"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in the summer of 2014 was a mixed bag at the time. At that time, when I was just starting my senior year of high school, I didn't watch movies much, so I didn't watch "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which is still the case today. To say why it has not been added, it is because the film is under the name of Michael Bay's producer, and the content of the whole film is naturally Megan Fox's long legs and continuous explosions, which means that the film can be inferred from the experience of reading the film. general content. At that time, the CG faces of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were criticized for being inexhaustible, and the fluctuating combat effectiveness of the big villain was reduced to a joke. These shortcomings all made the reputation of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" extremely poor at the beginning. Many people even thought that even if the images of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were replaced by four Autobots, the content of the movie could be established, which was insignificant to the audience. No viewing barriers.
But in recent years, the IP in Paramount's hands has almost died. Since the "Special Forces 2" was broken by Zhu Haowei and the "Transformers" series was filmed by Michael Bay in various states of stagnation, this company once flourished. If a film company that can overwhelm other film companies has to develop IP that has not yet died, then "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is naturally a good choice. Unlike the first two, the origin of the first two was originally a kind of pop culture, while the origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is closer to the marginal culture, and its cultural elements such as turtles, ninjas, sewers, mutant monsters are combined into a dark style, For a period of time only for adults. It was not until the launch of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures, animations and games in the 1990s that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were painted with a humorous and happy color, which is suitable for people of all ages to watch. Even someone like me, who had little exposure to anime as a child, played the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cassette game and watched the animated mini-series of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on TV.
With a huge audience base, rich childhood feelings, and the first barely passable box office results, it is logical to continue the filming of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Thus, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 was born.
The filming method of the film can be said to be quite satisfactory, mainly using high-speed motion shots to show the lightning-quick battles and hidden and rapid actions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In terms of character shaping, we have gathered four characters: tech house, fitness madman, nagging man, and ruthless eldest brother, which can be regarded as a typical combination of dormitory personnel, that is to say, let the watchman take the role by himself. The 3D viewing experience of this movie is very good. Probably when the 3D shooting was done, the director still put a lot of effort into it. As for the plot, it has always been Michael Bay's weakness, so even if the director is someone else, as long as Michael Bay is the producer of the film, it is difficult for the finished film to have a rich plot and deep thoughts. Even the classic "Pearl Harbor" can only be forced to fill the content of the film by messing with the relationship of the characters with NTR and brotherhood.
And this time, the plot of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" is the story of the previous BOSS Slade incarnate, colluding with aliens who are flooded with brains, to rule the earth together. conspiracy, only to discover at the last minute that he was dealing with a brain that looked like a chewed gum. The roles of rhinos and wild boars are inserted in the middle, and their role is still to provide jokes, so that the atmosphere of the whole film always has a touch of humor.
If it comes to the theme of the movie, this time it is the Ninja Turtles who were treated like monsters but saved the city. Faced with the opportunity to transform into human form, should they choose to become normal people and integrate into society? However, once turned into a human form, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will no longer be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They are exposed to the broad daylight, accompanied by the world, and are increasingly eroded into their bones by the breath of decay. They will only gradually become ordinary people. Forget the original ideal. The conflict between reality and desire has always been a topic of human beings. When the film talks about it, it could have done a lot to discuss this topic in depth. However, the attempt of the film is only shallow. But it is also wise to choose a movie to taste it, otherwise, once you get yourself caught in a dilemma between the deep and the superficial, you will not be able to escape, and you will end up with ambiguous bad reviews. As a joyous, well-established popcorn movie, the director and producer know how to bring a peculiar visual impact to the audience, so there is no need to deliberately deepen the theme of the movie.
In fact, this is a movie about teenagers saving the world. Four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live in the sewers. All the props are selected from the wastes of human society and put together again. Even the only chariot is forcibly pieced together using the city cleaning vehicle and various bits and pieces. Even Even the wires are still exposed. I don't have too many worries, and I don't have too many troubles. When I come and go, I feel that my appearance is not as good as the turtle. Once the people around them are threatened, once the living world is destroyed, they will be obliged to rescue them, not for any great truth and honor, but for the passion and infinite justice in their hearts.
After watching a two-hour movie, I feel relaxed and happy.
This style still sells copies.
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