Both Lei's father and grandfather are fans of steam engines, and they invented a device that can compress infinite steam. But grandpa discovered that his father had been controlled by the consortium, obsessed with the power of the machine itself and forgot the purpose of science, determined to destroy this plan. In order to make money, the American consortium, which thinks everything is OK, set up huge tents at the London Expo to showcase their new technology and new weapons. They would not hesitate to destroy the Expo by war. Ray will be in his father and grandfather, and in order to protect the United Kingdom. He chooses his own position based on the views of Dr. History of national interests. Finally, the huge steam country flew into the sky, and the temperature drop caused freezing the entire Thames. Lei agreed with his grandfather’s concept that science and technology should exist to make people happy, not to make weapons, but his father still insisted. As long as someone has seen the overwhelming power of machines, the infatuation of mankind to pursue stronger will not be extinct.
I like the imagination and fascination with the machine in the film itself, which shows the power of the machine itself. The scene of the take-off of the steam kingdom is an anthem-level picture, which aptly describes why people’s dreams are pinned on inhuman machines, because Machines are too powerful. Powerful things are always close to gods, close to infinity, which gives people the illusion that they can do anything.
Like to stand. In the dialogue, it is said that science is for what, to make people happy, not to embody power, because the human mind is not sound and great enough to afford the power of science and technology itself. The complicated topic selection is very philosophical. That is to say, when people use technology, they should be self-disciplined, or should they conform to their desires for unlimited development. When the result is a film, the tendency is given, but there is no answer. It can be said that the consortium, British PhD, grandpa , Father, gave a variety of positions for mankind to face this problem.
Otomo fans will think that the result of this movie is still too straightforward and too mainstream, because this is a commercial movie with huge investment, not the author’s own art movie. It’s not easy to pursue this kind of pursuit, and it hasn’t lost what the movie should have. Multiplicity, different people will see differently from this movie. For people who are obsessed with machines, they will only see the greatness of machines from here.
The picture is very beautiful.
People who like Disney may not be used to the dark color of the film, but this color is Otomo Katsuyo's most obsessive, dark, turbid, but rich in layers, just like the story of his movie. Although it is a blue-brown, but the use of red is very limited, the red dress of the heroine consortium eldest lady properly expresses her arrogance and simplicity, and the red manipulator has unquestionable strength. The golden edging effect is also very good, expressing the sense of sunset light, especially the paragraph where the father talks about the ideal, it is beautiful, and it is not deliberately belittled because it is a villain. There is very little green, but in the scene of chasing in the wilderness at the beginning, the color of the wilderness is set to be the greenest green. The ugly dark machine speeds by, and the author expresses his philosophy implicitly.
The composition is also good. The dynamic processing combined with the perfect composition of a single frame has doubled the appeal. In some of the key scenes, a hot air balloon crashed into a train station, and the exposition was viewed from a boat. The instantaneous low temperature made the river freeze, which is very in line with the visual climax of a commercial blockbuster.
It is also worth watching, the image of steam that can be seen everywhere, the meticulous drawing of glass reflection and mapping, and the details of the sky and the river. Now that three-dimensional technology is so advanced, it is still done in two-dimensional, just like the story is set at the beginning of the past century, rather than the future that such works are happy to depict. This kind of preferring to take a step back is actually also the temperament of a big friend. And painstakingly.
The music is not clear. My daughter is sleeping, so I drove very lightly.
Although many movies are interesting, the way of telling stories is very traditional, such as the Feng Xiaogang movies that we are familiar with. The film is an orthodox "story" that respects the tradition of drama. In the spreading of the plot, it is the most typical link to bring out a larger link, as if entering a courtyard, first the shadow wall, then the entrance, the hall and the garden, which are getting bigger and bigger, and the themes are getting more and more abundant. The front and back echoes, hints, and accidents are all arranged exquisitely. It can be said that you can't think of the end when you look at the beginning, but there are surprises when you see the middle section and guess the end. For example, at the beginning, Grandpa asked Lei to give the steam ball to Dr. Shi. After Lei saw that his father broke with his grandfather, he saw Dr. Shi, but he was still not at ease, and asked, what do you think the purpose of science is? Dr. Shi said, People are happy, and Lei feels relieved to hand the ball to him, but Dr. Shi said after receiving the ball: "But first of all, we must defend our country, and people will be happy." Then, with a wave of hands, a large group of soldiers appeared. It turned out that Dr. Shi Using the ball is also to make weapons. The difference is that the consortium builds weapons for sale, and the country builds weapons for defense. Lei is stupid. I believe that the audience will be a little surprised, so they followed the author and walked in.
Telling stories with the lens, not with dialogue, is a manifestation of the author's proficiency in cinema.
For viewers who have watched Otomo’s MEMORY, they will definitely feel that he should make a poetic film, but apart from prejudice, the single "Steam Boy" is still a rare and excellent work, given that the whole world is in it. Watching American animation, Japanese animation is still necessary, at least it can give another choice besides the optimistic American spirit.
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