Positioned as an "entertainment film", it is understandable

Curtis 2022-04-21 09:01:54

It is said that after watching The Mummy 3, you can feel the feeling of the Egyptians watching the first two episodes-historical cleanliness will spare no effort to criticize the culture, allusions, props, language, plot, actors and other aspects. I personally think that as an entertainment film that uses world specialties as a selling point in Hollywood, there is no question of whether it spoofs Chinese culture or shows political awareness that does not respect Chinese history. At least for now, Chinese filmmakers do not have the strength to spend a lot of money to make a movie that is changed according to American history, so as to achieve the purpose of making money around the world.

Starting from my personal preferences, the point of this film: The point of this

film:

Chinese stars: Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh who have achieved good results in Hollywood have many natural scenes, and Liang Luoshi, who has stepped into a wealthy family, also makes a stunning debut, Huang Qiusheng Not to mention handsome, Meng Guangmei's good figure and scars on her face are also not impressive. Liang Tian's fat face and Wu Jing's monkey shadow are also considered a Hollywood addiction.

Stunts:

1. Continuing the "Yellow Sand School" stunts in the style of the first two episodes, people can't see which are natural framing and which are effects. The picture and action are completed in one go, and it can also be regarded as "heart".

2. The scene of the car + carriage ride in the city is also passable. In the end, the scene of a Chinese drama was smashed. It can be seen that Chinese experts must be consulted.

3. The effect of the avalanche cannot be seen as contrived... It's a pity that Jet Li's five-short figure stands on the top of the tower, and the proportions are even worse.

4. The blue crystal, one of the main props, has a taste of Swarovski... It is crystal clear.

Props: The costumes, weapons, carriages and horses of the Qin Dynasty are very impressive, which shows that the producers are careful, and they are more serious than most of the Qin Dynasty movies made by their own people in China.

Details:

1. Although Alex can't speak a few words in Chinese, he tried his best to show that he is a "Chinese speaker", and he must be able to understand how uncomfortable it is for foreigners to listen to my half-hearted English every day.

2. The footage of Evelyn falling from the car feels really painful

3. The snowman is furry and cute.

4. Tsingtao Beer's advertising slogan is neither A nor C, "the three insistence of Chinese people: Tsingtao Beer, Tsingtao Beer, Tsingtao Beer"

5. A mass mummy awakened by a witch said a sentence in Chinese during a fight "Where's my head?" - made me laugh for a while.

6. The mad dog who flew the plane had a good line "If I were a person with self-respect, I would park the plane in the valley, but I have no self-respect, so I will park the plane on the mountainside; I should remind you to fasten your safety Belt, but I really don't have the money to put seat belts on the plane..." Then the plane began to dive...

7. Uncle John, when I arrived at Shangri-La, I was thinking how great it would be to open a Casino in this beautiful place.

8. Liang Luoshi's English is better than mine, and Aunt Michelle Yeoh's English is also better than mine. As a thousand-year-old witch, it is not easy to learn to recite mantras in English with the times.

Disadvantages:

1. Michelle Yeoh is too old, Alex's age does not match the identity of the male lead's son, Evelyn is too old - it makes people suspect that he is in love with the male lead.

2. The emperor turned into a dragon in the Lord of the Rings. In addition to not conforming to the common sense of the Chinese people, it also seems that the producer has no breakthrough and dare not make a dragon beyond the imagination of Westerners.

3. The patchwork of China by foreigners: It seems to add all the relevant China that one can think of in one movie: Qin Shihuang, Terracotta Warriors, bronze chariots and horses, the Great Wall, sickle and axe, cheongsam, Chinese drama, Shanghai streets in the 1930s, Kung Fu , Shangri-La... Chinese people will think it's a bit nonsense, maybe foreigners think this is China... Just like we think it's not an Egyptian movie if we don't play the pyramids.

4. In order to show the location where the Terracotta Warriors were dug up, half a huge Terracotta Warriors head was placed on the sand pile. It was a lack of common sense and was suspected of fooling the audience. Could it be that this head has been placed here for thousands of years, until Alex Did you just start digging?

5. The actors are not involved - on the whole, everyone seems to be playing tickets, there is no character analysis on the whole, each character is very superficial, and the eggs are scattered - this is also my biggest dissatisfaction with this film. .



Overall, it's not amazing, nor is it bad, it is understandable to be positioned as an "entertainment film".

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor quotes

  • Jonathan Carnahan: That's a diamond. I could use a diamond like that.

  • Zi Yuan: [speaking Mandarin] I was wrong to involve you in my revenge.

    Lin: [speaking Mandarin] No Mother. I would do anything for you.