But then again, what does the spoiler have to do?
After so many years, don’t we already know the routines of Hollywood popcorn blockbusters? What's more, it is Spielberg, who is the producer of the "Emperor of Love".
The fact is, "Jurassic World" is like a standard popcorn blockbuster textbook. You can accurately predict the direction of the plot, the presentation of the crisis, the sensational passages, and the ending of the characters from the beginning to the end.
You know that those facilities that are said to be "top design and absolutely safe" will have problems-sure enough; you know that the caretaker who behaves awkwardly and has a "loser" face will definitely take the lead in getting the lunch-sure enough; you know that The female protagonist who wears a white suit, steps on high heels, and has no messy hair will surely complete the reversal from "goddess" to "female man" at a critical moment-sure enough; you know that entrepreneurs must be stupid, and scientists must be Crazy, children must not die-sure enough.
But what's the problem? People walk into the movie theater to watch "Jurassic World", not to watch the plot, but to watch the dinosaurs, appreciate the spectacles, and stimulate adrenaline. And some older people like the author will buy tickets into the theater the first time, because they have a feeling of "nostalgia".
When the film progressed to many kinds, the brothers drove into the gate of the Jurassic theme park in a sightseeing car, and the familiar music sounded. The author's eyes were uncomfortably wet: when I first watched "Jurassic Park" The shock and fascination faintly follow, and more than 20 years have passed since.
Obviously, the producer is also very considerate of the mentality of an old audience like the author. The film continues to give "tribute points" to the 1993 movie "Jurassic Park": the souvenir T-shirts worn by employees, the theme music of the original film that will sound from time to time, the helicopter flying over the waterfall in the mountains, The brothers were even repairing the off-road vehicle that year when they were chased by the dinosaurs.
Not to mention, compared with 1997's "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" (also known as "brain-deficient protagonist's trick to death") and 2001's B-level monster film "Jurassic Park 3", this movie "Jurassic World" can be regarded as the true sequel of the original classic science fiction blockbuster, and it has a close connection and connection with it in the storyline.
However, looking at it, the author feels something is wrong: there is no such thing as a "tribute", it is simply a "remake"!
The plots of the two movies are exactly the same: human blindness and self-confidence cause evil consequences, dinosaurs domineering escape and show their power, the protagonist is intelligent and courageous with love, and the dinosaurs kill each other and lose the game.
The appearances of different kinds of dinosaurs in the two films are almost identical in chronological order, and their roles are highly similar: the long-necked Diplodocus comes on stage (whether "real body" or "holographic"), announcing that people have entered the dwarf The world of the Jurassic; the herbivorous dinosaurs fall to the ground, and human love is shining. The dragon is responsible for the sharp eyes and the erratic position, sometimes violently attacking the children's lives, and sometimes forming a circle so that the protagonist is dumbfounded in the middle; and whether it is a Tyrannosaurus rex or a "tyrannosaurus rex", they kill the dragon with cannibalism. Bloodthirsty and short-sighted shortcomings contribute to the climax of the film.
Perhaps it is precisely because "Jurassic World" is too similar to "Jurassic Park". When I was watching the movie, I recalled the old film several times, and sincerely felt that, in the background of today's movie, " "Jurassic Park" has increasingly shown its "classic" quality.
At the beginning, we were all stunned by the lifelike dinosaurs, and ignored the aesthetic pursuit of "Jurassic Park" while innovating in film technology. Remember, when Diplodocus appeared on the stage, the sturdy long lens from the local to the panoramic view, from near to far? Remember, after the male protagonist took the two children out of the "dragon" mouth, he saw on the big tree—Diplodocus looking at each other in the dark night—that scene intertwined with horror and romance, mystery and tenderness? Remember, in the chase scene of the Raptor and the two children in the kitchen, how clear, detailed, and dangerous are the images...and today’s movie, no matter in terms of rhythm, composition or soundtrack, All are rough or immature.
Of course, objectively speaking, "Jurassic World" also has benefits that "Jurassic Park" cannot. Relying on today's film technology, the director can finally show the specific scenes in the "Dinosaur Theme Park" incisively and vividly, fulfilling Spielberg's unfulfilled wish back then. In my opinion, the most exciting part of this film lies in the portrayal of the "theme park": children play happily with the cubs of herbivorous dinosaurs, mosasaurs jumping out of the water and devouring great white sharks, and tourists waiting in line to board the park. A glass sphere car to watch dinosaurs in 360 degrees...Through the seamless connection of high-tech imaging technology and real scenes, the movie has created a stunning virtual world.
