My childhood favorite cartoon (one of) + an electric mouse that is so cute around the world + a big IP with "money ability" + the voice of Ryan Reynolds "little cheap"-it is destined for me to see it quickly.
In fact, the author who has not even watched the animation "Mu Yin" nor played the game seriously is not a loyal fan of "Pokemon", and has a strong sense of "fans" like this. Before I watched it, I was a little worried about the adaptation of the film... Fortunately, the threshold of the film is not high , and it does not make ordinary audiences feel obscure.
"Detective Pikachu" is a popular film for all ages. It is enough to take the audience into the world of Pokemon... But by the standard of a normal "fantasy adventure" genre, it can actually be watched. Sex is a little bit "light" again, it's not bad, but it's not wonderful.
[Friendly reminder: There will be spoilers below. 】
For film and television animation works with the theme of "over the other world ", what I value most (at first glance) is the setting . Although many people may not care about this, in fact, as long as the background, environment, characters, and image design It's all OK, a work is at least half the success-"Detective Pikachu" gives me the feeling that I can only say "acceptable" .
The film is adapted from the "Pokemon" game of the same name. The story stage is in the city of Lyme, "Humans and Pokémon coexist peacefully". Speaking of which, the scenes in the movie are obviously richer and more realistic than in the game, but I always feel there is room for improvement.
At first glance, this city where humans and Pokémon live together is indeed eye-opening, but when it comes to many details, there are no highlights that surprise me too much. For example, "Long Tailed Monster Hand" likes to stay on the lampshade. It feels like "Pokémon is a wild animal in the city", and the overall design of the city does not highlight the characteristics that "humans and Pokémon share", which is a bit regrettable.
This is not my fault, just because I watched the scene before and after Tim took the train into the city, it suddenly reminded me of "Zootopia" three years ago . Zootopia will be based on the different types of animals, body types, and habits. In contrast to the detailed division of living areas and the provision of different infrastructures (vehicles, passages, buildings, etc.) in the same environment , the city of Lyme in the film is just like "putting Pokémon into a human city" "Life" is so simple.
Of course, to say "inferior" is only compared with excellent works like "Crazy Zoo". The city of Lyme in "Detective Pikachu" still completes the basic settings very well and provides many vivid and interesting details. The obvious is the "professional assignment" of Pokémon .
For example, the scene where Kaili and Kirby are on the street together. My understanding is that Kirby acts as a "barrier" to block the road (sleeps for a long time, sleeps deeply, and is almost impossible to be removed), and Weili acts as a "traffic police." Directing traffic (four arms are more than capable of dredging guides); flying Pokémon such as Bibi Bird has taken the role of "courier"; the first generation of Yusanjia also gave many shots, for example, Jenny Turtle can be a "fireman", but also Be the "cleaner" of the TV station...
These professions have fully considered the attributes and characteristics of Pokémon, and they are full of fun, which can be regarded as bonus points for the film.
"Detective Pikachu", in the selection of Pokémon, is based on the image characters in the first generation of games and animations, which is also a wise choice.
Pokemon is a well-known popular culture symbol. The most popular (especially to passers-by) are the original Pokémon, such as Bikachu, Little Fire Dragon, Jenny Turtle, Wonder Frog Seed, Duck Duck, Fat Ding, etc. The debut of Ibrahimovic can quickly close the distance with the audience...Anyway, I saw the scene of Ibrahimovic's evolution that was really cool!
At the same time, there are some ingenious bridge scenes in the film, such as Tim and Pikachu's interrogation of the "actress upper body" magic wall doll, which is one of the few real highlights.
On the surface, the mime performance of the magic wall doll and the act of creating an air wall are hilarious , and Tim’s "return to the other body" is also very interesting; under the surface, the magic wall doll acts as a detective. "Informants" use an air wall to isolate themselves from the outside world. It also symbolizes/insinuates the situation of such "marginal figures" in reality , which is thought-provoking.
Compared with the previous settings and wonderful thoughts, the plot of "Detective Pikachu" really has nothing to say, in short, it is a single-line RPG game without too much brainstorming.
The story of the film is completely linear, basically shifting according to the perspective of the protagonist Tim, and will pass the next character or the next clue when he needs it. There are almost no collaterals, no suspense, and very simple and easy to understand... Don't hold it. Go to the movie with the mentality of a "great detective", because the film is more like a "relay race" based on a picture .
At the same time, thanks to the film’s uncomplicated character plot setting, several "reversals" in the film are not unexpected . Chaomeng ’s face is cold and warm, and Howard Clifford’s rape is like. Loyalty, at most people can make a sigh of "Oh, it turns out/sure enough".
And Howard's "ambition", which attempts to integrate humans and Pokémon, allows Tim to be in a coma and his body to live in the same room, and so on, personally think it is a deduction item.
Generally speaking, there are no obvious or exaggerated bugs in the plot of the movie, and the basic narrative task has been completed. (For the creators) this is enough, but this kind of filming effect is definitely not clever, I can only say it is. Not enough.
Therefore, I prefer to take Tim and Harry's "father-son relationship" as the main line of the film.
One is a lonely son who was brought up by his grandmother and feels alienated from his father, and the other is a entangled father who struggles in the city and does not know how to express his love. By letting Harry into Pikachu's body, it is not dangerous to have a meeting with Tim. His detective adventures created an intimate relationship between the father and son of "from nothing to something close"-although this kind of story is not new, it still has the potential to impress people.
By the way, the ending Harry is actually Ryan Reynolds starring, which can be said to be the biggest surprise of the whole film! The only point is: with Harry's outgoing and lively temperament, should it be easy to become friends with his son, or is it that after entering Pikachu's body, even his personality has changed?
Conclusion: Lower your expectations appropriately, and watch "Detective Pikachu" as a relaxing family movie. You will have the most fun. Moreover, the biggest advantage of this film is that it is "cute". It's cute... just cute!
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