Natalie Portman has acted in another sci-fi film, but it's not from the "Star Wars" series; passers-by who want to see excitement don't need to spend money wasting expressions, and literati who want to see the connotation can also detour.
(The article was first published on the public account "Movie Madhouse", WeChat ID: dianyingfengrenyuan)
Many senior movie fans watched the movie through the resources flowing out of the Internet very early, and they knew how good the movie was. Therefore, this film review is specially written for passers-by audiences who have not found resources or do not care much about film information. The author knows that some passers-by audiences don’t do much homework before going to the cinema, and they also pay attention to benefits. Therefore, the recent “Ready Player One” may not be able to buy tickets, and “Break and Silence” can’t be seen. As a result, this “annihilation” happened to be released. , a few key words on the poster definitely make people think they have earned it: American science fiction film, adaptation of Nebula Award-winning novel, starring Oscar actress, 2D movie! ! ! The purpose of the author writing this film review is to tell passers-by and audiences: If you want to see the audio-visual impact, the depth of thought and even the acting skills, don't waste the ticket money.
First, it doesn't have enough type elements.
Watch this film as a science fiction film, I'm sorry, except for a little bit about the scientific research institute at the beginning, not to mention all the wonders in the film, even the meteorites appearing in the film are not strictly science fiction elements, and as wonders, those The scientific concept behind the formation of exotic animals is also spoken by the members of the scientific research team in the film, and there is no specific image display, which makes the film more like a fantasy film than a horror film; From the perspective of a thriller, except for the shocking passages of the heroine’s ex-husband vomiting blood and mutant creatures attacking humans, most of the time there is no sense of tension or depression, no warning, no anxiety, and the process of the team’s exploration can even be It's not called "adventure", it's more like going to the park (when it comes to parks, "Jurassic Park" is more tense than this film). Maybe someone with a bit of movie experience will retort that the director's last work "Ex Machina" doesn't even have these commercial elements? This is a bit of a stealing concept. "Ex Machina" is a movie where the story takes place in a confined space. It is true that there is no audio-visual bombing, but there are many elements of robotic research and psychological horror that show the dark side of human nature. The film "annihilation" does not rely solely on psychological hints to be terrifying, nor does it fully show the sci-fi setting through images. It does not rely on either side, not to mention ordinary audiences, and die-hard movie fans may not be able to enjoy it.
So what if you think of it as a deep art film? I'm sorry, it's not enough for you to pretend.
Here, we must first praise the director Alex Garland in spirit, and adapt the chapters that are only the beginning of the original "Lost Southland" series into an independent story. He is skilled in his work, and there is no problem in adapting the script. On the other hand, it also shows that he does not pay attention to the theme expression and setting logic of the original work, or that he ignores it at all and just wants to shoot the theme expressed by himself. But the problem is that the theme of "The Forgotten Southland" is highlighted after the secrets behind the sci-fi wonders are revealed step by step, while "annihilation" is just talking about such a thin and incomplete sci-fi concept, and many wonders are not understood by everyone. The ins and outs are over and the show is over, what else are we talking about the impact of the three views brought about by scientific mysteries? I heard a film critic who I admire the most compare this film with Tarkovsky's "Stalker", and I felt that the old tower was about to be pissed off. Although several people are walking in the meteorite radiation area with unknown crisis, "Stalker" actually alludes to a nuclear power plant explosion accident in the Soviet Union in 1957 (earlier than the Chernobyl nuclear accident), the three protagonists of the film. Whether it is a writer engaged in writing or a scientist engaged in research, as outsiders, they only want to consume the suffering caused by the radiation zone to the local residents, and the guide as one of the locals seems to face the meteorite calmly like his family. The terrifying power contained in them, but suffering has already subtly affected their lives; and in "annihilation", in the expedition team including the heroine, there is no direct impact of real life and social problems on them, human nature. The manifestation of entanglement is basically by tearing, and there is only one tearing, so from their words and deeds, you can't see the true side of human nature. It is not known what the necessary connection between death and what they did during their lifetimes, plus this "southern border", which is not a gloomy park, knows that they are going to conduct scientific research and exploration, and those who don't know they think they are going to Aoki. The original sea of trees is looking for a short-term meeting...
The author knows that some people will impatiently say that there should be no problem with acting, right? Sorry, this movie can't even satisfy you.
In fact, in addition to the heroine Natalie Portman, the actresses who play other members of the expedition team are also powerful. But the problem is as mentioned above. The background of these characters is only background, and it has no potential impact on their future experience. The characters are very vague, so they can only be reduced to paper characters, and there is no room to play. Word. The death of most of the team members was not due to an accident with sufficient foreshadowing, nor was it due to the IQ of the characters. It was more like the screenwriter arranged the death order of the characters according to the actors' positions, and used the hand of God to decide who will take the lead first. convenient. In this way, Natalie Portman's role plays a lot, and it is logical to live to the end. But the number of scenes does not mean that the character image is complete. In addition to having a clear motivation for action (understanding the reason why her ex-husband is different) and the basis for her ability to act (biologist), her inner struggle during the adventure is also blank, and other adventure characters. She was also led by the screenwriter's nose, so Portman didn't condone his acting skills at all. For her, the role of "wife + academic bully" only needs to be played in her true colors. Anyway, in the final reversal ending , the eyes of the old lady have been modified with special effects...
To sum up, if you still want to be satisfied in this movie, you can only ask yourself to become a CULT movie fan and watch this movie as a CULT movie, with the spectacle and the pretentious soundtrack and interlude. It might still be interesting for you. But the domestic theatrical version has already been cut by the censorship department and deleted for one minute, and about half of the film's singularity is in that one-minute clip. Due to the impact of the deletion on the viewing effect, the author can also justifiably not recommend it. Of course, you can't stop me if you want to watch the author, as long as you don't yell "return my ticket money" when you come out of the cinema.
View more about Annihilation reviews
