In fact, I don’t like this film very much, although some of the shooting methods (special camera model supplemented by digital special effects) make me a special camera fan feel very kind. In terms of effects, the huge special camera battle is also quite realistic. And imagination, but this story was filmed with a weird rhythm. At the beginning, it was the "Battle of National Games" between the two camps. After the battle accidentally injured the audience, they told everyone that they would retire because the protagonist had a psychological shadow. Then there are a group of backup drivers taking the position of the male lead, and a group of men happened to be defeated by the only female team member. There is really a zzzq feeling of forced feminism (maybe I was made ptsd by the zzzq in Hollywood in recent years. , After all, this is a film from the 90s), and there is also a "Infernal Affairs" story line of high-level spies caught in it.
Think about it, there are many things that can be discussed in this story, such as the form of future wars. I remember Liu Cixin’s "Glory and Dreams" tells a story about humans trying to replace war with sports in the near future, because of the level of sports. It can comprehensively reflect the comprehensive quality of a country's economic status, mental outlook, and technological level. But the outcome of the story is undoubtedly disappointing. Even in the game, no self-respecting nation will sit back and watch the sovereignty and territories of its own country. In the end, no matter how great the disparity in strength, the war will end. It's going to be a fight. Compared with the referees on the arena and the self-proclaimed civilized international society, the ruined walls and the lives lost in the wind are the most fair and convincing rulings.
Perhaps the screenwriter himself is aware of how weak this concept is, so he has no intention of deliberately discussing the feasibility of this concept, so that the progress of this game seems quite trivial, especially for the referee that doesn’t know whether it is weak or tough. You can sit back and watch the winner cruelly kill and surrender the loser who has no ability to resist. After the war, let two pilot mechas fight each other personally. Sometimes you can change the result on the grounds that the winner scorns the referee. However, everyone accepts the result very much. No complaints. The only explanation is that what the referee actually represents is a certain technologically detached and nosy extraterrestrial civilization.
The most important thing is that at the end of the story, the director seemed to realize that he was telling a story with an overhead Cold War background. He asked the hero to talk to the villain, saying that we can coexist, and then the villain who has been killing people without blinking suddenly becomes a hero. Pity the hero, the two looked at each other, smiled and fisted and reconciled (Hey, one of you just wanted to blow up each other, and the other wanted to trample each other to death, why did you forget so soon!!!).
No matter how far away from the topic in the middle, the screenwriter does not forget to put the topic at the end, really worthy of being a good hand in test composition.
As for the off-topic discussion, it is not worthless. The plot of the male protagonist’s psychological shadows due to the casualties of innocent people can be linked to the traumatic sequelae caused by the war. High-level spies can represent the corruption and degeneration of heroes, and the people are vying to participate. The gambling game of mech wars can reflect the entertainment of war, but the directors are both superficial and indifferent.
As for the heroine, I really don’t know if the director is supporting women’s rights or secretly taunting women’s rights. At first, it’s okay to be set up. She was caught among a group of men to train and fight, and she was rare when the hero quit the game. Those who are willing to speak for the protagonist, but when they arrive at the back, they become more confused. They disobey the command and make trouble. They stun the protagonist and then take the place of the protagonist. After being discovered, they forcefully mobilize to destroy.
Two days ago, when I watched Clockwork Zhang's inventory of mecha movies, I mentioned this film, saying that MGM didn't even recover half of the cost of the film back then. At that time, I thought it was the Pearl of Dust.
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