People hold the play, and the play holds the people

Cornell 2021-10-18 09:29:05

Remember when Die Hard 1 was released? In 1988. Since then, Fox launched Die Hard 2 and Die Hard 3: The New York Robbery in 1990 and 1995 respectively. Until the release of Die Hard 4: The God of Freedom on June 27 this year, this series has gone through 19 years. In 1988, Bruce Willis was 33 years old, and now he is 52 years old; and John McLean in the film also took the initiative to date an unfamiliar woman-a ground crew at an airport in the second part. The middle-aged tough guy turned into a bald-headed uncle looking for a boyfriend for his daughter.

In the past 19 years, we have watched countless Hollywood action movies, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Hulk, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider and a series of characters with superpowers have become screens. Frequent visitor. Although these films present more and more magical plots, it is more and more difficult to bring the audience a touch, because in the films human beings are almost completely reduced to waste that can only be saved; they show more and more dazzling action scenes. , But it is becoming more and more like to leave a deep impression on people, because the increasingly perfect 3G technology makes the action lose too much credibility; it has shaped one young movie star after another, but people are becoming more and more uncertain Which name should correspond to which face, because handsome appearance is by no means a key factor that impresses people's hearts.

But McLean, played by Bruce Willis, is just the opposite of these characters. First of all, he is an ordinary policeman, even a little foolish, but at critical moments he always stands up to save the people around him and save the country. However, unlike the above-mentioned characters, McLean does not have any special skills or skills, let alone superpowers. His magic weapon for defeating the enemy is a strong will not to fear death and not to admit defeat, thereby inspiring the long-lost heroism in the hearts of the audience. Complex, and make it turbulent. Secondly, although McLean’s rescue action can be called an iron shouldered moral responsibility, he really wants to save only two people-his wife and daughter. Therefore, although this image is a representative of personal heroism, it can always touch our hearts. The softest part. Again, in any case, Bruce Willis’s image is not in line with handsome, his face is always a miserable expression, his clothes are always slightly sloppy, but like the characters around us in McLean, the signature style His smile increases the intimacy, even if he shaved his head, it will make us feel that he is more trustworthy.

With a character like John McLean and an actor full of personal charm like Bruce Willis, even if the plot design of the movie is mediocre, the partner is not brilliant, the visual effects are far from perfect. The "Way" series is still worthy of the word "classic". McLean has saved the United States again and again in the film, and Bruce Willis has also saved this series of movies time and time again.

Of course, if you talk about it, Bruce Willis is still alive today, and the "Die Hard" series is really indispensable. If you look back at his works in recent years, whether it is "Sin City" or with Harry ·Berry’s "Perfect Stranger", basically can't get any extra points.

In fact, many veteran male movie stars in Hollywood face the same problem. For example, Sean Connery, after 007, although "Brave to Death Island" and "Stealing the Sky" have been used to support the facade, but they can only be green leaves; for example, Al Pacino, recently In "88 Minutes", although the acting is impeccable, but limited by the script, there is no big achievement. Of course, there are also positive examples, that is, Schwarzenegger, even though he has already entered the political arena, but with his performance in "Future Robots", he still makes movie fans obsessed.

Speaking of this, we will also think of another person-Harrison Ford, it was his "Death of the Dead" that made Chinese audiences see the so-called Hollywood blockbusters, and later "Patriots" and "Air Force One" are worthy of It's called a masterpiece, but since "Six Days and Seven Nights", his old man can't hide, let alone the recent "Firewall". However, with this year's Bruce Willis and "Die Hard 4", who can not look forward to "Indiana Jones 4: Jihad" which will be released in May next year?

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Live Free or Die Hard quotes

  • Jack Parry: Jack Parry, the NSA. Chuck Summer, DHS Liaison. The White House made the call. Anything you need, we're here to help.

    Deputy Director Miguel Bowman: Help? Wow, that's, that's great.

    Jack Parry: We're gonna need some work space for our people. What can you do for us?

    Deputy Director Miguel Bowman: Well, as you can see, we're using the space, so you guys can go stand in the corner and liaise. And if I need something, I'll just wave to you.

  • Deputy Director Miguel Bowman: Gabriel's not exactly people-friendly.

    John McClane: You think so?