The same as my previous film review of Kingsman.
The elements that modern action movies have begun to introduce are beginning to return to the basics, some of the style of the old Jackie Chan movies.
The focus is on 3 points.
1. Rhythmic (even musical) brings threats, and the protagonist solves the threats brilliantly
2. Wonderful boss battle
3. Introduce the world view and raise the level of the plot
In the first part, almost completely opposite to "Shoot'Em Up" in 2007, JW1 showed a very realistic shootout. The positioning and audience of the film are very clear, guns, cars, and dogs. Basically an old stalker.
The revenge story of a man and a mount is a long-standing American western film stalk. The first film relies on modern society + the introduction of an overhead world view to well cover up the atmosphere of the western film plot.
Combat aspect
If the battle of the church in the first part of "Kingsman" (which is banned in China) is the highlight of the film, then John Wick's entire movie is a battle of highlights, and the battle in the film is dominated by night (or in Disco) , A relatively dim scene).
It is different from the high-speed editing method used by Kingsman.
After John Wick chose the camera position, he did not edit as much as possible.
When shooting frontal, due to the limitation of the lens size, the combat must be CQC (close quarter combat).
In order to reasonably explain the appearance of some threats, the frontal shooting introduced the corners of the walls, the stairs and other positions.
Editing is only used for camera switching (forward shots change to tail chase, used in mid-range gunfights).
When an important enemy appears, the camera will follow this enemy, and then occasionally the camera will gradually zoom out when the battle needs to be closer and farther.
Since the essence of the whole movie is in the battle, every camera position, every threat entering the lens and John’s solution are very exciting. The movie ensures that the headshot is used as the ending to solve the threat, and the audience is constantly closed. New threats are constantly being brought in.
This sense of rhythm is like percussion.
Threats appear, engage, tackle, headshot, new threats appear, engage, tackle, headshot.
Several threats appeared, engage, engage, tackle 1, headshot, tackle 2, headshot.
(There are many ways to match, you just know what I mean)
The director used many different rhythms to interpret the action scenes.
The whole movie slowly brought into the world view, and the boss was eliminated at the end. The crew didn't want to leave too much hole because they didn't know if there was a market for the second part of the film.
The above is JW1.
JW2 retained the elements of the first part, tried more daytime battles in combat, and also increased the length of the long-range battle from the long-range battle to the close-range battle.
This was fine, but Cameo from Ruby Rose repeatedly pulled me out of this film. I don't like this role, I don't like this actor, I don't like her acting skills, I don't like this role being played by this actor. I can't remember the advantages of a movie made a few years ago, but I still remember the shortcomings of Ruby Rose very clearly.
In contrast, Matrix later introduced the actor Laurence Fishburne to interact with Keanu again. It was not only a feeling, but also Laurence's acting skills and appearance met the plot needs. It would be great if he could offer John Wick the red and blue pills.
Of course, the introduction of Laurence is not for feelings, but more importantly, to enter the second part and have the box office confidence of the first part.
The whole crew began to turn the story into the "N Part" stage.
A large number of worldviews are implanted in the film, from small to large, from guns, suits, to the entire Continental Hotel, High Table and other settings are all stuffed into a movie.
Although I also like these settings and plots.
But the reason why this film is worse than the first one is not just Ruby Rose, but also the essence of the film, the battle.
The battle obviously did not have the first design intentions.
The crew tried a lot of new things, but in more cases, the camera position was not so ideal.
The threat is scribbled (many situations that enter the frame directly from the edge of the lens).
In the first part, the boss battle also incorporates the bridge section of chasing cars.
There is not much new in the second part, and the whole mirror battle on the scene did not achieve the climax of the film.
On the contrary, I think that paragraph is a bit anxious.
In the end, John did what someone did in the first movie: killing people in the hotel.
But as soon as John does this (killing a High Table person), it's like taking a pill in Matrix.
The film opened up the whole world at once.
In fact, judging from the current plot, the second part is actually the first part of a "trilogy". And the first part itself is a bit like a rumor.
[Spoilers are available below]
It can be said that I personally feel that the entire series will be over when the second part begins.
Because the film began to deviate from its original origin, there were new attempts in the action part, but there were no major breakthroughs and some regressions.
Some actors and role arrangements are really bad.
So I have no major expectations for the third part.
However, after watching the third part, I dare not say that there is any breakthrough in this one, but at least in terms of gameplay, it is back to the first generation.
The lens selection is better than the second one. Some new scenes use more lens placement and more editing (for example, using Malay KO in the stable). The library at the beginning of the movie and the gallery where all kinds of knives are displayed are very small scenes. But the number of lens changes is very high.
In this film, Halle Berry still makes me think that the scene where she speaks is very ordinary, and the fights are a lot more exciting.
The period of the attack with the dog used a low camera position to move at a high speed. The other part still uses the traditional John Wick style of fighting.
But I think that kind of open scene is not suitable for shooting JW-style gunfights all the time.
Because I watched too much, I began to question why no enemy appeared anywhere else and shot from behind. Every time the shot was shot, it hit the wall and gave the protagonist a warning to let her/him lean against the bunker and come out with a headshot.
The threatening entry of open scenes is more and more like the biubiubiu of Storm Trooper in "Star Wars".
Even so, I don’t think Halle Berry is holding back this one (1 billion times better than Ruby Rose, after all, it’s a queen)
Motorcycles are Keanu's own love and his business besides acting.
The motorcycle warfare in this game feels like burning money, there is not much need, and riding a motorcycle on horseback makes me wonder why no one is shooting him on the street. I can justify before driving the Mustang, maybe the car is bulletproof.
Riding a motorcycle and riding a horse········meh··········not so much.
