Last year, a new crown epidemic changed the whole world, and countless arrangements were disrupted, including the layout of the fourth phase of "Marvel Pictures".
No matter what attitude you have towards this super big IP, you have to admit one thing: 2020 is really boring without the works of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (I didn't watch "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.")...
The MCU movies and series originally planned to be launched last year have all been moved to 2021... Last week, we ushered in the first blockbuster work of the year, "Wanda Vision" (WandaVision) .
Although I was a little mentally prepared after watching the trailer and introduction, when I saw the feature film, I was still quite surprised: Can Marvel's films play like this?
Since I am just an ordinary viewer who likes to watch Marvel movies, I will not force myself to dig into the details or analyze the easter eggs. In the past few days, there have been many people who are "specialized in the art industry". Share my thoughts and thoughts on the first two episodes of the show (spoiler alert).
At present, "Wanda Vision" is another very interesting attempt by Marvel Studios and even Disney, but it is impossible to judge whether it will have a happy ending.
"Poison" in Candy
The story of "Wanda Vision" takes place after "Avengers 4: Endgame", the "Scarlet Witch" Wanda who should be heartbroken and the vision that should be damned, but as a newlywed couple , in the way of ancient sitcoms, appeared in the small town of West View in the United States.
It's an artificially remodeled "paradise" , almost certainly by Wanda who doesn't want to face reality and just wants to indulge in fantasy.
Some people say that the candy in "Wanda Vision" is full of glass slag in one bite, and the pain in the mouth full of blood is indeed in line with the basic tonality of the show - just take the lines of the first dialogue between the two protagonists after the opening. , After accidentally smashing the hanging saucer, Vision just marveled at his wife's "flying saucer" when Wanda laughed and said that her husband had an "indestructible head"...
Wanda watched Thanos crush Vision's iron head with his own eyes! Where is the reason for feeding the audience with poison when they come up?
Then Wanda restored the dish to its original state, which also reflected her subconscious longing for "recovery"... It can be said that in this sitcom full of retro flavor, there are many unforgettable memories and memories of Wanda. obsession.
Wanda tries to forget herself in reality, but all kinds of clues always pop up to remind her of the existence of reality.
For example, when the couple staged the classic "misunderstanding game", Vision would use the "Sokovia style" of Wanda's hometown to explain the nonsense;
Another example is the Stark brand bread machine and the Hydra brand Baron watch that appeared in the first two episodes, respectively implying two extremely important turning periods in Wanda's life——
When her life was threatened by the "Stark Industries" weapon, she developed great fear and hatred, and when she was trained and transformed by the Hydra organization, she began to master unparalleled superpowers.
Of course, this real virtual world is not static, with (at least) one "destroyer" in and out of it.
The scene at the beginning of the second episode, where Wanda is awakened by the rumbling outside the house, is a direct manifestation of this external intrusion.
As for who the destroyer is, through a series of the same LOGO clues, we can be sure that it is the Tianjian game that appeared in the MCU (the "good neighbor" Agnes may not be the same).
What role did Tianjian Bureau play? Why was the Tianjian Bureau in charge of interstellar affairs coming forward? ...the answers to these questions have yet to be revealed.
Judging from the existing content, the most likely situation should be: after the "Endgame", Wanda, who was in pain because of the loss of his vision, hijacked or created an area as his own psychedelic paradise. The behavior caused a lot of confusion and hidden dangers, and also attracted the intervention of the Tianjian Bureau.
Wanda, who chose to self-isolate, failed to completely cut off contact with the outside world, or that people outside found a way to observe and enter this different space, and the unknown Tianjian Bureau tried to use abnormal colors and paging methods (it may also be communication failure), to wake up the lost Wanda.
They may not have imagined that Wanda was voluntarily indulging in the virtual spiritual home - when the beekeeper emerged from the sewer, Wanda clearly said "no", and then rewinded the time and space with one click.
It can be seen that Wanda has not completely lost her cognition and memory of the real world. She seems to just want to continue to immerse herself in the ordinary and happy life with her lover. However, Wanda always shows a " I have deceived myself, lied instead of the truth" look...
