Let me first say that I am not a fan of science fiction, let alone a diehard fan of "Blade Runner". Before watching this sequel, I haven't even watched the first episode and the original, so I am a professional fan of those fans who have been fans of Silver Wing for 20 years. The reviews are definitely not comparable. It's just that when I wanted to find out where this sense of apocalypse of the future world came from after the movie, the answer I got was: Cyberpunk originated from "Blade Runner".
The stage design of this movie is too strong, I have never seen such a realistic apocalyptic future. Since I live in Los Angeles, I feel even more imaginative about what this city will look like 30 years from now. The monstrous flood, the extinct creatures, the gray sky, the huge neon sign in the rain and fog, the Asian characters, the prostitute with dyed hair. The tone of the entire city is gray-black metallic, and the only bright color is the taillights of the spacecraft flying through the air. This movie can only be watched in theaters, because under this tone, any light will cause the audience to miss details.
I was once obsessed with the feeling of apocalyptic future cities drawn by domestic and foreign illustrators, adding the sense of destruction of metal technology to the real city, people can't help but be immersed in it. I also thought about which city in China has the most sense of apocalyptic future. I think Hong Kong is the first. The structure of Kowloon Walled City, which is very apocalyptic in itself, appeared in Hong Kong. In addition, the densely populated residential areas, various signs, neon lights, and the virtual pleasure created by modern high-tech are the most suitable. This sense of eschatology may seem incredible at first, but when you think about it, can Detroit 30 years ago think that it will be what it is today? A disaster or a war might collapse the fragile human ecosystem. Are we all living behind the dam in a super huge residential area with tens of thousands of people?
The scene design of "Blade Runner 2049" is very similar to that of "Arrival". Both are huge or extremely high-level non-human buildings, and they are indeed the work of the same director. In addition, the plot of "Silver Wing" is extremely simple. It is basically a story of a bionic man looking for his own life experience, intervening love with his holographic girlfriend. A movie that sounds like five minutes can be done in three hours, and there is no time to go to the bathroom, because the audience is immersed in it all the way, as if they are really living in that gloomy era in the future. After excluding the shortcomings of insufficient character image and insufficient interpretation of human nature, such a production is truly perfect.
There is also the issue of self-awareness that I have been thinking about recently. The first female AI granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia said: How did you know that you are human? We don’t know, we may never know. Like bionics, we may also be puppets manipulated by some kind of program, and live complacently in this world, thinking that we can control our own destiny.
I was actually quite surprised that the film can be released in China, because the US is rated R, which exposed bare `countless shots, although in fact, part and sex-related and does not bare exposed. It is said that many shots have been cut in China, including the naked body of a bionic human immersed in a nutrient solution . If this goes on, wouldn't the David statue be cut off in the future?
Today, due to family affairs, we can only give up the cinema where we usually go to watch movies and go to Recency in UCLA westwood village. The autumn in Los Angeles has finally arrived. From the high temperature of more than 30 degrees a few days ago, it cooled down. Looking at the happy male and female students in the street, I felt like returning to the Peking University lecture hall to watch a movie. The movie theater is very old. It is the kind of huge hall and traditional movies far away from the screen, but the building is gorgeous and the decoration is exquisite. The bathrooms are decorated with small mosaic patterns, and the wall is hung with the ancient Hollywood. The black and white stills make people feel that they have returned to the gilded age of the United States and walked out of the theater, as if we were in the future of that year.
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