"Battle of Los Angeles": The Stars and Stripes Flying High

Jerel 2021-11-11 08:01:16


The IQ of aliens can be tarnished by humans, and of course the IQ of the audience can also be. American filmmakers always like to live in the spring and autumn dreams of the post-industrial era. In the dreams over and over again, how to fight back against alien abuse, and how to play with the audience’s IQ over and over again while advocating the American theme’s value orientation . "Battle of Los Angeles" gave us a solid public class on the value orientation of the American theme. But heroes can save the planet, but they can no longer save the big screen.

The trailer is really a good thing. A bad movie can become eye-catching under the packaging of the trailer. The trailer of "Battle of Los Angeles" is a very successful example: handheld photography, ethereal and weird soundtrack, and the first sight of dragons. The aliens who don’t see the end, plus a few big scenes from the movie, everything is so perfect and so attractive, I believe many people are for the grand and grim preview of "Battle of Los Angeles" People who watch movies, but when the excessive expectations of trailers are transferred to the demand for movies, tragedies often occur. The trailer puts the audience's expectations too high, and in the end, this actual gap will surely attract the audience's scolding! It is hard to believe that "Battle of Los Angeles" not only tainted the IQ of aliens, but also tainted the IQ of the audience.

Using handheld photography to shoot war scenes is undoubtedly for the sense of presence and impact of the war, but handheld photography is a major test for the audience’s eyeballs and stomachs. When handheld photography is used well, it can earn the audience’s tears. When it’s not good, it will earn viewers’ vomit and scolding. Regardless of whether the handheld photography of "Battle of Los Angeles" is the former or the latter, the use of handheld photography in sci-fi war films is quite innovative, but this is for creating The photographic methods that existed with a sense of reality were completely destroyed by the plot of the movie. The poor quality of the plot obliterated my last impression of the film. The audience who wanted to see the big scene may be disappointed. The big scenes of this film have all been used up in the trailer.

Aliens are made of water, and people on the earth can’t afford to hurt them. A small detachment of the US military area uprooted the alien’s command. The IQ of the alien friends is almost 0 in this film, and our great justice The invincible, invincible U.S. Marine Corps has naturally become a role model for movies. "Battle of Los Angeles" has successfully shaped the image of all American soldiers. Above, the main theme and values ​​of the United States have been promoted in our poor global village again. The Marines stepped on the heads of poor alien friends and completed a successful adultery, and our global audiences still have to do this. Prostitution pays the bill.

Hollywood has always been good at shaping the image of soldiers: personal heroism, universal values, humor and gentleness, coupled with a tough appearance, each hero is standardized in the film factory. As for the character, I'm sorry, Hollywood does not seem to be responsible for this. So we can always see a deja vu in the end of the world time and time again, he carried the collapsed building, he subdued the ferocious criminal, he drove away the nasty aliens, he did it again and again Saved the earth. They all have the same smell of sweat, the same hearty smile, and the same resolute eyes. They have a common name: Uncle Sam! He defends the safety of the world all the time and is omnipotent. But there are two things they have been unable to do well: the first is to save the big screen that they flew into the sky! The second is to save the audience in front of the big screen!

"Battle of Los Angeles" is not without good things. For example, in the creation of a war atmosphere, such as in the early marketing promotion, this film is still very desirable. In fact, it is a science fiction film, it is better to say It is a war film, a war film that approves a sci-fi coat, and the focus of this film is not sci-fi, but war. sci-fi exists to decorate wars. The soundtrack of this film is relatively mediocre, like standardized works randomly selected from countless Hollywood symphony soundtracks. The film has been immersed in the traditional orchestral symphony from beginning to end, and the battle of the trailer is amazing and ethereal. The music never reappeared. The use of the big scene in the battle of this film is also quite stingy. Although this is a microscopic point of view of war, as a commercial film, it should also meet the audience's viewing needs, and as mentioned above , The big scene of this film has been used up in the trailer. The audience who came for the science fiction and the big scenes may have come back quickly.

Hollywood sci-fi war films have always had a big market among the audience, but facing such a big market cake, Hollywood always can't come up with a good story. The old outfits are changed over and over again, the shell is constantly changing, and the special effects are constantly changing. Continuous progress, but the core of the movie, the story, has not followed the advancement of technology. The audience has changed from generation to generation, but the story on the screen has not changed much. This is where Hollywood has always been criticized. , But I don’t know if Hollywood spoiled the audience, or the audience spoiled Hollywood. This situation has not changed a lot, so remakes, sequels, imitations, and new bottles of old wine have become a mainstream.

The heroes once again saved the earth, the Stars and Stripes fluttered high above this devastated earth destroyed by Hollywood, and generations of viewers hid in the movie theaters under the Stars and Stripes to thrive.

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Battle Los Angeles quotes

  • SSgt. Michael Nantz: It's OK to cry.

  • Cpl. Kevin Harris: You saw that?

    TSgt. Elena Santos: [laughs] They're going down like bowling pins!