As a Hollywood genius, Tim Burton is good at telling fairy tales in an adult tone, but he always proudly declares that these "fairy tales" are made for children. The ghosts believe you, after all, there are more than one or two bear children who are scared to cry in the cinema.
Let's review the main plot of the film again: the grandfather Abel of the protagonist Jack (Asha Butterfield) died strangely, leaving a few strange clues to guide him to Miss Pei's before his death. Time to find out. In the time circle of September 3, 1943, Jack met a group of supernatural children who studied, lived and fell in love under the supervision of Miss Pei (Eva Big Beauty Green). Miss Pei established a time circle for these psychic children, let these children live here, and by controlling time, let them live on September 3, 1943 forever. But these supernatural children also have natural enemies - "Hello", and these monsters covet children's eyes. In order to protect the supernatural children and his own eyes, Jack got involved in the struggle with "Hello", and by the way fell in love with his grandfather's old lover. After defeating "Hello", Jack finally decides to live in the circle of time with the psychic children.
The main line of the story is not complicated: people with superpowers unite to defeat the enemy, which is somewhat similar to the superhero movie "X-Men". In fact, before this film was released, many people had already compared it to "X-Men":
It is also a film produced by the 20th Century Fox Film Company, and even the melody of the opening song is somewhat similar between the two films. The similarities in character setting are even more numerous: Miss Pei from the orphanage, like Professor X, chooses to preach and teach in private houses, and would rather sacrifice herself for her students; both colleges have A child who loves to play with fire will also have an ice-playing character to suppress the TA; heroism is always immortal, just like the villains are always stupid; the protagonist has a halo, but the plug-in always appears at the end Come out... Speaking of which, maybe the viewers will lose interest in this film. Indeed, in terms of appearance, this group of children who have not grown up will definitely be no better than Uncle Wolf and Storm Girl. Only the Green Baby Goddess and The appearance of the little male god Asha can still support the scene; in terms of combat power, Professor X in a wheelchair can easily knock down several little Zhengtai, and even the hero Jack is a scumbag. Combined with the popularity of superhero movies, the film is relentlessly relegated to the ranks of Tim Burton's mediocre films.
But those who compare "Miss Pei's Wonderful Castle" to "X-Men" have to admit that Tim Burton is ultimately better at adapting the screenplay. Compared with the chaotic timeline and story line of "X-Men", "Miss Pei's Wonderful Castle" will always stay on September 3, 1943, and the characters and plot are relatively simple. How to shoot a somewhat thin story? To captivating effect, Tim Burton made drastic changes to the original. The first is to join the original villain, Barron (Samuel L. Jackson). The villain died of too many words, which is probably the eternal truth of the film industry. This time Barron is of course no exception... The second change is the character of the protagonist, Miss Pei. In the original book, Miss Pei was originally a stern-looking middle-aged woman, but the green baby goddess in the movie is young and beautiful, enough to steal the heroine's love scene. This brings us to the third change in the film - Jack's female ticket. In the original book, the one who fell in love with the little male god was supposed to be "Burning Girl", but it was changed to "Air Girl" in the movie. The above two changes have made the overall style of painting a lot lighter. But as a fan of Asa's brain, I have to feel that the heroine chosen by Tim Burton is really bad: a big face, a sturdy body, compared with the beautiful Oliver, I really don't like it.
In addition, "Miss Pei's Wonderful Castle" is excellent at metaphors. The time background is set in World War II, and the psychic children living in the paradise are like innocent Jews, while the "Hello" who devoured the eyes of the psychic children alludes to the Nazis. There are such details in the film: Grandpa Abel has been trying to tell Jack the story of the "Children's Home" to let him know that there are really demons in this world, but those who can't see the devil think it's just a joke. Abel's psychological shadow on World War II. Most people don't want to believe that there are unseen demons in this world, just as we are selectively blind to face those dark sides and ponder.
The consistent high level of Tim Burton's film production is still vividly reflected: the costume designer of this film is Colleen Atwood, who is the queen of Tim Burton, who has won three golden statuettes; even a soy sauce character is Starring Dame Judi Dench. The director has his own style and bad taste. For example, in the skeleton battle in the playground, the skeletons with their claws and claws happily fought with the "Hello" people, and the skeletons were flying all over the sky. In such a background, the childish director even Also gave myself a shot. Although the final destination of this year's Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is either "Doctor Strange" or "Fantastic Beasts", this does not prevent the exquisite pictures in "Miss Pei's Wonderful Castle" from ranking among the top 20 best visual effects of the year. Let our eyes enjoy a slightly terrifying visual feast.
Who is your favorite psychic child? Oliver "Firepower Boy", Claire with another big mouth on the back of her head, Emma "Air Girl", Millard the invisible, Enoch who can transfer life and death, Fiona, a girl from the plant system, and Guililuo Li Bronwyn, Hive Boy Hugh, Medusa Twins, or the glamorous Miss Pei? Both radishes and cabbage have their own favorites, but if the editor is the one who loves the most, of course, the hero Jack is the first. Although it is the worst one to be complained about by the villain Barron, his handsome appearance and long legs prove that Zhengtai Yu, who came out of "Hugo", is developing step by step in the direction of the British male god. , making it impossible to ignore his growth on the screen over the years. Asa, who has worked with the best actors since he was a child, once said in an interview that he has never been educated in formal drama courses, and always learns new knowledge in the process of working with old actors and big directors. Well, under the influence of Tim Burton this time, as soon as the filming ended, he went to change a mohawk (the editor was already crying in the corner)... Of course, this is a digression, as long as the little boy God is so handsome in the movie that he shines!
The release of the hit movie "Your Name" was positive. With the film arrangement and attention far behind, "Miss Pei's Wonderful Castle" was released for a week, and the domestic box office could break 100 million, which shows that the film's popularity Great charm.
ps Asha is mine, do not rob
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