This series of films is adapted from a popular American TV series of the same name. It mainly tells the story of how three women with beauty, wisdom and martial arts coexist secretly employed by a mysterious rich man named Charlie to defeat the evil forces again and again. There are many films adapted from popular TV series in the United States. Due to the influence of the original series, the adapted films will always receive greater attention, and this series of films is a more successful case in this regard.
The original TV series "Charlie's Angel" has been aired on the American ABC television network for five consecutive seasons since 1976. The three leading female actors are Kate Jackson, Fira Fawcett and Jacqueline Smith. This drama was welcomed as soon as it was broadcast, and changed the blind subordinate status of women in American film and television dramas at that time. This is actually an inevitable response to the social changes in the film and television field caused by the Western women's liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s. The idea of the script originated from the discussion of two senior TV producers, hoping to shoot a story with three female private detectives as the protagonists. Although the management was not optimistic about the TV series before the shooting, the effect after the broadcast was shown. Unexpectedly, not only did the ratings increase steadily, but the three leading actors also became dazzling stars. "Charlie's Angel" has become a hit since then, and many scholars believe that its influence has exceeded the meaning of the TV series itself and has become a symbol of contemporary female culture. Some people think that this shows the improvement of women's social status, but some people think that women are still vases, but with the progress of society, women do men's work, which is more exciting and attracts the attention of male and female audiences. As the social influence of "Charlie's Angels" has soared, the three leading actors have become idols in many people's hearts, and they are almost well-known in European and American countries. Since then, although some actors have joined the play to play angels, the most respected actor is Fera Fawcett, who has captured the favor of many audiences with her unique personal charm. The angels in the new version of the movie have changed their names and surnames, which are no longer the same as they were in the past. In order to highlight the gimmicks of the film, the producer once invited the original three angels to come to the crew to perform, but was firmly rejected. The angels who are over half a hundred years old are not moved by the high salary and do not want to blindly remember the past. Therefore, in addition to the actor who dubbed Charlie in the TV series that year, the film only retained a few similar scenes from the TV series that year, and the other parts were re-interpreted. After being carefully packaged by modern commercial methods, the film’s visual effects are still beyond doubt. It not only allows viewers familiar with the TV series to relive the memories of the year, but also once again set off a whirlwind of "Charlie's Angels". Although some critics believe that, driven by commercial interests, the series of films has gradually become an entertainment game composed of beautiful women, but the martial arts special effects of this film and the makeup and costumes complement each other, enough to make the three heroines attractive. He also has a vigorous posture, which is really amazing.
It is worth noting that Yuan Xiangren, the martial arts instructor of "Girls in the Thunderbolt" Ⅰ and Ⅱ, is from Hong Kong. He not only spent several months training three actresses who had no martial arts skills, but also starred in two completely different characters in the opening film. The role is regarded as one of the low-key "Yuan Jiaban" who is most keen to "show his face" in front of the screen. He and his brother Yuan Heping were influenced by his father Yuan Xiaotian (the first martial arts instructor in film history) and entered the martial arts director industry successively, and now both have become internationally popular action directors. After some professional training, the heroines' action skills have been greatly enhanced. Coupled with Hollywood’s advanced production special effects, they all look pretentious in front of the screen, and each move reveals a real fighting posture, which also fully shows The key role of Chinese martial arts coaching for Hollywood action movies. Since the release of "The Matrix" in 1999, a group of martial arts instructors represented by Yuan Heping has risen to fame in Hollywood. Almost most American commercial films have begun to take pride in hiring Chinese martial arts instructors, including "Kill Bill", etc. This is true for a series of blockbuster action movies. Chinese martial arts instructors also took this opportunity to enter the mainstream Hollywood film and television circle, learn from the American advanced and systematic film production model, and try to infiltrate the ideas and ethics of Chinese Kung Fu. The emergence of this phenomenon makes Hollywood works have more Chinese elements have become increasingly internationalized. This film is based on the above background. The three angels in the TV series more than 20 years ago were all white women, but there was a Chinese angel in this series of films. The Chinese became a positive idol concocted by Hollywood, which is unique. It shows that both Hollywood and European and American audiences have recognized the positive influence of Chinese elements, especially in the field of martial arts action movies.
