The "Die Hard" series was once the benchmark of Hollywood action movies in the 1980s and 1990s, and Bruce Willis also won a place in the action tough guy world because of his good performance in this film. . In the plethora of Hollywood action movies, "Die Hard" can become a classic, the main reason is that the story and character setting were unconventional. The protagonist John McLean does not have a tall image, on the contrary, he is a one-in-one. A police officer who is stinky and his life is not going well, and the setting of the story, in the words of John McLean, is that it always happens at the wrong time and the wrong place. These two points have become a sign of this series of movies, and they are more extensive. This ground affected the trend of later action movies. The commercial success of this old-fashioned action film continues to this day. The recent popularity of the fifth in the series is not so much the film's own high-quality, as it is the old New York policeman's free rider with the brand effect.
The fifth "Die Hard" aimed the gun at Moscow. This seems to be a default rule in many Hollywood action movies. After the local bombardment, they like to move the frame to Russia to fight, like "Dish "Mission Impossible" series, "The Bourne Shadow" series, etc., but no matter where it happens, the banner of American personal heroism will stand. This is not only a kind of American value instillation, but also a consumer culture that has great commercial potential and is loved by the people. . The once handsome hero is already a strong man in his twilight years. In the fifth installment, the old McLean traveled to the ocean to take care of the disaster that wheat Klein caused in Moscow. In the span of more than 20 years, McLean proved time and time again. He has lost his heroic character as a "New York policeman", but this New York policeman is losing his personality more and more.
The film still continues the conventional narrative routines of the "Die Hard" series. The old and strong McLean not only knocked over an armored car, but also violently crushed hundreds of good cars, while performing high-altitude jumping, helicopter hanging and other conventional Hollywood The brainless circus, the thrilling level makes people drowsy, and the son is undoubtedly a brave brave boy. The two are fighting on the screen, using rigid dialogue and artificial life and death to repair together. The brainless father-son relationship, the storyline of the whole film is outdated and clichéd, and the plot turns are all expected, mediocre and outrageous. Although it can satisfy the violent fans’ desire for destruction, this fifth film really reduces the "Tiger" The expectations of the loyal fans of the "Die Long Wei" series. The old McLean smashed cars and planes for so many years, but was eventually homogenized by Hollywood streamline action movies. I did not see the McLean of the year, I only saw one. The aging Hollywood water-injecting muscle man repeats meaningless pushes and fights. The release of the fifth film not only failed to bring a good reputation, but the weak film establishment was suspected of being a dog's tail. Oh no, it is a complete dog's tail.
The setting and character creation of the script did not continue the original characteristics, especially the creation of McLean lost all the previous souls, which made people thump the chest. McLean lost the characteristics that could distinguish him from other tough guys. This character In fact, there is no existential value. A tough guy who has been a brand for many years has fallen in this way. There are many ways to destroy a movie, but there is one kind of destruction that is extremely sad, that is, it hurts not only the series of morals, but the most injured is actually the loyal movie fans. This kind of destruction makes the classic night festival unprotected, which is very regrettable. "Die Hard 5" put this series to shame. The character characteristics of the film are not outstanding, the relationship conflict between McLean and his son is not enough, and the promotion of the plot is weak. There is only the flesh and blood of fighting but no skeleton of the story. The frame of the story is cut corners to a heinous level, which is simply an insult to the audience. In all fairness, the filming of the series of films is inherently difficult. Under great pressure, the fifth part of "Die Hard" was rejected by several directors, and finally John Moore was in charge. Innovation and special effects are his famous directors in the industry. The style, we can see that the use of special effects is overwhelming in Die Hard No. 5, and the effect it creates is slightly visible, but if such virtual fights are excessive, it will be a disaster for a movie. In addition, the film is extremely cheating literary drama, which makes people feel chilling. The interspersed use of literary drama in martial arts is basically a duck-filling style. It does not have the function of active atmosphere of action film literary drama, and there is not enough material to make the movie three-dimensional, and finally it looks nondescript. , Prevarication and stiff. The unbalanced rhythm of the alternate interspersed action scenes and emotional scenes makes every conversation between McLean and his son seem to be an intermission after a fight. The sun shines on the father and son, and the affection scene plays out with a strong sense of harmony. After the long-winded dialogue was completed, he immediately changed the venue for a new fight, like the crude hamburger culture in the United States, with layers of materials accumulated without any technical content, high calories but almost no nutrition. "Die Hard 5" is Hollywood's mass-produced movie burger, simple and crude. In fact, this kind of Hollywood mental trash has a lot. "Die Hard 5" has nothing to criticize, but the reason why it was criticized is because it was once not so mechanical, not so simple and rude. The "eyeball economy" locked the attention of moviegoers and the box office, and the products of this classic series eventually became mediocre and featureless products.
"Die Die Hard 5" is such a thorough dog tail. It lays lazily at the feet of the audience, dancing with excitement and effort on its furry body, and everything it does is just to win the audience. A little charity in the pocket.
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