A science fiction film with almost perfect plot

Giles 2022-03-15 09:01:02

(Personal essays, non-decent film reviews, please turn left when you go out on the bike to avoid wasting your precious time)

I just glanced at the short comment. Many people have had incomplete film memories when they were young. After years of watching movies, they had a certain understanding, and then found it and watched it again completely. Alas, it’s so beautiful, um, That's right, I did the same. When I was a child, I didn't know where I saw a woman with three breasts in the background, and then I didn't remember it. After so many years, I found it again!

I watched this movie today. To be honest, I can’t judge it with current eyes, because after all, it was 30 years ago and so many things have changed. I think the reason why it has such a good reputation, and it can be reproduced, is entirely because of it. The script is really good, or it is too suitable for film adaptation, conflicts, contradictions, burdens, themes, thinking, etc., it has all, and has a certain practical significance, regardless of how the film is made, it is just the plot. You can talk for a long time!

I don’t want to repeat the movie here. It’s a boring film review. I see a new version of this movie. Since it’s a remake, it may have been said before. The original audience is old, and the movie is a good subject. I think there is another one. The reason is obscene. It is this version. Although the cast is big enough, it has a strong sense of age and is seriously out of touch. This is okay in other science fiction films (such as Blade Runner even this early, but it still has a unique flavor today). There are too many special effects, such as cutouts, and so on, so it looks a little bit today. . . . These are not criticisms, but from today's perspective, they are all for analyzing why the remake, the comprehensive memory of the new version, should be at a high level in terms of special effects!

In addition, the makeup at that time and the style of the b-level film really made me unacceptable. It was a weird feeling that I couldn't tell. It was not horror, but what? The uncanny valley effect? It's weird anyway, it's very uncomfortable. This is the source of the discomfort?

There is a pill-taking scene. Could it be that the inspiration for the Matrix came from here? hhh, there is also the concept of transplantation consciousness!

The ending of the movie is open-ended. The design at the beginning is really ingenious. A dream starts, and then he guides Arnold to travel to the dream. The choice is the memory of the dream. For people like me who like to watch the plot, When you think that the rest are dreams, the movie makes you suspicious, because for a long time there is no clue to continue to believe that this is a dream, and then the director shoots two actors to tell you that you are dreaming, strengthen it. Your memory, this is amazing, and when I continue to insist on the idea that this is a dream, I finally don’t tell you whether it is a dream or real. If it is a dream, it would be too cruel, because the riots have not stopped, if it is Reality, and not reconciled, what are those persistence before? Interesting and interesting, really, a good script is this kind of chicken-and-egg script, which is confusing and simple!

There are also fighting scenes in the movie. It's really fucking, scratching your hair, pulling your nose, and there is no beauty at all. Think about it, our unique martial arts movies are interesting. Is this our Chinese film's contribution to film art? Without the action, there is really nothing to watch in an action movie!

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Extended Reading
  • Lela 2022-04-20 09:01:11

    Science fiction themes, imagination is the key

  • Felix 2021-10-20 19:02:09

    It’s really interesting to mix and match the A-level production and the B-level effects.

Total Recall quotes

  • [Quaid's costume malfunctions and his cover as the Fat Lady is blown]

    Douglas Quaid: [to a group of Agency officers] Catch!

    [he throws the Fat Lady mask, and one of the officers catches it]

    Fat Lady: [smiling] Get ready for a surprise!

    [the mask explodes]

  • Hauser: Howdy, Quaid. If you're watching this, that means that Kuato is dead, and you led us to him. I knew that you wouldn't let me down. Sorry for all of the shit I've put you through, but hey, what are friends are for? All I want to do is wish you happiness and good living, old buddy, but unfortunately, that's not gonna happen. You see, that's "my" body you have there, and I want it back. Sorry for being an Indian giver, but I was here first. So, adios, amigo!

    [the screen zooms out to reveal Cohaagen, who puts his hand on Hauser's shoulder]

    Hauser: And thanks for not getting youself killed. Hey, maybe now we will meet in our dreams. You never know.