Short comment: Paul van Hoeven’s sci-fi film made up

Novella 2022-03-21 09:01:15

1. When I saw more than half of it, I felt like ordinary Hollywood routines were put on the skin of a b-level film, but at the end I was shocked. There were three big reversals. When I pretended to be a doctor and told him that it was all dreams, it was evil. When the boss tells him his true identity, and when he concludes that they are really worried that this is just a dream. Whether it is interpreted as a dream or "implanted memory" defeats the real body, it is very powerful. There are many movies about dreams and reality. The narration is clear enough not to confuse people, and the reversal is clever enough to not feel deliberate, very powerful.

2. All kinds of alien creatures, abnormal and bloody pictures are really dazzling. Mars uses a red filter, and the vast mountains undulate. It is also an eye-opener for those who don't watch many b-level movies.

3. Each role is related to the plot, very Hollywood's processing method, but to increase the visibility, the role of the black brother is impressive, of course there are many stereotypes.

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Extended Reading
  • Adelle 2022-04-23 07:01:16

    Just for this sentence: You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.

  • Kassandra 2022-03-24 09:01:16

    I finally saw this classic old work, mainly because of the influence of the new work. The Arnold version is limited by the age, and the special effects are naturally incomparable to the new work. However, the plot concept, science fiction concept is still quite advanced. It also explains why Kate in the new work tirelessly pursues and kills, thinking that it is to escape the inherent mode of the old work. Falling into the road is undoubtedly a tool to bring forth the new, and it leaves more room for imagination than the old single-line massacre.

Total Recall quotes

  • [while being chased and shot by Richter in another Johnnycab]

    Benny: [yells at Quaid] What are you trying to do to me, man?

    Melina: Shut up and drive!

    Benny: Hey, I got five kids to feed.

  • Douglas Quaid: Tell me something. Are all psychics...

    Benny: Freaks? Afraid so, man. It goes with the territory.

    Douglas Quaid: What happened to them?

    Benny: Cheap domes and no air to clean out the rays.

    [they are outside The Last Resort]

    Benny: So, this is it. The Last Resort! You sure you wanna go in there, man?

    Douglas Quaid: Why not?

    Benny: 'Cause I know this *much* better place down the street! The girls are cleaner, the liquor ain't watered down...

    Douglas Quaid: Sure, and you get kickbacks.

    Benny: Ha ha ha ha! Hey man, I got five kids to feed!

    Douglas Quaid: [gives him a wad of cash] Take them to the dentist.

    Benny: Hey! Thanks, mister! Listen, I'll be waiting right here for you! Benny's the name. Benny!