"Ace Agent: The Secret Service Academy": The Legend of the Knights in the New Era

Dolores 2022-09-19 10:09:12

Matthew Vaughan withdrew from the "X-Men" director plan, and reportedly declined the "007" project, just for this "Ace Agent: Secret Service Academy". Now it seems that it is worth it. This film will definitely be It puts great pressure on Mendes-Tarren Aegsey turned out to make the famous James Bond look old-fashioned and bleak-also a British director, also a British agent, and also a British author of the original work , "Secret Service Academy" is full of praise. Vaughan combines the old British style of aristocratic style with the cool comic cartoon violence and perfection. In the usual commercial film routines, innovation, flipping and humor are reflected in the details. Sense, can be said to have created a new milestone in the secret agent film.

The original comics of the film are co-authored by Scottish cartoonist Mark Miller. It is a product of Marvel, but it is full of British style that is very different from American comics. In short, the original comics of "Secret Service Academy" are "English". "Man" is not "Mei Man" (nor Vaughan and Miller's first collaboration). Matthew Vaughan is Guy Ritchie’s iron buddy. He was the producer of many of his films in his early years, so from "Secret Service Academy" we can see many familiar Guy Ritchie styles-that This kind of unexpected and uncontrollable little baggage flashes from time to time, which is its best manifestation.

Although it is derived from the original comics, the film has already been drastically adapted. Even the character names and basic settings are different, and the tonality of the work is also very different. Vaughn vividly swayed his talent and interest in the film, and the Oscar actor Colin Firth's sentence "We are contemporary knights" is an excellent refinement of the central idea of ​​this film-the film The agent code-named "Lancelot" is the legendary figure in the British legend of the Knights of the Round Table. In a big way, "Secret Service Academy" is a legend of knights in the new era. It was tasted by "Bobo" (Bourgeois + Bohemia) in 007, "Mission: Impossible" is a high-tech spectacle, and "The Bourne is heavy". When the pseudo-documentary style and "Hurricane Rescue" were constrained by the framework of family ethics dramas, "Secret Service Academy" was born, raising the spirit of chivalry full of aristocratic charm, cut from the perspective of a cock-sitting gangster The story makes the audience once again baptized by chivalry in the comic and fighting.

Once upon a time, the knight was a symbol of nobility and honor, but since Quixote, the knight class, knight culture and chivalry spirit are gradually declining. In the 21st century Internet era, the patina of knights seems to have been abandoned by the young class. Le Se Dui-In addition to magical blockbusters and video games, who would be interested in "Knights"? The current hero sells smartphones and develops social networks—well, the villain boss in "Secret Service Academy" does exactly this.

British directors seem to look down upon the "uncultured" American directors from the bottom of their hearts. Mendes reads poems in "007 Breaking the Sky" and Nolan reads poems in "Interstellar", while Vaughan simply photographed the Silicon Valley elites as bad guys and let This hip-hop guy all day looks rude and ignorant in front of British agents in suits and leather shoes-McDonald’s fast food hidden under high-end tableware is killing three birds with one stone: business implantation; funny section; and vicious These "hillies" upstarts were hacked.

For Chinese-language movies, "Secret Service" is a bit desperate. In the castrated "Church Hundreds" drama, Colin Firth came down with a long shot and picked up materials and played brilliantly (shown in the South of the United States) It has to be conservative and ignorant), and the metal prosthesis of the villain's "blade warrior" style is not let down by ghosts, and the scene of "warming wine and cutting gangsters" in the tavern makes people can't bear to look directly at the martial arts novels. Watching "The Hobbit" first, and then "Secret Service Academy", you will find that the martial arts design skills at the bottom of the Chinese film have been completely absorbed by Hollywood (in a non-geographic sense) and even out of blue—the film continues to appear in the film. Umbrellas are the core weapon. Alas, Huang Feihong, Ge Ge'an, "Ten Outstanding Youth in Guangdong Province"?

In a superhero movie, the protagonists put on a weird-shaped underwear or a panty cover to make their debut. In the eyes of the "cultural" British director, this is no more than the possession of the soil, and the "Secret Service Academy" does the opposite. , You can see a superhero-at the same time, a knight-appearing in front of everyone when the actor puts on a straight British dress, Oxford shoes and a civilized umbrella.

The knight is finally resurrected. He is young, humorous, capable, vigorous and full of honor and aristocratic spirit. The knight's declaration that year stated that the knight must swear to treat the weak, fight the strong, treat friends sincerely, fight mistakes, be willing to help others, help brothers, and the last one: loyal to love.

After Jolin Tsai came back from the lawsuit, she asked Jay Chou to compose her "Chivalry" to sing. It seems that she also knows how important it is to be a real knight when a girl is in trouble.

What kind of overbearing president, the handsome male uncle, in front of the knight, is worthless.

A true knight will definitely win a proud princess in the end-just like "Secret Service Academy".

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Kingsman: The Secret Service quotes

  • [Valentine notices the people in the party room looking gloomy]

    Valentine: The fuck's wrong with them?

    Gazelle: I don't know. Could be something to do with the mass genocide.

    Valentine: Give me the mic.

    [Gazelle hands Valentine a microphone. Valentine stands up]

    Valentine: Hey all! Everybody listen up! What the fuck is wrong with you people? I just want to remind you all that today is a day of celebration. We must put aside all thoughts of death, and focus on birth. The birth of a new age. We mustn't mourn the ones who give their lives today. We should honor their sacrifice, and their role in saving the human race. We must put aside doubts and guilt. You are the chosen people. When folks tell their kids the story about Noah's Ark, is Noah the bad guy?

    [Crowd says no]

    Valentine: Is God the bad guy?

    [Crowd says no]

    Valentine: How about the animals marching two by two?

    [Crowd says no]

    Valentine: Of course not! Yeah, that's it! Let's turn those frowns upside down. Eat, drink, and paaaaarty!

  • Harry Hart: I very much regret that your husband's bravery can't be publicly celebrated. I hope you understand that.

    Michelle Unwin: How can I understand, if you won't tell me anything? I didn't even know he wasn't with his squad.

    Harry Hart: I'm so sorry I can't say more. I would like to present to you this medal of valour. If you look closely on the back, there's a number. And as a more concrete gesture of gratitude, we'd like to offer you a... Let's call it a favour. The nature of it is your choice. Just tell the operator: 'Oxfords, not Brogues.' And then they'll know it's you.

    Michelle Unwin: I don't want your help!

    [Pushing away the medal]

    Michelle Unwin: I want my husband back!

    [Sobs]

    Michelle Unwin: [Hart walks away and approaches little Eggsy, who is playing with a snow globe]

    Harry Hart: What's your name, young man.

    Little Eggsy: Eggsy.

    Harry Hart: Hello, Eggsy. Can I see that?

    [Eggsy gives Hart the snow globe. Hart gives Eggsy the medal]

    Harry Hart: You take care of this, Eggsy. Alright?

    [Eggsy nods]

    Harry Hart: And take care of your mum, too.