Matt Damon, who is nearly half a hundred years old, has finally followed in the footsteps of his predecessors (Bruce Willis, Nicolas Cage) and embarked on a degenerate journey to take bad films (since "The Martian", he has been completely stunned), but it's a pity! Sigh!
American movie "Downsizing"
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Main cast: Matt Damon (as Paul), Christoph Waltz (as Dusan), Hong Chau (as Vietnamese woman)
Story Overview: It tells about the changes in the outlook on life and values that Paul has experienced after shrinking
Release Date: November 22, 2017 in the United States
It's another nonsense film that gets more and more disappointing the more you watch it. The annoying 135-minute film is just like Lu Xun's "Lazy Woman's Foot Bindings", lengthy! vulgar! strong taste!
Complaints return to complaints, film reviews return to film reviews, and then, let’s get down to business, enter reviews.
I, Insufficient Settings
"Shrinked Humans" , many viewers think this setting is very novel and creative. But just look down, no! Because as early as 30 years ago, a similar clip appeared in the Japanese animation "Draft Cat"-humans achieved the goal of becoming smaller by "shrinking the cap", so the emergence of this setting is not new, and the two "new ideas" Words are out of the question!
II, the forewarning of the misunderstood children
The title of this work is "Downsizing" (literally translated "shrinking body") , which has a strong sci-fi flavor. It stands to reason that the context and direction of the entire story should revolve around "shrinking body", but what about the actual situation? Except for the first ten minutes of play, which is close to the title of the film, the next one and a half hours are all insinuating "the middle class crisis in the United States", "the living environment of illegal immigrants" and "the change of human nature and people's hearts" .
The strong critical flavor is wrapped in witty dialogues, and the good sci-fi comedy has been turned into a chicken soup movie for the soul, which is too misleading. ( Why does the trailer only show some funny scenes, while covering up a large part of the serious plot? It's a fool! )
III, awkward and dull rendition
Christoph Waltz: as the tongue-in-cheek, greasy, wild Dusan. This character is the biggest highlight of the film (and the only one). Why do you say that?
First, the characters are set. In stark contrast to the dull and boring Paul, it brought a lot of laughter to the audience.
Second, the actors perform well. Waltz, who won the Oscar twice, lived up to his mission and played the role of Dusan, who played the game and indulged his life.
As for the other two protagonists, Paul and Vietnamese woman Ngoc, they were slightly disappointed.
The former, the acting is online, but the character setting is too rigid, too boring, and the feeling of depression arises spontaneously, which is uncomfortable.
The latter, regardless of acting skills and role settings, is very embarrassing, especially when Ngoc shows his disabled calf, it makes people feel indescribable (very bad), it seems that the director wants to use this set of sharp shots to directly attack "illegal immigrants." A tragic encounter", the idea is good, but the actual shooting effect is not flattering.
IV, the topic of the point-to-point
From a closer look, there are quite a few topics involved in the film, but they are all just about the point, pure formalism .
Topic 1
The middle class crisis in American society. Why did Paul choose to "shrink", there is only one reason - "saving expenses". In the whirlpool of "middle class crisis", he must find a way of "sustainable development" (maximizing the effectiveness of money under the condition of constant income), so he chose "smaller" (Paul persuaded ma'am, but at the last minute, Audrey gave up).
Topic 2
Illegal immigrant. In the latter part of the film (when Paul meets the Vietnamese girl), there are several "shocking" scenes.
a, slums
b, juvenile with partially rotting body
c, Ngoc's stump
What is the meaning of these lens language?
1. Disclose the true status of illegal immigration. (No American Dream)
2. Describe the reality of illegal immigrants. (A dream of yellow beams, has been broken)
Topic 3
Population explosion. What was the original intention of the "shrinking" plan in the story? Overpopulation and shrinking resources. So "shrinking" is imperative.
Topic 4
The gap between rich and poor. "The wine and meat of Zhumen stink, and the road is frozen to death." Du Fu's poems are still powerful and powerful today and even in the future. What about "shrinking"? The rich are just as lavish as the poor, and the poor can only sleep on the streets, and nothing has changed in essence.
Topic 5
realism. Instead of living in an imaginary and unrealistic "miniature life", it is better to face the present and take every step down-to-earth. Only by changing the heart can we find the ideal future.
The book is not exhaustive, so I put it on hold. See you next time.
Director ★★☆☆☆ (Alexander Payne, famous, unfortunately this film is not worthy of the name)
Actors ★★★☆☆ (Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz's acting is impeccable, as for Hong Chau, he can only hide his face)
Plot ☆☆☆☆ (too scattered, the level of the screenwriter is not good, the more you go, the harder it is to look directly)
Visual effects ★★★★☆ (with highlights and highlights)
Sound ★★★☆☆ (the soundtrack in the second half is more durable than the first half)
Recommendation ★★☆☆☆ (Unsatisfactory, too wordy is a flaw, weak theme is an internal injury)
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