The movie would be better without these logical flaws!

Jake 2022-04-24 07:01:24

I had nothing to do yesterday and wanted to find some old movies to watch, so I found this "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard". I saw some fragmentary clips on TV before, but yesterday I watched the whole thing. I like Jet Li and Zheng Zeshi very much (I still prefer to see Zheng Zeshi play a positive role\(^o^)/), the first half of the movie is exciting, the later part of the romance is a little procrastinated, and the fight scene at the end... quite disappointing, After thinking about it carefully today, I found some flaws in the plot, and I want to write it out to communicate with you.

1. At the beginning of the movie, two old men were attacked while swimming. A group of bodyguards including Jet Li was responsible for protecting them from evacuation. In the middle of the movie, Jet Li shot and killed many people, and the car he was planning to ride in exploded. This scene fully reflects Jet Li's extraordinary skills as a bodyguard, but when the scene changed, the scene that was so startling just now turned out to be them practicing? ! Since it is an exercise, how do you explain: ① A person attempted to kill the target with a shot disguised as a camera, but was hit by Jet Li; ② The car the target was going to take exploded? These are clearly written for cinematic purposes, and there is no logic at all.

2. In the same way, there is the skinny policeman Ah Qiang. In the movie, he deliberately shows that he may attempt to assassinate the heroine. The first time he answered the phone with a serious expression (and he seemed to be talking to the suspect), the third The second time was planning to drive out with the heroine at night, stealing a weird smile in the car, the third time was digging out a pocket in the elevator in the shopping mall with a serious expression, and the fourth time trying to approach the heroine while trying on clothes. The crappiest scene happened. Jet Li shot and killed the killer. Ah Qiang fell to the ground. It turned out that what he took out from his clothes was a picture of the heroine. The heroine is just an elementary school teacher and not a celebrity. What name do you want her to sign? Even if you want to sign, why are you so serious and weird? Besides, the heroine is changing clothes in the fitting room, why are you approaching her at this time? It's okay to make suspense, but can you please tell the story yourself first? ! !

3. The little kid has no other role than adding trouble. I really don't know what's the point of writing this character.

4. The heroine went shopping in the company of two police officers, and the suspect sent a bunch of gunmen to kill the heroine. I really can't agree with this kind of killing method. If a gunman is caught, your master can escape. related? What about the assassination? Well, well, it's a movie effect, so why do you killers have to put two ballpoint pens on their chests, and you don't know each other? Besides, why would a female killer pretend to be a pregnant woman? Yes, again for the cinematic effect, but the way this film creates suspense and tension is really clumsy.

5. Jet Li is an excellent martial arts star, why did you arrange so many shootout scenes for him? It seems that the shooting of the shootout scene is not very good, but the main character's marksmanship is fast and accurate, right?

6. The biggest failure is the final battle at the end of the film. To put it bluntly, it is the last moment of the action movie. Jet Li VS Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway... Oh no, it's Zou Zhaolong who didn't appear until halfway through the movie. Zou Zhaolong was also a well-trained soldier. He brought so many men and so many guns to kill one Qiang. In the end, the gas in the house should not have dissipated, but Zou Zhaolong shot but was fine. Under this setting, Zou Zhaolong could completely kill Jet Li, the heroine and her boyfriend, but he hung up after talking nonsense. Forget it, who made you the villain?

7. Under the premise that "the current boyfriend treats the heroine very well", the heroine fell in love with him after getting along with the bodyguard for a while. I don't know what professionals think about it, but I think this is a taboo in writing. The characters are embarrassed, and the audience is also embarrassed, unable to fully agree with their behavior. If it's not good enough, you can refer to the setting of "Titanic". The heroine's fiancé is rich but extremely narrow and selfish, so the audience will naturally hope that Rose and "good character" Jack get together. Although it is not exempt from the custom, it is reasonable to say it anyway.

8. Regarding the change of Zhong Liti's attitude towards Jet Li, Zhong Liti is also a primary school teacher in the film, right from the beginning, she has the nose and eyes of Li Lianjie, and she looks like a rich girl with a brain disability. They are hired to protect you, okay? , and you have already escaped death once, you should have the least respect for people. Later, after being rescued, his attitude changed greatly, and he even took the initiative to embrace him. Fortunately, our male protagonist has a firm will... If the female protagonist is single or her boyfriend treats her badly, I have nothing to say. But under the setting of this film, this is not love, it is cheating!

9. Ah Qiang has two lines: ①(Shopping mall shooting, voice-over) It’s really hard to get her autograph, ②(Before dying) I have some money here, help me buy tomorrow’s eighth African fighter, (turning to the heroine) Could you please sign my name for me? Under the circumstances, I don't think the character should have thought that way or said things like that.

In the end, if there are no flaws mentioned above, the screenwriter will dig deeper into each character and the plot of the film will be richer. I think this film will be a very good work.

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