Text / Levin - The abridged version of the film review was published in Beijing Youth Daily.
All movie fans should know that this film is a remake of "Cosmic Power Dragon" starring Schwarzenegger in 1990. , the reason why the title of "New Universe Veyron" was not used, but the more blunt Chinese translation of "Comprehensive Recall" was used. On the one hand, it was because the story background of the old version from Earth to Mars was changed in the new version. No longer exists, so the word "universe" cannot be mentioned. On the other hand, the male protagonist has changed from a steel tough guy Schwarzenegger to Colin Farrell, who is between a tough guy and a literary masculinity. Naturally, the "Dragon" can't get up. Although the current title is obviously not as entertaining as the old version, the overall entertainment level and audio-visual effects of the film are far better than the old version. The construction of the sci-fi world is more dazzling and real, and the action scenes are more, bigger and more creative. , the rhythm is stronger. Under the condition that the entire plot framework remains unchanged, the brand-new action scenes alone are enough to make people feel that "compared to the old version, they are completely two films".
Compared with the old version and the original Philip K. Dick science fiction short story, the biggest difference between this film is that it completely eliminates any content about Mars and tells the story entirely on Earth. Maybe it's because the "Opportunity", "Spirit" and more rovers landed on Mars, the science fiction of this planet gradually faded; maybe the science fiction works related to Mars have existed for hundreds of years, and everyone has been seriously tired of aesthetics. , so sci-fi stories about Mars gradually fell out of favor on the big screen. At the beginning of the year, "Alien Battlefield" suffered a fiasco at the box office in the United States. This film also said goodbye to Mars, choosing to renovate the sci-fi setting and make two habitable pieces of the earth in the future. The districts "federation" and "colonies" are designed at the upper and lower ends of the earth, and in the middle is the no-man's land polluted by nuclear war. That is to say, assuming that China and the United States are located at opposite ends of the earth, in the future, human beings will take a subway-like means of transportation, get on the train from China, pass through the interior of the earth, and emerge from the other end, it will already be the United States. After watching the film, many people do not fully understand this sci-fi setting, and do not understand the orientation of the federation and colony, so here is a special explanation. In addition, the plot framework is basically the same as the old version. The male protagonist is constantly affected by the nightmare of being chased and killed, so he wants to retrieve his memory through the Rekall machine, but he encounters a series of chases in the real world. He finds that his memory is full It is fictitious, and the wife is also fake. The real identity is a top secret agent, and he holds a big secret about the success or failure of the federal government army and the colonial resistance army... If you compare the plot elements one by one and analyze them carefully, you will find that The plot of this film and the old version are mostly the same, only the scenes and props have been changed, but I didn’t feel so similar during the viewing process. Credit goes to director Len Wiseman for a complete overhaul of style and movement to create a unique audio-visual experience.
The old version of the film belongs to the typical niche cult sci-fi style, full of all kinds of offbeat, weird, and bloody heavy taste elements. The three-breasted girl that everyone remembers, pulls out the tracker from the nose, and looks like a human body The rebel leader of the little monster and the images of his eyes popping on the surface of Mars are typical representatives of the film's cult style. This film is a standard Hollywood popcorn blockbuster. The cult style is swept away, and the heavy taste is completely blocked. Even the three-breasted girl who pays tribute to the old version also wears a bra, thus showing a cool, grand and A real sense of the future. The "superstructure" of the federation is a high-rise building connected by machines and criss-crossing maglev highways, the "bottom society" of the federation is the dirty grass-roots people, and the colony is similar to the current level of earth technology, but far less developed. In the federation, it reflects the social class differences in the future society and the federation's oppressive control of the colonies. The ubiquitous oriental cultural elements in the whole film have also become a major feature of the film.
The action scenes are the absolute advantage of the new version over the old version. In the old version, Schwarzenegger's silly and rough style of play will not leave the slightest impression, but every action scene in the new version is obviously carefully designed. , to ensure that the action is innovative, the shots are pleasing to the eye, and the rhythm is exciting. The high-speed, sharp and strong action style is very similar to the "Bourne Bourne" series. After the opening 20 minutes, the film has entered an almost non-stop continuous series. In the action scenes, the action scenes account for a large proportion and have even become part of the plot, becoming the most exciting and impressive part for the audience. This is the fundamental reason why the audience has a new version that is completely different from the old version. Whether it's the smooth long shot of the male protagonist who instantly overturns a small team of police officers in Rekall's company, or the escape scene where the male protagonist is chased and killed by his wife and crosses the ridge in a civilian area, or Biao on the maglev highway From the high-speed chase and the life-and-death shuttle in the elevator shaft, until the final crash and weightless shooting, the highlights of the film's action scenes can be seen everywhere and everywhere, thus bringing the audience an excellent audio-visual stimulation and entertainment experience.
The main character of this film also draws a line from the old version in terms of style. Schwarzenegger looks like a fighting master. It is hard to believe that the character is set up as an ordinary worker at the beginning, and Colin Farrell just watched it. Going up is more ordinary, and there is more confusion and entanglement in pursuit of the true self in his eyes, and the humanization and sense of reality obviously win, but the aura of the male protagonist is undoubtedly weaker than that of the burly and invincible Schwarzenegger. Another important reason for the actor's "no longer majesty" is that director Len Wiseman strengthened the role of the female villain played by his wife Kate Beckinsale. Compared with the same role played by Sharon Stone in the old version, Kate Beckinsale is still beautiful, but the parts that are deliberately show off and sexy are obviously removed, which greatly strengthens the characteristics of "tough girl". Lin Farrell chased and killed him almost from beginning to end in the whole film, thus showing a unique "deadly sexy" charm and powerful aura, becoming the most dazzling character in the film, which naturally complements Ke Lynn Farrell was a little inferior. As for Jessica Biel, who has just become "Mrs. Justin", her strong figure and masculine face make her also a member of Hollywood's "girls", but she lacks enough personal charm and has been in supporting roles. In the middle of the round, this film only completed the task of supporting roles, and completely lost to Kate Beckinsale in the limelight.
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