2009 is the year of the zodiac Ox and the year of Aquarius. 2009 also focused on the color of the last 9. To this end, entrusted by the gods, in order to commemorate this 2009 Huacai, I, the film industry, specially launched three films related to 9, as a tribute to 2009. Leaders are invited to review it and ask the comrades who attended the meeting to put forward their opinions. The three films are "District 9" + "9" + "Nine". Ranked from best to second.
1. "The Ninth Area": The Soul Tumble of the Orcs
The title of this film is said to be based on a rumor in modern America. For decades, it has been rumored that the United States has Area 51, which is specially responsible for handling alien affairs, but this The news has not been officially acknowledged. And the meaning of "Ninth Area" is also an insinuation of "Area 51". Another, more realistic version is that the background of District 9 comes from an area of Cape Town during apartheid South Africa, District 6, which was a genuine apartheid area, which was declared white by the South African government at the time In the residential area, more than 60,000 Aboriginal people were forcibly evicted from the area in the 1970s. So the film starts by saying that this is not Manhattan or Chicago, as people usually think, but Johannesburg. No matter which way of saying it is, it illustrates the deep social implication in the seemingly sci-fi virtual background of District 9. Although the director himself admitted: "The reason why I chose South Africa as the environment in which the whole story takes place is just to change a different background for film works in the field of science fiction." At the same time, the ninth district is also a slum in the actual sense. There are many evil forces in the community, and it is basically in a state of anarchy.
Movies about beautiful human nature tend to be good, while those depicting the dark heart of human beings have the opportunity to achieve greatness. "The Ninth District" is like "The Metamorphosis" in a sci-fi package. It uses the irony of displacement to tear off the fig leaf of human nature. "The Ninth District" not only won a high box office in 2009, but also won a high popularity and good reputation. This film is the debut of an unknown young director from South Africa. With the help of the great Peter Jackson, he went to Hollywood and made an extraordinary move. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Recommendation index: ★★★★★
2. "9": The Desolate Light of Doomsday Prophecy
"Robot 9" is adapted from director Shin Ake's 2005 short film "9" of the same name. It is co-produced by film genius Tim Burton and "Wanted" director Timo Bekmanbetov.
Similar to Einstein's repentance for the American soldier dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in his later years, the scientist who invented the robot also fell into self-blame and remorse in the face of this barren world. In order to get redemption and make up for the dead, scientists have created 9 little cloth doll machines composed of zippers, buttons, pins and sackcloth heads to fight against the previously created evil and huge war weapon robots. Although they belong to the same family of robots, Xiaobu is weak in stature, but full of human love. He is a robot with a conscience and a soul. Scientists have passed on their feelings of repentance, their atonement mentality, and their wise souls to the 9 Xiaobu people numbered from 1 to 9. The protagonist of the film 9 is the work that scientists have exhausted their last efforts to complete. The birth of 9 was also the day when scientists fell. The unfulfilled wishes of scientists, the hope of human survival, and the future of the earth's recovery are all pinned on these nine small cloth people.
"Scientists designed and manufactured No. 9 and the 8 brothers and sisters before him. Each has a distinct personality, and also represents the remaining human strengths and weaknesses of human beings. The oldest No. 1 has the dignity and conceit of an elder. What he has is experience, what he needs is obedience, and cowardice is inevitable. On the contrary, the 9 is full of courage and wit, brave to take responsibility for reckless mistakes, and full of love for brothers. The best qualities of human beings also bear the high expectations placed on him by scientists, make up for mistakes, and destroy war machines. Other Xiaobu people have different shapes, some represent knowledge, some are full of love, and there are sisters who are known for their strength and speed. , which makes the whole film without losing the warmth and the wonderful action."
The movie is as deeply emotional as "Robot Wally". In the environment of decay and death in the end of the earth, human beings have long disappeared, or they have fled and immigrated to other planets, or they have all died. In short, this is the suffering that human beings swallowed. Bad fruit. Don't blame others. In this lifeless hell-like earth where human beings no longer hold on to hope, one or a few seemingly weak and insignificant little robots are full of desire for survival and hope for the future. fight for life. Although their resistance is as tragic and powerless as a man's arm is like a chariot hitting a stone with an egg, but this perseverance and courage and strength to move forward gives warmth to the cold and dark picture everywhere, "There is a light that never goes away!"
