Without the first 3 episodes of Men in Black, this film would be a good film that entertains and educates .
With the help of the IP of Men in Black, an easy-to-understand truth is explained - fate will lead you to where you should go at the right time, but sometimes fate can go wrong.
Under normal circumstances, as a commercial blockbuster, if you add philosophical discussion to the film while considering the box office, it can elevate the film to a higher level.
However, if this degree is not well grasped, it is easy to turn the film into a didactic film . The most typical success story is Nolan's dark trilogy, which is amazing and divine. On the contrary, it is easy to become a bloated, IP-rubbing didactic film, such as "Alien 3" and the like.
Men in Black 4 wanted to make a comedy with depth. However, a comedy is a comedy, and forcing chicken soup into a comedy is obviously not very appealing to the audience.
And the previous work did not make such an attempt.
If you haven't seen Men in Black, I'm sure most people will see it as an ordinary hilarious popcorn movie. Some of the settings in the story do have some irrationality, but that doesn't make a big difference because it's hilarious enough.
H, Bingbing, Bassam, and the two wearing Adam danced awkwardly, laughing all the time. When we watch it in theaters, we don't have much time to react, and even if we feel something is wrong, many times we just laugh it off.
The jokes in the first 3 Men in Black series are mainly based on the two protagonists quarreling with each other, plus some strong contrasts. The jokes in Men in Black 4 come from many aspects, adding more funny elements.
What can't be whitened is that the plot of the film is really messed up . The narrative is protracted , the primary and secondary are unclear , what should be explained is not explained , the plot is imposed for the sake of humor , and all kinds of twists and turns .
The duration of the man in black is 105 minutes. In the first 30 minutes, he explained 4 things:
1.H and T fought back the bee beast 3 years ago and protected the earth
2.M's childhood adventure, found and joined the Men in Black organization alone
3.H's London mission
4. Two Dyadhams came to Earth to kill Wangus
When the film reaches nearly 1/3 of the way, the main contradiction of the story has not yet been reflected, and the protagonist has not participated in the official plot.
The scene where H is on a mission in London has nothing to do with the whole storyline, it's purely a hilarious imposition.
There are many reversals in the plot, but they are forced to reverse without any foreshadowing.
At the beginning of the film, the theme of "fate will lead you to where you should go at the right time, but sometimes fate can also go wrong", all storylines should serve the theme of performance.
The biggest loophole in the plot setting lies in two points, one is that the control mechanism of bee beasts is not clearly explained, and the other is that it is a turning point for a turning point.
According to the shooting method of previous super-English films, the big boss finally turned against the water, which should pave the way.
The biggest boss behind the scenes is the infected agent T. He was infected 3 years ago and planned the invasion of bees and beasts. He was found to be an inner ghost. The villain suddenly awakened and wanted justice. There is no other foreshadowing in this reversal of the gods, if the beginning of the film, the plot that tickles the audience's appetite is also counted.
Detective T went from being an inner ghost infected by bee beasts, to planning bee beasts to invade and seize weapons with one hand, and at the last critical moment, relying on H's words, he suddenly turned back, and it was impossible to say anything.
The bees live in the human body, modify genes, and enslave other people. The two Wards were also transformed by bees, but their thoughts were not occupied, they had their own thoughts.
Agent T's main body of thought is very vague. Is it completely controlled or only partially controlled? Is Agent T's mind being controlled, or is his mind being invaded, seeing the power of the bee beast and taking the initiative to join him?
From the end of the film, it seems that T is willing to help bee beasts invade the earth after being infected.
This raises another question, why did the bees not invade three years ago, and wait until three years later?
The video did not give an answer. If this problem is not solved, it is easy for us to be confused and confused. Why didn't he invade three years ago, why didn't Boss T infect all the people in the London distribution of Men in Black into bees.
Back to Agent T's question, because of H's few words, T's conscience was awakened?
The plot changed too quickly.
Although it has been emphasized that T and H were once in love with father and son, we only heard from the lines and did not see it. Here the director should take a few minutes to express this kind of father-son relationship with a short story, so that we can empathize and let us know that they have experienced such things, experienced life and death, and have deep feelings.
Otherwise, the emotional scenes during the final battle will be very unnatural and will not reflect that kind of tension .
According to the way most of the same type of films are made, T should have a small-scale ideological struggle before this, resisting another self in his mind, finally conquering himself at the critical moment, and finally perishing with the evil forces.
H has a very low sense of presence in the whole film, and its importance is far less than M. Any plot related to H is either a joke or a joke.
A lot of H's things are shown through the lines, which doesn't fit the "show" nature of the movie . The biggest difference between film and traditional art is that it tells a story through the lens, not the mouth . Many things need to be felt by the audience, not spoken directly . For example, C is jealous of H, and bickers when they meet; the love story of H and Ressa is relayed through Nassar.
Using a large number of lines to describe H's past seems to save trouble, but in fact it greatly destroys H's characterization, and the characters have no three-dimensional sense . This also caused us to feel that the role of H was playing soy sauce all the time when we watched the movie, and was only responsible for gags, which were optional.
On the contrary, M's shaping is in place and has a three-dimensional effect. She has been interested in the universe since she was a child, and her childhood alien adventures inspired her passion for space exploration and men in black.
Twenty years of constant pursuit and exploration, M has become shrewd, capable, and shrewd. There are gains and losses, and she got her wish to join the Men in Black Organization, but she is not understood, has no family, no friendship, and no love.
After the task was completed, I gained the trust of the Men in Black Organization and gained friendship.
The only downside is that there is no spark of love with H, not even Mars. Nothing happened between the male and female protagonists, and there was no basic ambiguity, which seemed a bit unreasonable. In the old trilogy, K and O still have a little story to tell.
In general, Men in Black 4 is an entertainment-oriented movie . In terms of entertainment, it is still worth watching and having fun. As far as the script and audiovisual language are concerned, there is nothing to give a high score.
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