Such a sweet and sad, warm and miserable, happy and deadly sense of contradiction is the core point of "Wanda Vision", which is dressed in comedy and full of tragedy.
The ultimate "suture monster" has no upper limit
One of the main reasons I like Marvel movies is that many of its works maintain sufficient differences while ensuring synergy . Even in the case of more and more convergence in the middle and late stages, they still give creators a considerable degree of autonomy.
Compared with movies with limited length, episodes with space advantages are more conducive to exploring different styles.
"Wanda Vision" can be said to be the most abundant work in MCU works so far . It includes comedy, sci-fi, plot, comics, etc. at a glance, and it intends to make the United States from the 1950s to the 1990s. All the family sitcoms in the series are paid tribute to ("The Fairy Wife" is too right), and it is foreseeable that the comedy style of this show will be more diverse in the future.
In addition, this "play within a play" also includes two less obvious but crucial genres, suspense and thriller - "Wanda Vision" is a narrative with various problems and supernatural forces involved. Among them, he was born with the "suspense decryption" gene, and Wanda's trance and unstable state from time to time also brought a three-point chilling thriller to the play.
For example, when Mr. Hart was stuck in his throat and had difficulty breathing, Mrs. Hart repeatedly said "stop it" with a smile, gradually changing from hating her husband to begging for Wanda, combined with the helplessness of vision And Wanda's doubts are really scary...
At the same time, there will always be obvious contradictions in the tone of "Wanda Vision", the main contradiction is the blurring of the boundaries between true and false.
For example, before the couple was preparing for the community activity program, Wanda repeatedly emphasized to Vision that they should pretend to be an ordinary person and let everyone see the principle of the trick, because "real magic shows are fake."
However, when he came to the stage, because Vision was half-failed by the chewing gum in his body, all the original plans were scrapped, and he directly staged a "false magic" - all the performances were real. In order to make everyone accept the unbelievable phenomenon in front of us, Wanda can only continue to save the scene, using aerial slings, paper pianos, mirror reflections, and other means to make the real look fake (“The Great Change” and It has become a fake show that is desperate to do it).
By this time, the audience off the screen can no longer tell the truth from the fake: this weird Westview town itself is fake, and Wanda also knows that she and Vision are not ordinary people, but she has been under various abnormal phenomena. Pretend to be more real.
So prominent conflicts, the first layer is a bad disguise funny, the second layer is a bad absurd self-deception, third floor down, it is the beginning of self-pity and pain cautious compassion -
Everything is just Wanda's efforts to integrate into the town and live happily like an ordinary person.
Therefore, the look and feel of "Wanda Vision" with too many elements is very complicated. You can't tell whether you are happy listening to those canned laughter, or watching those ridiculous changes in your heart. You can only continue to be in Wanda. Watching her gradually sink in self-deception.
Wanda says "have a ring", so she and Vision wear wedding rings;
Wanda said "hope to have children", so she became pregnant.
To be honest, I admire Marvel Studios ’ attempts to constantly seek innovation and change . Of course, this is also the reform that must be intensified in the fourth phase of the MCU. After Avengers 4, Marvel has played the original mode to a kind of Ultimately, continuing to recreate past achievements will only rest on its laurels, and if you don’t advance, you will retreat. Open source (attracting new fans into the pit) and throttling (maintaining old fans without losing their fans) are the two major problems facing Marvel.
From this perspective, the bold attempt of "Wanda Vision" is actually full of unpredictable dangers : watching this show still requires a certain threshold, and its rich story background and easter egg details are not too much for ordinary passers-by audiences. Friendly; at the same time, it is hard to say that this show is a fan of the show. Just the personality (grotesque) style of "penetrating the past and the present" will persuade some relatively conservative Marvel fans.
On the other hand, such an unhurried, unflattering attitude is commendable, which is a manifestation of self-confidence.
Personally, I am relatively optimistic about the dangers of Marvel Pictures. First, the MCU is backed by the rich and powerful Disney+, and Disney has the backing. The result is no worse than the worst. The two episodes have balanced the use of various types of elements. Just like Wanda at the end of E2 turned black and white into color, giving the world fresh changes and possibilities. We have reason to believe that this show will give the audience more surprise.
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