The story prototype of the main character of the film, Eddie Edwards, known as the "Flying Eagle Eddie" in the United Kingdom, can now find very limited information about him on the Internet, which also gives film directors and screenwriters more Creative space to make a non-traditional legend more full and vivid. At the same time, I also conveyed this message to friends who were puzzled "Who is Eddie Flying Eagle" after watching the movie: At the Olympics, it is not that it is not worth remembering that you have not won championships and medals. It also explained the sentence that finally appeared on the big screen in the film from the side: The success of the Olympics does not lie in winning the championship, but in participating and fighting.
The performance of the two protagonists in the movie is quite good, and they add a lot to the movie with their outstanding personal charm.
Talen Egerton, who shined in "Ace Agent: Secret Service Academy" last year, did not lose to Oscar actor Colin Firth in terms of image quality and action performance. As a newcomer actor, this work alone has accumulated a lot of popularity around the world, and domestic fans kindly call him "Dangdan".
And in this "Flying Eagle Eddie", Talen Egerton showed his extremely strong plasticity, with a handsome face dressed up as silly and cute, almost no violation of peace. I feel that even if I wear formal clothes, I can’t see the shadow in "Ace Agent" at all. I really look forward to this new British star who was put on the same line as the "big cousin" Jennifer Lawrence by British film critics on the road of actor. Go further.
Another more important role is the coach role played by "Uncle Wolf" Hugh Jackman. The superb acting wolf uncle can be said to be able to catch such a character with his hands. When he is cool, he can be full of coolness, and he can take classes seriously when he is practicing. Have you ever seen someone driving a Ferrari with a snow shovel? It simply crushes all the excavator players in my great heaven!
In fact, I personally think that two of the three most exciting clips in the whole movie are contributed by Uncle Wolf.
The first one is when Uncle Wolf was pestered by Eddie, who was still a high-altitude skiing rookie, to apprentice his teacher. After being drunk, Uncle Wolf "old man chats crazy" walked straight up 90 meters in plain clothes. High platform. At that time, all the skiers watching below thought that Uncle Wolf was crazy, and Eddie was also nervous. However, we saw that Uncle Wolf was like Li Bai, the poetry fairy who became drunk, and rushed down the 90-meter high platform freely. He was also relaxed and freehand in the air, and finally landed perfectly with light weight, which opened the eyes of the onlookers. Arranging such a scene when Uncle Wolf was drunk not only revealed the character's past talents and later eclipse, but also emphasized that the character’s outstanding personality echoes with the monologues of the following characters. What is more complementary is this section. The soundtrack songs in the play are so coquettish and cool, setting off this small climax in the film.
The second clip is when Uncle Wolf teaches Eddie's high-altitude skiing skills after rushing out of the slide. Due to the physical principles of high-altitude skiing, people must press down to maintain the balance in the air when accelerating down. Therefore, Uncle Wolf, who is passionate about skiing, puts aside the complicated and dogmatic technical explanations of the academic school, but Teaching in a more artistic way is to make Eddie imagine “make love” with his goddess when he is in the air. This section is not so much an interaction between two actors, it is more of an uncle Wolf's own drama. Fortunately, Uncle Wolf’s acting skills are solid, and he completed this "erotic education" with only ambiguous vocalization and flexible body language. Otherwise, if there are too many explicit lines, it will not only make the already very subtle subtitles master It's a distressing problem, maybe this scene will be cut off. I personally think this scene can represent the highest level of performance by the actors in this movie.
Although Uncle Wolf relied on his wild and handsome appearance and skilled and reliable acting skills to provide us with not only the above two wonderful performances, but the most exciting fragment of the film, it must be Eddie’s last glorious moment of challenging the 90-meter high platform at the Olympics. . Of course, the success of this segment is not only due to the role played by Eddie, but also the careful editing and superb photography, and of course the performance of other actors in this segment. When Eddie got on the 90-meter high platform for the first time, his mind could not help but recall the bits and pieces in the process of chasing his dreams since childhood. As for him, who seemed to freeze at that moment, he brought suffocating pressure to his teammates, teachers and family. However, the "Flying Eagle" was finally launched. Not only did it show the free flying skills in the first 90-meter skiing attempt in his life, but also when the landing posture was wrong, he saw the screaming moment when he was about to wrestle. With strong perseverance and waist strength, he returned to the right track and finally completed the competition, setting the record for high-altitude skiing in the British Olympic Games. What impressed me the most was the photography in this scene. The switching of several shots from the track to flying out of the air to landing on the big screen made people feel the kind of height and kind of thrills very intuitively. The sense of realism and oppression is hardly inferior to "Walking in the Clouds" which was released some time ago and is known for its shocking visual effects.
Of course, the movie itself also has the problem that most of the supporting roles are relatively one-sided and symbolic, except for Uncle Wolf and Dandan, the presence of other characters is too weak. There are also some tasteless bridges and dialogues in the film, which affect the rhythm of the whole film. In addition, although the protagonist Eddie’s innocent heart in chasing dreams is moving, but while chasing his own dreams, blindly asking his family members instead of paying more for himself may also make many viewers quite reluctant. After all, "Flying Eagle" will not fly for a lifetime, and will return to the earth one day. Such a setting is not only difficult to resonate, but also reduces the point of belief that the film wants to convey.
However, in general, the quality of this "Flying Eagle Eddie" is still medium to high, and there is a word-of-mouth counterattack "Zoo City" before, and then there is the much-anticipated giant "Batman v Superman: Justice" "Dawn", and during the same period, when Xiao Lizi made "Wild Hunter" as an emperor, I still hope that more people can see this sincere work.
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