Another manifestation of complex human nature, but not complex enough

Effie 2022-04-19 09:02:20

How should I say, I was looking forward to this Woody Allen film, but it brought me disappointment within a few minutes of the filming. The two brothers went to an iron gate to discuss buying a boat and said: "China should also have a telephone Is it the director's ignorance, or the screenwriter's intention? It's all over the years, and the understanding of China is still so ignorant...

But I have also discovered that in the past two years, foreign blockbusters, regardless of whether the plot needs it or not, will mention China. , It seems to be a very fashionable thing, but what they say is distorted, and few of them are accurate. For example, in "Mother's New Boyfriend" starring Meg Ryan and Banderas, Meg Ryan also mentioned that she went to Tibet in China to study Buddhism. As far as I know, when it comes to Buddhism, India is the birthplace of Buddhism. Hell, didn't the Tang monk go to India to study the scriptures? Besides, Tibetan Buddhism is only Tibetan Buddhism, not orthodox Buddhism, although its spread is also very wide. Maybe the screenwriter and director are just trying to be quick, and Tibet is also a place full of mystery. But I really hope they study it clearly when they say it.

For example, there is also the upcoming "Kung Fu Panda". When Chinese reporters went to interview the crew, they said: They like Chinese Kung Fu very much. They know that pandas are China's national treasures, so they also respect Chinese culture and try to be as authentic as possible. But after reading the poster, I was dumbfounded, why are pandas' eyes blue! ! ! ! Has it changed? ? Alas, what a foreigner has come up with...

It seems that the advantages are far from the point. As far as this film is concerned, maybe the screenwriter made the two brothers say China like that just to reflect their stupidity. Ewan McGregor is very suitable to play this kind of marginal character of morality and ethics. He is more fond of such subjects than Woody Allen. The two of them are good partners, but Colin Farrell is not good. I obviously feel that he is here. His acting skills are not in place. In the film, when he is so sad, he covers his face with his hands. I don't know if it was a deliberate arrangement by the director, because his eyes are really not in place. For example, in the end, he pushed his brother to his death The expression at the back was too fake, and when the audience felt it was too fake to be seen, he covered his face.

In short, after reading it, I feel that this subject is still a bit narrow, there is nothing too profound, there is no retro, no nostalgia, and no modernity. Performance.

Blood is blood, blood is thicker than water, but what about the fact?




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