Behind every great success of Disney, there may be one or more "sacrifices". The popularity of "Black Panther" is accompanied by the devastating failure of "The Ruffle of Time", and fans all over the world may devote themselves to it. When or was involved in the celebration of "Reunion 3", Lucasfilm's Star Wars Gaiden became the one unfortunately forgotten.
I don’t even want to call it a "Star Wars movie", but prefer to call it a "Disney movie." I remember that both "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" and "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" gave me the same concerns, but James Gu En's unique talent at least makes this slightly awkward bubble sequel have its own shiny moments, and Captain Barbosa and Yongdu show some true feelings.
These operations are very precious in the face of the difficult-to-birth personal biographical film "Range Solo". Han Solo played by Harrison Ford is a very dazzling role in the Star Wars universe and even in the history of pop culture movies. This movie should have been as exciting as it was when it was announced.
When Han Solo stood with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, he was not suppressed by the center of the legend. Even in the balanced trio, Han Solo played a role in not degrading "Star Wars". Important role.
It is a pity that in the eyes of the American media who regard "Star Wars" as the bible of contemporary popular culture, this rumor has been labeled as "the best Star Wars movie since "Star Wars 8"", a naked mockery.
It's hard to say that this proposition composition has no impressive fragments. Some designs are full of high-end entertainment and some eye-catching inspirations, but it just staggers to complete the task. A good movie, or a "popcorn movie" that has been deliberately lowered among the population, needs more. "Remembering" has become a difficult task in front of "Range Solo".
"Ant-Man" lost the "ghost" Edgar Wright and did not fall into the hands of Peyton Reid. "Rogue One" faced the same resistance and proved itself in the series. They survived. Let us leave some room for better possibilities when discussing these movies, and "Justice League" is a total disaster.
Among these two poles, "Range Solo" is obviously leaning towards the latter, oscillating between the happy comedy style and the serious side, indecisive.
"Divergence in creative ideas" is a common reason for directors and filmmakers to break up. It sometimes seems quite perfunctory, but it is a real problem in the eyes of the original directors of the film, Phil Rhodes and Christopher Miller. The disagreement between Katherine Kennedy led to a large number of supplement shots and even a re-adjustment of the overall style.
The two who have directed films such as "Dragon and Tiger Boys", "The Lego Movie" and "Gourmet" are obviously not suitable for Disney's strong control, especially focusing on the legendary character who has been gloriously closed in the main story. At that time, Disney's "Marvel-style" made this rumor unable to become another "Guardians of the Galaxy" with obvious personal characteristics, even if this famous outsider in the galaxy has such potential.
Considering the pillar status of "Star Wars 8" in the new universe of Star Wars and the direction of its attempts to polarize among movie fans, the vast universe far from the Force and Lightsaber should accommodate more deeply rooted new characters and More diversified genres and styles. For the veteran director Ron Howard, who has a good command of Hollywood's first-line production, the amount of supplement shots and the stubborn release date as Warner did not give much room to play.
"Ranger Solo" not only did not go further in characterization and even the core, but in some paragraphs, it was "retro" surprisingly, like an action-adventure movie of the last century, a mysterious town in the desert, a mixture of fish and dragons in the bar, and more In the scene of the duel that appeared again, the Millennium Falcon wandering on various planets was like a batch of fast horses shuttled through the western wilderness.
The soon-to-be-opened "Train Robbery" reminds people of many western movies. Sneaking into the high-speed train, entangled with the enemy on the roof, the urgency of the train being out of touch, and the dangerous moment of falling off the cliff are old-fashioned, but also quite useful. .
The setting of the world in which this work is located is very interesting. Unlike "Rogue One", which is deeply involved in the confrontation between good and evil before the advent of new hope in the real universe, Han Solo grew up in the same place as his own temperament. Bound. No rebels as support yet, Han Solo wanders in a gray network of intertwined forces.
Bradford Young, who won an Oscar nomination for Best Photography for "Arrival", presented the film with another realistic and rich visual effect, although the firm choice of style of photography failed to help the film adjust the tone in a larger effective range. But some sparks still collide in those passages that are relatively correct.
