In fact, the plot mode of "Die Hard" is the same as the later TV series "24 Hours". The stylized story seriously makes the sequel lack the vitality brought by creativity. Although the relationship between the characters in the second episode has not changed much, the larger scenes and exciting plot make the film more thrilling. The quiz and the role of Samuel Jackson added in the third episode made McClan no longer fight alone and became a highlight of the film. The fourth episode, after many years, has developed a story about saving her daughter. Even though the conflicts between the old and the new humans are poor, they can be watched.
In "Die Hard 5", the amateurs of the entire team behind the scenes were exposed in a mess. The film took a completely opposite route to the new version of "007", and went straight to the bad film "The Expendables". Old cloth plays John McClan, but McClan can't bring out new things, and the old ones are too showy. The whole film lacks drama, and all kinds of self-righteous complaints are very weak.
Crappy jokes, lengthy car chases, and gun battle scenes make people sleepy again and again and can't lift their energy. At the beginning of the film, it is stated stiffly that McClan has a son who is almost severed from him. But it is clear that the reason "too busy at work and neglecting my son" does not hold. McLane was in distress several times, several of which were vacations, and he would be suspended if he got into trouble. In other words, McClan is actually a police officer who enjoys high welfare and various passive vacations. But after McLane saw his son, his son's hatred far outweighed his indifference, which made people feel inexplicable. If it is assumed that McLane's divorce from his wife leads to the breakdown of the father-son relationship, it makes sense. The issue of father-son relationship that the director pursues excessively and the reason why he can't justify make the line of father-son relationship seem inexplicable.
The processing of action scenes is also not enough. After the opening, there was no tension in the chase despite numerous crashes. The super calm McCland is like driving a bumper car in a playground, showing off excessively and even making people feel disgusting. The emergence of Russian military vehicles is indeed a bright spot, but the confrontation between military vehicles and civilian vehicles has not shown anything that breaks the audience’s expectations and cannot leave a deep impression on people. In the end, the confrontation with military aircraft too showed off the "immortal" lineage of McClan and his sons, and seemed to be seriously lacking the spirit of the series. McLane’s brilliant ideas of stepping on broken glass barefoot and bravely fighting the bandits have disappeared.
The scenes in the film are also not enough to enter the stream. McClan clearly went to Russia specifically for his son, but he always pretended "I'm only here for vacation" artificially. All kinds of pretense and show off make people suddenly feel that McLean, who was once a Northeast man, has become a cute and undead style that is enough to make people vomiting. The part where McClan and his son ridiculed and embraced was a bright spot, but the reconciliation between the two was too sudden and it was inexplicable.
The shortcomings of the screenwriter could not be made up by the director. In contrast, "Mission Impossible 4" handles it very well. The story of "Disc 4" is also not complicated, but the director is very good at creating atmosphere. The director level of "Die Hard 5" is obviously very low, seriously below the level of directors of third-rate TV series. The darkened colors are also incomparable with blockbuster films, and the colors are not as well adjusted as the most influential American dramas.
"Die Hard 5" is by far the worst part of the series, McClan's son spelled the wrong dad at the wrong time. I believe this film ruined the childhood of countless people. (The movie goes crazy/filled, please indicate the source for reprinting)
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