Let’s talk about the highlights first. First of all, the visual effects and fighting scenes of the film are tense and exciting. No matter in terms of photography, editing or special effects, it is a complete Hollywood A-level production. With Ramin Jawadi's soundtrack, the fighting scenes make people feel quite excited, and when they are fighting, they also feel excited. The second is the cast. Watching Matt Damon and Jing Tian and Andy Lau play in English, plus other actors or little fresh meat gathered together, there is a strange sense of comedy. When the little emperor Bianliang appeared, everyone laughed.
Having said that, let's fully evaluate this work. In fact, I believe that for most Chinese audiences, a Sino-US co-production with such a large investment in the name of "The Great Wall" should mean more than a popcorn movie or a simple cool movie. However, in this film, the story's simplification of characters and camps has reached an unparalleled level. A foreigner who came to China from a long distance, used his excellent bow skills to help the Chinese defend the city, and finally saved the crisis of Jiangshan and Sheji. This is really a spirit of humanitarianism and internationalism. But why does the protagonist do this? What spirit inspired him to do this? This is invisible. Trust is mentioned in the movie, but in the story of the movie, there are only a handful of people who focus on the theme of trust. The movie is full of so-called grand scenes that are stacked and overlapped, but it lacks the conflict of values, the decision of people under great pressure, and the portrayal of real characters under the masked characters.
Some people may say that this is a cool film, requiring the theme or story and characters to be counted as putting the cart before the horse. But even if it is a special effect film, the key to being good-looking is still whether we can empathize with the protagonist. The key to empathy is to portray wonderful characters. Characters need to make real decisions, rather than being pushed by the plot like a tool. To let him give up, it is necessary to portray the struggles and pressures of the characters in these decisions. Therefore, also in the special effects film, we saw that the T800 of "Terminator 2" was willing to sink into molten steel at the end, and we also saw "The Matrix" Rinho repeatedly felt that he was not the savior's retreat. When the special effects are integrated into the plot and even help with the characterization, the visual shock will return to the audience in several ways, because the audience is invested in it. And "The Great Wall" just presents special effects, so no matter how well done, it can't be classified as a good film after all.
Of course, the producer or some film critics also expressed such views, it does not need to be so perfect, the audio-visual stimulation is exciting, it makes people comfortable to watch, and there is a box office. But the public doesn't seem to think so. Many people wonder why everyone is dissatisfied. To this end, I also need to mention an important point, that is, the name of this film is "The Great Wall". What is the Great Wall? What kind of film is called the Great Wall?
Although the peony flower is famous, China does not have a national flower. Although the name of the country comes from porcelain, it is still inappropriate to refer to the spirit of China by such a trade item many years ago. After thinking about it, we can think of the Chinese nation from a concrete thing, that is, the Great Wall. Just under the Great Wall, which stretches for thousands of miles, there are hard-working people working hard every brick and brick, there are strong enemies surrounded by heavy suffering, and there are heroic confrontations by frontier soldiers. It embodies the tenacity, restraint, hard work and unity of the Chinese nation. ,loyalty. Although the Great Wall looks like a wall, in fact, it is far more popular than the Forbidden City. It is actually the cultural totem of the Chinese nation and represents the spirit of China. But in this film called the Great Wall, there are five-color armors that don't know what kind of metal, completely ignorant of our fighting methods, generals and soldiers who have no personality but obedience, and are neatly tapped with nunchakus to see The big drum, like a Chinese style, is full of form without any connotation. Those allegorical world settings that seem to describe the gluttonous and the Great Wall, where the Chinese nation was once surrounded by powerful enemies and fought bloody battles, are good, but the gluttonous community is so fragile that if the leader loses the entire army, he will lose his combat effectiveness. The fault tolerance rate of the colony is still small, because the death of the queen bee in the colony will give birth to the next queen bee. Magnets can silence gluttons. This setting is too simplistic, and there is even a suspicion of a poor tribute to the four great inventions, plus the strange hot air balloon that pays tribute to Kongming lanterns, all of which are added together until the thick and far-reaching Great Wall. The totem is as thin and flat as a brochure full of the concept of the so-called four great inventions or Kongming lanterns. Are the spirits of the Chinese nation several concepts? Is it the so-called papermaking typography, compass and black powder? Is it the Kongming Lantern? Can these things represent the spirit of China?
There is a saying that China has a vast land and abundant resources, its ancestors were smart and wise, the four great inventions even have pi, and the Pythagorean theorem has been ahead of the world for many years. These facts are true, however, the pride of the Chinese nation does not only come from these. This pride comes from our understanding of the past, our nation is hardworking, obedient, tenacious, tolerant, and pragmatic. And now, we are open, confident, respectful, humble. With a title such as "The Great Wall" and a group of Chinese and American capitals such as China Film Group, the story of the overseas dissemination of Chinese culture is hoped to be told like this. When I thought that this film was going to be released overseas, for some reason, a wave of anger condensed in my heart. Let foreigners watch this? Make them think this is Chinese culture? Such a thousand-person soldier? The garrison of the city is more than a few times bigger than the actual role? An extremely inefficient and incompetent decision-making body? Barely having a "trust" theme that counts as a positive and is also downplayed?
If the film is not called the Great Wall, then this is not required. But the film is called "The Great Wall", and it has to look like it. This kind of film is used for cultural dissemination and large-scale release overseas. As a Chinese, I feel uncomfortable. Such a formalized product will further deepen others' misunderstanding of China. If it were me, I would rather choose "Operation Mekong". Although it has a protagonist's halo, there is no such piled-up so-called Chinese elements in it. Any responsibility for the life and reputation of a civilian brings an image of a responsible China. Really, it's up to you.
The completely subjective score of Muyu has
good photography and special effects, very magnificent music, which better matches the atmosphere of the story and the theme 7.
There is no new art design, the five-color team is rough and tiring, and the images of monsters such as gluttonous are too unimaginative. Weapons and fighting machines are flashy 4. Flat
characters without inner world, too simple story, almost no theme
Inner Spirit 2
overall review: 4.7
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I think that if the film is not called "The Great Wall", it may be able to pass (6 points), but there is no such thing.
Because it is already called "The Great Wall", and it does not tell the spirit of the Great Wall, this is not a problem of naming, but a problem of the film.
Because, not all films can be called the Great Wall.
[The Great Wall] Muyu three-minute film review - not all films can be called the Great Wall. After thinking about it, we can think of the Chinese nation from a concrete thing, that is, the Great Wall. It is actually the cultural totem of the Chinese nation, representing the spirit of China. But in this film called the Great Wall, it only piles up some external national quintessence, and does not tap the inner spirit of the Chinese nation.
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