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In the 1970s, due to the rapid development of the film industry, Hollywood sci-fi films ushered in a new wave. Intriguing scientific thinking was gradually surrounded by computer special effects, and the shock of sharp ideas was weakened by the novel and eye-catching visual impact. . [Western World] is a work with a balanced picture and story. This science fiction film shot by MGM is the directorial debut of Michael Clayton, the "father of science fiction thriller novels", and is also a director and director. In the film, he happily exhausted the genre elements of westerns, epics and knight films, and left the classic "humanoid robot" image. Versatile technology questioner Michael Clayton is a world-renowned science fiction novelist. The number of times his works have been adapted into movies may only be compared to Stephen King among best-selling authors. Clayton entered the Department of Literature of Harvard University in 1960, but it didn’t take long for him to be troubled by the low scores in his homework. Clayton, who was squeezed, suspected that his tutor was biased against him, so he did a cunning “test” "—— I handed in George Orwell's article as my own homework, but I still got a B- in the end. This incident made Clayton extremely disappointed in the Department of Literature, and he was angrily transferred to the school of Biological Anthropology. This seemingly impulsive choice not only did not cut off the connection between him and literature, but instead accumulated a wealth of knowledge for his future writing career. After that, Clayton entered Harvard Medical School, but he still insisted on writing novels. In 1969, Clayton ushered in a turning point in his life. In that year, he graduated from Harvard Medical School, and the copyright of his novel "Outside Germs" was bought by a film company. This sudden success made him firmly abandon his medical career and devote himself to the creation of novels and scripts. Before shooting [Western World], Clayton had already accumulated a lot of popularity with his published novels. He had also participated in the production of TV movies, and Clayton, who directed the tube for the first time, was also very familiar. The story of [Western World] tells that there will be a resort called "Delos" in the future United States, which is composed of three large-scale theme parks connected to each other, namely "Ancient Roman World" and "Medieval World" As well as the "Western World", the realistic robots in each park can meet all the needs of tourists. What's interesting is that no one knows whether the person standing in front of them is a tourist or a robot. Anyone can spend 1,000 dollars in it. sky. The three major parks also correspond to tourists of different tastes. The wild and exciting "Western World" is a reappearance of the American West in 1880, full of gun battles and violence; the "Medieval World" is completely knights The thirteenth-century Europe was popular; the selling point of the "Ancient Roman World" was the "occupied morality". Like many of Clayton's works, [Western World] expressed his worries about the development of science and technology. Powerful robots were originally created for the purpose of serving tourists, but they lost control due to unforeseen accidents (computer viruses) and caused disasters. The story of [Western World] has also become a template for Hollywood’s "Park Riot" movie. [Jurassic Park], adapted from Clayton’s novel of the same name, is a classic of this type. However, it was presented in Spielberg In front of the lifelike dinosaurs, the thinking that the story can trigger also disappears with the "Lost World". It is difficult to describe Michael Clayton. He is not only a well-known writer, but also an excellent screenwriter and director. He has participated in the production of many TV series and has a wealth of medical knowledge. In addition, he is also a computer expert. He has his own software company that designs computer programs specifically for film shooting. Oscars also awarded him a "Science and Technology Achievement Award" for this. The ability to combine rigorous and solid medical and scientific knowledge with wild imagination is the charm of Clayton. Clayton’s familiarity with high-tech concepts allows him to boldly include professional-sounding explanatory lines in the film, such as the heat-sensing device in a pistol, which can avoid accidental injuries among tourists; and for example, technical personnel’s comments on the cause of crisis The description of computer viruses, you know, it was in 1973, "computer virus" was just a word circulated in the top laboratories. Cowboy "Terminator" Many people's impression of [Western World] is not the three fascinating theme parks in the movie, but the "dead" in the movie again and again, expressionless and full of coolness. Cowboy robot, his preset order is to provoke those tourists who pay for pleasure, forcing them to fight with their own guns, but not to cause any harm to them. Simply put, the only function of his existence is to be killed by tourists, and to ensure that tourists have a sense of accomplishment. The image of this seemingly dull but extremely powerful robotic cowboy undoubtedly inspired many later characters such as T-800 and Robocop. Even the master of horror John Carpenter said, [Moonlight panicked] Michael Meyers in here was created based on the characteristics of this cowboy robot. If the design of the character is made by Clayton’s creativity, it is the actor's credit to give it alive life. U. Brynner, who played the robot, relied on the Siam in [The King and Me] as early as 1957. The role of King Rama IV won the Oscar for best actor, people thought Acting for theatrical style is his strong point, who knows that he later conquered audiences who questioned him with a genre role in [Seven Heroes Dangkou Zhi]. The cowboy robot he played in [Western World] is a tribute to his own role in [Seven Heroes and