"Genesis" is a standard Hollywood blockbuster whose publicity is greater than the actual performance of the film. Although the sci-fi world created by the film is novel and magnificent and there are no lack of exciting action scenes, it always makes people feel that they are a certain distance from expectations. . Moreover, although the "cool temperament" created by the film is more attractive at first, it is somewhat lacking in humanity on the whole. Not only is some plot logic and details ambiguous, but it also seriously lacks emotional expression close to the audience. . The action scenes are also wonderful at first glance, and the more you look back, the less you feel. To use a popular word to describe it is "not powerful".
The stylized visual effects of the electronic world created by "Creation War" are indeed very prominent. The light and shadow contrast between the bright white light source of other items and the dark texture of clothing and buildings, as well as the simple lines and transparent texture in the empty space. The terrain and landforms of the city bring people a super cool to the superb visual enjoyment. The minimalist style is completely different from other Hollywood blockbusters' pursuit of complex beauty. Disc wars, racing competitions, an electronic stick instantly transforms racing cars and airships, and the action design also shows its individual charm. However, to say that these things cost 300 million US dollars in production costs, I don't believe it to death. Leading directors are not considered big names with commercial appeal, so the production costs can only be spent on costumes and props. But through visual inspection, these things in this film are definitely not worth that much money, and they are relatively shocking to the grand scene. The film’s apparent lack of expressiveness in the details makes the entire electronic world lack a clear and comprehensive concept in the minds of the audience. This is also the key to the fact that "Avatar" is worth 300 million and the film is not worth 300 million. Because "Avatar" not only has a spectacular view of the planet Pandora from the interstellar, fighter planes, and flying beasts, but also dazzling all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, rare birds and animals, and the whole planet is organized and detailed from the whole to the part. Performance, the realism of various scenes is very strong. The electronic world of "Chuang Zhan Ji" gives people a rather vague impression. It seems that apart from the only modern electronic city and the desolate cave where the hero’s father lives in seclusion, there is no other place in this world. Even the electronic city does not give people a complete impression. It is nothing more than a few very limited simple scenes such as the arena and the Zeus club, and there is no spatial connection between the scenes. Moreover, most of the electronic items in the film are gimmicks related to action scenes and visual stimuli, lacking a large number of life-like items to enrich, so they can't really get close to the audience and bring a sense of reality.
Although "Creation War" was established that year, it was introduced that the film was a sequel to the film of the same name in 1982, but when it was about to be released on a large scale, the concept of the sequel was not emphasized, and the posters did not reflect "2" and " A sequel logo like Ⅱ" is undoubtedly a very wise choice. Because the movie itself was very small back then, it is necessary to recreate it with the momentum of a hit blockbuster, and to draw a clear line from the old version. Specifically in the film, there is no understanding barrier for the audience who has not watched the first episode in the basic story structure. The father explained the concept of the electronic world to his son at the beginning, and the son's adventures in the electronic world and the father and son are behind. The effort to meet and return to the real world reflects the distinctive, simple and clear plot characteristics of Disney films. However, this "simplification" on the other hand also brings many negative effects to the construction of the electronic world. There are too many ambiguities and no explanations, and the lack of in-depth explanation of the electronic world, leaving the audience with an electronic world. The overall impression is that he has no idea about the composition and operation of this world. For example, "Cru"'s dictatorship of this world has nothing to do except for some programs to die in the arena, and the "perfect" he wants to build It’s not clear what the world is. Various programs have been reduced to a large audience in the stands, and there are very few programs with personalized performance. There is also the special emphasis on the program "Esso" in the film. What is so special about it? In addition to the introduction of technical terms that the actor's father confuses people, the lack of vivid expression also makes the audience confused. What is the concept in the end. Therefore, whenever the actor’s father passionately says that his discovery will change history, politics, and philosophy, it’s impossible to pull a lot of things. Most viewers will probably only see the three letters "WTF" (what the fuck).
The cast of the film is still well selected, but the role modeling, character relationship and emotional expression are worse. After watching it, I thought I was shocked. There are only four people who can truly be called the role in this film-the male protagonist, the female protagonist, his dad and his dad's double in the electronic world, the last two of them This should be regarded as a person, the other roles are all over-the-top work, and there is no room for performance at all. It is really rare that a Hollywood blockbuster that has built a grand world has such a monotonous role. The "creation" known as the guardian of the electronic world is even more disintegrating. Inexplicably, he becomes a villain and obeys Crewe. In the end, he inexplicably died in order to save the user, wearing a mask most of the time. , This role has no meaning other than becoming the number one thug in the film. At the same time, the lack of roles does not bring about the close connection and effective interaction of the role relationship. The male protagonist and the heroine are both cool and eye-catching in appearance, but in addition to teaming up against each other in the action scene, emotionally The interaction is too weak, let alone a couple relationship, it is a bit exaggerated to say that it is an ambiguous relationship. The relationship between the protagonist and his father is also a regular routine, and there is nothing particularly moving. The plot of the reunion of the father and the son and the final parting is also unmovable. It cannot be said that the film does not work hard on emotions, but the work is obviously not the place or the ability to work hard is really limited. The literary and drama about emotions and thoughts in the film is already too long, but it still lacks the power to impress the audience, but it makes people double. Feeling dull and boring. Especially the concept of "sun" failed. The male protagonist sent a feeling of watching the sunrise to the female protagonist on the transport ship. After leaving the electronic world, he took the female protagonist to watch the sunrise on a motorcycle. I would like to ask Does an audience feel it after spending so much effort to sensationalize?
The core attraction of Hollywood blockbusters to the audience is basically to create the ultimate audiovisual action scenes. Although this film has made some achievements in CD fighting, racing racing, and airship chasing, it has not yet reached the qualified line as the standard of the annual blockbuster. Action On the whole, the scene is relatively monotonous and not overwhelming enough. It is more of a short-term eye-catching "one trick". It lacks new tricks to continuously upgrade the audiovisual stimulation. At first, it feels a little bit, but after seeing it, it is completely numb. And it can be clearly seen that the director's experience and creativity in how to make good action scenes are obviously insufficient, which seriously affects the sense of excitement of the film. Take the CD War as an example. It was originally a close-knit matchup, but apart from using a few super slow-motion cameras to be cool, the film did not create enough excitement at all. In the Zeus Club CD-ROM fight scenes, It seems that the action is slow and clumsy and the routine is chaotic. The director seems to not know how to use the camera to show a set of actions coherently and clearly, especially when the hero and the heroine work together to fly the "creation" off the platform that is slightly more complicated. The poor performance completely overwhelmed the sense of excitement that it should have been. The last spaceship chase seems to be the climax of the most dazzling and most popular movie, but it is immediately discouraged to think that the most powerful weapon is only the double-barreled cannon controlled by the male protagonist.
Oh, I forgot to talk about the 3D stereoscopic effect, I forgot after seeing it, there is no feeling, that's what I meant! (Text/Leaves)
——The abridged version of the film review was published in Beijing Youth Daily
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