The recent downturn in the domestic film market was finally brought to an end by "Venom" : the box office reached 538 million yuan in two days after the release, and I have posted more than 700 million at the moment (the global total box office has exceeded 600 million US dollars), 1 billion+ Results are just around the corner.
In contrast, "Venom" received similar "treatment" in China to that in North America, that is, the audience paid a lot for it, but the comments were not so good ...
Although it sounds a little bit ridiculous, "Venom" is really "bad" on the one hand, and very interesting on the other , making people sigh such as "hahahahaha! I fuck! It can be like this!"
This article will not drop the book bag, talk about the original work or easter eggs, nor discuss the significance and status of the film for (other) super British movies, but will talk about the film for more than one and a half hours.
[Friendly reminder: The following is a little spoiler, but the impact is not significant. 】
In fact, rather than discussing "How is the quality of "Venom"?" , "Why is the film "Venom" so popular ?" is a more interesting question.
Venom was already well-known in the original series. The appearance in the third part of the old version of "Spider-Man" has accumulated a lot of popularity for it. In addition, with the blessing of the "bringing topic" man Tang Lao wet, everyone wants it. See the "anti-hero" independent film.
Oh, by the way, in September, Mu Ye also sang the theme song "Venom" for the film. As soon as the song was released, it aroused the carnival of fans all over the world...Facts also proved that the visual qualities of "Venom" and "Venom" It fits well and complements each other.
In short, there are too many reasons for the audience to cheer for "Venom." The word "trend" is written on the face of this film.
Specific to the Chinese market, the situation may be different... The most important thing is that there is an endorsement by the father of Tencent’s gold master. The exposure of "Venom" on domestic social media in recent months is difficult to compare with similar blockbusters in these years. It is , to what extent is it worse? Even if the "Rocket Girl" was hired a while ago to promote and promote "Venom", it could not stop the audience's enthusiasm...
For me, when I saw the tongue of Venom the first time I watched the trailer, I knew it, and I was sure of this movie.
Back to the film itself. To put it conscientiously, the script of "Venom" is not qualified. It is full of all kinds of far-fetched contradictions and advances. There is room for improvement and progress visible to the naked eye. The level of crudely constructed second- and third-rate dramas is obviously in line with the film's A-level. The identity positioning of the big production does not match.
Among other things, the "encounter" of the protagonist Eddie Bullock at the beginning makes people frown: such a capable and knowledgeable chief media reporter, under the premise that he has already fallen into trouble, was out of chaos. Questioning attitude, relying on the invisible evidence from peeping at his girlfriend’s confidential documents, he dared to directly harden the boss of Life Foundation Carlton Drake in the interview. This is not a news ideal, it is a lack of heart... …
Afterwards, it was justified to be expelled from the company and abandoned by his girlfriend- Yan Wang (movie) wants you to die for the third watch, who dares to keep you until the fifth watch?
The narrative of "Venom" has a fairly obvious sense of "fragmentation." Eddie's fate, the experiments of the Life Foundation, the conspiracy of aliens and other important contents lack a natural and credible connection with each other.
In addition to this, the film’s rhythmic atmosphere is not very controllable. There are some suspense and horror in the front, and there are large-scale action scenes in the back... The key is that the big scenes are also not well controlled, and there are more than one. Several people reflected the feeling that "it seems to be over before the game is over".
Affected by these factors, the characters in "Venom" also failed to stand up . Eddie's performance is always like a gap. The image of Annie's "ideal girlfriend" is slightly thin, and Dr. Drake has become a "paper piece". The brainless villain of "Humanization", blinded the appearance of Tom Hardy and Michel Williams...
But then again, their looks, especially Tang Laoshi's appropriate acting skills, have pulled back some points for the unsatisfactory performance of "Venom".
But even such a terrible film can still be watched very emotionally, perhaps very enjoyable-it can only be said that the human body structure severely limits our imagination.
Although the action scene of "Venom" is a bit more brainless and rude, it fully highlights the image characteristics of the "alien symbiosis", and through different applications in different scenarios, this "little slime" is alive and active. On the screen.
The most outstanding part should be the first appearance of Venom to protect Eddie from the capture of the Life Foundation. The whole story of the "Great Escape": Unlike the later period when the two were fully integrated, Eddie still didn't understand his body. What has changed? Almost all fights, jumping windows, and drag racing are spontaneous acts of venom. This, to a large extent, provides the audience with the same freshness as Eddie , especially the length of the body. The black tentacles that can be short, thick or thin, soft or hard, and heal the body, will make people feel nauseous and irritating...
And the most effective section is the ending "Venom & Eddie VS Riot & Drake" battle.
This part can be regarded as the ultimate depiction of the "symbiosis" companion relationship and combat methods. It is also the pinnacle of the use of special effects shots for the entire film, which embodies the unique beauty of "invisible but powerful".
If "Venom" is nothing more than this, then I still don't want to see you very much... But the film sets Venom as a "loser"-which is the key to many people questioning the film-but it makes me unable to hate this film .
According to the setting in the movie, this group of extraterrestrial lifeforms are preparing to invade the earth and devour humans. Riots and venoms and other "people" are the vanguards to fight outposts. After being caught in the unique environment of the earth, he became misinformed, and selected Eddie to realize his wish.
Venom is a loser among millions of people of its kind. In the original environment he was in, it was just the youngest who could not be ranked; but when he arrived on Earth, he found that he could do whatever he wanted-provided that the riots were not carried with him. The army came to the earth.
I don’t think Eddie can be considered a loser. He is only temporarily frustrated. He is still considered "excellent" in the human group. Otherwise, why doesn’t Venom manipulate the former hobo experimenters to make troubles, but instead fell on Eddie’s body? The weak among the high-level creatures choose the strong among the low-level creatures, plus Venom and Eddie have a very similar mentality, that is, "unwilling to be a loser", so they are just right.
No wonder everyone says that Venom and Eddie are the sweetest and most CP-like couple... This is a fact~
More importantly, what the "alien living Leifeng" venom does is not to save the earth from fire and water, it just wants to live on the earth alone-that is to say, its noble behavior in the eyes of human beings is purely This is in line with Venom’s “anti-hero” positioning. For this point alone, I think the core processing of "Venom" is tenable.
Of course, if I have to use the last venom "little sticky person with big eyes and cute" subversive setting, I have no problem, after all, this is just a decent film that can't stand too serious consideration.
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