I remember that when I was very young, I didn't like watching movies too much. I only watched and laughed at funny Hong Kong movies. But one day, the existence of a robot completely shocked me. THE TERMINATOR, the genius mind from Cameron in 1984, made me the first time I saw such a perfect robot setting, the first time I witnessed such a realistic killing, the first time I felt such a real sense of oppression, the first time I met Despair to the future of mankind. When I thought that the Terminator had been destroyed by a truck, destroyed by fire, and ended by a bomb, the Terminator climbed up again and again, and I really realized that Carl Reese was facing Sarah in the car. Connor said: "You can't make peace with him, he has no feelings, he doesn't know fear, his existence has only one purpose-to kill you, kill you, until the end of his life!" Looking at the Terminator T-800 with only half of the body left and crawling towards Sarah without hesitation, apart from fear, I only have respect. This is a kind of sincere respect. In this perfect metal frame, What I see is what human beings lack most: Perseverance! Even if the value of existence lies only in destruction, I still have to pay him the highest respect.
Then, I watched "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". For this film, there is no need to say any more words, it embodies all the virtues that the film should embody. Every time I revisit this movie (no less than 30 times, I am indeed a lunatic), I firmly believe that this is the best that any entertainment film can't surpass, even now, I see the action and chase in "MATRIX: RELOADED" Scenes, I dare say that apart from the addition of Chinese time, most action scenes can almost be found in T2. The greatness and real excitement of T2 is that even if it is seen 12 years later, it It's still perfect. There are two robots inside, and the fight between them is a "non-human" fight. The Terminator can do things that anyone can't do, which provides a broad space for the imagination of the film and the creation of momentum. And the greatness of T2 is that there is nothing unsatisfactory: from music to lighting, from photography to editing, from script to performance, from action to special effects, from structure to connotation... Or in other words, these aspects are comprehensive Perfection is rare. Even the following classic action movies such as "THE ROCK", "FACE OFF", "AIR FORCE ONE", etc., must be judged from a comprehensive perspective, but there is still a big gap with T2. It is said that Cameron has been unable to surpass himself since TITANIC. In fact, since T2 in 1991, he has not been able to cross the peak he created.
This is the dilemma of "Terminator 3": everyone knows that no matter how good T3 is, it will always fail. T-800 said before self-destruction 12 years ago: "Everything must end here." Yes, everything is over, there is no need for T3 to exist. Unless there is another genius who can explain everything perfectly. But no matter how talented, who would dare to show his ambitions in front of Cameron’s crazy admirers (like me, hehe)? I dare say that Spielberg can't, and George Lucas can't. This is Cameron's site!
However, even if T3 no longer has a surname card, there is still no way to resist the temptation of T3. After all, it exists, after all, it rushed to the front under the banner of the eternal classic in his heart. Therefore, when I saw the T3 video disc, even if I knew that the movie version would definitely be bad, I bought it immediately.
After reading it, my thoughts are: I don't have any thoughts. Yes, I am very excited, but not as excited as I was when I watched T1 and T2. Maybe it’s because I’ve grown up and lost my curiosity and childlike innocence; but for me, the Terminator is a symbol of the old dream of youth, but now I’m afraid I have to add some other feelings, just like seeing my beloved child not in the college entrance examination. The test is good, but it is still claimed to be because the child is in poor physical condition.
The following are some of my views on T3
. Credits. You must remember the word TERMINATOR that reflects the blue metallic luster in T1, and you must also remember the panoramic review of Judgment Day and the burning children's playground in T2, as well as the two steel plates that were put together in the fire: " TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY", the technique is actually more grandstanding, but the effect at that time can only be described as "shock". In T3, TITLE appeared fast, simple and clear, which made me stunned. The simple white letters on black background and the simple "TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES" are displayed without any preconditioning, and quite anti-traditional (although this is only a traditional title, Cameron does like to be fancy). Then, what was immediately greeted was that a nuclear bomb hit a certain city, and John led mankind to the final victory. Of course, these are just fantasies. In reality, John has become a builder who escapes the world. This kind of opening suddenly abandoned the Terminator series' tradition of "being out first". It gave me the feeling that Jonathan Mosto did not know how to please fans as well as Cameron. This seems to indicate the various characteristics and problems that will appear in T3 from now on.
