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Chris 2022-04-20 09:01:46

Hollywood movies seem to have fixed shooting routines, and the templates are divided into several categories according to the type of movie. There is a mode that can be called: The Legend of One Hero. Generally, the protagonists of such films are tough guys who used to be all-powerful, and after retirement, they lead an ordinary life. But a hero is destined to be a hero, and around his aura, the calm lake surface must stir up several layers of ripples. Not for anything else, just because it is unbearable for the old Ji Fuzhen, to fry and cook in the oil pan forever is the cruel fate of the hero. This kind of film is rather tacky, and often follows the shooting idea of ​​"a thin dead camel is bigger than a horse" - how dare you bully me? Do you know who made the havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago? Find a draw! clap clap clap! So the audience obtained the satisfaction after the justice was declared in the sigh of "the sword is not old", and happily pressed the exit button. But if you watch too many movies of this type, you will find some problems. For example, the protagonists often have eighteen martial arts skills, ranging from fighting kings to gun masters, from lockpickers to hacker elites, from chemical geniuses to physics tutors. Powerful, he has always been Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten to death. At critical moments, he has always turned evil into good fortune. He is a super plug-in with unlimited strength, unlimited energy, unlimited intelligence, and unlimited luck. God knows which leader in the system is blind. , to let him OUT. And what's even more hateful is that this kind of hero is usually a woman, and there is always that kind of blond beauty around him that shines on him, and this kind of person absolutely has no wife, or has a wife at first and then died of illness or was run over by a car If he died or was beaten to death by a bad guy, he had to be freed from his worries before he could let go of his hands and feet, and finally exchanged the heroic deeds of tough guys for the favor of new beauties—are you humiliating all the otaku diaosi?
Generally speaking, after the late-twilight hero drama has the above-mentioned selling points for eye-catching, everything else is not important. Therefore, these kinds of films are often masked, and there is a clear distinction between righteousness and evil. The tall, rich, handsome and short and poor can be seen at a glance. The characters in the play have no pressure to survive, no family troubles, no workplace pressure, no inner hesitation, and no ordinary The cowardice and struggle of human nature, lightly loaded into battle, there is only one road left to go to the dark, persistent and dynamic scenes, good people will always be good people, bad people will always be bad people, their fate has been firmly fixed from the scene of their appearance. Locked in the chains of the kingdom of necessity. Even the emotional scenes that move tough guys are so boring - nothing more than a warm kiss, dozens of seconds of naked sex scenes, and a few words "Baby I love you" are enough, God knows what's in their dictionary Is there a word for "implicit"? It's okay to watch one or two of this kind of movies, but you'll get bored after watching it a few more times - just another scam that burns money and cheats the box office. But there is no way, this is Hollywood, and the commercial rejection is profound. How fast, good and economical is always the last word to make money. If you want to let the audience calm down and savor something carefully, I'm sorry, you will probably be kicked out of the house. This is why I am more tired of Hollywood. There are many "life is like a play", but there is very little "play is like life". You can't see the real life, you can't appreciate the depth of life, behind the dazzling stunt bombing, Just an empty blank sheet of paper.
There are so many foreshadowings, in fact, I just want to say that although "Home Defense Line" is also a heroic drama of Tiger Falling and Pingyang, it is different from other similar dramas in that its details are exquisite, its characters are relatively full, and its human nature is If it struggles, its heroes will bow their heads and surrender. Here, the police will not only engage in side jobs to condone drug dealers, but also rise to the top at critical moments; bad boys will not only bully little girls, but also be kind to others after being taught; Adhere to the principle in the face of right and wrong... In short, the outstanding point of this film is that it has a little resistance to the face-to-face Hollywood, and it can use human nature to dress up a non-new entertainment film, so that people will not feel too repetitive after watching it. Boring. Perhaps the screenwriters who keep up with the times realize that the audience's appreciation level has improved, and the old tricks are a bit unworkable.
In short, as a Hollywood-style entertainment film, it is still worth watching.

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  • Phil Broker: Come on, look around: beautiful house, horse trails, river in the back yard. Seriously, what else could we ask for?

    Maddy Broker: WiFi.

  • Phil Broker: Whatever you're thinking, rethink it.