Find a reason for violence

Carol 2022-01-25 08:06:46

The boss of a serious action movie that emphasizes both plot and action like "First Blood" must be disappointed. "The First Blood" was filmed in 1982. Stallone was 36 years old at the time, and he hadn't escaped from the stage of angry Wenqing. According to another masterpiece Rocky, it was only 6 years old. In the blink of an eye, 26 years later, 62-year-old Grandpa Shi experienced the great success that swept the world in the 1980s and 1990s, and profoundly influenced American pop culture. After entering the new century, apart from taking testosterone crazily to maintain his body shape, he was shooting bad movies to subsidize his family. Isn't it a bit reluctant to ask people to reflect on something in a drama? The characters in the film are facialized. The missionaries were childish and enthusiastic, and competed with the Korean missionaries who insisted on going to Afghanistan to find their lives. Burmese soldiers are hideous. There is never a reason for killing. I'm actually surprised, killing all the farmers, what do you eat?

Grandpa Shi is well maintained. He was swollen with tendons. Although he is old, his face is drooping, and he looks a bit chubby, but he is much stronger than the uncle of the governor who looks tired when he was 50 years old when he took The 6th Day and End of Days. It can be seen how important it is to exercise properly and pay attention to diet. Otherwise, if you have a heart surgery, Mr. Olympia from the 10th world will inevitably be haggard. Well, digress.

Fortunately, Grandpa Shi is not as depraved as Kevin Costner. Starting with Postman, he can't do anything but frowning and pretending to be a wolf with a big tail. The film is as bad as bad. The bosses who give up the plot and pursue violent stimulation (the critics call violence porn are also) will not be disappointed when watching this film. Whether it is the design of the action, the laying out of the bloody lens, the movement of the lens, or the use of music and sound effects, they are all at the level of a satisfactory entertainment film.

The movie can be divided into upper and lower parts. The first half tried to highlight the brutal bloodthirsty of the Burmese soldiers: the slaughter of unarmed villagers, even children. The villagers were forced into the paddy fields with landmines and bet on who would kill first. . . In short, it is to arouse the audience's righteous indignation, and lay a solid reason for Grandpa Lan to kill the killer. The second half is the dazzling violence of Grandpa Lan and the mercenaries. High headshot. Sharp arrow pierced the brain. Cracked Adam's apple. Heavy machine guns at close range beat people into meat sauce. . . The traditional skills of special forces are also indispensable: use the jungle to set traps and kill people invisible. Grandpa Shi maintains Rambo's usual style: few words, heavy hands, and no liveliness.

The rendering of details is also a major selling point of the film. For example, Shooter's DVD has a large part of the production highlights. It is mentioned that in order to make the scene not so bloody, the production team did not shoot the real high-sniper hit effect. This film is different. It actually has the textbook effect of shooting a high sniper hitting the head and flipping the head in half. There is also the real scene of a small hole in the front and a big bowl in the back when the bullet passes through the human body. It is not stingy at all. Does Grandpa Shi want to tell everyone about the cruelty of war? Anyway, I am not very comfortable looking at these lenses.

In short, the standard brainless action film. It is suitable for people like me who have no brains to watch, and it is also suitable for years of nostalgia for Rambo fans.

PS, I saw a funny comment: if Rambo were in Iraq, our troops would be able to come back home on Tuesday. Of course, Rambo had to stay till Thursday because he'd make sure that he'd killed all people who deserve to die.

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  • Major Pa Tee Tint: [upon seeing a missionary looking at him] Bring that one out to the pigs.

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    Reese: Heard that...