I was taken aback when I watched Alita's preview, the super big eyes setting was a bit weird; I didn't expect to accept this setting after sitting down at the cinema with popcorn for two minutes, IMAX 3D didn't feel depressing and strange, but very Lovely, every frown and smile are particularly moving.
Compared to "Avatar", Alita: Battle Angel is more thoughtful and sophisticated. Producer Jon Landau said in an interview that the world in "Avatar" is fictional and does not need to be comparable to our reality; while Alita's story takes place on Earth, which means that the scene must be realistic. The character needed to be able to stand beside Christoph Waltz without being obtrusive. The computer-generated character needed to be fully integrated into the world around her, interacting with the real characters, and she did.
Alita is not a fully computer-generated character. The actual performance of the starring Rosa Salazar makes the character of Alita more real, and every expression and movement is natural and full of humanity. Compared with many movies in recent years, where the actors meet for the first time on the red carpet from start to finish, Alita is much more down-to-earth, allowing the actors to better understand the characters, so as to interpret their reactions, feel.
In the interview, the production team put forward the difference between the two concepts of "motion capture" and "performance capture", and emphasized that Alita is a film that uses performance capture, that is, the film is captured with cameras in all directions. The actor's expression is also recorded while the actor moves. Cameron said it's all about the face. If the audience thinks the character's facial portrait is credible enough, they will trust the character and empathize with her. Also in order to make the character more realistic, the film did not erase the details of Rosa's face, but showed pores and fine lines realistically. We have seen too many faces that are flawless and therefore uncomfortable on the screen and in the media. This big-eyed little girl with tear troughs and Sichuan characters when frowning is more able to enter the hearts of the audience.
Well, let's talk about the men in the movie. Our transformative Austrian uncle Christoph Waltz is as badass as ever! To avoid spoilers, I won't say too much, but I have to vote for Dr. Ido for the Old Dad of the Year award. His appearance rekindled my dream of owning a leather trench coat (my mother: no, that's stupid).
In the comics, the name Alita was once owned by Dr. Ido's dead cat, but it was changed to a daughter in the movie, thereby enhancing the emotional bond between Dr. Ido and Alita. Although Alita runs away from home and goes out to fight, Dr. Ido can't control it, but he has been taking care of this little robot girl and helping her realize all kinds of dreams ("I know you don't need pulleys, but it's the rules of the game"), Still very cute.
Another joke with my friends is that Dr. Ido doesn't seem to need to sleep at all. He works hard to run a small clinic during the day, and sneaks out to be a bounty hunter at night. If the robots (?) in the whole Iron City are broken, he should fix them, and he doesn't charge any money ( The bar group fights are fierce, and Dr. Ido enters the venue: "Stop it all! Otherwise, I won't give you free repairs in the future!" The audience was obedient (hhh). Occasionally take a nap on the sofa, and wake up as soon as someone passes by. I am so young and energetic, I admire it.
In addition to Keean Johnson, who played Hugo in the film, audience favorites such as Douglas Booth and Jack Lowden also auditioned for the role . In the end, the film decided to use the relatively unknown fresh blood Keean Johnson, because he looked more ethnically ambiguous (ethnically ambiguous) and more suitable for Iron City, a scene that integrates world cultures.
As a hardcore "Game of Thrones" fan girl, I whispered to my friends during the second shot of Ed Skrein, is this the soft girl Daario Naharis before the actor changed?
My friend glanced at me and said seriously, "I think you're bullshitting."
When I came out to check the cast list, he was right: as soon as "Game of Thrones" arrived, my face blindness was cured in the late stage.
Alita is a very happy movie, whether it's watching cute girls fight or watching the hardcore perverted uncle in Quentin Tarantino's movie turned into a headache father, it's very fun. When Alita was playing Motorball in the middle, the Arab uncle who was sitting next to my friend in the cinema was particularly involved in the play and even applauded, which made us so happy.
Also - at the end of the film, there are big-name actors who have not appeared on the screen in recent years, so keep your eyes open to see clearly!
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