With this light, Robot No. 9 finally completed the reversal, defeated the mighty evil force, and completed the seemingly impossible task. But the price was tragic. Five of No. 9's brothers were killed. At the end of the film, the fire of the earth ignites the fire of the five corners, and the souls of the five brothers slowly lift into the sky, circle the sky, and enter the sky. The long-lost rain finally began to fall in this dead world.
Recommendation index: ★★★★
3. "Nine": Capturing the soul of a man, making a woman flirt with love
The film "Nine" is based on the 1982 Broadway sensational musical of the same name. To get to the bottom of it, in fact, the Broadway play of the same name is also adapted from a movie. The most original version of "Nine" comes from the masterpiece "Eight and a half" by Italian film master Fellini. Eight and a half, only half way to nine.
Men watching movies and watching beauties on the screen are an important part of it. As an annual movie star-studded with beautiful eyebrows, "Nine" will naturally be expected by the majority of passionate men. If the film "Don't Look Back", which was screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, starred French actress Sophie Marceau and Italian actress Monica Bellucci, and staged a confrontation between two peaks, then the 82nd Oscars The dazzling cast of the multiple nominated film "Nine" can be described as a mixed peanut tree, and a group of warblers are flying around! Oscar-winning actors in this film are: Nicole Kidman ("The Hours"), Daniel Day-Lewis ("My Left Foot", "There Will Be Blood"), Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love"), Sophia Loren ("Tears of the Beacon", which won an honorary Oscar in 1991), Marion Cotillard ("La Viejo"), Penelope Cruz ("Midnight in Barcelona"). These six actors have won a total of 7 Oscars for acting. One of the more familiar individuals are Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz. Among them, Penelope Cruz can be described as one of the most coquettish and hottest women in Hollywood right now, with a sexier scale than that of "Transformers" girl Megan Fox. There is a passionate dance in the film, its choreography, its performance, its whine, and its inner essence are all perfectly coordinated, blending with water and milk, and inspiring. When moving, it is like a rabbit, and when it is still, it is like a lazy white dove. High upside down, the flesh trembles, pink and tender, and watery. To steal a man's soul, and to make a woman show off. In addition to a cold wind and rain, put the lofty warm ocean. Deep contain, shallow swing, intoxication, flying... The waves are not waves, the waves are not swinging, you will know after reading this paragraph. Compared with Japanese AV, the heroine of Hong Kong pornography, Penelope Cruz is not only better than her body, but also better in her art and star style.
In the context of the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the allocation of resources between male animals and male animals also presents a world of difference. In this 38th festival, how many young single men are crazy about love, but they can't stop. Prosperity is like three thousand east waters, but it is not enough to drink only a scoop. In the film, the male protagonist is unable to stop because there are too many female animals around him. The story revolves around Guido, played by Daniel Day-Lewis. Guido is a director overwhelmed by new films and family problems, and plays Marion Cotillard's wife, Penelope Cruz's mistress, Nicole Kidman's muse, Stella Sy Frog's sexual initiation, Sophia Loren's mom, Judi Dench's producer, and Kate Hudson's reporter. Many female monks, it turns out that a man will be troubled by not having a woman by his side, and will also be depressed by having too many women by his side. The question is whether it is a man or a woman. Maybe it's because men and women can not only have children, but also many troubles.
Compared with the above two films, I personally feel that this film is inferior, but just like Penelope Cruz's sexy dance, the male protagonist's sexy and magnetic voice in the film can also be heard by male compatriots all over the world. Celebrating the whole world, the March 8th festival, which is held together for warmth, adds a touch of male warmth, so that it will not be left behind by females. The so-called "you have a leg, I have a mouth!"
Recommended index: ★★★
2010-3-8
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