Not black and not blowing, write 5 disadvantages and 5 advantages. It is precisely because it is the No. 1 sci-fi film in China, so it is necessary to write an objective film review without so many emotions.
Let's talk about the disadvantages first.
First, the original book, a grand and profound science fiction story, was literally adapted into a story of a young hero saving the earth.
Changed more than 80%, it can be said that only the settings have been taken. Without the depth and compassion of the original.
Second, sensationalism is greater than rationality, setting is greater than science fiction, and plot is greater than philosophical thinking, so that many content that could have been deeply digged, such as artificial intelligence, fire choice, etc., have become flat routines. The contradiction under the demise, whether to escape or take a risk, has weakened.
Of course, these two shortcomings are excusable. Probably to take into account the market, and audience acceptance. Although it is Chinese science fiction, but you are making a very profound one, and the public acceptance is not high.
But the following three shortcomings are really the pot that the director cannot escape.
It may also be inexperienced, director Guo Fan's ability to control this film is still slightly insufficient.
Third, the portrayal of the characters and the training of the actors are very poor.
Although the narrative is grand, this is not an excuse for the characters not being three-dimensional. There is only one Wu Mengda, half of Wu Jing, and the last programmer brother.
The male lead's roaring performance is not a disaster. Because the actress is completely trans, this may not be controversial.
The other supporting roles are even worse, their presence is low, their acting skills are uneven, and none of them stand up in the end. The rescue team's characterization is so poor that the empathy generated by their sacrifice is greatly diminished.
Fourth, narrative and editing. There are at least two places in the movie where there are serious errors in editing, which cannot keep up with the previous ones. And there are a few noticeable frame drops.
This is not a shortcoming of the evaluation, it is a complete editing error. In an already multi-line and messy narrative, the misstep was disastrous. Originally, the rhythm is not perfect, and there is such a thing, this shortcoming is really the worst part of the film.
Fifth, the narration is awkward. One of the reasons why the characters are not three-dimensional as mentioned above is because the director is lazy in the language of the camera lens and uses narration instead of narration.
There are several places where the dubbing doesn't match the mouth shape.
The art and composition, although largely imitated from successful foreign works, have several tributes. But there is still room for improvement.
Moving the mirror for a while is far and near, plus various special effects, making the experience more inconsistent.
These shortcomings make this film greatly reduced in arousing the audience's curiosity and desire to explore the universe. Instead, sensationalist routines took over the mainstream.
For a better balance between the two, please refer to "Interstellar".
Of course, I'm not saying that this movie is definitely not as good as foreign ones, and I have to refer to someone to learn from. After all, its advantages outweigh its disadvantages.
Now I'm going to talk about the advantages, I hope I don't get too excited.
First, at the level of the film industry, in the field of science fiction films, which is a blank field of domestic films, it has opened a precedent and established a monument. It's not to say that it surpasses Hollywood, but it does not lose to Hollywood at all, which is really a very happy thing.
The pusher visually satisfies the imagination of this sci-fi work, and also does a very good job in the localization of sci-fi. Especially the tsunami and freezing in Shanghai gave me a very strong shock as a viewer who just returned from the Bund.
Too many people have said this, so I won't repeat it.
Second, the story is complete and the clues are clear. Buried the stem in the front, shakes the burden behind. There is no particular abruptness in the story, and the foreshadowing is in place. Especially the sacrifice of 3.5 billion people, and the final outcome, these two places.
First of all, to enter the dungeon, there is a lottery at the beginning. The billions of people who didn't get the sign were naturally dead.
Then, we saw the tsunami, and Wu Mengda rescued the little girl. This place explained both the life experience and the misery of those who stayed on the ground.
At the end of the last story, it is also mentioned that the Wandering Earth plans five steps, including the sacrifice of the first step.
This forms a complete narrative. And it doesn't have the usual show-off of domestic films.
The same is true for Wu Jing's sacrifice in the ending. There are foreshadowings in front of every place. Although it is not said that there is no flaw, the narrative is very complete. In the past, domestic films were criticized for not being able to tell even a single story, but this film has at least done a good job in this regard.
Third, followed by disaster. The film's wandering feels like an adventure movie, but it's actually a sci-fi disaster movie.
So in terms of expressing the cruelty of the disaster, the movie really did the best possible performance under the scale permitted by domestic production.
For example, Hangzhou was swallowed by magma. . . I was terrified. . . The sense of oppression of this disaster is well expressed.
This is also the crux of the film.
Fourth, the details. The film has made great efforts in special effects and world construction. For example, the Spring Festival in the dungeon, trucks, and even the earth engine, etc., are very serious.
Not only that, things like earthworms are very interesting. They are sold at the stalls, and the supporting role of the Sino-Australian joint venture will also eat them. These small details increase the credibility of the film.
Fifth, sensational routines.
Sensation is both a disadvantage and an advantage. There's a line in the movie, and it's very interesting to say that it's really hard to keep you humans sane forever.
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Philosophically speaking, people are irrational animals, so why can't sensational movies be an advantage? Although it abandons the depth and the discussion of many values, it instead tells a very conventional heroic story of sacrificing a small family and saving all mankind. But his routine is also very successful, which is one of the biggest advantages of the movie.
There is still a lot of room for improvement, a lot of flaws and imperfections in the film, both professionally and technically, as well as the director in his own work.
But there are trade-offs. We didn't want to make a god-made film all at once, but we did make a qualified sci-fi work. We all know that the current score of 8.4 contains sentimental and emotional scores, but it is just a matter of more or less. But for most viewers, it means a lot.
Now if you ask me to name a domestic sci-fi director, I really can't tell.
Maybe it won't be long before, in this sci-fi genre, we can also witness directors like Cameron born in this land.
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