A true hero's self-redemption-----"Beowulf"

Before watching Beowulf, I knew very little about the film. I didn't know anything about the director or the plot, and even when I started watching it, I suddenly realized that it was in the form of an animation. But after ten minutes of animation, I suddenly realized that "animation" is just a form. This movie is by no means as simple as an ordinary animation. The portrayal of the character's psychology in the film is definitely not something that ordinary animation directors can handle. After 100 minutes of watching the film, after the film's intense ending, the subtitles appeared, and the director was Robert Zemeckis, and suddenly it became clear that the director's name was enough to explain the unusualness of the film.
Technology: Zameckis has always been an innovator in film special effects. Listen to these names: "Back to the Future", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Forrest Gump", "The Polar Express"... Each movie has a memorable special effect sequence, and in "Bee" In the work of "OWulf", Zemeckis pushed the "realistic animation" style of "Polar Express" to a new height: this time, the virtual characters have been able to "perform" emotional dramas. I have written technical reviews of dozens of films for "CG World", and compared with other special effects films on a specific technical level, this work has nothing to fault. The fire, water, character expressions, etc., which are the most difficult to express in CG in the film, have reached a high level. As a special effect film with mostly action elements, Zameckis fully utilizes the advantages of CG films: free shots. Many of the shots in this film are very visually impactful, and the performance of several long shots is even more in place. The close-up transition of the crown is done in one go, with close-ups and follow-ups, which is exemplary.
Script: If it's just technically excellent, it's just a little bit better than "The Polar Express" at best. And "Beowulf" is not simple in terms of script. The whole story is actually a man's self-redemption process. The young Beowulf picked up the dragon cup and embarked on the reincarnation of the old king, and in the face of the inevitable monsters in his fate, Beowulf solved his own mistakes himself, and a hero was thus fulfilled. He is not perfect, boasting, lying, having extramarital affairs... But he can face the mistakes he has made, and he has done many things that ordinary people can't, so he is a hero. And the seduction of the banshee to the new king Graff at the end of the film suddenly increases the depth of the film.
Suddenly I admire Zemeckis, not because of the well-known "Back to the Future" or the well-known "Forrest Gump", but because he has been constantly surpassing himself and never let himself be trapped in a certain type of film. middle. Looking forward to his next work.

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