Let’s talk about the plot first. Although the shell is made of ancient costumes, but the core is the subject of reasoning and judging cases, so the logic of the story must be strict, and it should lead the audience to guess step by step. thoughtful. Just after guessing for a while along the surface clues, he gave it a hard break. It is normal to break it once, but it is always broken, which makes the viewer lose interest in the reasoning process.
Let's talk about the plot. In the case-solving drama, the audience most wants to know whether the real murderer they judged and the real murderer in the script are the same person. Therefore, the apparent facts about the case, the clues of the clues, the reasoning process of Di Renjie and others in the play, the confusion of doubts, and the differences of opinion are the driving forces that support the audience to sit until the last minute. But these motivations of [Di] are scattered in form and scattered in spirit.
Three to deal with. If we want to surpass ourselves [Xinlongmen Inn], a martial arts classic, we are all curious about how Director Xu will show the martial arts scene. The number of fight scenes in [Di] is not too small. It may be like the classic scene in [Xinlongmen Inn], but I can't recall it at all. There are even some scenes, I think they are fighting for the sake of fighting. They are dazzling on the surface, but they are actually hypocritical and have nothing to do with the drama.
Four talk about stunts. Compared with more than ten years ago, the production equipment and methods have been much more advanced, but it has not added much color to the [Di] drama, and has not surpassed the imagination of the audience who are not surprised by the stunt. It feels like 10 years have passed since the 21st century, so it doesn't seem like it's a work of this era.
Five talk about art. At the beginning of the movie, I also praised [Di]'s background introduction to my colleagues on the side for its concise and comprehensive words, and I should be very pleased later. But the image design of several protagonists, Deng Chao's is more independent style, and others feel mediocre. In addition, palaces, marketplaces, interiors... Regardless of color or shape, it feels like either Dongying or Dachanggeum. Where did the originality of our Tang Dynasty go?
Six talk about momentum. The colossus of Tianhou makes people awe-inspiring to Wu Zetian's ambition; the panoramic Luoyang is prosperous, and we all feel the splendor of the Tang Dynasty. But the palace of the Tang Dynasty in the play does not make people feel that the female emperor is about to take the throne and set up a new domineering. Even Wu Zetian's clothes are just fancy clothes, which are still pretty, but I always feel that Carina Lau has no soul. The ghost city of stunts and real scenes is just the amount of the trailer.
Seven said dubbing. It's not the same sound, and it's not a film dubbed by the actors themselves. I generally don't like it, because the language of the lines is an element that expresses both the inner and outer elements. It is not original, and it will definitely lose its original flavor. Carina Lau, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung are all dubbing. The former was not dubbed by me, but matched the characters; the latter two were dubbed by themselves, how can Liu Tianwang's voice be worthy of the role of a detective?
Eight said actors. During the later period, Deng Chao once praised Director Xu's room for actors in "Very Quiet Distance". But I watched the whole drama, the structure is not very good, how do the actors play? Among the roles, Deng Chao's is a bright spot; Second Liu, the female is very free, the male is very floating; Tony Leung estimates that the character itself is not full, even though he tried his best; Li Bingbing, playing the female role is still not as stylish as a spy; Liu Jinshan is not bad !
Last hope. Tsui Hark's martial arts films have given the post-70s and post-80s generations of unrestrained martial arts wonders. I admire and admire his previous wonderful works with their own style. But I don't want him, who originally had a good balance between commercial and film value, to gradually become a director who only lives for commercial value. This one failed, it's okay, I'm waiting for you to successfully surpass your own work!
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