Text / Wu Shaoxu
Originally published in Wenzhou Evening News
When the audience chooses to go to the theater to watch a movie, they often go to a certain character, which may be the star of the movie or the director of the movie. This time, the audience went to the theater to watch "The Last Stand" to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger. Grid, let's see if this comeback show where he returns to the movies after leaving the governorship is still as exciting as ever.
After stepping down as governor, Arnold first played a small role in "The Expendables", and later said a few lines in "The Expendables 2". So the first show that really returns to the showbiz should be "The Last Stand". The film's director Jin Zhiyun once said that the film will be a combination of "Die Hard" and the classic western "Noon", and Arnold's performance in the film is both life-threatening and funny, as well as classic Heavy machine guns and wonderful melee combat take turns in turns will make the audience's blood boil. Such a combination of shooting and elements is indeed a classic mix and match style.
But I came to the conclusion after watching the film that this classic mashup turned into a one-pot mess. Arnold's performance in "The Last Stand" is different from the role he used to run through the whole play and guide the ups and downs of the plot. This time Arnold's role did not play any role in the film's dramatic tension and plot development. Let him be the last villain and complete the image of the lone hero of the American spirit. He doesn't play much, maybe a quarter of the movie, and in the second half of Arnold's actual appearance, the movie has been reduced to a comedy. I have seen Arnold's "Dragon Brothers and Mouse Brothers", "Kindergarten Police" and other comedies. Under his strong muscles, there is a childish innocence, and his comedy performance is very unique. But the performance in the film is out of touch with the style of the whole film, and it seems nondescript. Of course, this depends on the director's skill in controlling the whole play. As far as Arnold's performance is concerned, he still continues his former comedy talent.
For audiences who are used to Arnold Schwarzenegger's action movies, they are deeply impressed by his classic image of holding a machine gun in one hand, carrying a heavy weapon on his shoulder, going into the tiger's den alone, and destroying the enemy's den of thieves. Elements are just a glimpse. In the big melee, he did not show the role of settling the world and turning the situation around. He was only responsible for creating some laughs in the fierce battle, until he fought with the villain later. It was Arnold's demeanor in the fight, but the panting hand-to-hand fight was really frightening, and I couldn't help sweating for him! Looking at Arnold's wrinkled face and slightly clumsy body, he couldn't help feeling that Arnold might be really old and cheap.
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