The writing is not good, I don't like to write movie reviews or write long stories, but today is quite enjoyable, just write something, my level is limited, and I'm not a gangster, you can bully me at will in the comments haha.
First give a personal score: 7.5 (including the upper limit of feelings 8.0)
The biggest feeling is: I finally spent my money on the blade. Although there are many slots, it can be regarded as a good example for Chinese science fiction movies.
Next, let’s talk about the same parts as mainstream Hollywood sci-fi movies:
"The Wandering Earth" has already felt enough sincerity in the details of special effects, props, scenery, lighting and makeup and other hardware, especially in terms of special effects, it has broken away from the original full-screen full-screen feeling, and even some parts have reached It has reached the level of Hollywood's middle-to-high-level sci-fi movies, and the routines of sci-fi/disaster movies have been learned a bit, but in terms of structure, it can be seen that there has been progress. I think it's a more important sign of being on par with Hollywood.
Say something different:
The biggest difference is that the language environment we are familiar with is changed to Chinese. I was afraid of embarrassment before watching the movie. However, it was embarrassing, but it was much better than expected. It is quite interesting to rub off some down-to-earth (earth-flavored) details and sci-fi that are familiar to Chinese people, such as "please pay attention to reversing", two lines of tears for relatives, and the red banner slogan for entering the dungeon, etc., Kind of magical.
Another difference is that we are still lacking in the performance skills of the actors, the screenwriter's shaping of the characters, the use of the language of the shots about people, and the fluency of the overall narrative. This is more to test the degree of control of the "software" by the director, screenwriter and others.
If you can perform well in a few shots, you have to add lines, which will look loose; the lines or narration should be clearly laid out in one place, and the plot will appear incoherent; the shots of the characters are average, and there should be close-ups. There is no close-up in the place, it seems that the characters are emotionally weak like a TV series, etc. These are big differences (gap) from Hollywood movies.
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Regarding "sentimental":
I'm not a rational person watching movies, and I don't object to appropriate sensationalism. If you are good at sensationalizing, I will definitely give you tears. The sensational part of "The Wandering Earth" feels a bit more, which is related to the skill of the director and screenwriter.
Taking "Interstellar" as an example, it is also an old father-father-child-colleague-country-people of the world. Its foreshadowing and emotional explosion are much better, because through various seemingly inadvertent dialogues, actions, shots, The character of the father and daughter is completely created. Before leaving, the part where the father hugged the crying daughter on the bed seemed to be sensational, but in fact it was not. I even felt that the father was a little cruel. The incoming video information gradually strengthens this feeling, making people feel that it is love from the heart. Combined with the performance of the actors, the storyboard, and the background music, it makes people feel that this is flesh and blood, until the end is separated by the dimension father. The meeting of the women made people tremble with the shock. The death of the male protagonist's old father was also taken into account, but it was read through the information of the son who had been a little indifferent to his father. This kind of feeling is very subtle. A few people who went to heaven together died, and some died neatly. It's crisp and expressive, but it's not a key performance. It's good to show sadness, helplessness and anger through several shots, and there's no need for everyone to have a last word.
Back to "The Wandering Earth", the feelings of grandfather and grandchildren broke out suddenly when grandfather died. It was too sudden. I don't know why you two are so good in your relationship. , little granddaughter, you picked it up, you have to say it, say it earlier. Little grandson, you are so old, and the acquisition of genius skills such as driving seems to be related to grandpa, but you have to show it, show it early, I didn't realize that grandpa and grandson have any special deep feelings along the way, and between colleagues , Why did the sister of the rescue team, who was so calm at first, shoot flint? suddenly. Why did the unsmiling captain suddenly point a gun at his teammates and sweep the shuttle in the air? suddenly. A character with a head and face has to say a few words before he dies. If you don't say it, you will not die. It feels a little embarrassing to give orders before the captain's death. Wu Jing's words before his death are also embarrassing. The director may be afraid that we don't understand their last wishes, but it's not necessary. Some things can be understood in just one shot. There's still a lot to talk about.