In order to be different from the general American action movies, the angels basically fight with their hands apart from some live props. Only the negative characters will use guns and artillery extensively to fully demonstrate the softness and dynamics of the human body. From the overall effect, the cooperative action of the three people in the film is designed to be more exciting than going alone. For example, the scene where the three of the three played against the "Bamboo Pole Monster" for the first time is a classic: with the accelerating rhythm of the music, the angels quickly took off their banquet dresses on the run, changed their appearance in neat tights, and launched a street fighting chase until a tie The door blocked the way, and the enemy fired with pistols. The angels flew away dexterously. At this time, the bullets had run out, so the two sides started fighting with their bare hands. The extraordinary "bamboo stick monster" walked sideways through the gap in the locked iron door, and the angels immediately set up the "hand bridge" to make Natalie jump over the iron door first, and Natalie grabbed the roof. A red ribbon kicked over and intercepted the enemy. At this time, Alex and Dylan had already turned over the iron gate like dexterous animals. Lined up, Natalie leaned forward in the middle, Alex and Dylan raised their legs on both sides to prepare for the battle. From time to time, the "Bamboo Pole Monster" made weird weird calls (it seemed to be a "tribute" to Bruce Lee), and the crutch in his hand was suddenly pulled out and turned into an extremely sharp long sword that violently attacked, but no matter how fierce he was, the angels All show no weakness. They took turns to attack. When Natalie suddenly bent down, Dylan jumped up and beat her opponent's chin. Then Dylan picked up Alex to spin quickly, turning her into a human weapon and hitting her opponent continuously. Tali jumped into the air and kicked her opponent to the ground again with her feet... The series of actions shown on the screen were almost instantaneously completed in a certain fixed time and space. The competition is sublimated to unexpected acrobatic performances, no wonder the audience will be overwhelmed.
Although the three heroines in the play are arranged and dispatched by Charlie, they have their own characteristics and amorous feelings: Natalie, played by Cameron Diaz, is tall, smiles like a flower, loves adventure, and faces personal feelings. But innocent as a little girl; Drew Barrymore's interpretation of Dylan dares to love and hate, infinitely charming and masculine; and the only Chinese star Liu Yuling is petite, but wise, decisive, and charming. The charm of the East can reveal a lethal murderous aura in the majesty when changing clothes. The "angels" that fascinate the audience are really models of perfect women in modern society. They not only have an enviable beautiful appearance, but also embrace the heroic spirit of the world. They are never cowardly in the face of fierce criminals, and no danger can stop their brave steps, always challenging the limits of their intelligence and body. No wonder some critics believe that this series of film and television works carries the liberation of modern women, unlike other types of action movies such as 007. The women shown in the film are not only the true protagonists, but also abandon the previous actions. Due to the limitation of the proliferation of the vases, the characters are full of flesh and blood, full of personality and tension.
The "Charlie Girl" series fully demonstrates the powerful advantages of Hollywood commercial film production methods. The many scenes and various realistic audio designs that have been painstakingly designed create first-class audio-visual effects for the entire film. According to the arrangement of the plot, picturesque venues such as the sea, the beach, and the racing track frequently appear in the film. The angels also seem to be relaying a super fashion show. For a while, they are sitting in a professional suit, and for a while, they are cute and cute cartoon costumes. After a while, he played surfing on the beach in a hot bikini, or went deep into the enemy's camp in disguise. The colorful and colorful pictures greatly satisfied the audience's visual requirements for the character modeling in this commercial film. For example, in the sequel, the appearance of the former angel Madison Lee is wearing a bikini and holding a surfboard, with a gorgeous and attractive appearance, subverting the eerie and terrifying laws of the general villains when they appear on the scene. During the motocross race, the producer also invited the chief designer of the racing industry to tailor helmets and tights for the angels to ensure the authenticity and fashion of the scene.
As adapted from a series of TV series, the pattern between the first and the sequel of "Charlie Angels" is basically fixed. First, there is a thrilling prologue. Then, with the introduction of "Charlie", the three angels will take turns on stage, and the story officially unfolds. ……Such a model will naturally make the audience familiar with the series feel cordial, but it also bears a great risk of lack of creativity in production, just like the 007 series of movies, the Superman series, and various comic adaptation legends. Every year, there are waves of indiscriminate bombing in movie theaters, constantly making the audience fall into a certain pattern of cycles, and it is easy to get bored after watching it for a long time. From the first film to the sequel, the theme of the film realizes the unity of "individual play" and "teamwork", especially in the second film, it promotes that the belief in "family" is the powerful force that overcomes everything. No matter how good the individual is, If it is only to fill up selfish desires, it will also go to extinction. In addition to comparing the selfishness of evil angels with angels of justice, the sequel also extends and expands the content and character relationships of the first film, such as Dylan’s ex-boyfriend and the reason for joining the angel group, Alex and his father and The relationship between her boyfriend, the development of Natalie and Peter's relationship, and so on. The behind-the-scenes production team of the film also carefully designed the living space of each protagonist, as well as the matching costumes and props, hoping to hint at the psychological activities of the characters. Under this design concept, Natalie’s simple cabin by the sea symbolizes her first step towards an ideal and happy life; Dylan rents a hotel room for a long time, which signifies the emotional insecurity and confusion in her heart; Ya Alex's residence looks luxurious and tidy, but in fact it reveals an atmosphere of loneliness. All these allow the audience to have a more comprehensive understanding of the lives and personalities of the three angels while enjoying the audiovisual entertainment.
