The Consumption Life of Alien Wealthy Nouveau riche: Shorthand of "The Battle of Musheng"

"Ascending Jupiter" is quite suitable for comparison with the two directors' previous work "Matrix": the protagonists of the two films originally lived a poor and boring life, and after awakening, they discovered and recovered their own The real identity, and then how to use this identity and special skills to save the "world" with his companions: Neo is the savior of the real and virtual world, and Jupiter is the reincarnation of the alien noble queen who holds the right to the earth. Neo's monotonous and depressing life in the virtual world can resonate with the audience, because what is described in it is exactly the portrayal of our online life; but Jupiter's so-called maid career, the film's description is only flat. Originally, the producer could dig a little bit about his race to reflect the discrimination and hardships that American-Russian mixed-race people suffer in the life of the lower class in the United States, but it is unknown whether it is due to political correctness and entertainment-oriented considerations, the protagonist was born in the United States and Russia. The background of the two superpowers, the producers did not play much, so the family conflicts and quarrels tried to create in the film are also very rigid.

The transition from Matrix to JA's "male-female" protagonist is also reminiscent of the gender transition of one of the directors -- Larry Wachowski, now known as Lana Wachowski. The name of the protagonist Jupiter comes from the father of the gods in Roman mythology, "Jupiter". Indeed, the heroine itself is not quite like the typical image of the blonde beauty in ordinary Hollywood movies, although it seems to describe the woman herself. The vitality and fecundity contained in it are unfortunately only mentioned lightly in the end: the scene of bees flying around Jupiter has become a visual show, which is not helpful for expressing the theme, and the confrontation with the three children cannot be seen. Are there any family or family ties.

According to the setting of the story, the earth and even the planets with life in the universe are just an agricultural farm for the alien nobles. When the time comes, these planets will be "harvested" for the nobles to continue their youth. In that case, "classes" exist outside of Earth, but the protagonist and his companions seem to have no intention of changing this situation.

The film criticizes consumerism, but it is also very consumerist. The settings of Caine anti-gravity shoes and laser shield are full of video game feel, purely action elements to please the audience (why not make a bigger shield?). According to Wikipedia, the scene of the hero and heroine chasing in the city of Chicago after their first encounter is a full eight minutes. A similar chase is similar to Niobe and Morpheus driving Hammer back to Zion in "Matrix: Revolution". The producers put a lot of effort into filming, but it makes people wonder. Matrix has been around for more than ten years, but AJ has regressed in terms of story and character characterization.

To put it bluntly, the so-called alien aristocracy is nothing but a group of upstarts with space shuttle technology, rich and not noble. Sci-fi movies, it is best to avoid all kinds of conflicts and conflicts on the earth and put them on a different stage. It is a pity that Ascending Jupiter, the story has risen to space, and the shooting technology has improved, but it is more tired than countless classic adventure movies. It is neither touching nor more. Not profound.

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