As a film adapted from a popular cartoon of the last century, the first thing the film does is how to awaken the memories of animation fans. From this point of view, every element of the film strives to serve the emotions of fans. The "Mark 5" in the film is almost the same as the original animation except that it changed from plane to three-dimensional, and even many functions of this car are faithfully restored to the original comics. In terms of character setting and image design, it is basically similar to the image in the animation, especially the child and the monkey, which are almost like walking out of the cartoon, which makes people like it.
And the biggest selling point of the film, the special effects did not disappoint. It is no exaggeration to say that the racing section of "Speed Racer" is the most exciting, exaggerated and most dazzling I have ever seen on the screen. Don't believe some As advertised by the media, it is said to be more exciting than "Initial D" - it is indeed more exciting, but the poor effect of "Initial D" has almost no shoes in front of "Technical Racing". The level of "Initial D" is required for this film, then these scenes that will give you adrenaline hormones can almost make you exclaim, and instantly forget the existence of "Initial D", feel these on the big screen The racing cars whizzing past, only feel so cool.
The film uses an almost animation-like effect to build us a racing world that can't exist in reality, which makes the color of the film unusually bright and contrasts sharply with "The Matrix". The warm tones make this a family-friendly film, and perhaps to downgrade the film, there's no gore at all, and even the car explosions and fights are presented with an animated humour -- which It's almost like a live-action cartoon.
It can be said that in terms of film, the Wachowskis have done a very good job. If you simply don't want to spend any brain cells and just want to go to the cinema to have fun, "Speed Racer" is undoubtedly qualified.
But, aside from the visuals, what exactly is Speed Racing?
I doubt that the Wachowskis have been slashing the screenwriter's budget, because it's almost a story that can be told in ten minutes. The Wachowskis seem to just want those thin plots to be the side dish of the special effects they are most proud of, but they didn't expect that this side dish would be so boring. In those non-racing bridges, if we skip directly, we hardly feel that it will affect the plot.
The thin plot must be that the performance of the actors in the film is not outstanding. Almost all the actors are reciting their lines with a sullen face. From the beginning to the end of the film, they always have a constant expression. When I came down, I found that only the child and the living treasure orangutan were acting, especially the orangutan, who almost became the most skilled role in the whole film. In order to take care of the Asian market, the Wachowskis put two Asians in. Only the Japanese were still involved. The Korean seemed to think he was in Korea and was still acting cool on the screen. His performance was similar to this film. The plot is almost as bad.
"Speed Racer" can evoke some memories of childhood, but don't expect to bring much aftertaste to yourself. When you walk out of the theater, the only thing that surrounds your ears is the shocking sound of racing cars. After the echoes gradually dissipated , there will be nothing left in our hearts.
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