Inherited Author | Bind, Torture
The refreshing and exciting "Pacific Rim" released in 2013 is really unforgettable. With its cool special effects mecha, heavy fighting style and invincible soundtrack, the film has won a good reputation around the world. But at the box office, "Pacific Rim" has only received $411 million at the global box office, which is appalling compared to its $190 million production cost. The lukewarm North American market basically sentenced the sequel to death, but the unexpected $112 million liquidation in the Chinese market gave it a silver lining.
Since its release in 2013, the news of the sequel film has been endless. In three years, the director, screenwriter, and protagonist were all changed, and the budget was reduced to $140 million. In 2017, it was confirmed that it will be released on March 23, 2018. Perhaps we should also lower our expectations for this bumpy sequel.
As the biggest selling point of the first film, the robot beating monster is definitely an essential element of the sequel. But the monster scene in this sequel is pitiful. After watching the whole film, I almost became a monster worshiper in the flash of the film. What about monsters? There are 5 episodes of Mecha Wars: Boxer (Mecha) evading Ajiatos (City Management Mecha?); Obsidian (Mecha) attacking Wanderer (Mecha); Wanderer kills Obsidian; Remote Mecha loses control; Monster battle.
In the five-act war, only the last one is a monster, and the rest are mecha VS mecha or monster brain-controlled mecha. It came alive into Pacific Rim: Transformers. Even if the final battle is a three-in-one monster, it can't make up for the monotony and mysteries in the early stage of the movie. Moreover, scenes 1, 2, and 4 are not fighting scenes at all, they are all boring cutscenes where one side is abused. If you just want to see super-sized robots fighting coolly, you will definitely be disappointed. The first extremely brilliant BGM "Pacific Rim" actually only angered the sense of existence when they repaired the mecha in the sequel, which made people miss the first one even more.
Facing the bumpy fate of this movie, the script really can't be too demanding. But this time the script was too watery. From Obsidian's appearance, everything went out of control. In the first obsidian attack, the mother of the homeless who was beaten did not know. The second time the Wanderer went to a duel, the Obsidian was blasted. What happened during this period? How did the combat power of the homeless soar like crazy?
An explanation of the monster's purpose. The blood of monsters can react violently with rare elements, so monsters all go to Mount Fuji in order to detonate the volcano and release toxic gases, thereby changing the earth's environment. But why can't you group of aliens open wormholes close? The monsters are very tired, and they have to demolish the obstacles, and they have to be beaten by the mecha. I feel sorry for the monsters.
The villain is set to be the first scientist Newt, who was previously mind-controlled by the Herald while connecting with the monster's brain. He made obsidian and alien brain-controlled drones in the movie, but he couldn't prevent Boss Shao's first-hand computer virus? Are these drone bunkers ready? Gathering the drone armors can completely wash the protagonist group and blow up the human base. Why rush to release alien monsters. Newt's IQ should not be in the alien undercover circle, let's quit the group. And after the war 10 years ago, the number of human mechas is still in single digits, and the pilots are also pitiful, which makes people desperate.
The last palm technique that fell from the sky really broke my brain. The Wanderer actually put a punch from Superman's Pose to end the motionless giant beast. One punch robot! One-Punch Mecha with Physics Gravity Attack! Humans finally resorted to such a simple and rude big move, no wonder the pioneer Newt was dumbfounded.
on the character. The entire film is only 111 minutes long, less than two hours, and it is quite difficult to stand up the characters. The characterization of the protagonists is quite a failure. Jack and Amara's relationship develops at the speed of light. From when you little bastard stole my stuff to when we are old irons. It's developing too fast. The Russian female students' development of Amara from being cold and disgusting to motivating and old iron is also extraordinary. Amara is the reincarnation of a succubus? There are no friends she can't make.
The film's handling of the characters in the previous work is also quite simple and rude. The first film's male protagonist, Rory Beckett, was killed off-screen by "plot cancer", while the female protagonist bleeds blood soon after the plot. It's really pure Torture the audience's heart. After seeing Jack regain his strength after the death of his sister, he was even more confused.
To be honest, Jing Tian played normally this time, and there was no need to be brainless. There are not many scenes, they are just going through the motions. With the foil of black Jingtian and white Jingtian, Da Tiantian has become one of the few highlights. But putting on this script is very helpless. A genius woman can't even defend herself. Are alien programmers so powerful? And who designed the dialogue? Chinese and English bilingual crazy awkward chat ah.
In short, the quality of the sequel is not the same as the first one, which is quite disappointing. The third installment looks like it's going to be a lifetime series. ,
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