In 2004, there was also "King Arthur" starring Chris Owen. Owen's appearance and temperament are very orthodox, and he is an upright British gentleman. However, the director of this film is Anthony Fuqua, and his representative work is the "Training Day" of Denzel Washington's best actor. To be honest, black directors are always a bit weird when they make genre productions. They may be stubborn and insist on their own. Movie pedigree. Anyway, these two films about King Arthur have some black elements, which reminds people that when Chinese action stars go to the United States, they often play against black actresses.
This time, the latest version of "King Arthur", jointly launched by Warner Pictures and Guy Ritchie, also has black elements. There is a Knight of the Round Table. Do. Britain is rich in gentlemen. Although Guy Ritchie has filmed the "Secret Agent" with a strong gentleman's taste, he obviously does not belong to this type of person, or this class. Rather than saying that he is a director with a particularly strong and obvious artistic flavor, it is better to say that he is a director whose "class attributes" are very obvious.
"I would be willing to be cut, and dare to pull the emperor off his horse." Although Gai Dao doesn't have to risk his life, this arrogant saying is obviously suitable for this version of the postmodern epic blockbuster "King Arthur: Beasts". Originally, King Arthur, who was rooted in red and had no flaws, was so abruptly pulled off his horse by Gai Dao and turned into a strange combination of Wei Xiaobao and Hamlet. Although this is not a time-travel movie, it is in character and style. In terms of construction, it is even more time-travel than ordinary time-travel movies.
Director Gai's previous films had a lot of characters, and the narration looked complicated. In fact, it was a multi-line interweaving that was flooded for a while, and now it is still learned and paid tribute from time to time. But in fact, Director Gai does not have much interest in complex narrative itself. In this "King Arthur" with a single male protagonist, it is easy to see the characteristics of Director Gai.
The story of this film is very cliché and mixed, and we can see the clues of many previous films, even including "The Matrix", "Kung Fu Panda", "Game of Thrones", "The Deer", "Gladiator" and so on. But these similar elements and feelings just flashed by, and then entered a new chapter, feeling that this movie is a collection of ultra-short stories, or a collection of jokes.
Of course, there are some elements that are included in each of Gai Dao's films, that is, the editing of special rhythm and focus, and the fighting of unique flavor and speed. These techniques are the strengths of British directors, reserved shows, and later in some of Marvel's works, such as "Ant-Man" are also widely used. In this historical drama, it is not only music, but also fighting. Director Gai also continues to use it willfully. This level of stubbornness may only be compared to Teacher Li Rengang's artistic hobby in the Chinese film industry.
After making fun of it for so long, I still really like Gai Dao's handling of some passages in the film. For example, when introducing the combat plan, the two scenes of discussion and actual combat are put together, the arrangement of the voice-over, and the adjustment when visiting the scene, all elements are cut together without mess, and there is standard British humor. It's a tried and true technique that always works.
But this film, which is basically a straight-line narrative, also really reveals Gai Director's neglect of the story itself. There is no strong central plot, and there is no real challenge and innovation to traditional narratives. There are too many special effects pictures, which are not fundamentally different from ordinary magic films. .
So I always feel that if he has a chance, he should participate more in the production of British or American dramas, put his most proud three axes first, and find a delicate balance between the story and the skills, which will make him feel good. more dazzling.
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