"Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can be regarded as the originator of modern tomb robbery novels. I also read the original work when I was in college. Maybe it was because I had watched "Notes on Tomb Raiders" first, but "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" didn't leave me much impression, so when I watched the movie, I could hardly recall the plot in the book, so I just regarded it as the first time I read the story. Hu Bayi, played by Yang Kun, looks unruly and unruly, with a handsome face and a face full of beard scum, which is a bit of vicissitudes. Although Huang Bo's fattening effect is not obvious, his acting skills are as good as ever. Xia Yu's big golden tooth is even more vivid, and a neat Beijing film can bring bursting comedy effects at any time. The success of the main male characters in the film makes the female characters pale and lacking in personality. Shu Qi is my favorite female star. She has a tall and bumpy figure, full of facial features and red lips, and her whole body exudes a charming and sexy atmosphere that is unique to women. But Xueli Yang, portrayed by Shu Qi in the film, is moody and exaggerated, and she is not good at robbing tombs. Her Hong Kong-Taiwan accent always gives me a sense of surprise when it comes to acting. And her Tomb Raider shape, which obviously imitated Angelina Jolie, concealed her own Chinese characteristics, and the vase was too strong. The big boss Ying Rainbow played by Liu Xiaoqing failed even more. The excessively forceful performance made the character too neurotic. The despair that should have been a dead end was also turned into a snake-like disease and lack of IQ by the exaggerated performance. Bai Yueguang Ding Sitian, played by Baby, is sweet and lovely, but has no unique personality. Internet celebrities who can be seen everywhere are generally unrecognizable. The three female protagonists are not as eye-catching as Yoko, a Japanese middle school girl played by Yan Zhuoling, a young girl born in the 90s. The Japanese middle school women's uniform dress that can definitely impress the old man's sullen heart, with a sexy temptation in the pure. Student uniforms and schoolbags allude to Loli's young teeth, cuteness and innocence, and it is definitely a fatal blow to Lolicon. The white short hair is neat and neat, and the ruthless skills are very good. In addition, the vague sense of lily corresponding to the rainbow makes this character eye-catching and vivid.
The ups and downs of character creation are flaws, which cast a shadow on this supposedly good tomb robbery movie. And the well-received special effects, in my opinion, there are still unsatisfactory places. I don't know if it's a problem with the IMAX I chose or a post-production problem. The 3D effect is bad to a certain extent. Except for the actor's facial features, the entire screen and even the subtitles are blurry and out of focus. The camera shakes a lot. Although the special effects are very realistic, the dizziness caused by the 3D effect is greatly reduced, and it makes me dizzy and nauseous. But I asked a lot of people, except me and my husband, they all said it was very good. Is it a problem with the theater, or is it IMAX cheating? Although the modeling of zombies and monsters in the film is exquisite and realistic, it is suspected of imitating Western magic. It is not the traditional ghost shape of our country, but is biased towards warcraft monsters. This little flaw makes me feel very sorry. I wanted to see an original movie with rich Chinese elements, but I didn't expect to see the carefully crafted westernized monsters. I was a little disappointed.
In addition to complaining, there are still many advantages to "Looking for the Dragon". The overall framework is rigorous and complete, the story is compact and powerful, and the plot is full of tension. The most interesting thing is that the special effects of the film are not the special effects of 50 cents unique to domestic films, but the realistic special effects created by the real money and painstaking effort. The location of the film is atmospheric, the scenery is beautiful, and it is quite shocking, which can show the beautiful scenery of our country. What I like the most is the little jokes that are interspersed from time to time in the film. Whether it's Huang Bo's mantra like "The Golden Sentence of the Red Book" or Xia Yu's gangster-like Beijing-flavored jokes, they can all make people laugh. A knowing smile is a very successful comedy technique.
Overall, although there are some things that I am not very satisfied with, "Looking for the Dragon" is a work of conscience that is rarely seen in domestic films in recent years. The director's ability to control the overall situation is excellent, the actors perform earnestly (whether good or bad), the special effects are realistic, the props are exquisite, and the production team works hard together. Coupled with the already excellent original story, this is still not able to create a movie with a good reputation, that is a strange thing! I hope that the next domestic movies can be made with real seriousness and heart, rather than just the box office regardless of the quality.
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