"The Expendables": Senior Edition Avengers

Lian Po is old, can he still have food? The four people of Stallone, Arnold, Willis, and Norris are 260 years old together. Now these great men are sweeping the big screen with machine guns, the most shining bronzes in the 80s and 90s. The skin is already relaxed now, but the old man’s heart of being immortal is enough to move people. The pictures of "The Expendables 2" are still hot, the plot is still simple and straightforward, and the performances of the old men are still lingering, but under the potential, this film is There is also a sense of sadness. The years are not forgiving. The destruction and violence that was full of gunpowder in the 1980s and 1990s has not been so big now, and the audience group is also renewing. The only thing that remains is the group that is already old. The tough guy who went to the screen, the hero who couldn't get a grain of sand in his eyes at the time, can now only fall into the position of self-deprecating in exchange for the selling point of the film, but it can be regarded as a tribute to the glory of the past. The fusion of various flavors, slowly chewing, still the familiar old flavor, nostalgic flavor.

The film basically has no plot to speak of, it belongs to the same kind of tough guy saving the world story mode, it can be said that it is the old version of the Avengers, the film is very fast and straightforward, and it is too late to eat the first popcorn in the cinema. , The tough guys rushed over in armored vehicles, unambiguously sending a lot of explosions and firepower, the adrenaline rose rapidly, the solid gunpowder, the real tough guys, the undead tough guys, the simple and crude ones would send the audience to orgasm, no Play any technology without any concealment. The violent atmosphere in the essence of the action movies of the 1980s and 1990s is now possessed by the soul, the long-lost desire for primitive destruction, and the pure necessities of violence, muscles, and abuse. The yearning for spreading is vivid and vivid, and a strong smell of old action movies is overwhelming. Maybe the times have changed. People's aesthetic interest in men is gradually moving towards feminine femininity, and the requirements for tough guys are constantly distorted. Movies like "The Expendables 2" completely slapped this trend. Tell everyone what is a real tough guy, what is a real pure man, and what is a real blood. The "Expendables" series also uses practical actions to tell everyone that the purity of men is not directly related to age.

Talk about several men in the film, all of them are tough guys who were on the screen at the time, Stallone's "First Blood" and "Rocky", Arnold's "Terminator", Bruce's "Die Hard" ", Norris’s "Return of Vietnam" and Jet Li’s various kung fu movies. All kinds of tough guy movies are the creators of our memories of that era. They built our memories of that era on the big screen, and they told us the tough guys. What kind of sense of responsibility should we have is that they influenced people's aesthetic orientation towards men in that era. We should respect this older generation of people's artists. Without these old men, perhaps our childhood would lose a lot of brilliance. The joking about Governor Arnold’s mantra in the past makes people have to smile, because we grew up listening to his iconic mantra, but the taste is also mixed. The famous sayings that were so serious and so cool are now becoming Let’s make a laugh, the mighty power of time and era has been deposited at this moment.

Watching "The Expendables 2" should have a good attitude, each looking for their own appeals. For those fans who have experienced the madness of the old generation of action movies and enjoy it, look at their idols when they were young. Still jumping around on the screen to save the world, the small appeal in my heart should be satisfied. This is a kind of nostalgia, and it is also a kind of thought. As an action movie itself, "The Expendables 2" can only be regarded as a general in the standards of today's action movies. The graphics and production are not so exquisite, and the novelty is not enough. The only remarkable ones are the classic ones. Fighting skills, the legs and feet of the big guys are quite neat, the whole film has such a rough smell, it is this rough smell, which makes people smell the old film ten or twenty years ago, hot blood, simple and direct . Even so, it is a bit so bleak. In addition, the frequent gags of the younger generations in the movie can be regarded as a relief to everyone who succeeds in the classic action movie, the classic is the classic. This kind of family portrait performance of the older heroes can be regarded as the greatest comfort to the group of fans who have grown up because of their "moisturization". Fans don't care at all, they are nostalgic.

The sincerity of the old men can be seen. The film did not choose to keep pace with the times, but to maintain the original flavor of a classic action film. This is also a way of survival in "The Expendables 2", according to Jason. In Statham's words: a classic is a classic. In the end, it was really appropriate to send the "Turtle Shoushou". Although the tortoise has a longevity, there is still time. The snake rides in the fog, and finally turns into dust. Lao Ji Fuping, ambition for thousands of miles. The martyrs are full of enthusiasm in their twilight years. The period of shrinking is not only in the sky; the blessing of raising the joy, you can get eternal years. Fortunately, even, sing to chant the will.

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