So this movie is actually the same type of "Ladder 49" which shows firefighters. It’s just that before “Ladder 49” and “Backfire” was also written for firefighters. Before "Lifeguard", I couldn't think of any movies that showed coast guards or lifeguards.
Regardless of the theme of the movie, the structure of this movie is actually very old-fashioned. After a senior person was frustrated at work, he returned to school to cultivate a new generation of talents, and then the two generations of old and young fought together.
I should have seen a lot of movies with this structure, but now I can't even remember a name. It may be that similar movies are mostly mediocre and can't leave any impression on people.
In fact, the performance of "Lifeguard" can only be regarded as mediocre.
Since lifesaving at sea is involved, of course there will be scenes of turbulent waves. Although it is not as exaggerated as that random translation, there are many special effects used.
The main direction of this movie is not special effects. By this standard, the shipwreck scene in "Lifeguard" is pretty good.
Let’s talk about two digressions. Regarding the shipwreck scene, there was "New Poseidon" last year. I think her special effects are very false, but many people say it is good. I doubt whether my current vision is too harsh. Later, I revisited "Titanic" and watched it with a commentary track. Although it was a movie nearly 10 years ago, the effect was better than that of "New Poseidon". Judging from the comments and tidbits. Making this movie is really a huge project, far beyond the comparison of ordinary movies like "New Poseidon". Although I still think "Titanic" is over-acclaimed, but from an engineering point of view, she really deserves the award. It's just a pity that other nominated films that year, some of which I like very much "Mind Catcher" and "L.A. Confidential", and "Perfect" and "Light Pig" are more favorable than "Titanic". Speaking of which, it is really a very strong Oscar.
Speaking of "Lifeguard", since the story is mediocre and the special effects are mediocre, all that can be seen is the performance of the actors.
And Kevin Costner is indeed an actor I like very much. The role in this movie is actually a very stereotyped role, once very beautiful, and later psychologically shadowed, but still ambitious and not old, for the talented younger generation is both love and jealous. This kind of role has been performed too many times, and the space left for Kevin to play is really limited.
But Kevin played pretty well. Such a vicissitudes of life and lonely role were originally his strong point. But don't expect to see such a wonderful performance in "Dancing with Wolves".
Let's talk about a digression. Kevin has made very few movies these years. "Open Range" in 2003 is actually an ambitious work. The photography is beautiful, the lines are wonderful, the script is impactful, the actors are also very good, and the role is the type that Kevin is good at. It is a pity that the same type of "unforgiven" has been the peak of this theme before. Bead and jade are in front, it is really difficult to surpass.
In short, the performance of "Lifeguard" was mediocre, and Kevin's performance was one of the highlights, but in terms of his acting career, this role is not good.
IMDB scored 6.5 (3996 people voted), I scored 6.
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