As one of the most important contemporary novelists, Stephen King's works will naturally not lack ambition-especially in "The Dark Tower". An eight-part series of subjects, weaving an epic war between good and evil, the fate of the entire universe, known and unknown, hangs by a thread. Such a huge fantasy world is even a great book comparable to "Lord of the Rings" and "Base". And this is one of the reasons why most of this kind of literary works are considered to be "adaptable"-only in the project of "Dark Tower", in the past ten years, many Hollywood filmmakers wanted to make it On the big screen, there are many top figures like JJ Abrams and Ron Howard. And as the film was finally completed, we also truly realized that in the early 21st century, when "Lord of the Rings" and even "Harry Potter" were born, the power of screenwriters was too powerful. It is a very challenging task to sort out the massive amount of material into a layer suitable for film and television, and dare to boldly reshape it without destroying the charm of the work. For a complex work such as "The Dark Tower", the "Game of Thrones"-style television processing is a better way to adapt. When the movie project has been settled and there is no way to get strong enough script support, the most feasible method is semi-original-this is probably the method chosen by the Danish director Nicolai Assel: From Hao Ruo Yan In Hai’s "Dark Tower" materials, the representative elements of the work are woven into the new story so that it can meet the narrative requirements of an hour and a half. Although it is difficult to meet the needs of original readers, it is obviously easier to digest for ordinary viewers. But is this really the case? The complex world design of "Dark Tower" is precisely one of the most alluring elements of this series. The simplification and removal of this element is far more serious than the abandonment of Maya and the Third Age in "The Lord of the Rings" and the abandonment of Madam Shi Xin in "Game of Thrones"-because without these contents, the movie The version of "Dark Tower" is no longer "Dark Tower", but any adventurous blockbuster involving multiverse time and space shuttle superpower wars. This is obviously not the "Dark Tower" we want. A film adapted without the spirit of the original, and even without the uniqueness that distinguishes it from other similar films, can it be regarded as a good film? Obviously not. Literary adapted films are common in the film market of any country, but how to transform the art form of literature into images, and how to balance art and commerce in the process of adaptation, is what should really be learned and experienced again. The "Dark Tower" movie can't talk about the old driver overturning: Idris Elba There is no problem with the performance of Matthew McConaughey, and there is no problem with the narrative and rhythm. However, the failure of world construction, the patterned plot and the performance of special effects, is obviously not worthy of "Dark Tower", or any one has a sequel. The first in a series of development potential. You know, this is Sony Pictures' second disappointing theater movie in half a month. The highly formulaic story of "Emotional Fantasy Adventure" makes people unable to lift the spirit, and the visual design with serious lack of creativity is lethargic, not to mention the frenzied app implantation: the WeChat bubble dog is the first to bear the brunt. The wonderful aesthetic design of Sony's animation department is no longer a matter of overnight, but the taste of live-action movies, vulgar comedies and bad vulgar blockbusters, is even more outrageous. In a word, what is really questionable should not be Sony's production capabilities, but aesthetics and taste. We thank Sony for its perseverance in comedy creation (this is also the only valuable aspect of Sony comedy), but today when the old movie language has been rejected by the audience, Sony urgently needs to develop new attractive points, instead of taking the lead. He Guaifeng, trying to make a fool of himself. In Sony, what we see is the common indulgence of the audience and the film crew for film creation over the years, abandoning the insight and rationality of the film, how to be comfortable, how to be comfortable, and how to make it, under the influence of this kind of profit-only thinking. , The result of the output is naturally extremely destructive, and it is definitely difficult to obtain any value other than commercial benefits. In addition to artistic attributes, movies do have commodity attributes. However, only commercialization based on artistic attributes is the source of power for a century of film. Knowing the reason but not knowing the reason, knowing the reason but not doing it, which is more terrifying, is self-evident. It is the only valuable aspect of comedy), but today, when the old movie language has been rejected by the audience, Sony urgently needs to develop new attractive points, instead of using slant and weird fronts, trying to make a fool of themselves. In Sony, what we see is the common indulgence of the audience and the film crew for film creation over the years, abandoning the