Netflix is still rich.
Take the movie's budget and cast, and make a TV series extra.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with the movie, but the rhythm, plot, and integrity of the whole film are really only up to the level of the special TV series. A long time ago, CCTV 6 set up a special concept that is very suitable for this film - TV movie.
Therefore, the evaluation of this film is actually a good summary. "Ashin" has a film-level production level, and the pictures, scenes, special effects, and art are all excellent, Jun Zhixian is a top coffee, "Kingdom" is a popular IP, and the theme of ancient costume zombies is very good. attractive. The disadvantage is that the plot is old-fashioned, the rhythm is slow, the light is in a mess, a lot of night scenes, and the details are extremely poor. The script pulls the hips, the logic is far-fetched, the performance is unsatisfactory, and the soft level can only maintain the level of TV dramas.
The story of "Axin" can be regarded as a prequel to the entire "Kingdom". It basically explains the origin of the main line of the entire series, and also partially consolidates the so-called truth.
The whole story is nested in the framework of a girl's revenge. Ashin is in a state of indistinguishable good and evil. He has no moral baggage at all, and he kills decisively, so the whole film has a very enjoyable and refreshing energy. It's a pity that this energy broke out too late, because the director tried to make a strong and profound subversion in the film, and "Ashin" did it, but the price was that the stage of burying clues and foreshadowing was very tired and dull, and the early stage made people feel Falling asleep, there are not many exciting scenes, except for the slaughter at the end, only the scene of Po Zhu Wei and tiger fighting is barely satisfactory.
In terms of actors, Jun Ji-hyun, who has been away from the big screen for a long time, is not very satisfactory. His acting skills are almost hanged by the little actors who play the same role. Ashin's characteristic is cold, but Quan Zhixian gives the impression that it is somewhat woody, a very subtle difference. But she is still the key and only focus of the whole film, which is the biggest attraction. In fact, sometimes it is enough to just watch Jun Zhixian, and there is really no need to care too much about other things.
But even so, she only appeared slowly when the plot advanced to the 50th minute, only accounting for one-third of the whole play, probably the remuneration was really expensive.
Because it involves borders and nationalities, and in terms of historical perspective, since this is a Korean production, I really don't need to have general knowledge with them. Anyway, it's a zombie drama, so the background is just empty, and there's no need to make up the connection, it's nothing more than the Romans and barbarian invasions. The biggest difference between "Axin" and the original drama is that it basically strips away the elements of political struggle and completely replaces it with blood, so it lacks a sense of luxury.
But the problem is that even the "zombie" who is in charge of cool is late at the end of the film, and the director is really restrained, with a literary tone. Quan Zhixian appeared late because it was expensive, why was the zombie late, and it was time-consuming because it was troublesome to make up? This is also why most of the time "Ashin" makes people uneasy, it really doesn't give the audience what they want.
Obviously, the director is trying to make a revenge story with a different style and a sense of mysterious coldness based on the original "Kingdom" worldview. It is a pity that the execution is not satisfactory, the rhythm is wrong, the plot lacks ups and downs, and the narrative is rather bland. The successful elements of "Kingdom" have not been fully utilized, which may make both new and old audiences a little disappointed.
Only the ending is liked, it's very bursting, and it's very thoughtful. It's not a reversal, but there is a kind of transparency that turns sharply and turns dark. There are not only the crispness revealed by the grass snake and the gray line, but also the echoes with the main line, and it also shows enough cruelty and coldness, which suddenly sublimates the fatalistic sense of tragedy in "Ashin".
Only this ending, plus Jun Ji Hyun, the movie has firmly stood above the passing line.
The mission of "Ashin" is to move the main line of "Kingdom" northward and smoothly introduce new characters and stories. It is more like a transition that connects the previous and the next, rather than an independent and complete film. Based on this, it only stays on the pass line.
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