Tatsuo Yoshida's original manga is a work from the 1960s. Too long a time gap has made the film lose its accumulation, and the so-called generation gap has also increased the gap between the film and the audience - this is not a brand new film , because it retains a lot of 60s design; it's not a completely nostalgic movie, because it uses a lot of modern computer stunt graphics - it can't attract a new generation of audiences, and it can't retain an older generation of loyal readers. The Wachowskis tried to make a movie for kids, and it turned out to be a movie made by kids.
During the screening of the movie, I once suspected that I was too old, so I didn't feel like watching children's movies. It was later discovered that this was not the case. When I was in elementary school, I liked to watch "High Intelligence Formula". I still remember the description of the empty space and time when the car reached the maximum G Force critical point, the delicate description of the characters' psychology, the tense rhythm on the racing track, and the ability to show off in front of my classmates. Very cool technical terms such as "aerodynamics". There are only such simple requirements for a good-looking children's movie, and "Speed Racer" with too many resources cannot meet a standard.
Nova likes to watch racing cars and comics, so when I heard about this movie a long time ago, I was really looking forward to it. But when I saw the movie poster, my heart was half cold. This is not a complete cartoon, but the special effects are too exaggerated; this is not a live-action film, and the content of the story is definitely not reliable. Although I haven't read the original manga, I can imagine that the connotation must have been adapted a lot. As far as I know Japanese manga, there is always a very noble center, such as the great peace of the universe, the victory of justice over evil, and the simplest must have the process of hard struggle to realize the dream. In this movie, there is nothing, a simple struggle between the police and profiteering groups.
"The virtual world of a thousand colors" is the focus of the major comments. The use of saturated colors, there are successful films such as "Saawariya", there are also failures such as "Speed Racer". Stacking all the bright colors together is not only unsightly, it may even hurt children's eyes. There are no surprises in the future metropolis scene, and almost everything is expected: all kinds of grotesque skyscrapers, all kinds of advanced equipment inside large enterprises, and even the racing track is just a copy of the roller coaster. Among the more outrageous designs are those racing cars that can play kung fu. Either, give them life as extreme as "Cars", or load them with artificial intelligence systems like "High Intelligence Formula", and it is really boring to have a racing car that can fly and emit hidden devices for no reason. The complex track that is turning in circles also weakens the sense of speed that the car should have. However, fortunately, children who have not played playstation may want such a toy car.
I don't know about children, but I believe that Hua Guduo'er in our motherland is not an idiot. Such a movie with an unclear storyline and unclear role positioning cannot deceive them. If you want to see colorful special effects, you might as well watch a really unrestrained cartoon.
nova 2008.08.26
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