——Starship Troopers, the representative work of Robert Heinlein, the most influential sci-fi master in the United States, won the 1960 World Science Fiction Award "Hugo Award".
The above two names are not unfamiliar to most Americans. Hein Rhein is famous in the sci-fi world, and he is the third with Asimov and Clark. And winning the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award is the lifelong dream of many science fiction writers. The famous novel of Starship Paratroopers is enthusiastically sought after, and it is destined to be adapted into a large-scale sci-fi series movie-Galaxy Fleet after many years.
The Galaxy Fleet has made three films until 2008. Although its film achievements are not as good as Starwar, Stargate and the like, it can barely be regarded as a trilogy. The entire series is basically within the scope of the novel, and it has been extended, involving many discussions on life, wisdom, military, technology, politics, and spirituality. The three movies all use computer special effects to draw alien bugs. It can also be said that a The narrow world, I think this is based on the limitations of film production, on the other hand, it really cannot be as long as the battlestar. In fact, in this so-called war between humans and insects, all the concentrated and intensified conflicts are manifested in the differences in life forms, survival motives, and lifestyles between humans and insects. Therefore, the worldview based on this is likely to be very narrow-as As a member of humanity, it is difficult for you to fall in love with (or even understand) those bugs with streaked hard shells, sharp teeth, and disgusting numbers. No matter what reason they started this war, it seems that they will become inexcusable. .
Of course, we don't need to have too many unhelpful arguments because of the different worldviews. Such arguments are so superficial because of the existence of human subjective consciousness. People-oriented or insect-oriented is no different. Everyone wants to survive. Acts of aggression in order to survive-this is just the essence of life, not worth making a fuss about. In fact, judging from the whole movie, humans’ intellectual wisdom and spiritual consensus are even far inferior to the bugs. Their internal power and power struggle consumes most of their energy. I think this is probably determined by the differentiated thinking of human beings and the collective wisdom of bugs (like the Dark city I have seen recently, there are similar settings). Too much differentiation will lead to civil wars and stagnation in the progress of life, and too much convergence will make the species superiority exhausted and ultimately have to make a desperate move. This is the biggest problem that the vast universe has left us with various life forms. The way of existence is a question, so where is the balance?
Looking back at the movie, the first film of the Galaxy Fleet was released in 1997. Everyone should be very familiar with the movie. The novelty of the theme and the impact on the audience's visual effects earned this film a good reputation. Looking back now, it is probably the least politically ideological one in this series. The outer space world that focuses on science fiction and surprise has given us endless imagination. The performances of actors and actresses are also very good, coupled with excellent special effects, so that the TV station is in After so many years, the movie is still played frequently.
After that, the second Hero of Federation in 2004 and the third Marauder in 2008 were not so lucky. First, the second federal hero’s change of director story deviated from the main line and reduced to a direct DVD release. Afterwards, in 2008, the Predator, despite the previous screenwriting shots, was still unable to attract the audience due to budget constraints, and again directly released DVDs. Hein Rhein’s great The Starship Paratrooper series seems to be buried alive like this, and no one applauds anymore.
But I don't think so. I have watched the second Confederate Heroes and the third Predator very seriously. Federation heroes use insects’ insidious plans and brain erosion as gimmicks, and the main plot of the predators is the game of life wisdom and the practical significance of spiritual beliefs. This seems to have a grandstanding intention, but they accidentally brought these two films. Enter the cold palace. In fact, from the perspective of the entire series, as a satire of the political thoughts of the authorities and the performance of human militarism, it is in place. Each conscription advertisement involved is particularly ironic. It can be said to be a major highlight of this series. In a sense, the poor quality of the last two films is not the reason for the poor film quality, but the director’s value orientation did not cater to the public’s appetite.
Personally, I especially love the second federation hero. I was young when I first watched the first movie. Perhaps the simple visual effects of the sci-fi and gorgeous scenes can shock me, but now it’s different from the past, and demanding film critics and critical audiences demand a good work. The spirit and form are both important. So I think that the first one was successful, on the one hand, he had good basic skills, on the other hand, it took up time. However, the second and third released later in the face of countless American sci-fi dramas, seem outdated and lack of imagination. Nevertheless, I still like the second part about the creation of the heroic image of the Federation, surprised and praised the wisdom of the insects. Even though this low-cost movie did not give me much thought, it still tried to repeat some very basic principles, some things that we should not forget.
Maybe Hein Rhein will not approve of these films adapted from his great novels, maybe Galaxy Fleet will not have a fourth production, but it doesn’t matter. After all, there are too many imprints of the times and human subjective consciousness elements. This Nor should human beings judge good or bad. The existence of life must have its meaning, just like almost everyone does not know what this meaning is, they still live day after day, maybe this is the destiny of life, but also its sorrow.
So for these movies, I think the same is true.
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