Dangers]-a fistful of desert with a black hat. This film is also the first feature film in history that uses computerized three-dimensional animation. The perspective of the robot cowboy in the film is the credit of the computer special effects. This now seemingly crude subjective shot of the robot was an unquestionable high-tech at the time. Later, the "Terminator" and "Predator" all loved using such an interface to "examine" the world. Since Brynner is playing a robot, it means that his face will not and is not allowed to have any exaggerated expressions, and he just relies on his body movements and grasp of the rhythm of the words to make a strong western cowboy flavor. The image of the robot is well-formed, and that stop is the best interpretation of the four words "dominant exposure". Just a few words can make the protagonist scream and roar. Even the slow motion of being killed is quite obvious. accent. I don’t know if Schwarzenegger’s performance in [Terminator] refers to this “robot cowboy”, but the stern robotic manners and unexpected destruction are indeed the same, but Brynner’s image is more gentle and Schwarzenegger’s image It is more murderous. In the second half of the film, although Brynner’s character became a pure killing machine, the scene was more like a bounty hunter hunting down desperadoes. In this scene, Clayton played the old-fashioned western The film’s tricks, and let them chase across three worlds, until the protagonist fled to the underground control room. The chasing robot came to the place where he was made. The ending of the robot "destroyed due to killing instructions" seems to be a metaphor for human beings to cocoon themselves. This ending is full of irony. Fearing and happy, Clayton said that the birth of [Western World] was influenced by Disneyland. When playing in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" area, he found that tourists were attracted by the realistic electronically controlled characters and simulated scenery. This was the original concept of "Delos", so Disney's theme park was transformed into three large playgrounds in [Western World]. In terms of the script, Clayton can be described as exquisitely designed. The most attractive part of "Delos" is only in the beginning part of the broadcast through the aircraft. When introducing the "Western World", the scene is the protagonist's excited expression, and the next part is "Medieval world". At this time, the camera showed an old couple sitting in the back row of the protagonist. They smiled at each other. When it came to the "world of ancient Rome", the camera showed the couple again, and the wife's smile was still unreliable. Minus, but the husband faces It was embarrassing and didn't seem to want to go very much. What's interesting is that we discovered in the movie that the husband went to the "Medieval World" to be the king, while the wife went to the "Ancient Roman World" to enjoy the excitement of indulgence. The paradise in the movie caters to people’s secret desires, including violent catharsis, sexual satisfaction, the realization of heroic dreams, and various curiosity psychology. To a certain extent, such a paradise actually provides a good way to carry out emotions. The catharsis, but at the same time Clayton cruelly labeled this beautiful vision as unreliable. The original supervisor and manipulator of the machine were humans, but when the supervisor became a machine one day, humans would be equivalent to losing the authority to control. Just like the technicians in the film, they knew that it was a computer virus that caused the robot riots. , But because the robot's instructions are designed by the machine they created, they can't do anything. The transition between the surveillance perspective used in the movie and the real scene highlights this weakness. The monitors panic on the monitor, but the tourists in the "world" are completely unaware. Clayton's worries are clearly at the forefront of technological development. Although such worries have been said to be bad now, the fear of losing control has always been rooted in people's hearts. The convenience brought by technological development has made people rush, but the disasters that followed have reminded us again and again of the pain of the price. Scientific research is like a light switch. Even if you turn it on to illuminate everything, the switch will always fail. The only certainty is that the entanglement of fear and desire will accompany us for a long, long time. Published in the June 2014 issue of "Watching Movies Midnight Show" The tourists didn't realize it. Clayton's worries are clearly at the forefront of technological development. Although such worries have been said to be bad now, the fear of losing control has always been rooted in people's hearts. The convenience brought by technological development has made people rush, but the disasters that followed have reminded us again and again of the pain of the price. Scientific research is like a light switch. Even if you turn it on to illuminate everything, the switch will always fail. The only certainty is that the entanglement of fear and desire will accompany us for a long, long time. Published in the June 2014 issue of "Watching Movies Midnight Show" The tourists didn't realize it. Clayton's worries are clearly at the forefront of technological development. Although such worries have been said to be bad now, the fear of losing control has always been rooted in people's hearts. The convenience brought by technological development has made people rush, but the disasters that followed have reminded us again and again of the pain of the price. Scientific research is like a light switch. Even if you turn it on to illuminate everything, the switch will always fail. The only certainty is that the entanglement of fear and desire will accompany us for a long, long time. Published in the June 2014 issue of "Watching Movies Midnight Show"
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