight?" The protagonist in the film gave his answer, and I believe the audience will have their own choices."
The style of this film is very reminiscent of action movies that take the cold and realistic route such as "The Bourne", so is "Kidnapping" deliberately close to such movies in style? Regarding this point, John Singleton, who can be regarded as an action film professional, does not shy away: "I am very fond of action movies. I have shot many action movies. I hope that in every action movie, Brings some new feelings to the audience. The Bourne Vendor series is not unfamiliar to every viewer who likes action movies. This is a masterpiece worthy of repeated viewing by fans, and I think Bourne Vendor can indeed give me Many valuable experiences. The story of "Kidnapping" is very serious, and "The Bourne" is also very serious. Both have a theme, that is, the protagonist is looking for his true identity. So, if you say "Kidnapping" and "The Bourne "Is similar in some elements, which is true. But there is still a big difference between the two. The protagonist of "The Bourne" is a special agent with special skills, but what is the protagonist of "Kidnapping" A young man who doesn’t understand, he doesn’t want Matt Damon to be as unhurried as he is in the face of danger, so that the protagonist of "Kidnapping" has always been in danger that ordinary people will encounter, and it can also make the audience feel more empathetic. , The main purpose of "Kidnapping" is to escape. The protagonist is always in the process of hunting and killing. He does not have such a strong ability to fight against conspiracy organizations, so he is actually looking for his identity in the process of escape. He is good at grasping opportunities. In order to finally turn defeat into victory."
The Great Escape of Youth Idol
The leading actor in "Kidnapping" is "Werewolf" Taylor Lautner, who has become popular in recent years because of his participation in the "Twilight" series. Speaking of this action movie that allowed him to flex his muscles, Taylor Lautner said: "My role in "Kidnapping" is a young man in his early 20s. His parents treat him very well, but he always I felt something was wrong. It was not until he had browsed a missing persons website that he understood what was going on. But when he was about to question his parents, they died in front of him. A group of them looked like The killer started chasing himself. His whole life was completely destroyed. He had been practicing boxing, he liked the girl next door and worked actively, but then his fate became a non-stop escape, avoiding heaven. Hunting down the ground. Nedon was a young man with an ordinary life, but when he knew that his identity was not originally like that, he began to find his true identity. In this process, he paid a lot of price. So he began to take his neighbors on a journey of fleeing together. He wanted to avenge his adoptive parents, to reclaim the time he had been abandoned for many years, and to let the organization behind the scenes pay for it. In "Kidnapping" I have a lot of action scenes, a lot of runs, and I have to run a lot of roads every day. This is also a huge challenge for me, because in the non-stop running, I still have to complete the corresponding action scenes. There are some It’s more dangerous... For example, there’s an escape scene on the bus. I need to jump off before the bus explodes. Although the director suggested that I use a stand-in, I think it’s more meaningful to act in such a movie in person. In the scene, I did a lot of preparations, hoping to complete the shooting in one shot... The final effect was very good, but also very thrilling. This is an unforgettable shooting time for me."
Talking about the shaping of the role of Nedon in the film and the starring of Taylor Lautner, director John Singleton said: "Nedon is the most important role in the entire film. His success directly affects the audience. Whether to approve of this movie. Regarding Niton’s character, I discussed it with the screenwriter and Taylor Lautner. We agreed that this man should be a “Good Boy” in the traditional sense. He respects his teacher and is a Good sir. However, in order that he will have to deal with an hour of action scenes in the movie next, and in order to provide a credible basis for his skillful movements, we have given him a hobby, which is boxing. Boxing is also his and Father’s bridge of communication. Based on this, the audience will not be surprised by the amazing courage he showed on the way to escape. I think everyone’s knowledge of Taylor Lautner is more derived from "Twilight." In this movie, Tyler Lautner regrets that there are not many places to play his actions. Many times it is replaced by special effects, and he himself hopes to play a passionate young man, so in "Kidnapping" Here, we have many real action scenes that do not use stand-ins and special effects. These are the passages that Taylor Lautner takes very seriously, so I think his interpretation of the role of Nedon is successful."
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