Nicole Kidman , the finished product of the indiscreet application of probability, is the first choice for director Chris Weitz. Indeed, the cold and beautiful ex-sister-in-law matches the arrogance and coquettishness of a femme fatale. Unfortunately, even though Nico can perform 18 kinds of martial arts. Even if she shows two more points, it can't stop the "Golden Compass" from sliding into a vulgar and boring situation. It is not her fault. Obviously, Chris Weitz lacks the ability to construct a big fantasy theme. , the whole film presents a chaotic effect of chaos and disorder. If you need to understand the true meaning of chaos, then you might as well watch this movie. What's even more intolerable is that it flouted Hollywood's existing rule of "one climax in ten minutes". You who entered the theater with anticipation of watching "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" must be extremely painful. , except at the beginning of the movie, the necessary voiceover leads us into a magical world where spirits, humans, wizards, and monsters coexist, you can't see other interesting content at all. The creator must feel that the climax of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Lord of the Rings" Harry Potter is too complicated, so honestly from the audience's point of view, The Golden Compass is an anti-climax or a simplification of the climax. Poor Philip Pullman must be remorseful, the author of the original "Dark Matter", who intervened in the casting of the cast and missed an effective assessment of the director's ability.
Chris Weitz is not Peter Jackson, he has an ambition to create a magical masterpiece. The latter has made many B-movie classics such as "Zombies" and "Bad Taste", so "The Lord of the Rings" and later new versions of "The Lord of the Rings". A large part of King Kong's success is due to Peter Jackson's shrewd knowledge of magical material, and although Peter Jackson only spent 15 months shooting "The Lord of the Rings," the polishing of the "Lord of the Rings" script was For several years, just like being obsessed with "King Kong", Jackson has loved "The Lord of the Rings" since he was a child, so he filmed "The Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong" with a strong creative passion, the latter just not Chris Weitz. Yes, he did not fully digest the original work, he went into battle lightly, and made a rash probabilistic treatment of the story and characters. As a result, the American man with a cola in his left hand and a beautiful woman in his right said that their concentration of 100% was still like a cloud. In confusion, I missed Coke and beauty.
As the opening of the Dark Materials trilogy, it is clear that The Golden Compass has to lead the way in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring or Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone or the first of any trilogy - -Clearly explain the background of the magical world in the story, outline the knowledge framework that supports this world, introduce the general outline of the battle between justice and evil, the relationship between characters, etc. If the director of the film lacks the confidence and ability to control the rhythm, the narrative of the film may It will be rushed and messy, and this concern is not unnecessary, precisely because the final product of "The Golden Compass" unfortunately deepens the disappointment of the audience. Here, we must mention the New Line Film Company, the production company that worked hard to create "The Lord of the Rings" back then, and is also the owner of "The Golden Compass". From the first half of the film, New Line has a lot to do with Chris Weitz or the crew. The requirements may be that it must fully replicate the plot mode of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: laying out the main body of the story in the shortest possible space, bringing out the focus of the conflict between good and evil, and we quickly know that their battle revolves around The struggle for a substance called "dust" unfolds, and there is no doubt that "dust" is the Lord of the Rings.
The risk of doing this is actually obvious. If you accidentally miss a certain link of the diverted pipeline, then the story frame will not be solid. "The Golden Compass" is just too much effort for special effects, character modeling, and simple conflict between good and evil. , and fundamentally omit the introduction and richness of the characters. Often, they come and go in a hurry. When the story needs them, they appear and let go when they don't need them. It seems that the characters are not pushing The development of the story, but the story runs on top of the characters. This is unimaginable for "The Lord of the Rings". The latter's character lineage is complex and full. Even if the clues in the film are simple, both good and bad people leave a deep impression on people, even if they are special effects. Gulu, everyone is suspected of taking over. The result is that the characters in "The Golden Compass" tend to be flattened, as if icebergs and snow have frozen their enthusiasm, and everyone seems to have no acting state. If the animals produced by special effects are barely considered actors, then even if they are not brilliant, The latter is also quite hard work. You must be impressed by the part of the armored bear fight. Its tension almost overwhelms the shifting and unbeautiful battle of good and evil at the end of the film. For the latter, even Chris. Weiz carefully watered this magical land with a strong humanist spirit, and the audience was still not excited because the director told them prematurely that the hostile forces were really vulnerable in the face of the forces of justice. What to watch, to borrow a phrase from Truffaut, "This is a movie that despises you, and you should despise it."
Originally published in "International Herald Tribune"
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