It should be said that "Creation: Legend of War" is a very dazzling movie, not only a visual feast of dazzling skills, but also an experiment of CG technology. The magnificent special effects of the film once again prove that the combination of film 3D technology and IMAX has unprecedented visual impact. It should be admitted that the fighting scenes showing off technology in the film are dazzlingly cool, especially when you are wearing big glasses for watching stereoscopic movies, sitting in front of the giant IMAX screen, looking at the sparkling discs on the screen or in the movie. When the fragments after the disintegration of the "programmer" fly at you, you will subconsciously tilt your head to avoid their impact. Also, when the subtitles appear, they seem to be floating in the air, and you can catch them by reaching out. Actually, you also know that this is just a phantom, but the phantom is so realistic that it makes you feel nervous and oppressed. You have to admire, this is 3D, this is the legendary IMAX!
As Disney’s commercial blockbuster, "Genesis: War" and previous Disney films-whether it is a warm classic animation (such as "Bug Crisis" and "Finding Nemo") or non-animation (such as "National Treasure") "Pirates of the Caribbean")-Compared to this, the fruit that also grew from the Disney tree has a very different flavor-yes, that is the flavor of strong digital technology. After watching the film, my mind is full of the world of technological black tones, such as compact disc battles, light-wheeled motorcycles, flashing stripes like printed circuit boards on clothes... Some people even compare it with the mechanical "Transformers". My feeling is that this kind of technical flavor is too strong, which makes the characters pale and weak to a certain extent, and dilutes the thought of the film. It's like a feast. The waiter comes up with a bottle of expensive wine, the bottle is inlaid with gold and silver, and the wine is inlaid with silver and jewels. After a sip of the wine, but the taste is as weak as water, I can't help thinking. What a pity that beautiful bottle !
To be honest, the plot of "Creation: War History" is relatively old-fashioned. As we all know, Hollywood commercial films have always followed the classic conservative line in plot design, rarely overstepping the thunder pool. "Creation: Legend of War" is no exception, the plot of the film is a classic story prototype. The plot of Sam Flynn's search for a father is similar to Jules Verne's "Children of Captain Grant", and it can also be said to be a version of "Finding Nemo" with a replacement of the roles of father and son. The plot structure is very similar to Luc Besson's "Arthur II (The Revenge of Arthur and Matazad)". In "Arthur II", Arthur receives a grain of rice with a distress signal, and then transforms into the Mini Ink Kingdom to rescue the princess. When he arrives in the Mini Ink Kingdom, he finds that this is the conspiracy of the villain Matazad , The evil Matazad wanted to enter the human world through Arthur's path and expand his own world. In "Tron: Legacy", Sam received a signal from his father Kevin Flynn from the Tron world through Allen's paging, and then entered the Tron world through laser irradiation (even this way and Arthur entered the mini The way of the Mo Kingdom is very similar), went to find his father, but finally found out that this was the conspiracy of the big villain Kru, Kru, like Matazad, wanted to enter the human world through Sam's path.
Unlike the colorful Mini Ink Kingdom in "Arthur II", Tron's world is a technology black tone, although the pursuit of disc wars, light-wheeled motorcycles, and aircraft in "Creation: Legacy" is intense and hearty. Yes, but the environmental tone is a technological black tone, which is as depressing as a nightmare. What makes people sad is that even at the end of the story, after Sam successfully escaped from the Tron world, he rode a motorcycle to take Kwai La to see the sunrise. The director was so stingy that he would not even give a beautiful view of the sunrise. He just made the film gloomy and "finished". In addition, the development of the storyline is more than tense, lack of romance, and lack the ups and downs of great ups and downs and great joys. In contrast, the dance in space in "Robot Walli" is so romantic and hearty!
In terms of characters, his father, Kevin Flynn, has grown from an IT genius who pursues perfection to a hermit in the Tron world who likes to sit down because of the large time span. His image is still full. But apart from his son Sam's handsome appearance, agile skills, and a rebellious personality who likes pranks, his characterization is still thin. The emotional drama between father and son is not strong enough, and the emotional drama between Sam and Kira is not strong enough.
Woody Allen once said: “As a filmmaker, if I can make people laugh, it’s great. If I can make them laugh and think, it’s very, very good. But if I just make them think, I’m in trouble.” For "Gen: The Legend of War", hunting and killing is the main line of the film, and there are also some knowing plots arranged. I saw the scene of Kevin giving a speech at the conference. I can’t help thinking of Apple’s godfather Jobs. In the film, the most secure operating system OS 12, which Sam uploaded to the Internet, looks very similar to Apple’s "Leopard." Into a black and white pet dog. In addition, the plot of dropping out during Sam University seems to come from the experience of Bill Gates, the founding emperor of the Microsoft Empire. However, the plot is still less.
Of course, the attentive audience can also see some thought-provoking plots from "Genesis: War History". For example, Kevin Flynn created the demon Crewe and then annihilated with him, much like the experience of the great mage Jed in "Legend of the Earth Sea", not without the philosophical connotation of "being evil from the heart". In another example, Kevin Flynn has changed from pursuing technical perfection to an old man who likes to sit still and listen to the nature, and keeps saying "now is the most perfect". The director also made a special list of books similar to the must-carry books for survival on an isolated island. From Tolstoy to the Book of Changes to Jules Verne, it can be said to be well-intentioned. As we all know, today, the computer network and the computer games derived from it have become an extremely addictive illusion world, which has consumed an infinite amount of time for the people on earth. I don’t know if viewers who like "TRON: Legend of War" and also like games can temporarily put down the game at hand after watching the movie, so that they can immerse themselves in the spiritual world of Kevin?
As Kevin Flynn said, the present is perfect. The implication is that our world is never perfect, and so is the plot of this movie. For example, the transition between the real world and the virtual space in the film is a little far-fetched. Kwai La has changed from software to a living person without even attaching to a body that resurrects from a corpse, which inevitably makes people wonder.
In any case, "Creation: War History" tried some new CG technologies, continued to expand in the virtual space of electronic networks, and expanded a new field of commercial film. Its achievements cannot be ignored. Of course, as a commercial film, the key to success is that the audience must vote with their eyes and let the box office score. So, let us wait and see.
PS. After
watching the movie, I can’t help feeling, what kind of world is around us deep in the city? How long have you been living in the reinforced concrete cage that we created without touching your feet even in the mud? Although we can check every constellation of the starry sky through Google Earth, the city is full of skyscrapers with brilliant lights, and there are not even a few stars in the night sky, and the brilliance of the moon-filled west building has become so far away.
Even so, this world full of rubbish and phlegm everywhere is more real than the illusory world. In 2011, I made a wish, took time to give myself a holiday, and often walked out of the illusory world to get grounded in nature. Come out and look at the floating clouds. After all, the virtual world is just a game and a dream.
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