Although the theme is consistent, it is clearly a film with split personality

Taya 2022-03-24 09:01:54

At the beginning of the movie, I was shocked and disgusted by the deformed and subversive 'gamepad' (driver). But there are sci-fi themed immunizations, so I still got interested and read it down.
The preceding paragraph is undoubtedly the guide of the textbook and teaches the audience to recognize this new type of game. It feels a little creative. If you are careful, you can find several characteristics:
1. The overall tone of the scene is relatively cold and dark, the dilapidated gas station, and the factory without aesthetic feeling. And the road, all this seems to be the setting of the game in advance.
2 The characters are not very vivid, the male and female protagonists always give people a feeling that their acting skills are bad (this is actually a deliberate setting, because they believe that they are in the game) The

second half is obviously accelerated, and the double spy also makes I suddenly felt a little confused. This is exactly in line with the game plot where players are constantly receiving new stimuli and complex changes. In contrast, reality is real, monotonous and long... Lies, scheming, clues, tasks, elimination, victory, and finally The acceleration of the plot changes is too fast, it is indeed the feeling of a big suspense explosion. The final result: the heroine won the victory, but the bodyguard unfortunately lost. The first part of the movie ends.
The first part of the director tells about a copy of a player participating in the game in the future. This copy is nested in the game, and it feels a bit like Inception, but no matter which game level it is in, the appearance of the game drive has never changed, and The bone gun that runs through it is undoubtedly a very popular game equipment, and it is a prop that many players prefer. In the first part, the male protagonist returned to reality after the first experience (in fact, it was still a game) and said that it felt a lot like a game... (This sentence is actually not what the male protagonist really means, but the original setting of the character, or the role-player's target for the game. Scenario settings give specific answers, explained later).

The second part of the movie: A couple participated in the trial of the new game. In fact, both of them are senior players and came with a specific mission. The man plays the intern of a game company in the game, and the woman plays the game designer. They both participate in the game at the same time. The dialogue between them is actually set (expression of the director's will) or intentional. Disguised (because other dead characters should be able to watch, and the following players have disclosed information), after the game trial: the male protagonist expresses his thoughts (obviously not the same level of people in the game, calm, humorous, independent) , they took out the big dog, took out the two pistols they had already prepared, and shot and killed what they thought was the sinner of the virtual reality game. The last player's words facing the muzzle of the gun expressed the director's concern for the future of virtual games. of worry.

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  • Kamille 2022-04-20 09:01:42

    If Conan could be 4 stars, this one would be a shame if it was lower than 4 stars, I'm not a gamer, I don't know the feeling of being deeply involved in the game, but the movie successfully conveyed a sense of fear to me, as if I was someone who should be punished people. . .

  • Alessandro 2021-12-09 08:01:32

    David Cornenberg tells you how to make disgusting, horrible, suspenseful and pornographic B-level movies with a bit of depth. That plug is too much like a chrysanthemum, every time it is plugged in, it looks like a GJ, and it is lubricated. Do you think that I can forgive you after the flower heads made at the end burst into Pirates of Dreams. The protagonist finally changed his clothes in the last 5 minutes. Your money has been smashed into disgusting props, Cronenberg, you pervert!

eXistenZ quotes

  • [last lines]

    Chinese Waiter: Hey, tell me the truth... are we still in the game?

  • Ted: What happens if someone comes up here and really wants to ski?

    Allegra: Come on Pikul. No one actually "skis" anymore, you know that.