"Wonderful Night at the Museum 2", which is positioned as a "family fun" film, moved from last year's Christmas season to this year's summer season, and it must be said that it took certain risks. Because the summer season has always been dominated by thrilling action movies, other than cartoons, other successful examples of family fun movies are really rare. However, after watching the film, you will find that "Wonderful Night at the Museum 2" is obviously prepared, not only the action elements and adult elements are greatly enhanced, but also the rhythm of the film is also significantly enhanced, which is completely different from the bland and gentle appearance of the first episode. . First of all, the film was put on a big hat of "saving the world" commonly used in action films. Larry played by Ben Stiller put on the "war uniform" of the museum security again and led the transfer from the New York Museum to the Washington Smith The resurrection exhibit of the Mori Museum, to stop the evil pharaoh's grand conspiracy to destroy the world. Moreover, the rescue operation must be achieved in one night. Compared with the story told in several nights in the first episode, the plot is more concise and compact, and the rhythm is smoother and brighter.
Secondly, unlike the first episode, which was too oriented towards young children, the second episode obviously strengthened the elements of pleasing adults, and the parody and spoof of classic film and television is a clear manifestation. When Larry pretends to be a security guard and sneaks into the Smithsonian, the film's rhythm, camera editing, and even the style of the soundtrack mimic the passage from "National Treasure" where Nicolas Cage stole the "Declaration of Independence." At the end, there is also a scene where the two little dolls "Cowboy" and "Octavian" perform the stunt of "Double Swords" in "Spartan 300 Warriors". A set of chic swordsmanship movements ended, and a group of people fell to the ground and covered them. Feet, aside from funny Coke, don't feel the slightest bit of bloody violence. In addition, Darth Vader from "Star Wars" and Comey Frog from "Sesame Street" were also pulled together, and they made cameo appearances and were ridiculed by the villain. And Larry shouted "it's not a matter of song selection" to the little angel who sang endless love songs, and it also made the audience who liked watching "American Idol" smile knowingly.
On the other hand, the love scene is also a highlight of the film to attract adult audiences. The pairing of Ben Stiller and Amy Adams is not only fresh, but romantic as well. If you want to study it carefully, the main credit should be attributed to Amy Adams. She only became popular after 30 years old. She belongs to one of the few "late blooming" actresses in Hollywood. She has been paid attention to by the film industry. In 2007, the Christmas file soared to the sky with "Magic Princess". In 2008, her acting skills in "Child Abuse Suspect" were widely acclaimed. In this film, you can easily feel that she is a "popular fried chicken". That kind of high-spirited energy is quite devoted to acting, and he is full of energy. Although she is not an amazing beauty, her energy and self-confidence in her gestures make her very attractive. She not only plays the strong woman style of the famous American female pilot Emilia Earhart, but also does not lose The sweet tenderness of a little woman. The male protagonist Ben Stiller looks a little pale in comparison. Except for a few "torch kung fu" that can be remembered, he lacks a sense of presence in the whole film and becomes a "male vase with a series of plots". ".
The most commendable part of "Night at the Museum 2" is that in addition to adding so many action elements and adult elements that are in line with the summer season, the children's elements for children have not been weakened, but have also been enhanced. The resurrection exhibits with their own tricks in the first episode are preserved in the second episode, and more lively and interesting exhibits such as the big octopus and General Custer have been added. Even the seated statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial "lives" as a story. The savior at the end. The villain camp has also been strengthened into a "bad guy exhibit quartet" led by the Egyptian pharaohs such as Napoleon and Ivan the Great. It's more accurate to say that they are double the evil, rather than double the funny. Moreover, the types of exhibits are not only limited to natural history exhibits. Art exhibits and aviation exhibits are also all resurrected to "Havoc in Heaven". There are also fresh designs of male and female protagonists who got into historical photos. Said to have a more exciting performance in all aspects.
The delicacy and delicacy of entertaining and educating in the details of this film is even more worthy of thumbs up. "Wonderful Night at the Museum" is a mode of revival of exhibits. In addition to creating fantastic visual effects, it also has the educational function of introducing natural knowledge and historical celebrities. The film also pays great attention to bringing out these knowledge in the lines. The children are laughing and laughing. In the book, you can easily get a general understanding of the appearance, character and deeds of historical celebrities such as Napoleon, Ivan the Great, General Custer, Lincoln, and female aviator Emilia Earhart. The film also deliberately designed some knowledge error links. Through repeated error correction of the characters in the film, children can strengthen their memory of this knowledge. For example, when "Einstein" told Larry about pi, the stupid Larry always misread the number sequence after the decimal point, "Einstein" repeated "3.14159265" several times in the process of correcting him , this boring number becomes vivid and easy to remember immediately through this interesting plot. Such an ingenious design can't help but sigh with emotion, why can't we make such a lively, interesting, approachable and entertaining film? (Text / Levin)
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