It was 19 years ago, when I was in my second year of middle school, there were two people (two things) that I can never forget. One was the first time I heard a cute woman on the radio, and I met a guy named Jay Chou. Newcomer singer. The second is to watch "Earth Fire" and "Wandering Earth" one after another in the sci-fi world, and also met a new sci-fi writer named Liu Cixin. Twelve-year-old me may not have dreamed that these two have now become figures in their respective fields.
Now I still remember the shock of my 12-year-old mind lock after watching the Wandering Earth for the first time. The name Liu Cixin has been deeply rooted in my mind since then, and it has become an attitude, and it is also an attitude. Let me stick to this sci-fi world that I have bought for more than ten years. However, it is lonely to like science fiction, especially Chinese science fiction. From 2000 to 2006, from Wandering Earth to the first serialization of the Three-Body Problem, although I have been recommending Da Liu to my classmates and friends around me, it is always ignored ( However, after Sanshou was suddenly recommended by a group of business bigwigs, many people chatted with me in turn). Today, I am in a very tangled state. On the one hand, I am sincerely relieved to see that the author I have liked for many years has finally become famous. On the other hand, I am deeply regretful that I cannot see his new works after becoming famous. Set your expectations above the movie the work is adapted from.
Going back to the movie, I was surprised when I first saw the news that Wandering Earth would start filming. In my opinion, choosing such a format with huge text capacity is only a short story, and the characters are symbolized and even read like a set. The works of the fixed set are completely insane, and the shock to people is more from the perception of human insignificance in the universe, and from writing the changes of the universe in a romantic context, which is very lacking in humanistic care (of course, Da Liu's works Basically all lack this), too different in terms of universality. So it was not optimistic at the beginning, especially after the Three-Body Problem project has been noisy for a few years. Of course, I am very relieved that the Three-Body Problem has not been released. Otherwise, from the beginning of its release, the road belonging to Chinese science fiction films will not be the same. Shoot to death. However, I was even surprised when the early word-of-mouth of the Wandering Earth made a lot of applause. I waited for more than ten days with curiosity, watched several previews repeatedly, and listened to Mr. Liu Huan's movie theme hundreds of times. After the song, I was finally able to witness the true content of the movie.
The viewing experience is generally satisfactory. When the beginning of the Wandering Earth plan came slowly, I seemed to be back in the summer of 18 years ago, when the 12-year-old boy who was touched by Da Liu's works for the first time began to experience a two-story movie. Fifteen hundred years of dreams.
The story has been adapted or rewritten unexpectedly. The only thing linked to the original book is the initial setting of the Wandering Earth Project, and I understand the need for changes. The movie is always made for the general public, and it needs enough humanistic care. And heroism, and even the detonation of the Jupiter plan in the third act gave me a sense of Japanese comics. The small team turned the tide, and the power of calling everyone through the radio was cliché, but it was also a very unsatisfactory and very burning bridge. After dispelling the overly rational and dark tone of the original work, it successfully presented the tragic and hopeful in front of everyone, just like the road of Chinese science fiction movies, weak but unyielding!
Refused to brag about it without thinking. After boasting so much, there are also many shortcomings in the film. The first is the editing that has been criticized by everyone. Especially in the second act, the Shanghai scene embarrassment index reached the highest point. With the script problem, Seeing people is a face of confusion, but fortunately the third act performed well, which is also the reason for the current reputation. As far as China's film industry is concerned at present, although it has basically taken shape, various types of films can be completely shot without major problems, but the control of the overall pattern still needs to be improved, from a good scene to a good shot. One really still has a long way to go.
Compared with the symbolic description of Da Liu, the character part is of course better, but because of the plot arrangement, the appearance of the characters is still just to advance the plot, and even saw the last rescue team except the protagonist. , the captain, the scientist, and the other partners didn't remember their names or faces. Of course, this problem was basically linked to the second act. Wu Jing's role is better than I expected, and the wolf warrior's strength that will not admit defeat fits the role very well. What's more, without Wu Jing's rescue and capital injection, you may not be able to see this movie. The special thanks to Mr. Wu Jing at the end of the credits is also well deserved. Here, I diss all Wu Jing phobia patients. Seeing his name will give the movie a certainty. To use the phrase "Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is" in the Three-Body Problem.
Because of the change in the plot, the most amazing part of the original work was not filmed, or the story has not been written yet. I heard that the team has the intention of making a sequel. I hope that if there is a sequel, it can make up for the regret.
I personally think that the special effects part is not successful. As far as the current investment is concerned, the task has been completed. The special effects are now physical labor, and money is naturally not a problem. It is also the relatively best part of the current film industrialization. Art design can be regarded as the current high level in China. What the original MOSS does not have at all is a tribute to HAL, which is quite intentional. Other authentic Chinese elements such as "safe production", "irregular driving, tears for relatives", "eating dumplings on the first day of the new year", etc., are integrated with the plot, which not only does not violate and is proud of, we look forward to Shouldn't the long-standing science fiction that truly belongs to the Chinese people look like this? As for whether the technical settings in the film are rigorous or not, Da Liu himself said that he was too young when he wrote about Wandering Earth, so he wrote all the parameters of the engine. Through calculation, it was found that the thrust of 10,000 engines was checked before escaping from the solar system. Several orders of magnitude, it is impossible to push away from the rotation orbit.
After the movie ended, I also waited for the theme song to finish playing before leaving the theater. The millions of speakers in the theater sounded more exciting than my hundreds of speakers, and this film review also looped the theme song "With Wandering the Earth" was written. I am also very excited that Brother Huan can write the theme song for the movie. As a post-60s Chinese musician, or one of the most daring musicians to accept and try different styles. The theme song can be said to elevate the artistic conception of the movie itself. It is not catchy at first, but after a few more times, it is really lingering. Closing my eyes, I feel like I'm back in that summer eighteen years ago.
Let's end with the last sentence of the original book " Ah, Earth, my wandering Earth... "
2000 has passed and I miss it so much
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