If I were in the 22nd century and built such a huge heavenly space station, I would not name it Elysium. why? Because (I went to study it) Elysium is the place of bliss in the West in Greek mythology, where gods or human heroes enjoy longevity. If there is such a development project, and you are a developer, would you give it such an ostentatious name? It is arrogant and unwise to give a luxurious name to a luxurious place in a world of rank, level, spear, shield, sharp, sharp, opposite.
If there is such a development project in the future (hopefully not), it is more likely that it will have a normal name, such as "Yunxiao Space City", and then in the mouths of the suffering people on earth, its alias is "Elysium." ".
Why start from the name? Because the film "Elysium" started from the humanistic thinking on social issues, but its strengths were the imagination of weapons and confrontation. In the end, it was lost in its own problems because it did not understand these problems. Essentially, it doesn't even have a name.
In other words, it raises questions: poverty, wealth, division, transformation, resource allocation, allocation, non-publicity, rank, grade, strict, heavy, opposing, and antagonistic. But its solution is too simple to take seriously. But its production is so serious that the audience is inevitably disappointed when they think about it out of the theater. Why are you out of the theater? Because when watching a movie, there are still a lot of things to watch, too late to think about it.
Let me try to sort out the contradictions that this film will deal with.
From the beginning to almost half of the film, what we see is that a hundred years later, the earth’s poverty, wealth, and division have reached an extreme point: rich people have banished themselves to near-Earth space, and long-distance remote control is still providing them. The material supply of the earth and most of the population. Not to mention whether such a social structure is politically feasible (how fragile a space station is, this Kenny means that the number is close to 1), even if it works, manage this city in the sky and the ground People, life is definitely not that easy. Luxury may be, but not easy, and they must be talents with high IQ. They cannot be like the president in the film, nor can they be as stubborn as the character of Judy Foster. They are like this. Can't mix (or can't mix). Judging from the initial situation, Judy should be the villain. As a result, this villain was strong outside and played in the middle, so he had to change one halfway and let Sharlto Copley's role as the big boss. The problem is that this villain only knows to be reckless. Worse, he will only be responsible for the ending climax. It is not as good as Judy, who will promote the development of the plot.
If you don't know who the big boss is, it means you can't figure out what you want in this movie. The villain determines the grade of an action movie. This film is intended to be made into an action movie, and many actions are also done well, so it's a pity.
What does it want? In the beginning, it condemned, condemned, society, society, not public (very few enjoy luxurious life, most people are poor and miserable), condemned as rich, not benevolent (large companies only pay attention to production / employees are not blessed. Li.), condemnation of unification. governance. level. level. violence. force. suppression. suppression. grass. guan. people. life (machine. weapon. police. investigation/ military. installation. suppression. suppression), but at the end What does it want? It only needs to send a medical team from Bliss Space to share medical benefits for the whole people. A typical anticlimax, no diamonds but porcelain work.
When I saw the end, I thought of this: Everyone is fighting for the right to live/survival.
Perhaps this is indeed the message that the film's director subconsciously wants to convey. Only in this way, the previous condemnation was ignored, and the villain was no longer a villain, because they were also fighting for their own survival (Judy did express this idea, but unfortunately she has been talking hard since then. The tough lines stuck into her mouth). This kind of thinking is actually good. If the film treats each of its characters with a more neutral and compassionate attitude, instead of just thinking about letting Matt Damon or the little girl survive, the film may be more memorable.
Compared with the contradictory chaos of the story, the paleness and stylization of the characters are not worth mentioning.
But the film is not unattractive. I like the texture of the doomsday picture of this film, yes, I know it is similar to "Zone Nine", but because I watched "Zone Nine" on a small screen on an airplane, I don’t particularly feel this Picture of slices of fried cold rice. I like its weapons, vehicles, robots, fighting and violence. I like the design of the space station (has anyone explained how the atmosphere of the space station is sealed inside). Although Matt Dimon doesn't need any acting skills, he has used the limited role materials, making people always feel that the role of Max is more in-depth than the story. This is Matt's ability. When watching the film, I was still very happy.
I just watched the original drama "Star Trek" (1966-1968) a while ago. There was an episode called "The Cloud Minders". The wealthy class lived in the air and enjoyed art and a good life. The working class was mining underground, and the surface was peaceful and prosperous. The planet lurks sharp. Sharp. Spear. Shield. Going forward, in the 1895 "Time Machine", there will be two types of people on the earth in the future. One is the weak and peaceful nobles living on the ground, and the other is the ugly and powerful working population living on the ground. The truth is The underground ones kept the ones on the ground, and at night they caught them one by one, killed them and ate them. The thinking about level, layer, division, and transformation has existed since ancient times. After all, it is good that this film can ask questions. I hope that there will be fewer and fewer sharp, sharp, extreme, and extreme oppositions, because that is really not good for everyone.
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