About "patriotic":
A lot of people argue about this. It's a wolf warrior, a white left, a fifty cents, and a kneeling for a long time. In fact, it's okay, a Chinese-language movie, a Chinese protagonist, and getting an American to lead the team is even more uncomfortable, isn't it? ? It can be seen that the director wants to weaken the feeling of the country, and has added a lot of foreigners, such as our good brothers Maozi, and a mixed-race Beijing film. In the end, didn't the cars of various countries also turn around? Similar to "Independence Day", one country finds a way, and others follow. Maybe we are too sensitive to the salute with Wu Jing or the Chinese salute, and the acting is not so good, which makes it a little embarrassing.
The director also took some private goods in patriotism, why did the driver of the Japanese rescue team commit suicide.
About Dungeon:
Maybe it’s the reason for the limited investment. A dignified underground city shows a mere sanctuary. The director still has a soft spot for cyberpunk, getting some neon lights, underworld big brother, leather rivets, beards and faces, smuggling and counterfeiting. Underground elements. After staying underground for more than ten years, the clothes are still so new. Hundreds of thousands of people feel that their lives are not bad. Chef Ning Hao has all the seasonings. It seems that the dungeon relies on the energy of the planetary engine, and there is no shortage of everything. The main thing is that sentence, which is not shown. Even for two big scene shots.
About Jupiter Gravity Slingshot:
Why use Jupiter's gravitational slingshot to accelerate it is not clear before, is the planetary engine insufficient thrust or insufficient resources? It takes 2500 years to fly with a gravitational slingshot, how long will it take to fly if it doesn't? Why did it fall to Jupiter and did not explain clearly, was it an accident or did not calculate it? Here are just two lines to pass, the crisis suddenly came, the engine stopped in an instant, and it felt like a well-armed and well-trained soldier walking into a pit.
Flint, something that can be dragged on the ground and smashed with two shots is an important part of the planetary engine ignition. It is incredible. It would be good to have a few in the dungeon. If it is very scarce, you will explain it earlier. Just a few words, for example, when scientists are chatting, say a few words about how special this thing is, and how rare it is. After re-ignition, 70% of the engines will restart soon, and it doesn't feel like a rare thing. Why are we not doing well here? If the atmosphere is thin and the plane is not easy to fly, then the flints in other places must be installed nearby, and it must be run all the way from Shanghai to the equator.
The last big "wave", I was looking forward to it, but the shock wave of Mach 1000 felt like a satellite railgun in "Command and Conquer". It's a rail gun, with such great power, how did the three people survive? The gravitational engine that started it all stopped, and it was an earthquake or something. This big wave of Mach 1,000 hit it, and it seemed like nothing had happened, and it felt flawed.
About the Coalition Government:
At the end, I don't know where these people are... Waiting in front of a small spaceship? Or share the same fate with the fart people on earth? For a while, I felt that the responsibility was heavy and I had to carry out the Tinder plan, and in the end I became fond of it. Life and death will be given to you Wu Jing. I really don’t understand very well. Is there any principle before life and death? I haven’t read the original book, so I can’t make it up automatically. It's all about this information~ It's still the same sentence, I didn't explain it!
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There are still complaints, so I won't go into details. The whole people draw lots into the basement. The wife or the father chooses one. Where are the people in the coalition government? Some universe backgrounds are like stickers. My sister finally played the role of Satan in Dragon Ball and called someone back to help push the needle. Wu Jing already knew that the bottle of wine was going to be used to burn your AI. If you drive to the equator, you will be deducted 12 points if you violate the rules. Gatling Four Dimensional ammo packs blah blah blah...
but!
I think that in today's China, I am very satisfied to see a sci-fi movie with a novel theme and special effects with heart. The score should not be too rational. The opening of "The Wandering Earth" is definitely worthy of our encouragement.
Although there is criticism, progress can only be made, but I think this is the same as education. It cannot be said that there is no bright spot in the problem, and it cannot only be reported to be good but not bad, but to be different from person to person. Chinese science fiction films have always been the "students" in the class with poor grades. If there is obvious progress, they should be praised and encouraged to do better next time, instead of asking for the standard of the first place, not to mention the "student" has a good attitude. , this is even more difficult. Besides, the more problems of "The Wandering Earth" are that the logic is unclear. Maybe combined with the original work, it does not fully explain the major flaws, and the deletion of sensitive topics about the rebels on the Internet Can't blame it all on the screenwriter.
All in all, it's actually pretty cool. At least for me, the fare is definitely worth it.
So I personally give a score of 7.5, I hope the director will do better next time.
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