Finally became a "dragon"

The United Kingdom has "007" James Bond, the United States has the "Spy Shots" super agent Jason Bourne, and we in China have the kung fu superstar "JC" Jackie Chan. It's just that this time Jackie Chan is no longer a police officer with righteous words, but a famous thief who is only greedy for money and turned into a hero thief who sacrificed for the national treasure. This time, Jackie Chan took the production team across the oceans to select scenes, and once again contributed to the desperate performance. At the same time, the scene has also been greatly upgraded compared to the past, especially the "air war" at the end is not exciting at all. It's the scene where Tom Cruise climbs the Burj Khalifa in Mission: Impossible 4. Jackie Chan's characteristic lies in his movements, so we will naturally label him with movements, which undoubtedly magnifies his shortcomings in literary drama. The same "Zodiac" as another iconic Jackie Chan movie has obvious advantages and disadvantages. The advantage lies in the creation of visual scenes, and the disadvantage is that the story is too pedagogical and too casual.

The film is based on the "JC Thieves" organization led by Jackie Chan to steal the head of the beast as a clue. Like the previous thieves action films, every time the mission is about to be completed, various spoilers are encountered. And the essence of the movie lies in this, every sparring will bring you enough visual stimulation. From the opening pulley chase, the escape from the Paris castle, the pirates in the isolated island jungle to the smashing of the forgery factory, and the imaginative aerial combat at the end, we can see that Jackie Chan spared no effort to make some innovations while ensuring his personal characteristics. It's not just your body that challenges your imagination. In the action scenes, the movie will add some cold humor all the time, making the movie look more like a happy "action farce". This is actually Jackie Chan's best trick. It is his pioneering work that makes traditional Chinese action movies no longer just a trick, but uses actions to amuse the audience and truly integrate the action into the performance of the movie.

However, one trade off and one trade off, and the flaws in the movie's plot are also very conspicuous. The story connection from this animal head to the next animal head is too jumpy, and the consequence of the inappropriate succession is that it will make people feel that the movie is just deliberately doing a platter of actions, fighting purely for the sake of fighting. The theme of the movie is to promote patriotism and protect the cultural relics of one's own country, but the implantation of the movie is very blunt, and it is more to educate the audience. This straightforward theme style is too simple. Of course, the big reason for this is because the actors' acting skills are not mature enough. Although the emotions and investment are sufficient, the emotions conveyed are still very rigid. So when we see Jackie Chan's JC's mentality change, we feel that there is no sufficient foreshadowing. But after all, the two actresses with heavy roles are newcomers, which can be considered excusable. The most touching thing about "Zodiac" is Jackie Chan's dialogue to the audience after the end credits. Maybe this will be the last movie where Jackie Chan desperately performs difficult performances. Time makes people grow old, so I am more willing to believe in "The Zodiac". "The Zodiac" is Jackie Chan's tribute to himself, and I hope more people are willing to go into the theater to appreciate this movie.

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