This film can basically be classified as a blockbuster blockbuster, but it can't be called a bad film, because the special effects are still done carefully, the action scenes and sound effects are still up to standard, especially the last dragon is very well done, and I still remember it. This is the first time I have seen Dongfanglong with such an excellent 3D effect on the big screen. Let me emphasize, Dongfanglong! That kind of dignified and strong yet flexible charm is well done. The following mainly talks about the "brain-damaged" method of this film. In fact, the audience's requirements for blockbusters are not high, and the story is smooth and the scenes are exciting. In fact, I still had some expectations for this film before watching it, but I didn't expect it to be completely disappointing. Criticism:
The common problem of blockbuster movies is that the story is naive and procrastinated, the plot is absurd and bizarre, there is no logic at all, the structure is chaotic and disordered, and the scenes are large and inappropriate. You can find these in "Dragon War"!
Let's talk about the bad story of the film first. It seems that in recent years, from "The Matrix" to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to "Heroes" to several films by Quentin Tarantino, as well as a bunch of Japanese horror films, it seems that Oriental elements are very popular in Hollywood, so the director of this film collages the oriental sentiments into the film. Originally, the history of Dragon Ball could be covered by storytelling or voice-over, focusing on the story of modern Los Angeles, but the director chose to If you want to shoot a Korean past that mixes big scenes and stereotyped love, this deliberately highlighting the oriental sentiment makes this paragraph very incongruous with the whole, and the setting of Dragon Ball protecting the master and apprentice is even more ridiculous. It has no ability to fight back against the Evil Python Legion, and it is a complete joke to protect a fart. In fact, the story in Los Angeles is also relatively bad. The hero's little boy flashback and then Korean flashback seems very redundant. The pre-story for nearly an hour is tasteless and the plot is messy. In a simple sentence, the hero and heroine are destined to meet in this life and share adversity, so No matter how far-fetched their encounter was, they did meet in the end. The next half-hour show was a big scene. The story was still very chaotic. These vicious python legions appeared out of thin air without any reason at all. The hero and heroine began to run around, driving for a while and climbing stairs for a while, running aimlessly. , the U.S. military did not know where it came from and started to fight immediately. In the end, the director also knew that it would be difficult to make it up again, so he simply let the Evil Python Legion seize the hero and heroine and take them to a different dimension - the reason for using this word is because it seems that this place has a heaven and a earth, but never knew about the earth. Where is there such a historical relic, and finally the good python came too late - why did you go earlier? Finally, through the blessing of the heroine Dragon Ball, she became a real dragon and defeated the evil python without any suspense, and flew away and left the male. The protagonist is standing in the wilderness, the film ends quickly, the subtitles are released, and Arirang's music plays - what is this!
It's hard for people to tolerate the bad story, plus there is no logic at all, it completely puts the film into the category of brainless and brainless. First of all, I haven't seen the use of the two Dragon Ball Guardians. It seems that they appeared to add an element of love to the film. The hero and heroine quickly reached the stage of kissing without meeting or saying a few words in Los Angeles. , Even the Americans would not use such a mindless approach when it comes to the element of love in filming, and the hero's amulet did not exert its power until the end of the film. When a divine light from the sky shone, an invincible shock wave immediately broke out and swept the evil python army. The taste is really like what a movie friend said above, and it has a match with the invincible Buddha light in "Heroes of Heaven and Earth".
There is still a lack of logic in the behavior of the hero and heroine. According to the history, the heroine seems to have been GPS-located by the evil python and the good python. No matter how she runs, she cannot escape. There are only two ways to choose: one is to burn the jade and stone. , would rather die than let the evil python get the dragon ball; the second is to let the evil python or the good python get the dragon ball and die. They are dead both horizontally and vertically, so escaping is pointless. Even after the male protagonist in the film drove out of the city, he said that they could not escape, and the evil python would still find them, so their seemingly defying fate is actually a little bit. meaningless.
Of course, this kind of monster disaster movie audiences love to watch scenes where monsters chase and kill humans and humans fight monsters. In fact, this also requires strong logic to make it look good. If the monster is invulnerable and difficult to kill, then a life gate must be designed for it; for example, the conclusion in "War of the Worlds" that is not suitable for the earth's ecology and "Independence Day" ” in which computer viruses and nuclear bombs are sent to the alien mothership; if the monsters are not invulnerable, they must make a fuss about flexibility so that they are not too easy to be killed, such as Godzilla, who is dodging missiles. , and the giant octopus whose IQ is no less than that of a human in "Extreme Cold". If this monster is indestructible and lifeless, and it is still continuous - just like the setting of this film, human beings can't escape a dead word no matter the result of spears and cannons, then this kind of big scene is only through explosions and destructions To create a pure audio-visual impact, the suspense and tension acting on the audience's emotions and thinking are gone. It doesn't make much sense to just watch monsters kill humans without any suspense, that's where the so-called "brainless" lies. The most fun thing is that the American police used a small pistol to cover the retreat of the crowd with a fearless spirit, until the evil python killed them easily. He is really "the cutest person"! There is also a scene that remembers the leader of the python army swinging his sword, like a martial arts master, blowing up the U.S. military into a sea of fire. This scene only appeared once. Before and after, their swords could be so powerful. See here I burst out laughing on the spot! There was also a personal laugh when the good python turned into a real dragon and then faced off against the evil python. Burned the vicious python to ashes—Damn it! With this "big killer", you still use it so hard!
Finally, let's talk about the big and unreasonable scene. The first impression of the big scene is why the forces of light are so weak, and the evil pythons have brought all the Star Wars legions. Moreover, the Evil Python Legion is too invincible. Not to mention the sea of tactics, everyone still has bulletproof shields, as well as "weapons of mass destruction" such as monster rocket launchers and flying python fireballs - and let no one Let good people live, don't make movies like this! It's just a vicious python. Humans can't handle it anymore. The reason why the army of vicious pythons has been tossed out is not only to take advantage of "Star Wars" - it is too flattering to say tribute. "Tactics" is to cover up the film's special effects level or lack of funds. After all, finding someone to pretend to be an evil python army and using computer special effects to create a "sea of people" saves money and trouble than using a computer to create monsters and destroy a city. In fact, the big scene related to the evil python is quite nonsensical. According to the director's "manipulation", this monster moves slowly when it should be fast, and fast when it should be slow. There are often scenes where the male and female protagonists are chased by the evil python. Mi, the Evil Python is not busy attacking, but seeing two slow and three chasing, often has to open his bloody mouth and roar twice and pretend to be cool. never catch up. When the male and female protagonists disappeared, he began to speed again, swept across the city's main road like a high-speed train, and a sea of fire rose. This kind of big scene makes people feel that the evil python and the director are all brainless. , it's not much pleasure - what are you doing so early! After all, with the perfect benchmark of "Godzilla" ahead, it's hard to surpass it. Even JJ Abrams' filming of "Cloverfield" has to use the live DV to play the edge ball, what a Korean director De He Neng, who dares to play a big sword in front of Guan Gong, can only humiliate himself when compared with others!
The last thing to say: with the name of a blockbuster, you can stay where you are! (Text / Levin)
View more about Dragon Wars: D-War reviews
