Tom's 8 million ways to die

Aron 2021-10-13 13:06:41

The infinite loop in the movie has long been an old stalk, and many movies have played this set, such as the romance "Groundhog Day", the thriller "Horror Cruise", and the suspenseful thriller "Source Code". In "Edge of Tomorrow", this old stalk wears a doomsday flower coat. Against the background of the flower coat, this old stalk glows with an unprecedented blockbuster temperament, that is, the temperament of a popcorn movie. Because the warriors in the film wear mechanical armor to fight against alien monsters, this movie also has the feeling of a strong attack on the "Pacific Rim" Infinite Resurrection Edition.



But the beauty of "Edge of Tomorrow" is not only that it caters to audiences who like "big scenes" and "human and beast PK", even if the flower coat is taken off, it is attractive enough. This attraction is mainly reflected in the presentation of the "infinite loop". The warrior played by Tom is just like a game player. Due to lack of combat power, he will hang up every few minutes and return to the starting point after being resurrected. He is in the infinite loop of hang up and resurrection. Own combat power.



You know, it’s not easy to express this kind of hang-up and resurrection scene in the movie. Although the game player can return to the start interface after failing to pass the level, and re-pass the level, the audience can not have the patience to appreciate Tom’s re-emergence over and over again. , The cleverness of "Edge of Tomorrow" is that it not only allows the audience to understand that Brother Tom is coming back again, but it doesn't put the scene at the beginning every time. Sometimes, the camera will use fast forward, and sometimes the camera will cut to a certain point in time. In order to create surprises for the audience, he would also imply in the scene the audience saw for the first time that this scene has actually happened countless times. This kind of narrative technique brings the audience up to the otherwise boring repetition.



Suspense is also the killer of "Edge of Tomorrow" that stimulates the audience to remain enthusiastic. Although "Edge of Tomorrow" seems to give the audience a setting without suspense-the male lead is immortal, it will always remind the audience that Tom's superpowers can also disappear under certain conditions. Therefore, the audience will still be afraid of Tom.



Of course, it’s not good to always make the audience nervous. In order to relieve the tension of the audience, "Edge of Tomorrow" will send you a funny egg from time to time, and these funny eggs are hidden in Tom’s "Eight Million Kinds of Death". "Fa"! This is also the darkest humor in "Edge of Tomorrow". Not only does it make things as heavy as death easy and funny, but it also makes a movie shrouded in the gloomy atmosphere of apocalypse suddenly full of fun.


When it comes to fun, women have to be mentioned. In such a tough guy STYLE movie, even the beauty Emily Blunt has to practice biceps, triceps and deltoids, and then wear armor to transform into an iron-clad female guy. However, although the heroes and heroines in the film are busy fighting monsters and saving the world, they have no time to engage in objects, but the almost negligible love scene has a power that is more silent than sound. If you name their love, it would be "Although you only know me for just one day, I know you as long as a lifetime!"





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  • Milan 2022-03-23 09:01:08

    smart screenplay! The setting is great, especially the setting of mimics. Personal best sci-fi battle scenes in recent years are very impactful, but there is still some cliche at the end. . Some scenes at the end of PS will think of PR

  • Bernadette 2022-03-24 09:01:08

    "Groundhog Day", "Source Code", "Horror Cruise", "Butterfly Effect", "Lola Run"... I don't know which one looks more like after reading it. In short, "comedy" should be added to the genre.

Edge of Tomorrow quotes

  • Rita Vrataski: Come find me when you wake up!

  • Cage: What I am about to tell you sounds crazy, but you have to listen to me. Your very lives depend on it. You see, this isn't the first time.