The alienation of human beings and human nature by technology has always been a theme that Hollywood is keen on. The films "Future World" and "Bloodwash Paradise" that were screened in the mainland in the 1970s and 1980s are all in this tone. "Rise of the Apes" is just Replace the robot with a gorilla, but this cliché can be said in such a shocking way only because the audience can read more unfairness from the sad eyes and angry shouts of the orangutans, thereby making the audience more Visually examine the poison of technology to life. Little Caesar’s cuteness, as well as the farewell between humans and beasts when they were sent to the shelter, the emotional confrontation with the gorillas who were imprisoned in the black prison and tied to the experimental platform again and again, became The film relies on the power to guide the audience's emotions. The emotional sense of belonging brought by this confrontation between the living body and the living body is completely different from that of hard metal movies such as "Transformers". The audience can even see themselves in the orangutans. Therefore, "Rise of the Apes" is more solid and delicate in terms of emotional appeal than the Hollywood visual blockbusters we are used to seeing, which also allows the emotional release of the climax passage to be more rapid and thorough. So "Rise of the Apes" is the most heartily American blockbuster I have watched in the past two years.
"Rise of the Apes" may not be visually grotesque like a sci-fi blockbuster, but it is also a well-made work. The gorillas in the film are made using real-life motion capture and CG synthesis. Actually, this is not a new technology. "Avatar" has been used extensively. It will be widely used in "Havoc in Heaven" starring Donnie Yen, which will be released next year. Technology, and "Rise of the Apes" can be said to set an industry benchmark for this technology. A large number of location shots make the gorilla's movements and expressions more convincing and realistic. What makes me more pleasing is the following shots or subjective shots of the gorillas that jump dramatically. The scheduling of the cameras and the integration of the scenes are seamless. Although the film’s default hero is the scientist Will played by James Franco, it is the gorilla Caesar who has left the deepest impression. His fate and resistance constitute the film’s most powerful line of action. Andy Serkins, who plays Caesar, actually only completed motion capture in the studio. His most famous motion capture roles before were the gorilla in "King Kong" and the Gollum in "Lord of the Rings". I think he should be The true protagonist of "Rise of the Apes".
"Rise of the Apes" should once again let Chinese filmmakers see that Hollywood’s oppressive advantage over Chinese-language films is not in its technological leadership, but in its proficiency in emotional expression and value output relying on smooth plots. , This marks the maturity of a country’s film industry. 【NetEase】
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