One of the leading actors in the film, Drew Barrymore, bought the copyright to the series in advance and starred in Dylan in the film himself. It is reported that in 2011 she will return the show to TV screens, and a new version of the "Charlie's Angels" series will be produced and broadcast by American Television Broadcasting Corporation. As a producer, Drew Barrymore determines the creative style and cast of the film to a certain extent. In addition to her, Cameron Diaz and other major actors involved in the film are almost all recommended by her. Drew Barrymore, who was born as a child star, was born in a family of actors, and many of her relatives have won Oscars, so she always has her own unique artistic taste in movies. The audience witnessed her image on the screen is always complex and changeable, either innocent and sexy, or rebellious and coquettish, combining a variety of different temperaments. Her success also broke the Hollywood curse of "child stars are destined to decline when they grow up". In 1995, she set up her own commercial film production company, FlowerFilms, and produced many high-grossing commercial films that coincided with her personal preferences. This film is the result of her contract with Columbia Films. Taking the role of the producer of the "Charlie Girl" series as an example, she obviously can't be satisfied with just playing a role, but trying to get more into the core creation, making and shooting movies of real interest. This has been directly directed by her in the past two years. This tendency can be seen in films such as "Roller Skating Girl". The Dylan she performed in this film looks less like an action movie actress than the other two heroines. Fortunately, she made up for this shortcoming with her natural acting skills.
Cameron Diaz, who plays Natalie, is a successful representative of his career in the film industry from the modeling industry. Hollywood has many model-born stars. Relying on their outstanding faces and figures, they are always the focus of the media. However, it is rare that they can really show their acting skills in movies. Cameron Diaz is here. Stand out in this case. Before "The Charlie Girl", most of the films she participated in were known for being sexy and sweet. Although there were occasional literary works, there were few real action scenes until "The Charlie Girl" showed her outstanding action star potential. In the film, she has a lot of air tossing or punching and kicking. The surfing scenes in the first part of the drag racing to the sequel show her excellent physical fitness. Even the exaggerated and dynamic dance has been interpreted by her. Seductive and funny, the audience was even more impressed by her physical flexibility.
Compared with the remuneration of the two first-tier Hollywood actresses mentioned above in this film, Liu Yuling's remuneration was only one-tenth of theirs when she took over the filming. As the last angel to join, although she had participated in many excellent American film and television dramas at the time and had a certain reputation in the United States, this film is the representative work that really made her popular all over the world. Relying on her oriental looks and temperament, and the hard work of the day after tomorrow, Liu Yuling, who made her debut as a TV actor, is now the most famous Chinese actress in the world. Compared with other Chinese actresses, she is capable of literary and military skills, and has also won Nominated for the best actress in an Emmy Award comedy category. In this film, she showed off her many skills, including mountaineering, horse riding, archery and other specialties. It seems that none of the tasks can stump this petite angel. It is precisely because of her outstanding performance in the film that she further consolidated her star status in Hollywood.
There is no inevitable connection between the sequel and the first film. Except for the continuation of the structure of the previous episode and the fact that the main protagonists have not changed, a new story is almost restarted from the plot to the actors. Although the sequel surprisingly invited big-name stars such as Bruce Willie, Demi Moore, and rock singer Pinker to join, it still cannot restore the decline. In order to distinguish it from the first work, the director deliberately increased the investment in action scenes and stunts in the sequel. Thrilling scenes such as drag racing and gunfights emerged one after another, using props including military tanks, racing motorcycles, and speedboats, which can almost compete with ordinary male action movies. , But also gradually deviated from the original movie theme. The magnificence and luxury of the film format can never change the thinness of the script. Many plot designs are too simple and naive to withstand scrutiny. Most of the characters in the play are also of a single character, which is closer to the "commercial fast food" for human consumption. These deficiencies in the sequel make its reputation far worse than the previous episode.
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