The title of this sentence is not based on its literal meaning, but refers to its "wonderful/embarrassing" positioning of the state, which is in line with the feeling after watching "Bumblebee": as a work describing emotional fetters, the film grasps Okay, the proportion of "feeling in love, only in ritual"; as a commercial film that softly restarts the "Transformers" series, the film's performance is quite good, but it can't be called excellent.
[Friendly reminder: There will be spoilers below. 】
Michael Bay brought the reputation of the "Transformers" series created by himself into a trough. It seems that everyone wants something "fresh" . Coupled with the accurate publicity in the early stage, the well-selling "Bumblebee" has enough. Time and place.
If nothing else, the fact that most of the characters appear in the G1 (Transformers: Generation 1) appearance is enough to make many old fans unable to control themselves.
The battle of Cybertron in the opening + middle section is the highlight of the film. Although these sections are not long, they are the most exciting parts. Optimus Prime, Elsie, Jack, Ambulance, Shockwave, Sonic (Machine) The classic characters such as Autobot and Decepticon are all on stage, and the visual effects, sound effects, and actions are very good, and they are restored enough. This alone is worth the ticket price.
It is a pity that limited by the cost of the movie budget and the selfishness of the main creators, Paramount and Hasbro who want to draw a line from "selling copies", there are not many action scenes of this specification in "Bumblebee" , except Except when Bumblebee first arrived on Earth to defeat "Lightning", most of the film lacks decent "scenes", and the villain shaping only focuses on the Decepticon scouts "Smash" and "Reflector".
Having said that, the movie doesn't look dull, because the first protagonist Bumblebee has a lot of scenes and gives him enough "Transformers-esque close-ups" in all dimensions - such close-ups, not necessarily all of them. in battle.
As a kind of mechanical life form different from human beings, the Cybertronians who can be turned into cars and planes can contribute many cool and funny points with their physiological structural characteristics: I am most impressed by the Bumblebee carrying Charlie and Memo A scene of escaping the pursuit of police cars, under the premise of complex road conditions and no serious casualties, Bumblebee has provided imaginative and interesting shots in various car forms and half-car forms , which is worthy of praise.
In fact, we have seen a lot of similar scenes in the "Transformers" series, but because the Bumblebee appeared in the "retro" Beetle car image this time, it further "softened" his personality, and the film itself is not big. The pattern still gave the audience a lot of freshness .
As for the focus of the film's narrative, I believe that everyone who has seen it has a deep understanding: "Bumblebee" puts the core of the story on the relationship between Charlie and Bumblebee. Keep, look forward to.
Charlie is a very typical American teenager (screen) image, with a single parent in a family, a restless temperament, and regards "owning a car of your own" as a rite of passage. In terms of setting, it is natural with Bumblebee, who is seriously injured, amnesiac, and bears a heavy burden of humiliation. Attracting each other, the bond between the two can be described as a matter of course.
The character "attributes" of Bumblebee in the film is very rich. For Charlie, he is also a friend, a lover, a pet and even a part of the father. If you have to use one word to sum up the definition, it is "family" .
What's interesting is that the movie is a bit "infatuated" in shaping the image of Bumblebee's "warm man" and "cute pet" , and the scene where Bumblebee accidentally demolished the house is particularly obvious...
Although from the perspective of the main line, this scene is to cause the bumblebee to expose the position and trigger the pursuit of the Decepticons, but the meaning of "additional drama" is too heavy , and such a daring approach is destined to attract mixed results: like Some people will think that Bumblebee is too cute, and those who frown will think that the style of the film is more and more deviated.
In addition, there are many places where the logic of the film cannot stand up to scrutiny . For example, after the Lightning Torture of Bumblebee failed, the first reaction was to take off the vocal cords before killing them. Two quasi-adults sneaked into the paramilitary base as if they were no one. He successfully arrived outside the prison of the Decepticon Department of Punishment, and neither Detective Burns nor his subordinates stayed by Dr. Powell's side. When the others came back after finishing their work, the order from "Zhao Xina" was to directly blow up the door... door……
In fact, there are many traces of "deliberately" creating conflicts and dramatic effects in the film , such as Charlie's fear of diving because she couldn't get out of the shadow of losing her father, and finally rescued the bumblebee in order to complete her diving (no practical meaning, only a symbol Meaning), when Bumblebee and Smash were fighting, they just chose to break the dam and lead the ship to die together...
Routines and techniques are good in theory, but the effect of use is really hard to compliment .
So in my opinion, the most commendable thing about "Bumblebee" in the mainline narrative is the emotional "moderation".
Charlie and Bumblebee are indeed very close, but when the latter chooses to leave for the mission, the former will still see him leave with laughter and tears; Charlie and Memo have gone through so many things together, and the general script should go further , but they are still in the green stage of kissing face but not kissing mouth and holding hands (don't talk to me about grading).
This may be the current Transformers series of "everything goes too far, everything is crazy", the calm and freshness that is most needed.
I have to mention two things about the director of "Bumblebee" Taravis Knight . As the "Son of Nike", he is not less topical than the film at all. He is often ridiculed by everyone, "If the film is not good, you can only go home and inherit it. It's worth hundreds of billions of dollars." It can be seen that he really likes movies.
Taravis's debut feature film "Kubo and the Two Strings" ("The Legend of Magic Strings") once amazed everyone. The unique stop-motion animation style and the warm and touching family theme are quite impressive. However, the small format is jerky. It is also an objective problem.
To a certain extent, Taravis' second feature film "Bumblebee" still continues these advantages and disadvantages: the idea and means are very thoughtful, but the skills and overall situation are not skilled enough.
The film is full of nostalgic elements from the 1980s. Many bridges (such as the lyrics and dialogue) are played very well, and the key scenes are also well controlled, but the rhythm is obviously not enough. As for other problems, I have said enough. too much.
He has enthusiasm, conditions, and a certain talent. If Taravis can improve his shortcomings in the future, he can make better movies - of course, even if he continues to maintain, he can be regarded as "not bad" 's director.
Here, I am still very grateful to Taravis and the creator of the film for contributing a different "Bumblebee" to the audience, at least I was "warmed".
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