movie of digital reproduction products has been seen for a long time, and I have time to talk about it today. The box office of this movie in the mainland was not as good as expected, it did not get the first place in the box office in a week, and even lost to the box office of "33 Days of Broken Love" in the second week. Although the box office can't tell whether the movie is good or bad ("Dongchengxi 2011" actually cheated so much money), "The Adventures of Tintin" is not an art film. Of course, there are many reasons to explain the performance of "The Adventures of Tintin". There are animations, only 3D shows, and the schedule is up, but the conditions are similar to "Rio Adventure" and the revenue is good. In the end, it's the film itself that's the problem.
Since "Avatar", there have been more and more blockbusters with special effects, and 3D and IMAX movies in mainland China are not subject to quota restrictions, so there are so many blockbusters waiting to be released in the cinema this year, so many that it is too late to get the title of the film. What is "Iron Armored Steel Fist" and "God of War" (this is a movie that is currently in Hong Kong, it might be better to call Tianlei Rolling Rolling) too much like the last century B-level Shaw Brothers martial arts film, and it still looks like a cottage The "Transformers" and "Iron Man" of "Transformers" and "Iron Man", don't care what they are filming, anyway, they are not interested when they hear it, and there are countless heroes and captains, and the audience can't even tell the title of the film. At the end of the year, "33 Days of Broken Love" is still recognizable, just look at this. Although the comics of "The Adventures of Tintin" have become popular, it is not that Transformers and Harry Potter are popular, and they were cannon fodder first.
I don’t know if it’s because of the wrong time of birth, or the place in my hometown is too small. I didn’t read the comics of The Adventures of Tintin when I was a kid, and I only learned of Spielberg’s existence when I heard that he was going to make this movie. Therefore, for many people, the full of feelings does not exist with me. I watched it in one of the largest 3D cinemas of AMC in Kowloon Tong. Although there is no IMAX, most of the theaters in Hong Kong have 4K resolution. The definition and brightness are higher than those in mainland theaters. The conditions of AMC in Kowloon Tong are also in Hong Kong. It is good, so the visual effects are not too discounted. The movie is not bad, the plot is very compact, the scenes are also very intense, and the technology is very good, the screen is indistinguishable from the real and the fake, the action can show the exaggeration of the comics, the characters' expressions are meticulous, and even Tintin's hair can be seen. However, there is something missing in this movie. It is too balanced and stable. It is like a composition for the college entrance examination with full marks. It is difficult to pick out what is wrong, but it is definitely not a good article. If this movie weren't made by Spielberg and Peter Jackson, it's okay, for these two, it's just below the horizontal line.
As a cultural studies student who barely qualifies as studying film, my tastes are uncharacteristic of this major. I love science fiction and special effects. I once thought that with the development of technology, movie stars will no longer be good. After watching this movie, I realized that stars, or at least real actors, have a long way to go in special effects blockbusters. Many people on the Internet have compared this film to "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The same director, similar themes and plot patterns, and too much repetition make this film mediocre. But don't forget that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has a well-known weapon that "Tintin" does not - Dr. Jones Harrison Ford, the former interstellar smuggler Galactic Rebel Captain Solo. I only watched the first episode of the DVD version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" this Spring Festival. I wasn't interested in the subject matter. I felt that the chase scenes and the Hong Kong films of the same period were bigger but not more imaginative and more imaginative. Interesting - think about the scene in "Police Story" rushing down from the hilltop shantytown, but can't forget such a powerful rogue doctor, anyway, Harrison Ford stopped in the play, saw his face, listened to With a lazy voice, the technology gap of more than 20 years disappeared - oh, I'm not a fan of Harrison Ford, and I think he stole the limelight from Lord Vader. But as soon as I got out of the movie theater, I completely forgot what Ding Ding looked like—there is still a big nose in the comics, but in the movie, he is a passer-by, and he is a passer-by of Gao Daquan. Don't think that with technology, everything is there. "Avatar" does win with technology, but the problem is that its technology is a spectacle that the audience can actually see, but the technology of "Ding Ding" is too subtle, and the audience is shocked "Avatar" raises the appetite, can't obviously surpass it, how can it meet head-on head-on.
Even if it is a blockbuster with technology, having a strong presence image is a way to increase the charm squarely. Imagine no Keanu Reeves' "The Matrix", no Johnny Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean", no Orlando Bloom's "Lord of the Rings", or even "Planet" famous for its technology N years ago The Great War, without Luke, Leah, and Han, how could there be so many sequel spin-off peripherals. Of course, the most attractive Vader we can't see is a face, but he's distinctive enough that the helmet is a face. Benjamin said that the aura of a work of art before the art of mechanical reproduction is its uniqueness, but the film that can be reproduced without limit does not have this aura. However, there was no large-scale star system in his era, and he had not yet seen the general role of later movie stars. For movies that have now entered the era of digital reproduction, the aura still exists, and that is the star. The mass media shape their myths, and time has carved out their uniqueness in each film, which remains in a way beyond the control of technology, giving films a veil of mystery and demagoguery, or that The only power of nature that transcends technical means and is deified. Even in a blockbuster adaptation like "Harry Potter," the changes in the actors' looks are the selling point of the movie and the subject of media hype. Think about our complaints that Harry Potter is disabled. If it is a passerby made of CGI and motion capture, no matter how perfect it is, can it have the charm of a natural person who seems uncontrollable? Taking 10,000 steps back is the thorough technical flow of "Avatar", and we can't forget the image design of the Na'vi people. If they all grow into the image of passers-by, even if Pandora is realistic and fantastic, most of the shocking power has gone. .
Of course, cartoons also don't have live actors, and the protagonist of every Pixar cartoon can make many people obsessed. For example, I can't move when I see Wall-E and Eva, and Doraemon. But these images are meant to distance themselves from the images of people in nature, rather than trying to imitate people in The Adventures of Tintin. The charisma of these cartoon characters is essentially the same as that of a star. There are also Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, etc. in "Transformers", these cars and planes have star-like charm. I have no feeling for all kinds of luxury goods, but the Chevrolet that I saw the Bumblebee for the first time on the streets of Beijing was excited for a long, long time. However, the digital imitation of real people is caught in the gap between real stars and cartoon images, and there is no future in sight. The mediocrity of "The Adventures of Tintin" is that it has no charm at all. With superb technology, it made a movie completely composed of passers-by, and the most terrible thing is that the protagonist also has the face of a passer-by. .
Many years ago, I was a middle school student who bought "Sci-Fi World" every month. On "Sci-Fi World", I saw that a game-based movie "Final Fantasy" was going to be released. There were no real people in it, and it was a virtual character. The liberal arts woman who fantasizes about time travel and star roaming is full of longing for all technologies that may bring about changes, and she is looking forward to that movie too much. At that time, the piracy business was not as developed as it is now, and there were no cinemas in small towns, and there would not be any performances. I spent a long time in YY until I went to college. After downloading it, it was really better to forget about the rivers and lakes. It's been more than a decade since Final Fantasy, and The Adventures of Tintin is beautifully beautiful and technically impeccable, but his mediocrity hints at the age of stardom, which doesn't seem to be over yet.
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