◇ Plot: The adventure of the brave begins again,
6-year-old Danny (Jonah Bobo) and 10-year-old Walter (Josh Hutcherson) two brothers Naughty and mischievous like normal kids, the two get bored when their father leaves them at home to care for their 15-year-old sister Lisa (Kristen Steward), who always loves to sleep. So, the naughty Danny started to rummage around in the basement of his newly bought house. It didn't matter if he did, he accidentally discovered a rectangular box.
In addition to a space travel game in the box, there is also a game board with a pattern of cosmic space engraved on it, and a colorful path leading to a certain purple planet - Zatura. Bored Danny started the game alone, he pressed the button at will, his spaceship also jumped a few steps on the space board, and a card jumped out of the board: "Meteor shower: Please avoid."
Unexpectedly Yes, a meteor roared through the card, followed by thousands of terrifying meteor showers! My God, even the earthquake came to join in the fun. The brothers who opened the door were scared half to death. Their house flew out of the sky early. Take a closer look at the game introduction: unless you finish the game and reach the planet of Zatura, they will Have to stay in the far outer space forever... This whole person is not like this!
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What to watch: A quasi-sequel after 10 years.
Children will definitely not read the full manual first, so this game with "unpredictable" intentions can really go to the end in one go, and the adventure begins here. The big boy played by comedy star Robin Williams who has lived in the primeval forest for N years in "Game of Thrones". Ten years ago, a family adventure film "Jumanji" took the audience into a mysterious magical chess world. This film, which relies on a large number of computer specials, not only allowed many audiences to see the revolution of film special effects, but also became a major player in the film industry. The best-selling film of the year.
Like "Jumanji", "Jumanji" is also adapted from the work of the same name by the famous author Chris van Osberg, who is also the author of "The Polar Express" which was popular late last year. However, despite the name being the sequel mode, the plot is somewhat similar - it all revolves around a board game in which children who play will be transported to another world, this time not in the jungle but in the galaxy, however, Jumanji The Game 2 doesn't have a single character from Jumanji, so it's not strictly a sequel.
One of the screenwriters and director responsible for directing the film is Jon Favreau. His top director work, the box office blockbuster "Christmas Elf", is enough to show that he has a perfect grasp of children's films. Escape from the galaxy 10 years after Jumanji sounds like fun!
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◇ Review: One of the best family adventure movies in recent years
In the blink of an eye, 10 years have passed, and technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Blue screen and green screen have long been commonly used for shooting. Even movies made almost entirely by computer are not uncommon. The revolutionary "Jumanji" that let the audience see the special effects of the movie was from a technical point of view. , naturally has become a piece of cake. Therefore, the quasi sequel "Jumanji 2" was released on the first day of the new year, at least a lot more visual revolution than the previous one, but just like "Jumanji" is most attractive not only with dazzling special effects, "Brave" It's not just the visually impeccable wandering of the galaxy that's applauded by Game of Thrones 2.
No matter how bizarre the previous work was, it was still wandering on the earth, but as soon as they set off this time, the two little brothers tossed their house into space, and even had a bit of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" style at the beginning. The meteor shower is just the beginning. The companion was frozen in vivo and the little brother shivered for a while. The toy robot finally transformed into a rebellion. It happened to meet the earth astronauts, and the aliens chased. The visual impact one after another is obviously exciting enough, and the constant adventure is not enough. Gives you a chance to breathe. The most important thing is that director Favreau clearly understands the essence of family films, and there is absolutely no suspicion of dazzling visual effects. Believe it or not. Harry Potter, which will be released next week, may also give audiences a few more glances at the film, at least, it is definitely worth it.
Behind the Scenes of Lost Planet: Veteran and new recruit
Chris Van Allsburg is one of the most prolific writers of contemporary children's literature, last year's Christmas animated "The Polar Express" and its 1996 adaptation The successful movie "Escape from the Magic Age" is all adapted from his masterpiece, and this film is also from his novel of the same name. Although the novel was published with only 32 pages and 14 illustrations, Columbia believes that it has already been published. It has the prototype to be adapted into an excellent film, so I resolutely bought its adaptation rights.
Jon Favreau, who played and directed, had previously directed "Christmas Elf". He was particularly interested in children's themes and hoped to find a better theme for his children, so he did not hesitate after receiving the invitation. Hesitantly agreed. One of the screenwriters of the film, David Copp, once directed "Mystery Window", and his screenwriting works include "War of the Worlds", "Spider-Man", "Mission: Impossible", "Jurassic Park" and other major production films .
In addition to these veteran behind-the-scenes producers, the most striking thing about the film is the two young protagonists. The 12-year-old Josh Hutcherson plays the elder brother. Although he is young, he has already participated in more than ten films and TV shows. Shows, such as this summer's comedy "Football Dad," in which 8-year-old Jonah Bob, who also starred in "Around the Bend" with Christopher Walken and Michael Caine, plays the younger brother. . The biggest star of the film is Tim Robbins, but he's just the dad in the cameo and doesn't have many opportunities to show his acting skills.
Lost Planet: Special Effects and Production
Convincing special effects are a must for this fantastical children's film. To this end, the production company specially recruited Oscar-winning special effects artist Stan Winston as the special effects consultant of the film. The special effects studio Stan Winston Studio led by him has worked in the field of special effects production for more than 40 years and has rich production experience. Experience, whose works range from the gigantic and friendless Jurassic dinosaur, all the way to the thematic character Edward Scissorhands.
A key stunt in the film is the robot, in which a baby-like little robot appears as Walter gets a "your robot is defective" card, but as he grows, he begins Showing violent and destructive power, a giant chainsaw appeared on his back as he grew to 6ft 8in. Small robots are fairly easy to make, but full-sized adult robots are difficult to control, and the crew made two props for this, one that was completely remote and the other that was hollow.
Except for some simple shots, most of the robot scenes were done by actor John Alexander wearing hollow props. It's a pretty tough job, and despite trying to use fiberglass as much as possible, and using real metal in a few exposed areas, the whole rig weighs so much that the performer had to use a set of balance supports inside to be able to use More parts to share the huge weight, or his shoulders will hurt very quickly.
The special effects of the robot in the film are not simple props work. It is the result of close cooperation between multiple departments. For example, a lot of motion capture technology was used during the filming of John Alexander. The actor's legs were not wrapped by props in the performance. Instead, he wore black leggings so that the special effects artist could feed the motion into the computer via sensors placed on it while filming, and replace the actor's legs with the robot's steel legs in post-production.
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