Meeting Daniel Radcliffe on the big screen again, how much sigh, and a lot of feelings! The passage of time, the years are ruthless, the flowers are the same every year, and the people are different every year. The Harry Potter that the audience is familiar with is no longer. The once handsome "magician" has turned into a vicissitudes of life "jungle man" in an instant. This is the magic of time, which does not stop for anyone and is not blocked by anything.
With emotion, the film review still has to continue (The Show Must Go On), and the object of today's review is "The Jungle".
American movie "Jungle" (Jungle)
Type of work: Adventure
Main cast: Daniel Radcliffe (as Yossi Ghinsberg), Thomas Kretschmann (as Karl), Alex Russell (as Kevin), Joel Jackson (as Marcus)
Story Overview: Telling Ghinsberg's survival in the wilderness in the South American jungle (Bolivia)
Release Date: October 20, 2017 in the United States
As an adventure film based on true events, the quality of this work is lackluster. The action scenes are bland and the themes are empty, a waste of Radcliffe's hard work. Next, let us follow in the footsteps of Yossi Ghinsberg and start this jungle journey.
I, hardworking and dedicated actor (Daniel Radcliffe)
Since saying goodbye to the Harry Potter series, Radcliffe has started a new chapter in his acting career. In order to gain more recognition from audiences and film critics (not just for playing the role of Harry Potter), in recent years, he has begun to try new roles. Along the way, bumps and bumps, but after the storm, finally see the rainbow! With his own efforts and dedication, Radcliffe gradually got rid of the limitations of his role and ushered in his own era.
Zombies powered by farts (Swiss Army Man)
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FBI Agent Nate (Imperium)
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The villain with worrying IQ, Walter (Now You See Me 2)
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Yossi Ghinsberg (Jungle), a hardworking explorer who gnaws weeds, eats birds of prey, and fights the jungle
II, boring, long plot
Like a foot-binding cloth, smelly and long!
The 115-minute show is about 105 minutes long, even if the head and tail are removed!
In the first 15 minutes, introduce the players.
The group of four - Karl (guide), Kevin (photographer), Marcus (general traveler), Ghinsberg (practice traveler).
From 15 minutes, start the jungle tour.
Saying that you enter the jungle is basically a small fight, without the horror and tension of "survival" at all. It is like a day trip to a country park! Too easy, too fake.
With the passage of time, the breath of "survival" gradually became stronger. Walking on the mountain road, eating monkeys, picking wild fruits, the director finally came up with something decent to give back to the audience. Even so, the authenticity of the film is still too low, and it is far from those "survival in the wild" documentaries (such as Ed Stafford's Amazon Survival).
At 47 minutes, the turning point of the film comes. As Kevin insisted on returning to the tribe by water, the four were forced to split into two groups. Kevin and Ghinsberg take the water route, and Marcus and Karl take the dry route.
From 56 minutes on, due to lack of adequate preparation and lack of actual combat experience, the two people who were walking by water had a dangerous situation. As a result, Kevin rescued himself successfully, but the protagonist Ghinsberg was carried downstream by the swift river water. So far, the plot has officially started a person's survival journey in the tropical rainforest (Amazon jungle).
It took the director nearly 1 hour of foreshadowing to bring out the key point of this work - survival in the jungle. The director's ability to control the rhythm of the film is really speechless. Too boring, too banal, too verbose!
III, Scattered, Unidentified Themes
The themes of "survival" works are nothing more than two.
①If it is a group, it must promote friendship and collective spirit;
②If it is an individual, it must be the unyielding and perseverance that highlights human nature.
Looking back at this work, I didn't understand it! The author really did not understand!
Say "team spirit"? In the end, they almost went their separate ways.
"Humanity radiance"? Not enough either, at best Ghinsberg's instinct to survive.
Strictly speaking, the theme of the film is relatively loose and weak. It felt like the director wanted to talk about everything, but unfortunately, he went too far. With all due respect, perhaps the narrative theme will be more chewy if it broadens and deepens from the entry point of "survival belief" .
last of the last. Personally, I end this film review with a speech by Bear Grylls, and I hope you and I can share it.
Never, never lose hope. The perseverance and determination to keep going is more effective than any survival knowledge or skill. Only determination can help you overcome hardships and obstacles until you get out of it.
Director ★☆☆☆☆ (Greg Mclean's idea is very problematic, a good song - good theme, good actors, good scene, the result? It's an endgame)
Actor ★★★★★ (Daniel Radcliffe has tried his best to incarnate himself as Ed Stafford without reservation, too hard)
Plot ☆☆☆☆ (slow pace, chaotic narrative, no theme at all)
Visual effects ★★★☆☆ (a few shots in the jungle are ok, but the details are not good. For a simple example, a group of people walking around in the jungle, even though they are disheveled, but their clothes are spotless?!)
Sound effects ★★★★☆ (great, especially the tunes played by local ethnic musical instruments that appeared in the opening ten minutes, it was so touching)
Recommendation ★★★☆☆ (Recommended to Daniel Radcliffe's loyal fans, it is worth applauding for his efforts; as for those who are interested in "survival" genres, it is recommended not to watch this one, because it is too weak)
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