2. Richness of detail. As action movies, T1 and T2 are extremely impressive because of the details that abound. These are two action movies composed of details. In T1, during the self-dissection and repair of T-800, Cameron used a completely realistic and line-drawing technique to close-up the blood-stained scalpel, dripping into the sink, and slowly dissolving blood. , Not only powerfully controls the relaxation rhythm of the whole film, but also depicts the character of T-800 from the other side-that is, when an eyeball is no longer useful, he will deal with it without hesitation. In T2, the abundance of similar details is almost violent. Never forget those classic shots: T-800 took out the shotgun from the rose box; the rose was stepped on by the T-800; a burning tire rolled out of the raging fire; the T-1000 pistol stuck in the gate; T-1000 smashed T-800's sunglasses; T-1000's feet melted into the hot floor; and T-800's famous half-sided metal face. I can even confidently say that T2 is a movie where even the bullets worn on the body can find its fate. It relies on the aura and courage of director Cameron. However, T3 is different. It's not that there are no details, but that no feeling can be found in these details, the kind of feeling that is unique to the Terminator. TX's breast augmentation did not show its cunning or cleverness; the toy sunglasses worn by the T-850 for the first time were not up to grade apart from being funny. No pain or itching-T3 first lost to the previous game in details.
3. Lines. For some reason, Cameron has to be praised again. First of all, I have to admit that as a director who only shoots scripts written by himself, he is a master of lines-although there is no special witty and humorous words in his scripts, he has the power to "turn corruption into magic". Some lines that were originally mundane slang, as long as they speak from the mouth of the character he created, as long as they say that under the timing and situation he arranged, they seem to have gained life, exuding dazzling brilliance. "I'LL BE BACK", which is even a somewhat circumstantial common sentence, was born after T-800 was amicably rejected by the police in T1 in 1984, and it has also frequently appeared in similar "10 classic lines of film history" in the past 19 years. . "HASLATAVESTA BABY", "FUCK YOU ASS HOLE", "I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD", "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH", among the four more famous Kaspersky lines, half are cursing, and the fourth is The first is vulgar slang. One quarter are arrogant words that do not know the heights of the sky. They can circulate in our ears for a long time. I have to admire the unique intuition and genius of Master Ka. Closer to home, back to T3. Arnold did have quite brilliant sentences in T3: "TALK TO THE HAND (Although I don't know the meaning, but intuition tells me this will be the most popular line in T3)", "I'LL DRIVE", "I LIED" , "SHE'LL BE BACK"...... These lines are quite gratifying. It's a pity that T-850 said too much. No wonder, the information from the future can only be mentioned from the T-850, and it is impossible not to dilute the impression that those wonderful lines leave on the audience. The worse thing is the lines of TX: the first two sentences are "I LIKE THE CAR" and "I LIKE YOUR GUN". As a traditional dressing and armed bridge segment in the Terminator series, these two sentences are really unsatisfactory-look at how the Terminators behaved in T1 and T2: T1, T-800: "YES , NICE NIGHT FOR WALK", "YOUR CLOTHS, GIVE THEM TO ME", "WRONG"; in T2, the bar hooligan: "YOU FORGOT TO SAY PLEASE", T-1000: "SAY, THAT'S A NICE BIKE". In contrast, TX’s IQ and sense of humor seem to have degraded, and I can’t help but suspect that the unknown number X has a value range of (0, 1000). No, maybe (0,800). Not to mention the first sentence that TX asked John's future wife in T3: "JOHN CONNER WAS HERE, WHERE DID HE GO?" "This line tastes like chewing wax. Look at how the T-1000 behaves in T2: directly pierce Sara's shoulder blade and say "CALL TO JOHN." I KNOW THIS HURTS. CALL TO JOHN NOW". Sarah’s response was really happy: "FUCK YOU". Unfortunately, without Cameron, we couldn’t see such a lively conversation at T3. The boss of T3 may also be aware of this, but apparently he The screenwriter who wrote lines for TX should be fired.
