The sequel in the middle is more exciting than the first two. This phenomenon is relatively rare for a series of movies. If the box office was bleak before, it would be difficult for the profit-oriented investors to pay for the next movie with an uncertain future (later I learned that it was indeed changed.) owner). From film quality to audience word of mouth, "The Voyage Treader" has achieved a revival of the series, bringing some hope to the launch of the next one.
The reason why this can be done is that in retrospect, it is a human effort, and God helps.
1. A good life starts from the name.
Compared with the lengthy list of "The Chronicles of Narnia 1: The Lion King, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (the name can't be remembered, it fails), which is as straightforward but boring as the girl of the month poster. The Legend of Nia 2: Prince Caspian (the name is easy to remember but uninteresting, it failed), the third part looks more interesting than the first two works. Dawn, full of hope; treading waves, high spirits; number, adventure journey. The journey from the Nautilus to Captain Jack to me is a sea of stars, and the very image of sailing is always exciting. Concise and pull the wind, who doesn't want such a powerful name.
The name reveals destiny, and so does the birth date. The first Narnia was born after "The Lord of the Rings", just as "Harry Potter" was in full swing. The origin of the former is like the audience of the latter, but it has not been able to surpass it. The first Narnia will inevitably become the sunspot and the red flower. green leaves. The second part,...except for a pretty handsome Kanban lady, everyone still remembers what was wrong. When it came to "The Voyage Treader", among the fantasy themes in the first year, "Pirates of God Fire" was mentally retarded and "Battle of the Gods" was pitiful, and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" was a modernist "Avatar". "Alice", which is a great adventure through another world, has an esoteric temperament to enter the college junior class; as for the old rival "Harry Potter", she has been smearing her mother's lipstick since the sixth part. The grounded dress tried her best to enter the world of adults. After the audience experienced all these baptisms, "The Voyage Treader" debuted in a low-key manner, calmly acting as their own children, and appropriately showing the fresh temperament, magnificent imagination and simple innocence that this age group should have, and it even seemed Unknowingly brought a bit of orthodox classical fantasy elegance.
2. Simplicity is the beauty of the
first two films, not because of the complexity of the plot, but because of the repetition of the characters. Big brother, big sister, second son, and youngest daughter, there are 4 positive characters that the system defaults to open the top protagonist halo, not counting the positive characters in the world of Narnia (the Earth Alliance must send a representative) and some villains who must be evenly matched. Due to various factors such as character age, identity, blood relationship, etc., the four protagonists are not only difficult to distinguish their own characteristics (viewers who can blurt out their names and abilities, please raise their hands), but also crowded other supporting characters in the film.
In "The Voyage Treader", Gao Daquan's eldest brother and eldest sister have returned to their hometowns to get married. The characteristics of the sailing stage make the characters more fixed. As for the opposite party, there is no humanoid representative. So the protagonist became Edmund, Lucy, and Caspian, a stable and simple iron triangle, and Eustace, a newcomer with a high degree of freedom in shaping, which made the character portrayal a lot easier. I believe that at least this time everyone put their names and faces on the number.
The plot is a beaded linear development, compact and orderly, bright and simple, no suspense and no brainstorming, but because each bead is of excellent quality, it is not boring to look at.
3. Saying that as long as the soul is beautiful is not a lie or a compromise
Especially for movies, 3D versions of movies, this is the ruthless truth. Fortunately, the external beauty of "The Voyage Treader" simply amazes me.
For ordinary audiences, unforgettable special effects require not only solid technical support, but also rich imagination. There are two sets of fantasy scenes that impress me the most in The Voyage Treader. A group of ancient books filled with spells, flowing words, domes with changing starry sky, floating books, and miniature sea charts in the wizard mansion. These elements are presented concisely and smoothly one by one from the moment of stepping into the invisible gate. , even if I think I'm used to the living environment of wizards (I grew up watching "Harry Potter"), I still feel amazed. The other group is at the end of the world in Narnia, a continuous beach of fine sand, with white flowers on one side and calm lake-like sea on one side, and blue waves on the other side. Lan's world, this is the end of a peaceful and unfinished world, the end of a journey of separation, and the starting point of a new journey at the other end.
The second pillar of external beauty is the actors, and the overall appearance of the actors in the Narnia series is not so much a spiral as it is bottoming out. The act of provoking the audience's aesthetics in the second part made Kanban Niang remember that the eldest sister Susan is the number one beauty in the world did not continue. The appearance of Susan in this part obviously has passed the most dangerous and tragic green youth, and she is gratifying to move towards old-school Hollywood. Congrats to the actress who has made steady progress in her style. The lackluster eldest brother Peter finally took on the role of soy sauce with self-awareness. All three, like Hermione in "Harry Potter", maintained a high appearance, and Edmund calmly continued to be the protagonist. The youngest daughter Lucy finally upgraded from Lolita to Cute Lolita in the third part, congratulations to her. Finally, let’s talk about Caspian. Although he was a kanban girl in the second part, his slightly plump face and slightly Omega’s chin were always inconsistent (it only represents personal aesthetic taste), and in “The Voyage Treader”, His status has been upgraded from prince to king, and his appearance has also reached its peak. Considering that the actor was pulled to guest star in "Stardust" in Daddy Beauty and starring in "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" in "The Portrait of Dorian Gray", his appearance should still be recognized by a considerable part of the audience.
Fourth, the summary of no but is not a good summary
Criticism and criticism make one progress. It is also easy to find the plot problem of The Voyage Treader, in a progressive light. For example, judging from the number of crew members and the size of the ship, either this sea is a big lake, or the Treader and Tardis are products of the same factory [Note]. Another example is the final destruction of the demon island. All the hostages (note that all of them) who were taken from the sea as sacrifices in the past years survived unharmed. Is this demon island actually engaged in experiential vacation sales? . Of course, with the above plus other plot flaws, as long as you say "Don't be so serious about people's films for children", you'll be fooling around.
It may only be the fans of Queen Tilda Swinton who are really miserable. At that time, when I saw her huge head portrait on the poster, I thought that the White Witch was resurrected. After watching the so-called scene in the movie, I felt that if I were Swinton, I would be embarrassed to accept it if the crew dared to pay for it. Strongly condemn the film's promotion of this behavior of selling dog meat. Swinton fans who have been pitted, let's watch her androgynous protagonist in "Orlando" and the archangel Gabriel in "Constantine" to soothe their wounded hearts.
[Note]; The aircraft that can travel through time and space in the British TV series "Doctor Who" is the size of an ordinary phone booth on the outside, but has a spacious and spacious interior.
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