For this kind of thing that is very likely to happen, I watched this movie with a very cautious attitude. I want to know in the director's vision, if such a thing happens, what means and choices will human beings make.
The story of the film tells that at the Richmond Astronomical Laboratory in Virginia, 14-year-old Leo Bedman accidentally discovered an unknown comet, which was later confirmed by scientists to be a comet that could destroy the earth. Sexual blow comet. The comet weighs about 500 megatons and is about the size of New York City. It is currently orbiting the sun by its gravitational pull, and if it follows its orbit, it will collide with Earth in about a year.
In order to save the earth, the government decided to send a team led by former astronaut Captain Tanner to land on the comet with the spacecraft "Messiah" jointly manufactured by the United States and Russia, trying to detonate the comet with a nuclear device or deviating from its original orbit to prevent this from happening. disaster star. However, due to insufficient analysis of the comet's structure, the explosion split the comet into two large and small pieces and continued to fly towards the earth, and the "Messiah" lost contact with the earth after the operation failed. As the distance between the comet and the earth is getting closer and closer, humans have been unable to stop its progress. Although the earth will not disappear due to the impact, the tsunami and dust generated by the impact will give a fatal blow to all life on earth.
In order to be able to keep the human race alive, the government had to implement the final "ark" plan, that is, to build a secret sanctuary with seeds, plants, animals and a small number of human elites to come out after the dust settles in two years complete your task. The day of the impact finally arrived, and the first small comet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean at a speed faster than light, engulfing New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other places by a tsunami in an instant. Fortunately, after several twists and turns, the "Messiah" got in touch with the earth again. The astronauts resolutely activated the nuclear device and rushed to the large comet block that followed... The sky crossed a magnificent meteor shower, and human beings finally saved.
Maybe it's because I already have my favorite classic work ("Peerless Tribulation") for this type of film, and I always compare this film with it consciously or unconsciously, so after watching this film, I didn't get aroused. How shocked I am. For this film, the subject matter that I am concerned with is much bigger than the story and visual effects the film tells, after all, there are so many films of this type. The storyline has long been replaced by "old wine in a new bottle". In terms of visual effects, except for the last scene of the tsunami sweeping the city, which can stimulate the eye, there is nothing else.
I don't want to comment too much on the storyline in the film. The director also seems to want to get rid of the problem of focusing on visual scenes and ignoring the characters' thoughts and personality characteristics in many disaster films. The depiction of family, friendship, and love in the face of disasters, in order to make the characters more three-dimensional and plump, better reflect the fearless spirit of human beings and the value of family in the face of disasters. But because I want to show too many things, I can't expand it, and the focus is not enough.
From my perspective, who is the protagonist of this movie is a bit vague, the president? It seems not. Freeman's role in the film is nothing but a few speeches in front of the TV. I don't see what the director wants to show through the role of the president? Female reporter, should it be? It is said that this female reporter has the most scenes in the film, but I have never been able to locate this role. How do I look at her image? For a while she looks like a conscientious journalist, another time she looks like a good girl who loves her parents, another time she gives up her protected name to her colleagues in order to save others, although these identities overlap on her It's not conflicting, but it blurs out her character traits, and there's nothing special at all. Spaceship Captain Tanner? The protagonist is definitely not the first supporting role, right? The portrayal of his image and character is not in place, and there is no detailed description of the other Xiangwei crew members. The 14-year-old Leo Bedman should also be regarded as a main supporting role. The director should want to express the element of love through him. Unfortunately, it is scribbled and has no new ideas. In the end, the plot of the two getting married and then coming back alone after parting seemed abrupt and lacked the feeling of a natural progression.
I don’t know if it was because of the editing of the film or it was just like this when the film was filmed. There are many places in the film that made me wonder:
First, the astronomer in the opening scene had information about the comet hitting the earth, and then the car crashed and killed people. Then the camera cuts directly to the scene one year later. Judging from the film reflected in the film, the government authorities at this time have already known this information? Where does government information come from? If it was discovered by the relevant government departments, what did the opening scene of astronomers do? If it is known through astronomers, isn't man already dead? How did the news come to others? It's not clear what the film says here.
The second is the process by which female reporters discover this information. As stated in the photo, this information should be top secret. How did the female reporter know about it? Where did that inexplicable "ELE" come from? What was the meaning of her first conversation with the president? Does "Allie" refer to a person or a codename for a message? All in all, on this point, I am at a loss.
The third is that the female reporter received some information, it seems that her mother died, right? But well, how did her mother die? Why do you suddenly sit on the side of the road alone when it rains? What was the purpose of her conversation with her father? What does it mean? Afterwards, her sentence "I feel like an orphan" made her father take out some photos the next day to prove that she was not an orphan? What exactly does this mean? Incomprehensible.
Fourth, the government intends to carry out the Ark Project to randomly select 800,000 people. According to normal logic, the selection of people should be specific to individuals. Why does the film seem to be calculated by families? Moreover, Leo Bedman wanted to include his girlfriend on the protection list through marriage, but the government actually agreed? In addition, the female reporter, as the pre-selected group of people, gave her place to her colleagues and her children. Although it is said that this is to highlight her spiritual quality of self-sacrifice, it is confusing that the government selected 800,000 people. How is the human mechanism so loose? It's illogical.
Fifth, Leo Bedman had already arrived at the Ark Shelter by special car, and yet another person ran out to find his girlfriend? Regarding this, aside from whether he can leave the shelter, if he wants to save his girlfriend, why not go with her before getting in the car, or stay with her, and now he runs out of the shelter alone to find her She, isn't this superfluous? Is it just to show the love story of two people through such a bridge? This is a bit too childish, isn't it? And it’s hard to be convincing, and it’s not at all impressive. At least, when I saw this paragraph, I just thought it was ridiculous.
Sixth, after the failure of the first mission of the "Messiah" spacecraft, it lost contact with the ground. Logically speaking, both the spacecraft and the ground should actively try to restore communication. Why do they feel that they are not in a hurry? Also leisurely!
Seventh, according to the photo, the best way to solve the crisis is to drill a hole in the comet and put a nuclear bomb, and then detonate it to achieve the effect. Why did they finally decide to use a spaceship to blow up the comet? Isn't this method just to explode on the surface of the comet? According to the logic in the film, the comet could not be blown up at all, but in the end the comet was blown to pieces. Isn't this a contradiction?
Eighth, the spacecraft originally carried eight nuclear bombs. Why did they only use four when they were first placed? Isn't it just putting a bomb in one hole? Even if it is, shouldn't it be only four? Why is it because the time is too late, that's not right? Could it be that they had already prepared to blow up comets with spaceships? Hehe...that's really foresight!
Nine is..., alas, not to mention. Talk more and more!
Compared with "Peerless Tribulation", this film is slightly inferior in terms of storyline, character depiction, visual effects, and actor performances. However, although it is not a masterpiece, it is still a good choice, so this movie might as well be enjoyed. In fact, just for the facts that may happen in the future, you can take a good look at this film.
Yi Gu / Text
06/26/2009
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