In the short empire battlefield, the gray-headed Han Solo struggled in the muddy trenches and intensive bombing. The shadow of the First World War added a bit of weight to this unknown battle, and the dazzling laser enveloped it. In the cruelty, unfortunately, unlike "Rogue One" consistently, these bright spots only appear as embellishments.
Similarly, there are the hastily sacrifices of several characters. Disney seems to realize that the family-friendly routine should not become the unified benchmark for all its large series. In order to avoid criticism, Disney seems to be more open to the death of the characters, especially It became even more so after eating the sweetness of another rumored protagonist.
But this kind of death should be weighty, not before establishing an effective emotional connection with the audience.
However, the above problems are negligible compared with the male protagonist. According to Disney’s past casting standards, I don’t want to believe that Alden Ellenrich was rumors that the director was so angry on the set because he couldn’t perform. However, When you see his bewildered performance and the "eyebrow winking" that he tried to imitate, you should no longer doubt it.
Playing the young Han Solo doesn’t have to cling to Harrison Ford’s version, but I really don’t see any positive contribution of Alden’s personal charm to this role. I said that this is in the American TV series without mercy. Actors who are not in the male's turn are not capable of supporting this role.
I still remember the young version of Agent K played by Josh Brolin in "Men in Black 3". He doesn't need to rely on a certain signature action to declare that he is the young version of Tommy Lee Jones, but Grasping the inner temperament of this character in every move, and finding a historically distant but convincing way of interpretation in the age span, in short, this is not a simple imitation at all.
The screenwriter is also responsible for this. Although the film tries to capture the fans of the series in the film "The Origin of Han Solo's Name", "The Appearance of Chubakka", "Dice Pendant" and other emotional elements, Han Solo seems to At the beginning of the fight, there was not much room for growth. After completing the task, it is difficult for you to see where he really grew up.
It is true that Han Solo’s final decision is indeed noble as an outsider, but from the very beginning we assumed that he was a good person. From the beginning, he was burdened with a sense of guilt and a sense of responsibility. He didn't make any extraordinary actions that were enough to set off the nobleness of his final decision.
The name SOLO comes from being helpless, being alone in troubled times...Hey! He has been spreading dog food from the beginning!
To make matters worse, "Range Solo" has assembled a group of actors whose acting skills crushed Arden. As original roles, "Dragon Mom" Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrison performed more naturally, and with the American drama " Donald Grover, who is well-known for "Atlanta", basically completed the tasks that Arden should complete with a textbook-level posture. The scheming and charming Lando Carrissing simply came alive on Donald.
Paul Bettany’s great villain in the film, Dryden Voss, has unexpectedly become a villain full of regrets, just like Kylo Ren in "Star Wars 7", he poses a threat It seems that he can only play his temper like a child who has not grown up and is half neurotic. In the final duel, the two characters were robbed of their sharp edges, which made the close combat scene at the end lose strength.
In this gray world, Dryden has become the least necessary character for analysis.
This does not mean that other characters have perfectly handed over their own answers. If the possibility of a sequel is aside, the heroine Qi La played by "Dragon Mom" is completely broken, and she tells you her back through countless characters' lines. There is a story, but there is no display. This is not even a problem of role positioning errors (the worst is "The New Mummy"), but simply ignored. This kind of treatment makes the whole film nowhere to put the emotional points that the audience has invested in between the big scene and the proud indoor scene.
The only qualified one is Chubaka whose lines need to be translated by others.
All in all, Ron Howard, who came to the rivers and lakes to rescue before, could not really save this Disney’s "discarded son". From the perspective of Disney’s attitude, the direct damage caused by the film’s defeat is not painful. Every character is in " Adjusting left and right on the baseline of "anti-hero", the result is not an ideal gray, but a mess of sand. But how dare we look forward to a series of rumored films such as Obi-Wan and Bobuffett Gaiden?
Judging from the current coldness in the global market, whether "Range Solo" is an accidental failure or the first step towards the slow collapse of the Star Wars universe, this is already a question worth thinking about. The important thing is that this one Rumors put this life-threatening question ahead of schedule for several years.
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