Since the release of "Ten Thousand Years", although the box office is not as good as Roland's previous films, it is not the worst, but the reputation of the film has been poor. Many fans even felt that Roland was exhausted, saying that he had been brewing for four years but gave the audience a hurried answer sheet that only took 90 minutes. Disappointing Roland fans who used to be hooked at the theater. The simple and almost monotonous plot, and the CG that cannot be compared with the ring, the disappointment of fans is also reasonable. Movie fans look forward to Roland's lifelike mammoths, robust and domineering saber-toothed tigers, and the Jurassic raptor-like moa and human PK one after another thrilling and exciting. However, Roland downplayed all of this, and it's no wonder that movie fans who watched in the mood of King Kong weren't depressed. Because no one would have thought that Roland would start playing high-level.
In fact, Roland's thinking about the fate of mankind was seen as early as "Godzilla", of course, this film cannot fully reflect it. You can also say that he just added a proposition about nuclear weapons for the needs of the plot, but when it comes to "The Day After Tomorrow", no matter how Hollywood its narrative is and how gorgeous its special effects are, no one does not talk about its impact on the world Fears and concerns about climate change have even become one of the most successful environmental-themed films in recent years. If "The Day After Tomorrow" was created by Roland in order to improve human environmental protection awareness, then "10,000 Years" is far more thoughtful than the former, and its theme and exploration are more grand.
The film begins quickly and leads the audience to follow Dale on the long road to save his lover (the whole route should start from today's Nordic region, pass through the whole of Europe and finally reach today's North Africa along the Nile River). In this long journey, Roland presents us with three levels of civilization, namely the primitive hunter civilization of the Dalei tribe, the highly centralized civilization along the Nile River in North Africa, and the farming civilization in between. Based on these three levels of civilization, Roland connects them with a clue: the developed and advanced centralized civilization captures the primitive tribes as slaves and builds magnificent pyramids for them, and finally the primitive tribes unite to overthrow this advanced civilization and regain it. free. It can be said that the history of mankind is written in this way. A simple story line alludes to the development of human history. Think about the history of our human beings, no matter which region, which race, which country's history does not follow such a process! There are also those human beings and the natural environment, human beings and ferocious beasts in the film, and the fierce confrontation and struggle between human beings, whether it is the past or the present of human beings, when will these confrontations and struggles stop! Roland restored the grand theme of the tortuous and magnificent development process of human civilization in "Ten Thousand Years", and started further and deeper exploration and thinking on this theme.
There is a small detail in the film. A member of the Yagao tribe said on the pyramid that the land where the Egyptians used to live sank into the sea, and the survivors came here to start a new civilization. This reminds us quickly of the lost civilization - Atlantis. In fact, many historians believe that there must be an undiscovered advanced civilization in human history, an advanced civilization that has been forgotten or even lost without leaving a trace. Take a look at the scene of the magnificent pyramid construction in the film, from those towering pyramids to our skyscrapers, from those huge mammoths to our cranes, from the top of the pure gold tower Our money society. Think about it, will we be the next lost civilization? Maybe one day we really destroy ourselves, all the signs of civilization are buried in layers of soil, only the high-rise buildings in the city can still be exposed from the soil, and they have become ruins. Is the end of modern civilization really so tragic? No one can determine the future, and such assumptions and concerns are not unreasonable.
From primitive civilization to advanced advanced civilization, from those inevitable and accidental events to the development of human society, from the lost civilization of Atlantis to the worry about the future and destiny of modern civilization, the theme of "Ten Thousand Years" is not even considered. Greatness is also called greatness. Roland is worried about the future and destiny of mankind, but he is by no means pessimistic. At the end, Dale returned to his hometown with his beloved girl and started a beautiful new life, a happy ending. You may say that he is a cliché. Since he wants to play advanced, he is unpredictable, so let's play to the end! But I think this ending is not only good, but also sublimates the whole film. The reason why human beings can develop to this day is not love and hope! It can be said that love and hope are the condensation and symbols of the entire human spirit.
"Ten Thousand Years" is a major transformation for Roland and a revolution in Roland's sci-fi movies. Although there are still many imperfections, Roland's spirit of exploration is good. After all, I have begun to cultivate profound mana. Although there is still a big gap to reach Kubrick's unpredictability, it is not difficult for us to find that a future science fiction master is brewing. Even if you can't become a master, you don't mind if you want to play a little more advanced.
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