The ever-changing plot, the same routine

Lillian 2022-01-27 08:03:33

Although the plane is the safest means of transportation, people have never stopped imagining all kinds of uneasiness after going to the sky. Movies of various plane crashes emerge in an endless stream, and rockets, hot air balloons and other air transport crashes have also been derived. Works, the cause of accidents in such works is nothing more than dangerous people, dangerous natural environment or dangerous tools themselves. Unlike other ascension tools, there are many people. Astronauts and travelers have to solve problems by themselves. Most of the contradictions lie in the fact that he is the only one who has more than enough power, and the contradiction of planes is mainly because there are too many people and too many uncertain factors. Therefore, a very important point of the movie about the plane crash is the depiction of group portraits.

In a 120-minute movie, the first half an hour is usually used to explain the background. After there are more characters, it will take a lot of time to introduce the appearance and character of some important characters. The cause of the whole story will be compressed into a simple event. It is a revenge, then the real reason behind this incident will be revealed in the latter part, but because it is also accompanied by the main line of the protagonist's rescue of the characters, the process will also be simplified, so the character of the villain will be simple. Some, likewise, characters other than the protagonist have only functional introductions, with either very prominent personalities or special skills that can help the protagonist. In this movie, the background of the heroine is completed using simple dialogues. Other important characters, flight attendants, doctors, policemen, and captains can only help the protagonist. The gangsters and sexy girls are characters with outstanding personalities. , but in this movie, these two people didn't play a big role, they were more of a flavoring agent, and the other occupations were real tool people. Just show up when you need them, and the police are an exception. , Because the occupation attribute also brings the role of outstanding character, the character with character will cause trouble and hinder the protagonist, and the profession of the police is destined to help the protagonist, so the early police are also the first to propose the hijacking of the protagonist, so that the protagonist loses his heart , the second half played the role of the police again. In fact, the police are a positive role from beginning to end, but the task at the beginning is contrary to the task of the protagonist. In order to increase the difficulty, two villains appeared. Just like most genre films, the villains are always the most powerful when they don’t show up. thing.

This film is also a qualified commercial film. The various fighting scenes interspersed in the middle, the forced landing of the plane and a series of pictures are still very attractive. The rhythm is urgent, and the sound effects and special effects are not at all. Although the protagonist will also have It makes people WTF moments, but it can also be attributed to personality reasons. If a person has nothing to do when he is idle, he can take a look at it. With his favorite snacks, it is quite comfortable to nest on the sofa.

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  • [from trailer]

    David McMillan: Agent Marks, the account number you gave us is in your name.

    Bill Marks: What? That doesn't make any sense.

  • [from trailer]

    Fighter Pilot: Agent Marks, our fighter squad has you in our sights. Do you hear me?

    Bill Marks: We're running out of time! Do you hear me?