To a certain extent, "Mamma Mia 2" and "Jurassic World 2" have the same "magic": the most popular previous characters are used as gimmicks and signs. Once they are in the feature film, they will be Shenlong. See the end but not the head. Of course, Jeff Goblen in "Jurassic World 2" is a bit worse. The appearance of Dr. Malcolm did not affect the whole story at all; but "Mamma Mia 2" opened a very bad one. Head, that is, the key role in the previous game not only has a few shots in the trailer, but in the feature film, it disappears completely-the unreleased "Cui Di 2" also has the same performance. In the trailer, Stallone did not even Appeared at the scene of the final critical battle.
If "Mamma Mia 2" dared to lose Meryl Alstreep, why wouldn't "Cui Di 2" dare to lose Stallone?
In principle, if a series wants to take a new path, it must dare to break the convention; but this does not mean that relay creators can ignore the audience's feelings and just mess around.
Fortunately, "Mamma Mia 2" did not encounter the destructive transformation of the self-breaking meridians like in "Star Wars 8." The 2008 "Mamma Mia" embodies the Mediterranean style and youthful vitality everywhere-thanks to both the 22-year-old Amanda Seyfried and the 59-year-old, but still able to sing and dance up and down Meryl Streep-Although the story itself is unremarkable, but the foundation of the Broad compilation line, combined with the golden tune of the ABBA band, makes this brisk musical full of fun. Although Brosnan’s buffalo voice has been criticized, the film also successfully won the highest box office in the history of the British area during the previous "Avatar" period. And ten years later, "Mamma Mia 2" also inherited a simple and sensual style. Although there are not too many plots to integrate the film into a more complete whole, it still uses colorful colors and is still full of life ABBA The golden song, let this musical sequel with weak necessity and existence (which is already very rare in itself), capture the familiar feeling of the first one as much as possible, and fill it with some new (but far from perfect) content It's the absence of Aunt Mei-an indispensable slot, probably the young character style, which is completely different from the memories of Donna in the front: neither hippie nor gothic.
In this PC era, where the wind is complex and changeable, such a simple and innocent happiness is quite rare.
If the theme of "Mamma Mia" is nostalgia for youth and enthusiasm for the future, then "Mamma Mia 2" also inherits this theme well: it is also a remembrance of the water years, but no longer for understanding For myself, but to get out of the haze and better move towards tomorrow.
To remember, and to let go.
As a typical musical, the story of "Mamma Mia" is driven by music, and the transition between singing and dancing and the story scene is more natural, but "Mamma Mia 2" has a stronger narrative attribute, and the content of singing and dancing has become The narrative embellishment (like last year's "The Circus King"). For audiences who like traditional musicals, "Mamma Mia" ten years ago is obviously more likable and one-stop, and can enjoy a purer song and dance show; but for a wider audience, the form of song and dance embellishment It's not unacceptable.
This change in tone is due to the lack of Broadway accumulation on the one hand-the first episode has already exhausted the raw materials, making the story and song and dance arrangement of "Mamma Mia 2" original, which destroys the sense of immersion in the film. Two singing and dancing episodes are the hardest hit area of this problem-on the other hand, the change of the film's tone makes it difficult for the film to devote itself to pure happiness. The whole film is immersed in a kind of sorrow, unable to fully replicate the front part. The vitality and enthusiasm of the movie-and this is precisely driven and expressed by the song. In "Mamma Mia 2", a large number of narratives will interfere with the bursting expressive power of the music for "love at first sight". The absence of Aunt Mei also reduced the visibility of the story, lacking a strong center like a reassurance, and lacking enough attention to the story. In this regard, Cher's appearance at the end of the film is very unclear, pushing the film to a more obvious big party.
But thanks to the takeover of O. Parker ("Foreign Hotel") and Richard Curtis ("True Love First", "Pirate Radio"), "Mamma Mia 2" has an exceptional connection between music and emotions. Concerned, although it is not so satisfying in the cabaret performance-neither the former Aunt Zhongmei’s enthusiasm for jumping up and down in the barn to perform the song of the same name, but also rarely she sang "The Winner Takes It All" to Pierce Brosnan. The emotional depth of the film-but the film has achieved a good inheritance from the previous work in terms of atmosphere and character status. O. Parker and his editor, Peter Lambert, interspersed the past Donna with the present Sophie, in order to evoke the invisible emotional bond between mother and daughter, which is both primitive and powerful, and at the same time full of Joy and loss.
It is worth mentioning that "Mamma Mia 2" is the second film of veteran actor Andy Garcia this summer (and also the third film released this year). Andy Garcia, who is only 3 years younger than Pierce Brosnan, has opened a new line of handsome grandpa, and seems to have opened the door to a new world: first love Diane Keaton in "Reading Club", and then "Mom" "Mia 2" kisses Cher, full of fun. At the same time, this also makes the age difference of "Mamma Mia 2" even more messy: 65-year-old Pierce Brosnan, in the front with 67-year-old Strand Skarsgard, 57-year-old Ko After Lin Fiss had a toss, he and 69-year-old Aunt Mei were paired, and now 72-year-old Xueer came to play Aunt Mei’s mother, and 62-year-old Andy Garcia met with 32-year-old Andy Garcia. Year-old granddaughter, Amanda Siefried, and her 40-year-old husband, Dominic Cooper...
Considering that the 70-year-old Ye Dexian is the godmother of the 56-year-old Andy Lau, and the 66-year-old Wu Mengda often plays the elder of the 56-year-old Stephen Chow, this kind of "star chaos" is also a funny thing.
Although it is not so necessary, "Mamma Mia 2" is a useful supplement to the first film and is more mature in content. But if you are a big fan of musicals, it is better to save time and revisit the first episode.
What needs to be understood is that for some mainland viewers, the open emotional relationship in the "Mamma Mia" series may take some time to adapt to this cultural difference-especially now, many people are okay under the banner of "Three Views". The idyllic PC style of feudal retreat prevails-only by maintaining a tolerant and open mind, can we truly see the essence of this story through the phenomenon:
That is the constant yearning and pursuit for love and freedom.
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