This March, the theaters in North America are really lively. The heat of "Wolverine 3" hasn't passed yet, and another "King Kong" will come to do things. "King Kong: Jing Tian", ah no, yes-"King Kong: Skull Island"
This new "King Kong" was released in North America, and the box office of the premiere week bit down $61 million, kicking "Wolverine 3" from the weekend box office champion. Word of mouth is not overwhelming, but it is also remarkable: the freshness of rotten tomatoes is 79%, and the IMDB scores 7.1. It's okay. You know, this is Jing Tian's highest-rated film work in her acting career. Regarding this "King Kong", I believe everyone is most concerned about the following: 1. As a monster movie, is it exciting enough? 2. How did "international movie star" Jing Tian perform in the film? My point is: 1. Although the routine of "King Kong" is a bit old, it looks absolutely interesting! 2. Jing Tian's performance is also very good, mainly because... leave a suspense, it will be announced at the end of the article hahaha. Before officially starting to talk about the movie, I will give everyone a little science on the title. Some friends are curious: isn't it called "King Kong" (King Kong)? Why is there only "Kong" (Kong) left this time? In fact, from the day of birth, this gorilla, which we call "King Kong", has its real name called "Kong". The first "King Kong" (King Kong), published in 1933, was originally named "Kong: The Jungle King" (Kong: The Jungle King).
To be more serious, the title of "King Kong" should be translated into "His Majesty Kong"... But because the translation of "King Kong" has been preconceived and it has achieved faithfulness and elegance, it has been used today. Speaking of this latest "King Kong: Skull Island". Let's start with the conclusion: This is a monster blockbuster that satisfies me and has small surprises. The plot is simple and straightforward: In 1973, on the eve of the end of the Vietnam War, the US scientific research department discovered a mysterious island in the South Pacific-Skull Island through satellite images. Since the US and the Soviet Union were in a state of the Cold War at the time, in order to land on the island before the Soviet Union, the US government organized a group of people to explore the secrets of Skull Island, including explorer James (Tom Hiddleston) and anti-war photographer The scientific expedition team including Mason (Brie Larson) and a small group of soldiers led by Preston (Samuel Jackson). As soon as the scientific expedition team entered Skull Island, it ran into the island owner King Kong head-on. Facing the majestic giant King Kong, after a fierce battle, the small team lost some members and all the helicopters. The surviving team members including Da Tiantian were scattered all over Skull Island. Without the helicopter, the scientific expedition team can only manage to survive on the island where the monsters are crowded, waiting for the rescue of the follow-up troops... In short: humans die, monsters show off. A very classic monster movie routine. Although the routine remains the same, in the field of materials used in the monster film, "Skull Island" makes people feel sincere. First of all, the size of this King Kong is amazing. The height is 100 feet (about 30.5 meters), which is four times that of the 2005 version of "King Kong" by Peter Jackson. This is also the largest version of King Kong in Hollywood history, second only to the Japanese version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" in 1962 in the history of world film.
In addition to being big, this King Kong is more delicate than ever. The first brother in the visual effects industry has produced the "Star Wars" series, "Transformers" series and "The Great Wall" Industrial Light & Magic (Industrial Light & Magic). Through the meticulous and textured shaping of this version of King Kong, Once consolidated his dominant position in the visual effects industry "king Kong". In the film rhythm, Monster King Kong is the first (male) protagonist of the outline. The male god of rotten country, the actress of Oscar, Director Fury, and the universe are all its foils. At the beginning, King Kong appeared domineeringly. The two-hour movie, just to 30 minutes, staged the classic "flying plane" scenes that every "King Kong" will have. In contrast, the cast of "King Kong" in 2005 is not as strong as "Skull Island", and a large amount of space is used to introduce the story of the human protagonist. In the 3-hour "King Kong", it took 50 minutes for the human character to reach the island. In the past one-third of the film, Jin just appeared half-hidden with his pipa. "Skull Island" is good because it doesn't play virtual. It is very honest. Keeping you refreshed is its biggest principle, and it is also the top priority. However, in order to make you feel good, it gives the sensory climax of the mountain whistling and tsunami, and it stretches continuously-one, no, a group of monsters. All kinds of rare and exotic animals are dizzying. There is no doubt that this is a battle between humans, King Kong and monsters. Believe me, if you are not a high-cold film critic who is completely indifferent to the popcorn type, there must be several places in "Skull Island" that will make you secretly applaud. Especially in the last game, the wounded King Kong and Giant Skeleton Walker singled out one-to-one, which stimulated the white brother sitting next to me to scream and applaud with excitement after the battle.
To be honest, if you can see this, the movie ticket money is already worth it. However, just piling up visual spectacles, "Skull Island" is only a "qualified" level. What surprised me was the texture and concept of the movie. In terms of texture, in terms of character modeling and music selection, this film is a good restoration of the American sense of the times in the 1970s; the primitive and desolate Skull Island ecology faithfully creates a retro jungle adventure atmosphere.
