I still went to watch "Superman Returns" when I was busy at noon today. After watching it, communicate with friends who went with me, "It's okay, there is nothing wrong with the shooting." There is
nothing wrong with it, but there are not too many highlights. Brian Singer may be too cautious. The film was shot smoothly, unlike his "Very Suspect" and "X-Men", but I must admit that "Superman Returns" was shot very "superman". Maybe this is where Singer's talent lies?
Superman, a typical Cold War hero, a denial of communism-a living example of unequal birth, a spokesperson for a superpower. Superman tells everyone that even if someone has extremely powerful power and is nosy around, he may be a good person. The United States has indeed done a lot of putting gold on its own face. Ever since, Superman was shaped perfectly, with a perfect physique, a typical American male face, unreserved love for people all over the world, always seeking a beautiful heart, and perfect red underwear. Superman is too perfect, and sometimes too perfect means nothing.
Superman does not have the confusing life experience of Wolverine, does not have Batman's heavy revenge fate, does not have the distress of Spiderman's dual identity, and does not even need to eat food. In a sense, Superman is a big silly boy, serving the people of the world without eating or drinking every day, without stopping for a second. In fact, he only needs to stop and think for a second to understand, what is the meaning of such a life?
You can see Brian Singer’s awe of the classics from the subtitles and music of the film's opening chapters. Seeing this title, many people may find the feeling of watching "Superman" in a movie theater in the 1980s.
In the subsequent construction of the story background, the director combined the urban landscape of the 1980s with the technology of the 21st century to create a city with blurred times. But the old age and slowness of the 1980s seem to be incompatible with the technology of the 21st century, and it always seems a bit nondescript. At this point, "Superman Returns" is obviously inferior to the gothic grotesque and uniformity in Tim Burton's "Batman".
Soon after, our Superman returned. The decoration of a golden belt made his dress follow the trend without looking too old-fashioned.
But Superman is still Superman after all. He can do many great things, but these things are nothing new to the audience. It is nothing more than saving people from fire and water, moving large items such as planes, cars, and ships. At this point, the director's control over the audience's expectations is not successful enough. Everyone knows that Superman will not fail, so Superman really did not fail. What's the point of this?
But Kevin Spacey played Luthor with some color, because Luther has a character, he is not simply bad. Also because Luther is a badass, the director makes some changes without authorization, and the audience will not have any opinions. First of all, Luther is a smart person, smarter than most people. Secondly, he has his own revenge, or desire, and thirdly, he has no shortage of means to realize desire. In this way, he is a superman of flesh and blood. Fourth, he was unlucky enough to meet Superman, a nosy alien.
The Superman movie was born because of the revolution in movie technology. Christopher Reeve posed on the background of the sky, and Superman flew up in the movie. But in 2006, Huifei is nothing new. In "Superman Returns", there are no revolutionary visual effects, and even Superman can't even do a bit of effort. Everyone knows that Spider-Man, X-Men, Daredevil and other juniors have all studied fighting in Hong Kong. Also because Superman doesn't know how to use kung fu, most of the special effects in the movie are placed on disaster scenes. The mountains and the ground are cracked, the sea is roaring, etc., which are spectacular. Especially in the ending part, the duel with Luther was a bit soft, lacking a hearty duel between good and evil, which made people look a bit unpleasant. But an addictive superhero movie, no matter how clever the director, there always seems to be something missing.
Generally speaking, Singh has a good grasp of the theme of "return". After five years of space roaming, things are not humans. Superman was also upset once. But when he used his superpowers to pick up girls, everything was back on track. However, this process was a bit procrastinated, abruptly dragging out the film length of one and a half hours. Had it not been for the director's excellent control of the film's rhythm, I am afraid that someone would have to leave.
The performance of the three protagonists is remarkable, especially the protagonist Ruth and the anti-spacy. As the Oscar actor, the latter's acting skills are naturally beyond doubt. In order to play the role of Superman, Ruth specially hired a body coach. It seems that he is still very successful. The heroine's performance is still qualified, but when expressing the inner emotional conflict, she seems to compromise too quickly, and she is suspected of pretending to be garlic.
To sum up, as Brian Singer regaining the work of the old Heshan in the Superman series, "Superman Returns" is a link between the past and the future. It is superman and super, even if it is not fashionable, it is still within the tolerable range. After everything is stable, perhaps the next breakthrough will be.
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