I know that this time I stood on the opposite side of almost everyone. I wanted to keep silent and pretend that I hadn’t watched it. But in the end I felt that everyone has the right to express their feelings. It’s not a film review, so I’m Don't hate this movie, so as not to be regarded as a sunspot, and one star is not for balancing the score, I think it is the score.
After reading a lot of reviews, I was afraid that my opinions would be biased, but I still couldn't find a comment that could tell the goodness of this as a movie, and they were all admiring the colorful eggs.
This is the first place of insincerity. I don't play games, and I can't see any of the game stalks inside, but I am not obliged to learn about games before watching a movie. Does Spielberg seem to abandon us movie fans who don't play games? He seems to say again, "You damn those who don't play games are not worthy of watching movies!" Trying to capture a certain part of the audience, isn't this a manifestation of the exhaustion of creative power? Guo Jingming seemed to have done this before.
Secondly, can easter eggs and fandom stems be used as a reason for affirming a movie? Tomi Weissou also paid tribute to the classic in "The Room", and also paid tribute to the old version of "King Kong" in "Monster Hunt 2". So what? And are those so-called tributes really meaningful? Just say that a large section of "The Shining" was thought to be the key to decoding at first, but it turned out that it was actually a smoke bomb. What was the reason for choosing "The Shining"? What is the inevitable connection between it and the main storyline? Since it’s okay, that big part of it was supposed to slow down the rhythm just because it was "The Shining", it became a hilarious point! Isn't this speculation?
In addition, when King Kong appeared, this kind of visual design originally tested the director's imagination and creativity. As a result, the existing elements were directly transferred and used. It was said to be a tribute, but it actually saved a lot of work.
I can accept the decline of a big director's level, but I can't help but be angry about this kind of speculation. What is the difference between this kind of unorganized forced egg and the forced star of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China"!
The indifference to game stalks and the insensitivity of movie stalks just allows me to focus more on the plot and personality. Let's peel off the easter eggs and see what is left in this movie. Regarding the plot, I only think it's very silly and naive. I guessed the first key just after watching the video. It's not that I think I'm smart, but I guessed it. This way the man will watch it a thousand times. . . More than this, the expression of the whole film is chaotic. I thought Spielberg would discuss the moral and ethical dilemmas brought by the rapid development of the virtual world to the real world, and present a complete future worldview, but I What I saw was that after a pot of simmering, it was rude and hard to give a superficial theme of "pay more attention to reality", which can actually be extracted in many third-rate domestic films.
There are still many places where there is room for in-depth exploration, which can make the theme very deep and meaningful. Just like the male protagonist before seeing the female protagonist, a friend told him in case the netizen is a 180-jin otaku! Yes, fortunately, the heroine is not ugly (although it is flawed), but imagine if the other party is really a 180-jin strong man? These are not discussed, so this is just a children's film.
Some people would say that this is a commercial film and does not require such a deep theme. Then I don’t think there is any need to mention some European genre film masters too much. Just look at Spielberg’s "Saving Private Ryan" 20 years ago, and then feel how strong the speculative theme of that film is. . Or take a look at "Artificial Intelligence" and "ET". Those are also science fiction films. All the plot designs or styling designs in them are derived from the director's own thinking and prospects for the rapidly developing society of science and technology, and the release of his childhood feelings. Without the guise of paying tribute to the audience.
There is also a person setting that is also disastrous. First look at the villain. For this type of film, the villain is particularly important. The strong villain is wonderful, like "The Silent Lamb." The villains here are like a bunch of idiots. The whole film did not bring any crisis to the protagonist other than force, nor did it cause any substantial intellectual obstruction to the protagonist’s behavior. Originally, he captured the protagonist’s identity in reality, but Just pick up the male lead and be taken away by the female lead! I won't mention this one afterwards? ! The impression given to people is to see the rookie pecking each other. There is no such thrill of wit in "Cat and Mouse Game" at all.
Other characters are also extremely flat (including the villain mentioned above, where does their evil come from, let alone combine the source of their evil with the theme of the text, especially the fierce villain. ), there is no history, no character, no arc, no growth and transformation in personality, what is their real life like? What happened? Why are they addicted to virtual games? How are their mentality changes in the transition between reality and virtual? How was the relationship between the hero and his aunt in the end? None of them. Only a few small partners united to defeat the big boss.
Many people say that this movie expresses Spielberg’s love for games. So what is the author’s point of view? It's an anti-game, calling everyone back to reality. This is contrary to the obsessive attitude towards the game shown in the plot.
Finally, about what a movie is and what a dream machine is, it’s not that dreams are created by presenting a virtual world (and the world view is not structured). Movies are never 3D, not VR, and even technology is not the most necessary link. It is the seventh art, and what is art? I think there are three elements: an aesthetic foundation, an independent system, and a universal value. It is also the author's desire to express himself, and then use two-dimensional images to express his understanding of the world and people, empathize with the audience, and finally reach empathy with the audience. And "Player One" firstly does not have the visual beauty (dazzling does not mean beauty), and secondly the techniques are outdated and old-fashioned, and whether it has historical value, I think time will speak.
The movie dream I can understand is the rise and fall of the Corleone family under the turmoil of the times, the lonely eyes of Travis in a diseased society, the lightsaber showdown of the Jedi under the bright stars, and the never under the frustration. Rocky stopped running. Rather than just any curious experience called a movie dream.
If the "Washington Post" is a mediocre work, then Spielberg asks you to continue mediocrity.
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