Director: Michel Gondry •
Cast: • Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz •
Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller
Running time: 119 minutes
Release date: (China) February 8
reading at home: a small white top
recommendation: ★★★ ☆☆☆
Comments sentence: Jay career in Hollywood debut, not good enough, still qualified.
What should a superhero look like? They want split personalities, super abilities, punish evil and promote goodness, and entanglement. Many people are tired of Facebook such as "Batman", "Spiderman", and "Dare". style image, so last year's "Kai Bian Wang", although still an invincible hero in the arena, but the protagonist was replaced by a little loli, which made many people addicted to it, and the adaptation of "The Green Hornet" from the TV series of the same name in the 1960s "I don't want to take the old road of being a hero to save beauty.
This Green Hornet, he has no kung fu, no superpower, he has no revenge complex, he wants to be bad to the end, but also wants to be a good person. He talks a lot, is reckless and impulsive, and has super weak hands-on ability. The most incompetent one.
Although it is not a "superhero" work in the traditional sense, the trend of the film continues towards the idea of such films: one is the rich second generation who inherited the family business, the other is a mechanic with super martial arts, and the two become Partner, come up with a cool name, drive a high-tech car, and make a difference on a whim. Add in a villain who is full of evil, a prosecutor who plays tricks for tigers, and a hot beauty among the two, so you don't need to think about what direction the plot will develop.
There are no stunt selling points, more funny elements, no longer thinking about the world, and more slapstick. One is strong on the outside and the other is hot on the outside. The relationship between the male protagonist Bullitt and his partner Kato is naturally the key point. The difference in work style, the gap in status, and the ambiguity of jealousy have created a gap between the two. It must be brothers who turned against each other and fought each other. , This kind of routine can be regarded as smooth sailing, reasonable and reasonable.
Although it is pointed out in the play that the Green Hornet is not fighting alone, the two people who look very different are actually like two chopsticks. Just like the "brother" friendship that has been repeatedly emphasized in the play, it is very thin due to the lack of necessary foreshadowing and transition. In particular, Kato's status as a teacher and friend of Bullitt is not highlighted. Kato is more like a driver, a handyman and a thug, rather than a partner or a friend. He always feels that the word "brother" is just casually shouted, not Heavy weight.
The ending of good retribution and evil retribution did not escape anyone's imagination. To be honest, the climax of the drag racing scene is not very exciting, it even made me feel a little noisy. This kind of cool action, and a sudden flash of inspiration at a certain moment, this is quite in line with the consistent characteristics of "Xia" movies, they are all Xiaoqiang who can't be killed.
The film also tries to be a little deeper. It has been clarifying the relationship between the male protagonist and his father and law enforcement officers, and even insinuating political and media transactions, but under the squeeze of a lot of comedy jokes, brotherhood, father-son estrangement, The responsibility of the media is just stuffed to enrich the connotation of the film. All the efforts are turned into clouds in front of the endless explosion scenes and the cool display of high technology, and the cheap laughter of the audience.
Although I don't want to create a superhero, it's a pity that I didn't get rid of the inherent model. The Green Hornet's distinctiveness can be regarded as a deliberate subversion, just to avoid the audience's aesthetic fatigue and a little more fresh excitement. In fact, there are still rules to follow. , this hero is more commoner and more fun.
As a non-actor, Jay Chou's first work in Hollywood, he is a bit dull and boring, he can't get rid of being cool and handsome, but he is still qualified. After all, there is not much room for him to play, and he doesn't need much In the case of words, it is a pity that there are so few scenes showing Kung Fu. I really hope that his Kung Fu can be a little more, and a little more.
A little evil, plus funny, mixed with humor, mixed with ambiguous feelings, and combined with the most popular Chinese elements, the "Green Hornet" concocted in this way is a well-established popcorn work on the Hollywood assembly line, don't expect too much , and see it.
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