We always feel that science fiction should be as unpredictable as "Interstellar", or ups and downs like "The Martian", or it should be like "Men in Black". Another type of sci-fi is often overlooked. They often just take the concept of sci-fi as a coat and are used to convey the director's reflection or mockery of the social status quo, and this type can be called "anti-routine"
The more impressive "Copy Wife" I watched before was an in-depth discussion of feminism and feminist culture, while "The Martian Plays on Earth" ruthlessly criticized the ignorance and arrogance of human beings. "The ultimate torture of human nature, and the spying on multiple personalities like "Split", no matter what kind of coat, the effect it presents is: You think I want to talk about this, no, I'm talking about you see. not behind
Maybe this "Shrinking Life" is also trying to convey a life philosophy of "there is nothing, where is the dust", but the second half of the film is too complicated, and the tail can't be too big, which is counterproductive. We are all familiar with Uncle Damon. He was nominated for the Oscar for best male pig's feet with "The Martian", and participated in "The Great Wall" directed by Lao Mozi, but to be honest, his performance in this film can only be used to be unsatisfactory. To describe, in contrast, another Asian actor, Zhou Hong, played a great cleaning girl in the film. I have to say, Uncle Da, you have been a good supporting role.
Why do you say that? The character created by Uncle Da was originally a middle-aged man who was on the verge of collapse. He was laughed at by his classmates, accused by his boss, and most tragically betrayed by his wife. Although the cleaning girl living at the bottom was also busy and inconvenient, she always worked hard. With his own job, he also cares about the friends around him from time to time, so a story of losing oneself to finding oneself unfolds like this, so the title ''downsizing' translates into 'shrinking life', not just the shrinking of the body, But let yourself start another life
We might think it's pretty good and creative at first. After a good night's sleep, we can become like Gulliver and go to adulthood. The most important thing is that JJ is still there, but in the end, he is "counter-patterned".
What the film wants to convey is not how to realize the redistribution of resources through such a technology to achieve peace on the earth and a better picture of future life. There is indeed, but it is only a passing experience. The most important thing is to express the director's mid-life crisis through Paul's experience. opinion (refer to other film reviews). The mid-life crisis is actually experienced by everyone, that is, the various unsafe factors hidden behind the seemingly stable work and happy life, such as sudden accidents, layoffs caused by the financial turmoil, endless quarrels between husband and wife... The dramatic handling of the film can vividly express these crises, and handling crises relies on a sense of self-identity, which is what Paul has been pursuing since he entered the villain world. At the climax of the film, when Paul walked into the underground fortress built by scientists, he hesitated for a long time and returned to Yulan (the cleaning girl), indicating that what he really pursues is simple love and the opportunity to love others
But such anti-routine sci-fi, I think, is still relatively small, and the reasons are: first, the narrative structure is difficult to grasp, you can't do it too abruptly, and it's even more outrageous; second, sci-fi fans often don't get it What I want, because here is more about human nature and society with the help of science fiction concepts, but the film cannot take off the label of "science fiction", so audiences who are keen on technology, machinery, and fighting do not buy it; there is another one that is , In the absence of a good original script, the director often acts arbitrarily, so it is easy to be criticized: the eyebrows and beards are grasped, and the mud and sand are all down, and it is rare to have the essence
However, I also sincerely hope to see a good anti-routine, whether it is sci-fi or terrifying, there are many people who turn horror into comedy, and there are many people who turn science-fiction into romance. cards, but also form a circle
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