Zhao Benshan said a very classic sentence in his sketch "Heart Disease": "Life is only a handful of people in the world, a total of 36,000 days. There are tens of thousands of houses in the family, and sleep only needs to be three feet wide."
In our twenties, we still feel that there is still a long time in life, but we don’t know that it is only more than 20,000 days after careful calculation. More than 20,000 days... After a day, it will be one day less. Those of you who know the truth, do you panic? !
But what would you do if you only had 24 hours left in your life, and what would you most want to do?
Ethan Hawke uses his latest film to tell you what he'll do when he has only 24 hours left to live.
"24 Hours of Survival"
The film's storyline is more old-fashioned, telling the story of Ethan Hawke 's hitman who fails on a mission and dies and is resurrected and told he can only survive for 24 hours. Under the influence of the international female criminal police officer (Ethan's target) played by Xu Qing , Ethan Hawke reset the mission target, and finally completed the story of self-salvation by revenge alone.
When I first saw the trailer, the storyline of Ethan's resurrection from the dead was still very attractive to Uncle Jun. Coupled with the propaganda posters full of gunfight elements, a feeling of Ethan being a superhero came to me.
It's a pity that after watching the whole film, Ethan's acting skills are not to be said, he can be both literary and martial, but a few flaws in the film still make the film fail to rank among the classics, which is at best unsatisfactory.
The shooting action scene in the film is the highlight of the film. In addition, the director also used flashbacks to interject the plot of Ethan's dead wife and children, in order to create a story and a slightly tragic super-killer image.
If the whole film focuses on the interpretation of Ethan’s behavior and inner emotional changes from doubt to melancholy to struggle and finally relief, it must be a visual feast for his acting skills, but after watching the whole film, the film is “hanging the sheep ’s head” selling dog meat . "
In the movie, the 24-hour survival time does not play the role of the sense of urgency and every second that it should create. It seems to be just a prop and a gimmick in the movie, and Ethan just looked up and watched the rest of the time a few times, had a few hallucinations, and then continued all kinds of gunfights and racing.
Such an indifferent and nerve-wracking performance is completely inconsistent with how a person should behave in the face of a life that is fading away.
If you simply want to make a shootout action film, removing this "24-hour survival time" setting will make the whole film smoother and more complete. Just adding a gimmick without completing it can only be said to be "superfluous".
In addition, some other small details in the film also detract from the film a lot.
For example, in the airport, Ethan met Xu Qing for the first time, and it was a good way to strike up a conversation with Ethan. After Xu Qing ignored Ethan and left her seat coldly, because of the flight delay, she immediately returned to her seat to take the bait, and then had dinner and sleep together...
This kind of arrangement is very surprising. First of all, Xu Qing has experienced the assassination group at the beginning, and only one person and witnesses are left, so she should be vigilant at all times. The next second, I relaxed so I was vigilant. Although it was a routine, it was outside the logic.
Following this scene, the next day, Xu Qing inexplicably discovered that Ethan was the killer. The subsequent shootout between the two can be said to be extremely exciting, but he was only handsome for three seconds, and the next moment Ethan was killed by two shots.
Is this what a top killer should do? It is understandable to say that you let go of the best chance to kill Xu Qing because of the death of your wife and children, but when you were on the front, you were not as good as others .
In addition, there are many such slots in the movie. For example, before every assassination, Xu Qing always finds out one second in advance, but it is of no use. In the end, everyone in the team except her will die.
Xu Qing, are you sweeping the stars down to earth? Where do you go?
Another example is that the villains are also brainless. Except for the habit of talking too much, it is the 21st century. Can you still die under the ax and hoe of the cold weapons of your African brothers, with all the guns in your hands burning fire sticks? Doesn't it work tactically?
With so many complaints, of course this film is not without merit. First of all, Ethan Hawke, with his impeccable acting skills, played a very sweet and warm killer role for us.
As for the director, Brian Smoots, who served as the director of the film, has worked in the following works: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", "Iron Man 3", "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Terminator: Genesis" and so on. The gunfights and action scenes in the movie are still very qualified, and some aerial shots and camera cuts are also very visual.
The producer also specially invited Colin Gibson, the artist of "Mad Max: Fury Road", who won the Academy Award for Best Art Design and the Australian Academy Award, as the visual director of the film. Compared with the movie "Wolf Warrior 2", which was also shot in Africa, "24 Hours of Survival" still maintains the visual effects of Hollywood level, which also makes up for the weakness of the movie to a certain extent.
Uncle Fungus scored 3 stars in this film, one of which was due to the existence of Ethan Hawke. Compared with his performance in the 16-year movie "Mo Di", it seems that Uncle Yi is still more suitable for acting in love-themed movies. After all Who can resist that lazy and handsome Ethan Hawke?
In addition, Ethan Hawke said in an interview when promoting the movie "Mo Di" that there is still hope for the next "Love Is" series of movies.
Are you looking forward to it?
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