John Wick spent most of the movie, and the person who found High Table broke his finger to survive
There was a question and answer that I really didn’t want to see.
Q: Why do you want to live
Answer: to remember... (I almost wanted to call out WTF)
Then every so often, I started fighting against High Table with the people in the hotel.
The inexplicable plot made me a little disappointed, but the final battle is one of the best innovative parts of the film.
You can see a large number of scenes and weapons added in this film (short guns, long spears, knives, throwing knives, horses, bare-handed...).
Increase the fighting style of different enemies.
However, in the final battle of Continental, the enemy wore a new type of body armor, and the film returned to the first-generation shooting method.
With the fixed lens, the threat makes sense a little bit (entering the door, coming out of the corner, etc.).
But the rhythm is faster.
JW1 is: engage, tackle, headshot
JW3 is: engage, tackle, bodyshot 12345, engage others, turn around engage, tackle, load up, headshot 12345.
With some more rhythm points, the entire battle has changed from a Rap of the first generation to a symphony of the third generation. (It's a pity that Vivaldi's Four Seasons has not been used).
Because John started saying I need guns, lots of guns.
Until the tune of the four seasons sounded, this section is the highlight of the film, igniting Max.
From the perspective of the big rhythm, this period is well laid out and handled very well.
High-tempo battle=” Change gun=” Enemies are reduced, and the rhythm is reasonably lowered.
Started to enter hand-to-hand combat, began to be beaten, boss fights, fight knives (although that boss is simply a creep)
The whole movie he is like this:
Generally speaking, the overall quality of the third part has improved a lot compared to the second part.
The box office is also very rewarding. The 57M's first week box office immediately kicked Avengers from the box office list.
This box office is also twice that of the second one (almost, the second one’s starting week was 30.4M, and the first one’s first week was 14.4M)
From this it seems that the fourth part will be released soon.
The portrayal of the world view in this part is a bit scribble (the whole part of the ballet all the way to the desert is very inexplicable)
Although a lot of care was taken in the battle, as I mentioned earlier, the open scene makes people feel that the enemy is a bit of Storm Trooper's biubiubiu. The guns are not intended to kill people, but are used to warn the protagonist.
The hand-to-hand combat is much better, and this makes this the first R-rated movie in the JW series.
The battle in the stables, shooting without alarming the horse made me think it was fake, but as a seasoning, I don't like it. Maybe someone likes it.
As for the motorcycle section, I also think it is dispensable.
Except for these points, I really like the idea of this movie.
Especially in the section of Halle, the performance of the two dogs is very wonderful. The biting process can be more bloody (just like pulling the cock out directly...) The throwing knife section is also great (the last axe caused an exclamation in the cinema)
In short, in the fourth part, I hope the director can solve these problems:
1. The shooting method of threats in open scenes. Don't be too monotonous. The wall was hit by a bullet. The protagonist hid behind the wall and turned around and slapped...Anyway, John's suit is bulletproof, so it's better to get him shot.
If it can’t be solved, it’s better to return to its roots, fight indoors, and mix in a large number of people to rationalize the emergence of threats.
2. The way of dealing with threats should be as realistic as possible. Don't let the horse not move when shooting, John will kick the horse without a shot. Needless to say, there are similar problems. In terms of car chasing, you can actually introduce more handsome American muscle cars. The first generation has an old Mustang, and the fourth generation is not as good as a Dodge demon.
3. I have R rating anyway, more blood please, John doesn't know how many people killed in the whole film, the suit is cleaner than I usually wear. The people who killed didn't bleed much.
4. Action movies can have a simple story, but at least explain the cause, motivation, and result clearly. He ran around in this one somewhat inexplicably. In the same way, the enemy should have a clearer motive. Don’t slap your emotions. If you can kill behind your back, you can kill behind your back. Don’t play disappearing and playing ninjutsu, hiding behind the glass and laughing.
5. The wonderful One liner joke in this one is much less than the first one.
Then there are some expectations that are not a problem, purely personal thoughts
6. Can you give John a mechanical ring finger? I am guilty of obsessive-compulsive disorder. I want a complete John, please please please.
7. You can consider using the slow horizontal shooting of the Hammer Fight in South Korea's "Old Boy", but also with a blunt tool.
8. You can try to follow the shots like the church battle in Kingsman. The camera follows John's fist or thrown weapon during editing. At present, except for kingsman, I haven't seen any action movies like that. The church battle is really innovative. The way to shoot and edit action movies.
9. There are more cameo and several killers, Halle is here, it is better to invite Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, etc. Anyway, there is a suit that can be as handsome as Keanu in a suit. Considering Keanu's height, maybe Suitable for someone who is taller.
Come to a gang fight with a long shot and a screen, there is no need to worry that there are too many people and the audience will not be able to react. The battle rhythm has the clarity of Rap style and the complexity of classical symphony. This time it is better to have a Jazz in chaos. The Engage Tackle Headshot of two people (or other new elements) can completely disrupt the mix.
In Halle's section, there were actually only a few shots where two people collaborated, and more of them were shot separately.
ME NO LIKEY: (
10. The contrast between classical music and violence is common, and the crew is encouraged to continue to use it, and...Even Kill Bill killed Crazy 88.
The crew is rich this time, let’s slash a hundred people... (pretty please)
In the end, I knew I might be a little harsh.
But action movies must keep innovating, otherwise if the same thing is kept on filming, it will lose new ideas and make it tiresome.
There is no way for the film industry to retreat if it does not advance.
You have made two movies of the same level. The first one can be praised, and the second one may be said to be bad even if the level is maintained.
So I have been demanding this series with higher requirements than the previous one.
After all, there are very few good action movies in recent years, this one can be regarded as true love...
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