4. About TX. To be honest, I like this TX. In addition to the lines, TX's performance is relatively perfect. I mean acting, it's limited to acting only. Christina Logan did not make us realize that it was a woman. From TX, we saw the shadow of the long-lost T-1000, cold and stunning, every step is an elegant standard catwalk, and every turn of the head is full of style, and it really gives people a very strange feeling (TX and T -1000 is a perfect match regardless of character, appearance or height). Seeing its injured right hand stretched out of the ruins, tapped slightly towards the direction of John Connor's escape; saw it being fixed on the accelerator, still staring at John in the distance; seeing it and T- When I left during the 850 war, I still did not forget to glance at my beautiful self in the glasses; a faint sneer appeared in the corner of his mouth after seeing it hit the T-850 on the fire truck with a crane-at this time, I have absolute reason to believe , Christina was successful in performance. Although it was not as shocking to us as Robert Patrick of the year, she felt absolutely right. After all, the so-called "shock" is still inseparable from stunts. The actor's performance was farther away. But the key is here: we haven't figured out the composition of TX yet-the performance of the entire T3 for TX is like a formality, which is a bit confusing. In theory, TX is more advanced than T-1000. The so-called advanced, it should be: TX can do everything that T-1000 can do; and TX that cannot be done by T-1000 can also do it. But my feeling is that this time SKY If NET still sends a T-1000, it will be easier to succeed (this is especially true in the final part, the T-850 should be killed by grabbing the fragments of TX, which is simply impossible for T-1000). Through the research of all TX lenses on the scene, I have sorted out the following performances: (1), TX is the same as T-800, with a hard metal frame inside; (2), TX’s appearance is similar to T-1000 Covered with liquid metal; (3) TX's hands can be turned into more complex machinery, including laser generators, chainsaws, and flamethrowers; (4), TX can use mobile phones and other wireless networks to check information on the Internet, or wirelessly control vehicles (5), TX can easily modify other Terminator programs; (6), TX can lick blood to identify identity (there is a bug in it: Since TX even has the DNA information of John and his future wife, why bother to be like T1 Kill people one by one according to the phone book like the T-800, which lacks population information). Based on the three points (3), (4), and (5), it can be seen that TX does have advanced points beyond T-800 and T-1000, or it is already so powerful that it has a laser on its body. ! ! The key lies in how director Jonathan Mostow gave our dear TX a broader stage and used its talents to the fullest, which made us amazed. Let's take a look again: I don't think I need to say more about the use of function (2). I can instantly repair my image and become anyone I have come into contact with and sampled. Specifically, TX has only become the current fiancé of John’s future wife (quoted from T2: "THIS IS DEEP" ). Function (3). The TX laser has never hit the target John (of course, if it hits, the story will end), and was injured by a T-850 missile; the chainsaw saw and killed an innocent person, I also used it to rescue myself from the accelerator (saw the wire); the flamethrower only burned the T-850's skin. For the use of function (4), TX can get more data faster, and it has also remotely controlled 4 cars to chase John, but unfortunately it did not pose a big threat; for the use of (5), TX has made the T-1 series and The Aerial Hunters (both the predecessors of the future HK) hunted down John and the others, but the effect was minimal-I think it is. The T-850 is many times more advanced than the T-1 series. Don’t always use Uncle Arnold’s T. -800 is regarded as a masterpiece. Going back to TX, we found that TX should indeed be much stronger, but T3 made a mistake: The display of TX is always in this contradiction-on the one hand, it is busy telling the audience that TX has this function and that function, on the other hand, it cannot be allowed Any function of TX succeeds, because TX represents evil, is anti-human, and is destined to fail. This contradiction makes TX look like an "unable to support Liu Adou". We will not be thankful for TX's bad luck. We will only be surprised that TX's IQ is getting lower and lower. It is impossible to carry an arsenal with you. And this contradiction stems from another ultimate contradiction, that is, the limited film length of T3 prevents Jonathan Mosto from telling more than two clues in parallel. What are the benefits of more clues? In T2, T-1000's impressive stunts were all performed in the auxiliary line: John’s adoptive parents’ house turned into a knife with one hand, and turned into a floor in a lunatic asylum... But in T3, TX can’t be used in other clues. CUHK is acting prosperous and unable to succeed on the main line. It is like being put on an invisible shackle. Each of its stunts is like watching a horse. There is no real nirvana, and it can't give people a deeper impression.