Unfortunately, "Jurassic World" did not further deepen the meaning and connotation of "theme park". Under the dazzling skin, in the rhythm of striving for horror, the film lacks a constant and distinct value line; at this point, it is far worse than the object of its own tribute.
The theme of "Jurassic Park" is "hunting" and "anti-hunting" between humans and dinosaurs; the dinosaur world described by Spielberg seems to be a mirror image of the human world, as a kind of "nature" The characterization of human beings constitutes a reflection and criticism of modern human civilization. If there was any "central idea" in that movie back then, it should be the famous line in the film: "Life finds A Way" (Life finds A Way)
and "Jurassic World", it seems at first I want to tell a story about "domestication-de-domestication". As a successful "dragon trainer", the protagonist constantly reminds people around the danger and uncontrollability of dinosaurs; even when leading the four velociraptors to hunt around, his face is always uncertain. Unpredictable expressions. Sure enough, the Velociraptor suddenly changed sex and counterattacked humans after some "conversations" with the "tyrannical Tyrannosaurus".
So far, the intention of the movie to express is nothing more than: (carnivorous) dinosaurs are wild and untamable-evidenced by the "returning" Velociraptors and the pterosaurs that attacked humans for no reason before. This description is basically consistent with the setting of "Jurassic Park", which emphasizes a barbaric and powerful vitality and natural law that is opposite to human modern civilization.
However, the story soon ushered in a strange reversal: Under the gentle touch of the male protagonist, the velociraptor, which had regained its “wild nature”, “renegade” again, and the tyrannical Tyrannosaurus rex (biological), which is genetically connected to himself I chose the latter with my own trainer (social), suddenly transformed into a loyal dog with a sacrificial spirit, and staged a heroic drama like a man's arm blocking a car. The theme of the movie also changed suddenly: domestication is Possibly, "wildness" can be conquered and controlled by humans.
In fact, in the "Jurassic World" story, Wei Guangzheng's male protagonist and the anti-antagonist with a military background (by the way, is the shaping of this anti-antagonist too "facialized"? ) Both aim to "train the dragon". The difference between the two lies in their domestication method and purpose: the former emphasizes the coexistence of life forms under the premise of "respect", and the details of his naming the four dinosaurs indicate that he wants to domesticate The target of "us" is drawn into the sequence of "us"; while the latter thinks that dinosaurs have no dignity as "evolutionary killers" and want to cultivate Velociraptors into biological weapons on the US overseas battlefields.
The above-mentioned two types of "training dragon" paths are easily reminiscent of the differences in appearance and connotation between Western colonial and post-colonial discourses: they are all aimed at conquering and controlling the external world. The former said: " You inferior peoples should accept the rule of our civilization." The latter said: "You have culture, connotation, and wisdom that we don't have; come and come, let us understand and love each other."-But once we understand, Now it is smart, once you merge in, you will become the leader; just like the hero in "Avatar" became the "Phantom Knight" of Nabi, the hero in "Jurassic World" became the "boss" of the four-headed raptor .
The kind that "Jurassic Park" emphasized-the awe of nature and the insignificant reminder of humans-quietly disappeared, replaced by a successful case of "human domestication of nature". If we think further, we will find that in "Jurassic World", the real "nature" is actually absent. When "Jurassic Park" allowed dinosaurs to change genders in the natural environment and the will to survive, and lay dinosaur eggs, which led to the motto of "Life finds A Way", "Jurassic World" showed that all dinosaurs in the theme park are From the human laboratory. The "tyrannosaurus rex" in the film is a product of human pursuit of higher excitement, and its characteristics (whether it is "high IQ", "killing all living creatures" or "taking killing as a game") also exist in In human judgment-they cannot express themselves, they can only be expressed by us.
This cannot but be said to be a retrogression in values.
At the end of "Jurassic Park", the Tyrannosaurus roared in anger and invincible, and human beings had a chance to escape and were in shock. At the end of "Jurassic World", when the carnivorous dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, and Pterosaur were still in a state of escape, thousands of human tourists were waiting to withdraw from the island in a seemingly safe place.
As soon as the camera turns, the "free" Tyrannosaurus once again assumes the classic look of turning his head and roaring on a high platform, but it does not look as majestic as it was before, and it looks like a large "watchdog". "; It is not only the more than 20 years of life, but also the life experience of being kept in captivity for a long time in the paradise of mankind. The film finally tells the audience that these beasts, which symbolize the wild nature, have no other way to do it if they are not domesticated or killed.
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