Hollywood produces a large number of comedy-type films almost every year, and very few are really introduced, and those who can break through the established routine will be reduced by another batch. According to this decreasing rhythm, the audience can see and think that there is a real laugh. The film is indeed countable on one hand.
Domestic comedies are produced in large quantities. The annual Spring Festival stalls, May 1st stalls, National Day stalls, domestic film protection month and other holidays that can be called by name are all without the appearance of domestic comedies, but you can dig your own eyes without thinking The spit mentality, the film that is serious and happy to the end, I am thankful that there is such a film in a year.
Therefore, it is fair to say that comedy films are in a dilemma, both for Hollywood and the domestic film market. On the one hand, the plot structure is very difficult to break through the framework, and on the other hand, a large number of market demands make it impossible to give up this piece of lip service. fat.
In the hearts of most audiences, comedy films are still used to regulate emotions after a week of hard work. The overly complicated plot design and dazzling special effects scenes will only add to the sense of boredom, at least whenever I feel depressed. , will not search for a serious subject matter, but a comedy that seems unusually lighthearted.
So today I would like to recommend a lighthearted and funny comedy movie:
"Game Night"
On the basis of orthodox comedy, adding a little suspense and a little crime to flavor it, it turns out that the brain-burning form of entertainment does not require too much brains, but it can properly drive the rhythm of watching movies, which is really rare.
The film tells a fixed party between a group of friends in a linear narrative style - game night, originally just for playing games, a night of pure fun and entertainment, because of the hero's big brother's generous planning, unexpected frequent occurrences, extremely thrilling, through the plot The setting is constantly reversed and reversed , and the clues of several pairs of characters in the film are connected to create a comic effect, conveying the simple philosophy of life without reducing it to boring preaching.
"Game Night" is directed by John Francis Daly and Jonathan M. Goldstein, who have worked together in "Vacation Adventures", "Evil Boss 2" and many other films, including Including Spider-Man: Homecoming.
(Our poor little spider was annihilated after only one leading role, tell me this is not true).
Like most Hollywood comedies, "Game Night" uses group portraits to focus on various relationships and contradictions between characters, and the concept of "game" runs through the film in an external form. Every minute is on the topic, and it is more vividly displayed in the lives of the hero and heroine.
The male protagonist Max played by Jason Bateman and the female protagonist Annie played by Rachel McAdams met at a game night party and fell in love at first sight without any nonsense. Inseparable from the intervention of the game, including the marriage proposal is done in the form of a game of "you come and I will guess", and even the newlyweds are still dancing on the dance machine at the wedding.
The seemingly complete and beautiful life begins a chapter, and like all newlyweds, they also begin to face problems with their children. When the doctor diagnoses, the male protagonist's mental stress is pointed out, and the female protagonist will follow suit. The source fell to the male protagonist's brother, Brooks played by Kyle Chandler, an "outstanding" man who is better than the male protagonist in terms of career appearance and height, and a man who has lost to him since he was a child. people.
(However, my brother said that I do not carry this pot.)
On a regular game night, the older brother expressed his desire to host the next game night in his new home, ditching the boards and cards for a slightly different thrilling game called a " Murder Mystery Party."
The principle is a bit similar to the variety show of "I Am a Detective". A kidnapped hostage needs other personnel to find key information in the clues and puzzles given, and if they successfully rescue them, they can get a sports car as a prize. Professionals are invited to plan this game, whether it is tempting, exciting or exciting.
When my brother was accidentally kidnapped, the game officially started. What I appreciate more is the setting of the actions of the three pairs of people participating in the game later in the film. The three pairs of people adopted different methods to win, which is very in line with the characters’ personalities. Without losing interest, it can also promote the development of the plot without leaving any traces.
The male protagonist and his wife, the two people's highly compatible values and the laying of the film before, let them choose to break the routine and use the method of positioning tracking to return to their own way. , the only way to find answers to your own doubts in the game of the night.
This doubt echoes the argument about children at the beginning of the film, explaining that the main source of "mental stress" is the cowardice of the male protagonist about the responsibility he needs to take as a parent after having a child. , which is undeniably the best way to solve the problem.
In real life, there are many young couples who are hesitant to have children. Instead of blaming the so-called "mental stress", ask yourself if you are not ready to be parents. The male protagonist's worries are meaningless. After having a child, the pace of life will inevitably change, and he seems to be more satisfied with the carefree game life now. After this unexpected game night, he was stunned. The ignorant discovery of infinite madness is not his ultimate pursuit. Life is still insipid and unreliable.
The little black couple followed the given clues to find the answers in a law-abiding manner, and their stable lives seemed to be very consistent with this way of playing. The childhood sweethearts have been together in this life. It is a love relationship that is envious of others. At the same time, it also hides an infinite crisis. The trust crisis caused by the game is always highlighted in the next "solving the case". For them, the original relationship is like a blue sky. The colorful bubbles in the sky, although beautiful, are always in danger of bursting at the touch of a button. In the film, it is shown as the process of concealing the truth until the truth is revealed, and the trust and understanding built up in life finally helped them overcome this. Difficulties.
A swinging boy with a low IQ + a mature woman with an absolutely online IQ, the little brother who frequently changes his girlfriends to participate in game nights, always carries a big-chested and brainless vase by his side, in order to increase his fragile self-confidence Heart, and this time, he changed the game strategy and invited an absolutely smart and attractive mature woman. This combination has a certain dramatic effect. They chose to start from the source to host the party. , and jump straight to the final puzzle. The reversal of the plot and the escalation of the situation helped the two people gradually discover the charm of each other, so as to achieve the perfect fit of complementarity.
If the three couples are trying to express the weight of love in the film; the elder brother jumped out of the car to cover the younger brother, and the younger brother desperately saved the elder brother, it evolved into a family that is constantly cut off; then after learning the seriousness of the incident, he decided to stay. The friends who helped the male protagonist rescue his brother were profiled on the invisible power of friendship among their group. "Games" have moved from essence to concept and become a medium for expressing these weights.
The details of the friendship ushered in the climax after the little policeman was shot and fell to the ground. The little policeman's presence in the play has a gloomy and mysterious taste, the setting of the lonely and eccentric characters, and the heart is extremely eager for emotional relationship. After he was shot in order to save everyone, this character sublimated at once, shining with the brilliance of humanity, so that the reversal was caught off guard.
So is Game Night that perfect? Not necessarily, it can only be said that it is a relatively bottomless and unscrupulous plot setting in China, trying to sway the market with meat and jokes, and has no connotation at all, "Game Night" is really handled very cleverly. There is no embarrassment in the shadows.
It just seems that the setting of some small plots still needs to be studied, such as the plot of the heroine taking bullets for the male protagonist, etc. Although it has achieved the purpose of ridicule, it also tends to be handled with ease and the ending, but the bloody scenes are added to comedy movies. It’s still a little thoughtless. After all, the discomfort brought by the picture to the audience can easily break the relaxed atmosphere of comedy that has been rarely established.
"Game Night" limited the large frame time to one night, and achieved a complete plot. The characters who mainly participated in the game had obvious changes and growth before and after this night. Unfortunately, as the biggest player in the play The villain is really weak and makes people feel pity, and the brother's role has never shown substantial redemption, but fortunately, it is within the reasonableness of the constructed world view.
The road to comedy has a long way to go. It has nothing to do with China and foreign countries.
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