Film Critic, Army of One, the modern version of Don Quixote

Ophelia 2022-08-24 21:34:51

I saw Uncle Cage again, lamenting that the years have not been forgiving. In my memory, he is still the resolute man who starred in "The Rock". Now he has become an old man with white beard and hair. His beard is like winter snow and his hair is like nine autumn frost.
Since becoming addicted to bad movies, Uncle Cage's image as a actor has been discounted a lot, but this year seems to have bottomed out and his acting skills have recovered. To be precise, Cage's acting skills are as good as ever, but because the past film lists are too low, no matter how good the acting is, no audience is willing to take care of it, so it becomes the king of bad movies over time.

In the second half of the year, I met Cage for the second time. The first was "The Trust" which he collaborated with Elijah Wood, a low-scoring and high-energy film. This is a spoof comedy. Let's see if Cage, the Return of the King, can once again use acting to conquer the audience.

The film director, Larry Charles, if you have seen "Dictator", "Bruno", "Borat"... the audience must know this director who is famous for making spoof, absurd and satirical films.

Actor: Nicolas Cage, no need to introduce more. The once Oscar actor, although he is old, he is not old.

This film is based on real people and real stories (with a little added oil and jealousy), and the story is based on this man. I can’t accept it.





Plot: Slightly (the previous series of stills have explained the plot), not to mention that for this kind of spoof film, the plot is not the highlight, but the black humor is the highlight

1. American
fantasyism Don Quixote-style liberal fantasyism (a lot of People think this is a precursor to schizophrenia), Gary rides on a donkey, looking for a fantasy goal

2. American hegemonism was
blocked twice on board the plane, once because he brought a katana, and once because he did not have a visa. In order to achieve his grand goal, the skillful Gary talked with the staff about American history and started. A meaningless debate, the staff is speechless


3. The American madness
sailed to Pakistan and almost died


Take a glider to Pakistan and kneel directly


4. American humor, quite cold.
When American English meets Pakistani English, the flavor of cumin is too strong



5. The
silent ending of the American ending , the future of Gary and Marci, requires smart audiences to guess




Frankly speaking, if this work is not supported by Cage and the heroine, I basically can't stand it. The main reason is that "these so-called jokes are completely not to my appetite." Moreover, the director's ironic and boring gimmicks are very tiring to watch. Although it is a comedy, it is too vulgar and boring. Therefore, this work is not recommended. If you are interested, you can watch it online.

The detailed film review + stills are first published in "Floyd and Helen's Journey Collection", thank you

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Extended Reading

Army of One quotes

  • God: What is that Nicholas Cage doing in my movie?

  • God: Shit happens, Gary. Crying about it don't do any good. But this, Gary... this is your sword that I give onto thee, and as long as you behold it, you need never fear any man. You are special. I choose you to wield this sword, and as long as it's in your possession, you need never know fear again!