The original recipe is still the original taste, but the problem lies here. This is the fourth part of the series. Judging from the word-of-mouth released abroad, this film did not save the series' declining trend since the second film. The six chipmunks (don't forget the girls) are still cute enough to explode, but they have completely lost the sense of surprise that the first one brought to people. In fact, this is not only for them, the golden age of the combination of real people and animation seems to have passed, so whether new tricks can be played depends on the story itself, unfortunately, this episode can be viewed from the story. It's completely reduced to "Mediocre Fanwai".
In this episode, David is going to Miami with his new girlfriend, Samantha, to attend a music conference. He wants to leave the three chipmunks and Samantha’s son Miles at home. Irwin, Simon and Kita speculate that David will propose to Samantha and abandon them. And Miles, who has no affection for the chipmunks, did not want this to happen, so the two sides reached a consensus and jointly embarked on a journey to Miami to stop the proposal. The focus of the film is on the gradual improvement of the relationship between the three chipmunks and Miles, from mutual disgust to understanding each other, and eventually becoming good partners. The original subject matter is quite perfunctory in shaping the relationship between the only characters. The big music party seems to be the glue that breaks everywhere in the film. The relationship between the Chipmunks and David is even more hasty, and I haven't seen the film dig deeper into the theme of "family".
(Picture shows Ian)
The first three big villains played by David Cross, Ian, have disappeared from this episode, replaced by a plainclothes air policeman who makes people unable to say "retro" or stupid in both setting and performance. . To be precise, the existence of this plainclothes air police seems to exist for embarrassment, and the threat to the protagonists is almost zero. From the beginning of the tracing to the final arrival in Miami, every stop is the same routine. The tastelessness of this villain is manifested in two aspects. On the one hand, it is a direct threat to Alvin and others. Ian has at least locked the chipmunks in a cage, allowing the protagonists to escape danger at a critical moment, and the air police Obviously not. Secondly, the existence of the villain does not pose a threat to the emotions that constitute the core theme of the film, and it is not directly related to the line of David. So no matter how you look at it, the role of the air police is isolated from the film, purely for fun. And the existence of embarrassment.
The chipmunks' cover of various popular music is still the highlight of the whole film, especially "UPTOWN FUNK" and the final "Home", which instantly found the original feeling. In the film, the former member of LMFAO band Redfoo himself also brought it. "Juicy Wiggle" joined the ranks of the carnival. In addition, the soundtrack of the film will occasionally give people small surprises. For example, the music of the bathroom murder in "The Cry" is matched with the image of the chipmunks' imagination of Miles torturing them, and in "The Good, the Bad and the Good. The classic melody "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" and so on. But despite this, "Music" has changed a bit in the fourth part. The splendid music carnivals are like turning the whole movie into a piece of MV. It is no longer integrated into the core of plot development and emotional advancement like the previous series, but has become a simple emotional soap opera. No matter how wonderful the seasoning is, it will inevitably have a sense of peeling.
Of course, the film is still qualified in the production of laugh points. I even saw a lot of tribute to other comedies (of course, did the director think so, I just say it from a personal point of view). The troublesome monkey's state of playing cheap is exactly like running over from the set of "Museum Wonderful Night", and then the animal's noise in the cabin is reminiscent of the bridge in "Garfield 2". The three chipmunks played treasures without diminishing their skills. In those days, the funny section of the airport security check made people laugh.
Well, even though I vomited a lot before, if I really don’t have much expectations and just want to go to the cinema to take a picture, "Mouse 4" can still complete the task smoothly, and it’s basic to choose to be released during this time period. All dubbing in Chinese has shown that the film is the main consumer of the family carnival genre, and I also think that even Pleasant big movies can be produced so many, why does Shu Laibao not? For me, I still like this series very much, but if you want to continue to produce a sequel, you must work hard on the screenwriting. After all, this is an era when cute things are flying in the sky. Only more creative ideas and freshness can make the three. The chipmunk will not become a dead star.
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