1. The scene is single.
If I am not mistaken, there are five main scenes in Journey to the West, wooden building, market, forest, Gaolaozhuang, Wuzhishan, one scene and one scene, no cross, flat and straightforward, no difference from the running account, The biggest advantage of this is estimated that it can directly change Journey to the West into a drama. Anyway, the role of the scene is too small. Comparing the scene application of Dahua Westward Journey and Westward Journey to Conquering Demons, a water curtain hole is smaller than the bamboo buildings and forest scenes in Westward Journey to Conquer the Demons. It appears repeatedly in Dahua, but it creates a mysterious and endless passage. Every time it appears, it seems to be brand new, which is in harmony with Sun Wukong's repeated reincarnation and questioning. There is a big wooden building in Conqueror. From the panoramic view, it is intertwined and rich in content, but in the end it became an empty shelf, and it was photographed as a plane with only one center of gravity. The same problem still occurs in the forest, except for Gao Lao Zhuang who looks a little bit Meaning, the other scenes are completely flattened, and only a simple location explanation is completed, without a trace of superfluous charm.
2. The joke is blunt and slag
In the first act of catching the sand monk, almost every plot can be guessed effortlessly, at least for a full ten minutes, you can feel that you can even speak the line before the actor, and you can't play it no matter what. When I was a fish, I believe that at least half of the people guessed that a fat woman must have jumped down. This kind of use of pretending to be ugly (fat, old, ugly) to force a funny point has been bankrupt in Hong Kong many years ago. This is similar to some genres, but some genres have long been criticized for their flaws because they always laughed at others' flaws. In Stephen Chow, this has become a feature of returning to nature. There are also masters of demons who are stupid and unclear, and they are in a state of showing the lower limit of IQ. Any director with a little bit of cleanliness will probably cut this scene with a knife, unless he thinks this film is for idiots. watch.
3. The plot is so rigid
when I look at Conqueror, I always feel a little familiar, such as "Jaws", "The Shining", "Dawn", "King Kong", and the exact same "Wrath of Ashura" that was finally exposed on the Internet, This tribute is too similar, of course, don't forget that Shu Qi is COPY a Zixia, and it is so thin that it can't be thinner than Zixia, because the entire deletion of Shu Qi will not affect the viewing, anyway, most of the The emotions that the audience pinned on her were all Zixia's feelings more than ten years ago, and even the songs were the same. But Zixia traverses the big talk, Sun Wukong travels through time and space, heaven and earth, criss-crossing are all destined to be her, and I guess this Shu Qi is gone and no one will notice. It’s a big deal. It’s not necessary to make up the theme of big love. Anyway, this theme is also a fake Proposition, if this proposition is true, Mahayana Buddhism has long ago disappeared in China. Especially at the end, after being in love for a long time, Monkey Sun is still convinced by a slap, which is equivalent to smashing Da Ai with a slap, and Da Ai has been reduced to a kind of martial arts.
4. Not many bright spots
As a director, Zhou Xingchi has always insisted on special effects. God knows who he is competing with. From Shaolin football to Kung Fu to Yangtze No. 7, special effects are what he values most. It can be said that "Kung Fu" won various awards because of special effects. It deserves its name, because Chinese movies have nothing to do with special effects before "Kung Fu", but it is obviously a bit crazy in Conquering the Devil, and the special effects are greater than the movie itself. Although this special effect is not so powerful, it is also considered to be the best in Chinese movies. These things are more convenient the more you use them. Don't watch Nicholas Tse boasting how much he will contribute to the special effects of Chinese movies. I guess in the end It is Zhou Xingchi's persistent director who promotes the development of special effects. This is one of the highlights of the film.
The second bright spot is Huang Bo. It doesn't have to be said. Compared with Huang Bo, the article is like a fool in the whole film. Shu Qi is not even a fool. Because of Huang Bo, the entire Wuzhishan drama came alive at once, completely out of the terrible feeling of conquering demons. If we discuss this drama alone, it is completely a five-star drama. By the way, it will also set off several other one-star dramas. came out.
I really can't find the third bright spot, I guess it's a strange audience.
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