Sucker Punch: A really good movie

Leonard 2022-01-25 08:08:14

After watching this film repeatedly with different friends, I finally came to the final conclusion. . .

About the plot This

film actually tells a simple story. After the death of his mother, BabyDoll accidentally killed his sister in the process of preventing his stepfather from infringing his sister, and then entered a lunatic asylum, and then planned and escaped from the prison with Sweet Pea, and finally sacrificed himself, and Sweet Pea managed to escape from the madhouse and, with the help of the bus driver, began a journey to freedom.

But the film tells the story through two worlds: the real world, presented at the beginning and end; and the fantasy world of Sweet Pea, who sees a lunatic asylum turned into a nightclub with female patients. Turned into a waitress, BabyDoll's stepfather turned into a priest, the administrator turned into a nightclub owner, and the doctor who operated on BabyDoll five days later turned into a high-level figure who wanted to take BabyDoll's virginity. . .

Here are a few points:
1. When BabyDoll first arrived at the insane asylum, Sweet Pea was being treated by a female doctor. The female doctor said that in your world, you are the master, which is a good reminder;
2. Two people After escaping from the nightclub, BabyDoll said "This is not my story" before sacrificing himself, which means that the story is of Sweet Pea;
3. The voice-over at the beginning and end is actually the voice of Sweet Pea, and the whole story is told by Sweet Pea of;
four, BabyDoll the first dance, the old man when it comes to the fifth thing, that this is a complete sacrifice and complete victory, complete sacrifice refers BabyDoll, complete victory is Sweet Pea will get free.

Friends who have watched the first episode of the first episode of the animation "Dragon Tower" must understand. The first episode has two versions: the table and the outside. The way is actually the same.

About the girls: otaku love

The four hottest girls in nightclubs: Sweet Pea, Rocket, Amber and Blondie are blonde long-haired beauties, blonde short-haired beauties, Asian beauties and black-haired beauties, basically covering everything that boys (including uncles) like Type, and then came a nerd's favorite - Loli BabyDoll, the nerds really cheered. In addition, the two protagonists of this film, BabyDoll and Sweet Pea, are very similar to the popular stars Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman. It must be said that the director deliberately arranged it, and the fans will cheer this time. Before, some other friends and I always thought that Rocket, Amber and Blondie were the split personalities of Sweet Pea. In fact, the plot is not that complicated. In the beginning of the plot, you can see the real bodies of these three girls in the lunatic asylum. That is to say, These three girls are real. They participated in the escape with BabyDoll and Sweet Pea, but in the process, the three of them were caught and locked up. In Sweet Pea's fantasy world, they were killed by the boss. This is a perfectly logical design.

About the four hot dance scenes: the four major ACG elements

The most commendable part of this film is the four hot dance scenes that BabyDoll transforms in the dance. Personally, I feel that this is completely the director's salute to the otaku, because it covers the four classic ACG themes .
1. The first step is to obtain a Japanese sword at a Japanese shrine and kill Japanese samurai. It can be seen that Japanese themes are indeed the most common element in ACG, and it also reflects the director's love for Japanese animation and games.
2. The German army with masks, biplanes, huge airships and gray-blue sky bring the audience into the eternal theme of war theme in ACG. The director also played a naughty here and added a super powerful body , which takes the audience back to the days of Wolfenstein and Call of Duty.
3. Castles, orcs and dragons, the theme of magic will always be the most mysterious complex in the hearts of European and American audiences. The protagonist and his party continue to hold modern weapons and equipment, sitting in Lancaster (the main bomber of the British army in World War II) to slaughter Dragon, but the one who can finally kill this invincible monster is still the legendary sword (authentic? Juichi character? Or...).
4. In addition to returning to modern wars and ancient magic, sci-fi themes connect mankind's unremitting pursuit of the future and a beautiful longing. In this scene, the director uses bullet time a lot. Personally, the director must be quite fond of The Matrix.

Well, the director wants to express a lot of things, the special effects are dazzling to death, the complex is terribly mysterious, and the most important thing is to reflect his unique style.

View more about Sucker Punch reviews

Extended Reading
  • Zachery 2022-03-21 09:01:33

    The 33-minute mirror crossing shot, and the super long shot of the final battle is great. Get rid of the bad plots and leave only the action scenes.

Sucker Punch quotes

  • Stepfather: I don't want her to remember a thing.

    Blue Jones: Don't worry, she won't even remember her name when I'm done with her.

  • Blue Jones: You suddenly forgot what it is we do here?

    Dr. Vera Gorski: I teach them to survive 'you'.