Of course, the film is by no means useless. As a shipwreck film, a disaster film, a so-called blockbuster made by the person who claims to be the best in the ocean in the world, the visual effects of this film are quite fierce, except for the "mad dog wave" that caused the ship to capsize. "It's more like a model, and it's not very outrageous. It looks like that at other times. After all, it's something that was smashed by 160 million US dollars. But then again, we have long been used to seeing natural and man-made disasters in movies, and it was many years ago that a big wave scared us to death.
What's wrong with this movie? I'll just say two things, and I'm just trying to get the better of you.
First and foremost, there is a lack of humanity. What is the soul of a disaster movie? It is not a tragic disaster, not a computer special effect technology that is more like the real thing, but the great courage of the Jedi survival and the glorious humanity that human beings show when the disaster strikes suddenly. Not long ago, the Mount Everest incident - when a climber was on the verge of death, none of the more than 40 people who passed by helped one - the reason why netizens were outraged was because of the so-called absence of human nature. In fact, the media has made it very clear that in the environment at that time, saving people is equivalent to perishing. If so, why are the people so angry? I think one of the reasons is that people have been bewitched by too many disaster films. Years ago, "Vertical Limits" made an exciting portrayal in this regard. What we can't do in reality, movies can help us do. In that world of images, the beauty and ugliness of human nature are magnified several times. In this regard, the film is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse. Although there is also a depiction of human nature, it is very shallow and unconvincing. The specifics will not be elaborated, and those who are interested can go to the movies.
Secondly, no matter what type of film, the characters are always portrayed—sometimes including animals. Whether the characters can “stand up” vividly is the key to the success or failure of the film, which is basically the same as the novel. And all the characters in this film are suspected of being flat. Of course, this is also partly because the filming is a group show, but the more the group show, the more exquisite the craftsmanship of character characterization, please take a look at "Crash" first. The whole movie is a bit like a "clearance game". After passing one level after another, everyone's lines are basically summarized as: "Have you found an exit?" "Ah, I found a passage here." The ending is already clear at a glance. Some people die, some people live. For a scene like this, it's hard for us to breathe with them and get nervous together. What is even more incredible is that the whole film does not have a scene of a huge wave attacking from the perspective of a victim. The director's panoramic shooting makes people unable to experience the despair of life and death. Watching the actors work so hard, not only can't we feel the same way as the audience, but our mentality is quite relaxed. It is undoubtedly a more terrifying disaster for a disaster movie to be watched so easily. When we walked out of the theater, we lost nothing, not even a sense of loss, except for the tens of dollars in movie tickets.
Finally, sublimate the theme. In 2000, after Mr. Zhao Guoqing from Chengdu launched the "Five Yuan Ticket" nationwide, the first movie my wife and I watched was "Perfect Storm". The grandeur and tragicness of that movie is still unforgettable to us. Six years later, the same director, the same theme, and a more luxurious giant ship sank in the depths of the Atlantic like the "Poseidon". After this year's Oscars bolstered a number of low-cost literary and artistic films, Hollywood's computer technology totem has been thwarted again. Filmmakers and moviegoers must think about it.
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