What is more commendable is photography. Under the supervision of Larry Fang, the queen photographer of the director Zach Schneider ("Bat Super" and "300 Warriors"), this monster special effects blockbuster turned out to have a strong literary color. Part of the composition and the use of slow motion even gave "Skull Island" an artistic blockbuster.
Conceptually, "Skull Island" also has some brilliance. Needless to say, environmental protection, as long as the movies where humans compete with nature, the question of "how to get along with nature" is almost always a problem. For example, in "Jurassic Park" in which Samuel Jackson starred, humans who played with genes were punished by creatures they created. This is the theme of 90% monster movies. Compared with high-tech, nature is more unconquerable, and human beings always pay for their own conceit. So is "Skull Island". It also uses lines like "Before humans, they already ruled the world" to highlight the insignificance of humans. But the special thing is that it mirrors the anti-war color of the era. As mentioned above, "Skull Island" was set in 1973, during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The reason why the American scientific expedition team came to the island was that the Soviet Union could not be the first step. As a result... the Americans who landed on the island did not get any benefits, but were embarrassed. This is obviously an irony of the US-Soviet armament and space (landing) competition. Note again, the time of landing on the island-1973. It was on the eve of the end of the Vietnam War and the time when the United States withdrew its troops from Vietnam. Commander Preston led a team of soldiers to withdraw from Vietnam and head to Skull Island for the final mission. Unable to accept the defeat of the Vietnam War, Preston has always regarded King Kong as an enemy since he landed on the island. Even in the deepest danger, he will never give up the goal of killing King Kong. In order to make up for a mistake, you have to make a bigger mistake... The final ending, I won’t be spoiled. The movie has directly highlighted the anti-war intention with a thoughtful line: Many times, when you take the initiative to go Before the search, the enemy did not exist at all. (Sometimes there ain't no enemy till you go looking for one. ) Of course, "Skull Island" still has problems that people cannot ignore. The biggest problem is that in the whole story, the main characters (including humans and King Kong) lack the arc of growth. Their confrontation is more like a dog biting a dog. Unhappy bite. But compared to some blockbuster films that blatantly preached culture, "Skull Island" abides by the duty of a monster film with the utmost sincerity. Yes, changing tricks makes you cool. An awesome monster, another one is not enough, another one... The efficiency of Hollywood lies in that they can always find a suitable container to carry their restrained desire for expression, even in terms of innovation, it cannot be Compared with authored art films, they seldom commit the problem of superiority and inferiority. Before you have great wisdom, the smartest way is to restrain your desire for expression. From this point, "Skull Island" has achieved the ultimate in a popcorn blockbuster. Oh, by the way, don't forget the easter eggs (if the mainland version has not been cut). ----------Dividing line---------- Finally, I have to mention our big sweetness. Objectively speaking, Jing Tian's performance in "Skull Island" did not reach the point of boring. Because her role is too insignificant. Basically, in the entire movie, Jing Tian plays a role that flashes past like the crow in "Skull Island"-without personality, and has no effect on the plot; when the audience is about to forget, he jumps out again Show your face and say a dispensable line. Unfortunately, the sky still leaves no trace of her. Even more decisively, this is a violation of existence-adventure in the jungle but wearing a bright pink plaid shirt, no matter how to toss the hair and eyebrows will never be dirty or messy, as a Chinese American who worked for the US government in the 1970s , But speaks bad English...
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this character is not native to the script, but a foreign object created in the process of capital operation. This is not the first time that we have seen such "study abroad". However, when our annual box office is more than half of Hollywood and is already the world's second market, do we still need this kind of forced implantation in order to demonstrate the value? As Zhang Ziyi, one of the most successful overseas actresses, said, the roles they gave were too easy. "Like Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh, we are real characters. But more Hollywood characters are just a vase of superheroes. We have the ability to create characters. Why should we be superheroed? I will not refuse to go to Hollywood, but without a good script, we will not compromise." Jiang Wen refused Hollywood invitations several times for the same reason. In his opinion, "If you can do it, if you want to do it or not, you have to weigh yourself. Simply put, it is a good thing to make a movie with feelings." That kind of thing actually comes out. Sooner or later it will be annoying, because you have no farts, you have to squeeze there for a long time, everyone is very embarrassed. But when you really have to fart, regardless of whether it is a loud fart, a stinky fart, or a stubborn fart, it will always have a normal atmosphere and reaction. ——From the "Southern Weekend" interview, the roughness is not rough. Admit it, the export of such an exchange of interests is not Chinese culture, but the vanity and inferiority complex of a few people. Inflated and blind, they may be able to deceive themselves and others, but if our audience also believes-this award comes out of thin air.
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Do not make jokes! We are not really stupid! (This article was first published in [Poison Tongue Movie], thank you [Poison Tongue] for making great changes to this article. A slight deletion was made at the time of publication.)
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