In the last century, the Hollywood screen was basically filled with images of white male heroes. As for female characters, many of them acted as "saved flowers".
Although there were famous directors like Cameron in that era who made female characters become savior heroes in Alien 2 in advance, the overall trend has not changed.
However, with the advancement of the times, such vase-like characters have become less and less popular with audiences. Especially in recent years, the trend of women's rights in Hollywood has also made it difficult for filmmakers to set female characters like as before.
However, the fact that female characters cannot be set like this does not mean that male characters will be accepted by the audience when they are the "vase". The "Men in Black: Global Hunt" that we are going to talk about today is a very typical example.
Characteristics of the vase character
The vase-shaped female characters of the old era often have three characteristics.
First, their appearance is generally very outstanding , either they are very good-looking or have a hot body. Visually, they will feel that such characters are quite seductive.
In addition to his outstanding appearance, there will be a number of seductive scenes showing his body in the movie, and there will even be entangled scenes with male characters.
After all, as a vase, appearance is the most important point, and in addition to being able to watch, the movie will also design some plots that allow them to play their "advantage".
Second, they are often weak women with little ability . They are very dependent on other male characters. When they are in danger, they have to rely on other people for help. Basically, they rarely see their ability to get out of danger.
Even, sometimes it will drag down male characters, adding a lot of unnecessary trouble to them. The ending of these male characters is often that the male protagonist overcomes the "difficulty" brought by the vase, and the villain is directly dragged by the vase because of the vase. The Lord is extinguished.
This is actually the plot designed by the movie to show male heroism, and the female character is actually acting as a contrast here, or a tool person.
Third, they are very unpopular in movies. Male characters approach them because of various goals, such as trying to get information about the villain from their mouths. Most of the servants who respect them in the film are mostly It's all because of the power of the male characters they rely on, and there is basically no respect from the heart.
In short, no one sees them as equals, or that male characters have an innate sense of superiority over them.
This type of vase character is already an outdated symbol in the 21st century, but in "Men in Black: Global Pursuit", a character that fully meets all the above characteristics can be found , but this character is not a woman, but It is a male, that is, the actor H agent in the movie.
Looks great
"Men in Black: Global" is played by Marvel's "Thor" Chris Hemsworth.
Needless to say, Chris's appearance is not the type of creamy boy, but he is full of masculinity, and he loves fitness. He also gave many shots to show his handsome side.
At the same time, there is also the scene of "selling meat", but this time the target of "selling" is female audience.
The so-called vase, from another point of view, is that the appearance and appearance are already the most eye-catching places for this character in the whole movie. In other words, the so-called is nothing but appearance.
Therefore, it is not possible to just put the label of "vase" on an actor with a good appearance to play a character. The same is true for the H agent played by Chris. If the ability setting of his character is consistent with his own appearance. If it is proportional, then he will become Princess Mera in another commercial film "Aquaman", with both appearance and strength.
But it is a pity that this character is taking a route that is inversely proportional to his ability and appearance.
tow oil bottle
In the movie, Agent H is a partner who acts with the heroine, Agent M, who is a newcomer who has just joined the organization.
According to common sense, this should be the process of an old man leading a new man. Even if the old man is not so strong and the new man is not so rookie, there should always be a balance scale there.
However, in order to make Agent H fit the second feature of the "vase", the producers deliberately set him as a "three-nothing " character.
Generally speaking, there are three aspects to see whether a character is outstanding in a movie.
First, IQ is the ability to deal with things shown in the film.
Second, combat effectiveness , commercial films must have various action scenes.
Third, personality , specifically the brilliance of human nature, character highlights, etc. shown in the movie.
Agent H's specific IQ in the movie can only be said that there is nothing outstanding. Not only has he been manipulated like a pawn by the black hand behind the scenes in the plot, but he has basically no ability to sort out clues, so he can only watch Agent M beside him. Long-winded inferences, and even do not understand the basic settings of many props.
In terms of body size, Agent H should belong to the type of thugs. However, in the movie, Agent M and Agent M fought against the villain at the same time. As a result, Agent M defeated the four-handed queen, and Agent H was abused from beginning to end.
Speaking of personality, Agent H is not only frivolous, impetuous and cynical, but also has no principles, such as calling Agent M to "seduce" another alien in order to obtain information.
Someone said, why give Agent H a character who has no brains, can't fight, and has no principles?
The reason is very simple. If it is not designed like this, how can it show Agent M?
Agent M is an omnipotent person throughout the movie.
In terms of IQ, she saw the Men in Black organization when she was a child. When she grew up, she directly found out the hidden bases of the organization with her own efforts. After learning all kinds of high-tech weapons, she could even deduce the identity of the villain behind the scenes. .
In terms of combat power, although it is not strong, even a four-handed queen has to fall.
In terms of character, not only will he never give up the oil bottle of Agent H, but he also has high demands on himself. It involves absolute rejection of the bottom line, and there is no room for negotiation.
From the point of view of the movie, this setting is simply illogical , the old agents are useless, and the new agents are like gods.
This trick of using the "incompetence" of one character to set off the "excellent" of another character is the setting of the female vase that has been criticized in the last century, and "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" is just a gender Just exchange.
superiority
In the whole movie, almost every important character in every scene has a rather disdainful attitude towards Agent H.
For example, the cute little alien Bingbing in the movie regards Agent M as his queen, and he despises Agent H for no reason.
The aliens involved in the progress of the key plot would rather hand over important props to a rookie M agent than say a word to the H agent who has known for a long time.
Agent T, the mastermind behind the scenes, deliberately played Agent H like a monkey from the beginning to the end, and Agent H also completed this task very well.
Even a trader is secretly cursing that H should die sooner.
Even Agent M, although he has been helping and rescuing Agent H, still won't believe him when something important happens.
It is true that the ability of Agent H in the movie is not enough to be valued by anyone, but this naked superiority is mainly used to show the excellence of Agent M.
Just like the setting of male and female characters in Hollywood movies 30 or 40 years ago, it was difficult for female characters at that time to be truly respected even in the play, and Agent H of "Global Pursuit" actually just went their old way. , the only difference is gender.
Core character vase?
In the old movies in the past, although the female characters were vases in them, because they generally belonged to the existence of supporting roles (even the heroine), they did not bear any key points in the whole film, so the influence on the whole film was not. Not much.
But "Global Hunt" is the opposite. Agent H is the key clue of the story. He was deceived by Agent T and finally revealed the truth, which is the main line of the whole film.
In other words, he is the central character of the film.
Two core characters, one of them is the vase, that just keeps looping "he got into trouble, she saved him, he got into trouble again, she saved him again" which is undesigned and boring The routine, no one likes to see a burden that is always holding back.
In fact, Agent H is the male protagonist of the movie. In addition to selling his looks, he is responsible for laughing. Everything else requires the use of IQ, combat power, etc., and even the final decisive battle is all handled by Agent M. It's really embarrassing to say that this actor is the lead.
You know, the role of a female character as a vase in the movie has always been protested and opposed by the audience, but this does not mean that the role of the vase can be accepted by the male audience.
After all, this kind of creative behavior of distinguishing character types based on gender and using it to carry out various plots should have been completely abandoned by the times.
The crumbling reputation and box office of "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" is believed to be a wake-up call for the current Hollywood film industry.
Due to the rather poor results of "Global Pursuit", the IP of "Men in Black" was once again frozen by Sony Pictures.
But if this IP can meet you on the screen again in the future, I hope the producers at that time can remember this lesson.
"The act of holding one and stepping on one is not desirable, and a win-win situation is the last word."
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