"Sorcerer's Apprentice", stepping on a banana peel may not slip far

Dianna 2021-11-27 08:01:19

I praised "Percy Jackson and the Thieves of the Holy Fire" before. At that time, I thought that if a movie made with the theme of Western mythology like this movie would not be so bad, the supremacy would not be so popular in word of mouth. Bad, so far, from "War of the Gods" to this "Sorcerer's Apprentice", dragging my naive and superficial vision of the movie, this time I really see it clearly. It turns out that almost all the plots of this kind of movie with the same theme are It's all the way.

"Percy Jackson and the Thieves of the Holy Fire" heard a sequel to form a series of films. Whether in the film itself or out of the market, it is in line with the "Harry Potter" series. "Clash of the Gods" can be said to follow the trend. Thoroughly, it is also regarded as cannon fodder. Before I don't want to bury my interest in this kind of themed movies, let's re-examine this "Sorcerer's Apprentice". Let's not talk about how the film is made, let's analyze the story frame of the film. Of course, anyone who has watched movies of the same theme such as "Dragon Ball" and "Percy Jackson and the Divine Fire Thief" will find this "Sorcerer's Apprentice" to be a somewhat redundant movie. Almost the story continues the storyline of the same theme film, that is, the savior, with the help of his mentor, eliminated the great demon who wanted to destroy the world. From this perspective, the film is tantamount to wanting to step on the "banana peel" of the consistent plot once again, and want to catch up with a good profit in the market. As everyone knows, it is immoral to play with others.

Looking at the plot of the movie again, it is obvious that the plot of the film wants to tell the story smoothly, but it does not do it at all. It is all swollen and fat. Even if there is an actor like Nicholas Cage, it is difficult to make a movie. Savior. Many of the plots in the story feel really vulgar to look at, and forbearing the empty plot, even the number of brilliant ideas given cannot control the tasteless effect of the overall plot. In some of the plots at the beginning of the film, the production method obviously wanted to deliberately create a comic color in the shadow. Unfortunately, it did not make people feel the slightest sense of joy, but also gave birth to a sense of disgust.

When I saw the magician in the movie, I was reminiscent of the game, and suddenly I had a very good idea. If I copy the characters in the game in the movie, how big a market the movie will be, for the time being. I think this time "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" has set a precedent for this movie market, and then you can make "The Geomancer’s Apprentice", "The Orc’s Apprentice", "The Elf’s Apprentice" and so on. In the future, there will be a lot of awesome game-version character movies like this "Sorcerer's Apprentice". It is completely possible to collect the piles of tickets in the pockets of the human race who are keen on these roles. Looking at it so superficially, I am really relieved to see this "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".

The film gives relatively new ideas. It can be said that the rare ones are expensive as pearls. The one that feels slightly more distinctive is the classic car, but unfortunately, it is only for this car, but watch this car chasing another one in the shuttle traffic. In the car scene, I can no longer bear to deliberately slander such a plot. This kind of speed chase scene feels that there is nothing new at all. It feels that you are riding a unicorn in the traffic flow better than a Mercedes-Benz branded car in the traffic flow, and it is more enjoyable to watch. Of course, the idea of ​​being a director is not what ordinary fans like us can realize. I still want to say that the most fundamental reason is that there are many problems with the attitude and standards of the producer.

The only pity for such a film that can almost be erased in film history is the name of the film. If there is any, it is Cage’s performance, because it has to be reminiscent of the previous film "Soul "Knight", Cage played the savior in it. This time, the teacher who played the role of the savior was worth a little bit for the comparison of the two films.

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice quotes

  • Balthazar: Clear your mind!

    Dave: [under attack by a dragon] Clear my mind? Are you insane?

    [Balthazar thinks, then holds up his fingers an inch apart]

    Dave: Little bit.

  • NYU Clerk: I'll need to see your faculty identification card.

    Horvath: [raising the glowing handle of his cane towards the clerk] You don't need to see my faculty identification card.

    NYU Clerk: I don't need your faculty identification card.

    Drake Stone: [imitating Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars] These are not the droids you're looking for.