After thinking about it for a long time, it would be better to have such a title. Whether it is from a giant or an alien, you can't escape the fate of being dominated and enslaved.
Speaking of the film, the first thing that catches the eye is the list of directors and actors. Director Rupert Vayette, previously filmed "Rise of the Apes", and also filmed some award-winning short films. Male protagonist John Goodman, starred in "Fake Gods 2", "Interstellar Agents: City of A Thousand Stars", "Colovel Road No. 10", etc. Actress Vera Farmega, starred in "Orphans" and "Calling the Soul" ""Source Code" and so on. Looking at the lineup alone, it's still good. In fact, the subject matter of the film is still good, but if you look closely, you will find that the film still has some problems. Let me briefly list them.
First, the biggest problem is the poor control of the rhythm of the film. There was a long period of time in the early stage of the film that the rhythm was very slow, and there was not that many introductions or explanations. Then, after Xiaohei's brother, Lao Hei, appeared (almost time) Thirty minutes later), the rhythm changed quickly or in a mess. Other characters appeared one by one, and I was really dizzy when the shots were switched.
Second, there is a problem with the film's story frame. The British "Guardian" commented: "The structure of the entire film "Captive Nation" is not perfect, but it still has an effort to make something different." Although it is a science fiction film, the story is still unbearable. Deliberate. We can think about the background of the story. Ten years ago, aliens appeared on the earth. Humans would definitely not give in directly, and then all kinds of resistance. In the end, it is estimated that they could not be defeated. In addition, the conditions for aliens to open do not seem to be very bad, so Surrender and accept their management. And ten years later, just a few ordinary people want to resist the enemies that were defeated by so many advanced weapons and equipment at the time, even the power of the whole country and even the world, how many of you can change? The film has always emphasized the truth that a single spark can start a prairie fire. I want to say, I understand the truth, but how do you resist, or how far do you want to resist, to completely win? A little bit of spoiler, the rebels are divided into operation group and action group. It took a lot of effort. They pumped parasites and implanted explosives with special materials. In the end, they killed only a small pseudo-army leader and a patrol. The aliens of the team (not all killed yet, and the alive have been plucked)? After that, the resistance organization was basically taken in one pot, and after the male lead was taken in one pot, he went to sacrifice himself and exploded an underground stronghold? That kind of stronghold should be nothing more than one of the military bases of aliens, maybe there are many in the country or even in the world, and then you will be victorious? After all, as long as they don’t move to their extraterrestrial headquarters, there will always be a steady stream of people coming, and this resistance may lead to more serious revenge... I don’t know if the director wants to highlight that kind of heroism, but in the end The result seems to be useless.
Third, the film can easily give people a confused feeling. Except for the first two points, you will find that you don’t see the more recent reports. Basically, you don’t understand the characters of the rebellious organization, whether it’s theirs. Purpose, division of labor, and even reasons, especially since we don’t even know the names of most of them, Oumaika, it feels like I cried at the funeral, and then I don’t even know who died. Same. In fact, even if I gave a part of the explanation at the end, it is still too little. We didn't ask for much, but you still didn't satisfy us.
In fact, there are advantages. The core is the spirit of resistance, revolution, and sacrifice. In the narration, the human agent of the aliens declared that this is the best time, crime disappears, everyone lives and works in peace, people are peaceful and happy, and let us humans thank the aliens. In reality, ordinary people have no jobs, crimes are everywhere, and the whole society is facing collapse. The people in the stadium sang praises and praised the great achievements of the aliens. What irony is this? It is not difficult to imagine that the purpose of aliens in the theme of alien invasion is mainly to plunder the resources of other planets. When the resources are exhausted, the people who remain have no value to them. Whether it is complete destruction or self-destruction, human beings The ending can be imagined...
Let’s talk about the rating. In fact, when the film was first released, the IMDb rating was only about 5.7 points, and it has reached 7.2 points. Of course, there are a lot of 9 points and 10 points in the rating. The feeling of scoring is very obvious. After its release, the box office was also on the street. A movie that was about the same time as "Captain Marvel" earned only 3.16 million U.S. dollars in 2548 theaters for three days on weekends (the production cost of the film was 21.5 million U.S. dollars). The personal rating is 6.0, which is generally recommended, but it is not recommended for you to watch it as a science fiction movie. There are basically no scenes of aliens. To put it bluntly, it is the story of the war between people, the arresters and the resisters.
If one day, the end of the world comes, we are ruled and enslaved by some high-level species. Do you endure silently, or rise up to resist, what is your choice?
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