5. Style, content and story. The overall style of T3 does not have its own characteristics. The first half is close to T1, and the second half is close to T2. The overall style is not like a sequel, but more like a gift film to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the T series. Let me talk about the first half first. In fact, I like the previous part very much. After TX found the person with the target name, it did not show its special function soon. Instead, it took out a pistol to kill, which is similar to the chase mode in the first half of T1. Watching TX shoot at the innocents blankly, I seem to see Arnold, who was still young 19 years ago (seeing murder is still nostalgic, I seem to be a bit abnormal). Jonathan’s arrangement in this regard is still relatively wise, although some people will say that the scene of TX with a small pistol is as high as 1 for the 21st century Hollywood budget. A $700 million super blockbuster is too small, but I firmly believe that this is the most shining classic action film in the whole film, a brilliance of the 80s of the last century. The target of the T3 screening is not for children. Children just watch "Charlie's Angels 2" and they will be happy. Unlike any popular sequel movie, T3 should not attempt to create another box office miracle, but should be a cultural call. For this purpose, the first half of T3 is satisfactory. In the second half, as TX and T-850 find John, it becomes a typical T2 mode, fleeing hunting, deserting deserts, national defense buildings, and changing destiny, so familiar themes and scenes appear one after another. In the meantime, there must be changes: change (1), T-850 no longer obeys John's orders, but listens to his girlfriend; change (2), T-850 once changed from a protector to a hunter; change (3) , Destiny is not as changeable as T2. My evaluation is: change (3) is shocking, or that change (3) raises the connotation of T3 by one level; change (2) is unnecessary, because the solution is too fast and there is no drama; change ( 1) It's boring, T3 doesn't need such a self-slapped episode (because in the end T-850 still admitted that John is "LEADER", and John's girlfriend has no role at all). In a sense, T3 wants to talk about a lot of philosophies: First, John successfully prevented T-850 from killing himself, telling us that destiny can be changed; second, John could not prevent the occurrence of JUDGMENT DAY, showing that people face Destiny is indeed more helpless sometimes (this theme seems a bit different in Hollywood). The important thing is how to face destiny actively. From this perspective, T3 has both a pessimistic and a positive side. Finally, some explorations were made on the idea of robots: T-850 desperately said to John "I AM A
6. Actors and roles. For me who read the Terminator series as a bible, the actors of T3 didn't find the feeling except Christina Logan and Arnold. The feeling of "I am now in a Terminator movie". Same as the classic series STAR Wars’ N-multiple sequels and prequels are different. The Terminator’s father James Cameron no longer directs T3. The so-called "Terminator feeling" can only be maintained by the performance of the actors, because the Terminator series still focuses on the power of performance. of. But the two new-generation protagonists, who played John Connor and Claire Denise who played his girlfriend, acted like sleepwalking. According to my observation, the low evaluation of T3 on the Internet is mainly because of them. If they feel a bit of responsibility, they should study the first two Terminators. In 1991, Edward Fron’s version of John and Arnold’s T-800 worked seamlessly. After 12 years, he was completely unfamiliar with John. Not only Arnold could not feel it, but even the audience had "Is this man John?" Question. Jonathan has not yet figured out what the Terminator should emphasize-it is John, not T-850; the impression given to the audience should be: John is worth looking forward to and relying on, and not T-850 is the last hope of mankind. Because John is at the core of the Terminator’s mission. If John is not worth relying on, then all the actions of T-850 have lost meaning, and the entire story of the Terminator has lost its foundation. Unfortunately, T3 focused our attention on the T-850, because we found that John has not only learned nothing new in the past 12 years, but has also become old, accidental, decadent, and dull, with no original cleverness. Now, what could be more disappointing than this? There is another point that can explain the problem, that is, the psychiatrist who also appeared in T1 and T2 also came and ran a trick (he is the only veteran who can fight Arnold), facing the John woman who was rescued from the cemetery. My friend, talking about the impact of the "unintelligible crazy things" that year on him (Do you remember the scene in T2 where he was frightened by the T-1000 passing through the iron gate at random). It's a pity that this role (the actor is still quite capable) has not been given more drama at all. After seeing the T-850 break out of the cemetery, he ran out of sight. This is another shortcoming of T3: the image of each appearance is too thin, and there is no deep digging. This is in stark contrast to the Kafsky movie. Ironically, the role that really shocked me in T3 is precisely the one absent from T3, the first protagonist in T1 and T2, a strong woman, an eternal fighter, and a respectable mother-Sarah Connor. When T-850 opened Sarah's coffin, and what leaped into view was a box full of arms that Sarah carefully prepared, I think no one would not be shocked by this mother's great maternal love! The regret of T3 lies not only in Cameron's absence, but also in the news of Sarah's death. No one is shocked by the great maternal love of this mother! The regret of T3 lies not only in Cameron's absence, but also in the news of Sarah's death. No one is shocked by the great maternal love of this mother! The regret of T3 lies not only in Cameron's absence, but also in the news of Sarah's death.