insight and rationality of the film, how to be comfortable, how to be comfortable, and how to make it, under the influence of this kind of profit-only thinking. , The result of the output is naturally extremely destructive, and it is definitely difficult to obtain any value other than commercial benefits. In addition to artistic attributes, movies do have commodity attributes. However, only commercialization based on artistic attributes is the source of power for a century of film. Knowing the reason but not knowing the reason, knowing the reason but not doing it, which is more terrifying, is self-evident. It is the only valuable aspect of comedy), but today, when the old movie language has been rejected by the audience, Sony urgently needs to develop new attractive points, instead of using slant and weird fronts, trying to make a fool of themselves. In Sony, what we see is the common indulgence of the audience and the film crew for film creation over the years, abandoning the insight and rationality of the film, how to be comfortable, how to be comfortable, and how to make it, under the influence of this kind of profit-only thinking. , The result of the output is naturally extremely destructive, and it is definitely difficult to obtain any value other than commercial benefits. In addition to artistic attributes, movies do have commodity attributes. However, only commercialization based on artistic attributes is the source of power for a century of film. Knowing the reason but not knowing the reason, knowing the reason but not doing it, which is more terrifying, is self-evident.
For "The Dark Tower", a more tragic fate than being a bad film is probably just forgetting. Two Danish filmmakers Nicolas Assel and Anders Thomas Jensen compiled a script from amazing source materials, trying to unfold it in a two-line narrative. It looks rough and awkward-Jeff Pinkner and Aziva Gosman, especially the latter, as the newest backer of "Transformers 5", will inevitably take another bite. The film redefines the narrative direction of the film through the experience of Jack Chambers. It intends to show the world from the perspective of an outsider. In principle, there is nothing wrong with it-but outsiders from the authorities have entered a large and imaginative "Dark Tower" In the world of force, it is very different. The little actor Tom Taylor successfully expressed the confusion and panic of Jack Chambers, but the character itself lacked personality and charm, and his confusion did not transition to an understanding of the worldview, which became a force to promote the development of the story. The tool, on the contrary, narrowed the field of vision of the whole movie to a range that can be digested and understood as a teenager's role itself. It is a pity that it is a mistake. There is no way to cover up these major problems through one or two Stephen King's neta. Beauty poster? 1408? Easter eggs can only be considered as icing on the cake when the main body is excellent. If the eggs become the so-called biggest attraction of the movie, it will not only put the cart before the horse, but also put the cart before the horse. In such an old three-act play, the two absolute protagonists Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey are the biggest waste. Idris Elba gave this Clint Eastwood-esque protagonist enough credibility, and his behavior can see full motives and intentions. And Matthew McConaughey presented the best performance in a commercial production. The highly abstracted man in black in the original work is the embodiment of pure evil, and under the interpretation of Matthew McConaughey, it has a strong manifestation. At the same time, it has released a stylized personality charm. It is a rare and outstanding villain in commercial blockbusters in recent years, and it is worthy of a better script. And a good screenplay is still too far away from "Dark Tower" and the commercial blockbuster of the 21st century. "Dark Tower" tried to introduce this fantasy world full of infinite possibilities to his audience, but Hollywood producers turned this legendary epic into a makeshift story template. Introduce the characters madly for a while, and gallop between the key points of the plot for a while, and rarely pay attention to the people and things that are really worthy of attention in the story. All the rampages are aimed at bringing a so-called "impact" ending. An exciting story
Like the movie itself, most of the scenes in "Dark Tower" are like a desperate compromise. If you shoot and express in a completely different way, you can get completely different results. But it just couldn't. The patterned "Dark Tower" appears hollow and soulless, which is precisely what Stephen King's work lacks most. This movie obviously didn't know what it wanted or became when it was created, so in the end it was just as confused as a mess, and what's worse was wasted the efforts of too many talented filmmakers in front of and behind the scenes. For Stephen King, and Stephen King's readers, continue to look forward to the new version of "The Clown", I am afraid it is a more valuable thing.
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