Continuing the story of a lone hero seems to have become a matter of the 1980s. A person counterattacks the Longtan Tiger's den, smashes the Huanglong, saves the people he loves and completes the almost impossible task. The heroic hero who throws his head and sheds his blood has ignited the scorching blood of many teenagers. Now the youth is fleeting, and we have grown up and become parents, and the full of blood has been slowly unknowingly. The rejuvenation is no longer passionate and restless, but more of a sense of reason and patience. Just like the decline of hero movies, although it has always existed in my memory, and occasionally relives my passionate feelings in my memories, my mature reason has recognized that it is just our beautiful fantasy, and it cannot escape the criticism of reality. With the trend of the times, and gradually become the past.
Jason Statham, one of the few action stars currently active in the film industry, brings us the latest masterpiece, a continuation of the once brilliant action movie. It's just that with the change of the times, the once hot-blooded hero has transformed into a worldly expert who stays out of the way. Instead of going to the tiger's den and dragon pond and smashing Huanglong, it has become a heavy encirclement and a Jedi counterattack. The focus is more on protecting his family and maintaining a peaceful life, rather than on the bloody hero who punishes evil and promotes good, and eliminates violence and peace. We have matured, and movies have matured and come close to reality. The story is not novel, perhaps because of the screenwriter Stallone himself. After all, it is because of the glory of his own era, and there are more or less shadows of his own style. The simple and rude way of expression is matched with Jason Statham's fierce martial arts style. Although there are many small and fresh movie styles, it is still based on Jason Statham's actions. The movie has strengthened the plot a lot, putting aside the usual arguments of right and wrong, and replaced it with all kinds of shady deeds. Instead of promoting the glorious image of personal heroism, it has become a sympathy for the experience behind the hero. Heroes are also people, and the dangers and dilemmas they encounter are far more direct than their beautiful and bright images. Movies are limited to low-cost action and thrillers, so it is inevitable that there are many unsatisfactory places in the plot and the rhythm and thinking of the movie. The theme of the movie is profound and clear, but the coordinating villains do not have so many symmetrical proportions. This is also the shortcoming of this movie. The plot clues are complex and chaotic, and a clear and orderly development rhythm cannot be grasped, resulting in The film is unbalanced in narrative and thus falls short of the essence of an ideal action film. As for the shaping of the villain, it is obvious that we have fallen into an inconsistent situation, which makes James Franco, who plays the villain role, somewhat weak.
After all, for recent action films, the shadow of simple minds and well-developed limbs has never escaped. For today's people, heroes are not only muscles and force, but their wisdom and coping with evil. The method and morality of the forces attacking, blindly playing martial arts will inevitably become a formal gangster. This is very unwelcome to us. The hero we are looking for today is Jason Bourne's intelligent hero, not a simple vengeful pseudo-hero like a gangster.
The movie is still very interesting, one is Jason Statham's martial arts style, and the other is Franco's version of the villain interpretation. It has to be said that these two stars together are still very gimmicky. Especially looking at James Franco's interpretation of the villain, he looks cheap, but the villain is quite domineering. It's just that the niche temperament of the movie affects the quality of the entire movie, but it's enough to have two of them.
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