7. Visual effect. The first two episodes of Terminator can give people the deepest impression, the key point is the outstanding visual effects. The meaning of "outstanding" here does not mean "excellent", but "the earth is shaking and the sky is shocking". This consensus does not need to be bothersome. Faced with the perfect images previously created by Cameron, Jonathan could only embolden himself with the most amazing budget in Hollywood history. Indeed, Jonathan used his brain a bit in the creation of visual effects, and the direction was very clear on what special effects should be used. Two key action scenes did not disappoint me and other T fans: one was a road chase, and the other was a national defense building. The classic action mode of the T series is A+B: A is the chase of vehicles all the way (both sides have to change several vehicles), and B is the chase of the decisive battlefield (full display of the personality/performance of the Terminators). In T3, the highway chase carries the A function. The scene where TX uses a giant crane to bring the T-850 to destroy an entire street is indeed a match with the highway scene in "MATRIX: RELOADED". In MATRIX, the Zowski brothers pursue the distorted and exaggerated pleasure in the virtual world, while T3 pursues the explosive power of realism. When we saw the huge truck being thrown into the air, gradually falling apart, and finally crashing to the ground, we had to lament that the times have changed-this is not seen in T2. The TX and T-850's fight in the National Defense Building also showed the taste of the Terminator. The two machines were expressionless, but they could feel the oppression of each other through their movements; they were clean and neat in their movements. It is not cumbersome and full of detailed descriptions (such as the stunning look of TX glasses). We have to admit that even if Cameron is allowed to shoot, it will be hard to beat. But Jonathan is indeed inferior to Cameron, that is, the layout of the action scenes, the grasp of the basic tones and the control of the overall rhythm of the whole film. Jonathan can make us enjoy the addiction in half a minute with gorgeous CG, but Cameron can make us fall in love with the whole film. Taking T2 as an example, the transition of orange, blue, and white tones is natural and smooth; T-800 and Y-1000 meet three times, and the colors are different each time: the first time is white and orange, and the second time is white and blue. The third time is white, blue and orange. Interested movie fans can study the T-1000 in the T2 that was frozen by liquid nitrogen, fragmented and finally reintegrated into a lens. The transition from white to orange is very skillful. It was still white in half a minute, and it was all in half a minute. It’s orange, unobtrusive. Finally, blue is used to describe the T-1000-led picture, and orange is used to describe John, Sarah and T-800. The two complementary colors make our visual enjoyment unprecedented. Some sense of satisfaction. But this kind of change is rare in T3. The tone of the four encounters between T-850 and TX basically matches the color of the scene and lacks meaning. Jonathan gave up color first. Secondly, looking at the rhythm, there is no sense of procrastination in T3's action, but the disadvantage is that it is too crisp and neat. We are ready to accept a 10-minute visual bombardment. He only arranged for us to end in 5 minutes. Especially in the section of the cemetery, T-850 singled out the police force of one bureau, and left after only one shuttle of the mini machine gun bullet. The deterrent power of the same single tree in the past in T2 is now reduced by half. The most unsatisfactory part is the cave ending. T-850 ended TX too easily. We can't even remember if TX did anything in that cave. This is really disappointing for the audience, even if there is something innovative in the ending, the audience is not interested in it at all. And with the coming of Judgment Day and the outbreak of nuclear war, the picture shock index is not as good as T2. How can the audience feel the despair that Jonathan expected? Therefore, if you judge whether T3 can be better based on Jonathan's level, the conclusion is: it is not for nothing, it is impossible.
From this point of view, T3 is too humorous, too little clever, more than respectful, and not ambitious; it is pleasantly surprised in small parts, and disappointing on the whole-as expected, as I was afraid of before, like a terminator death A fan movie spontaneously shot by a loyal fan. The latest issue of "Watching Movies" magazine revealed that mainstream newspapers in the United States gave an average of B+ to T3, which is really based on old sentiments. To me, only C+. T3 did not produce anything that feels different from movies like nuclear X-MEN. Unless Cameron comes back, I don't want to have T4 again. According to the preface, this is indeed Cameron’s site; if Cameron speaks and wants to buy back the copyright of the T series, just like the remake of TITANIC, I will be the first to pay for the funding! ! !
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