A good-looking adventure movie, nothing more than a fantastic world view setting, a logical and smooth plot, imaginative art concept design and visual presentation, thrilling chase and breakthrough, funny and attractive characters (often played by stars) , good and evil are relatively simple emotional trends and so on. Comparing "Looking for the Dragon" one by one, we can see that not every item is outstanding, but they are all on the passing line. For example, art design may not be amazing based on the imagination of the underworld, but the visual impact is still quite in place; for example, the pass-through mode is relatively simple (basically deformed by gossip), and lacks a more grounded ingenious design that draws the audience closer to the audience. (For example, the secret of the treasure in "National Treasure" is even written in the dollar bills that every American audience is familiar with. For example, a nursery rhyme that we are familiar with may actually contain the formula and meaning of gossip. These are the The development of imagination), but the level tasks in the plot not only match the art design but also highlight the new ideas, and they are still qualified; when it comes to characters, although they have not created such classic characters as Indiana Jones and Captain Jack, the gold trio is still quite good. Interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing their other adventure stories. Chen Kun's "light" 20 years ago and "heavy" 20 years later have a distinct sense of hierarchy. Needless to say, Huang Bo's acting skills of the other two male protagonists can be red-eyed for unrequited love and first love, and can also cry drooling for brotherhood. Shu Qi's style draws on Laura's toughness from "Tomb Raider", combined with the eldest lady herself, which is very cute. Although her Shirley Yang can't tell the teacher's mother's "his business is my responsibility", we can all feel her love for "whoever kills Hu Bayi, she will definitely kill someone". Xia Yu in the supporting role is quite noisy, but his role tasks are well completed. Before the filming started, I heard that the boss wanted to invite Sister Xiaoqing. I thought it was wonderful at the time. I also mentioned Sister Qingxia, but looking at the characters together, Xiaoqing, who has her own legendary experience and time-defying spirit, must be the most suitable. ; The story is also smooth, most of the plots are in the process of adventure, interspersed with memories of the past, and finally assembled to complete the theme of "letting go of the past". As for the popular cultural revolution myths and political metaphors, there must be some, You can see as much as you want, and I am not responsible for not rendering.
In addition to the above, this movie still has some seriousness. Many classic designs of action-adventure movies are used. For example, the wealthy businessmen who pay to form groups are often the villain bosses, and the protagonists often make money with their own purposes. I wonder if the design of the characters of Qian and Xiaoqing was inspired by "Prometheus"; there are often emotional rifts between the protagonists of adventure movies, and it is necessary to reorganize the feelings in the midst of life and death, and then sublimate the revolutionary friendship. Most of the classic designs are divorced or separated lovers, this film is about three people who break up, including a couple who tacitly sleep awkwardly. In the adventure, I throw your watch, you throw me bracelet You will miss it; the mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way, and Doubi will take you to another village. This stalk is also useful in this film. I also saw a detail. When they entered the Japanese army's underground fortifications 20 years ago, a decayed guardrail fell into the abyss. With this stroke, the bottom plate of the elevator fell off and Ding Sitian fell out. Does it seem particularly reasonable? ? The detailed description of this kind of pre-heating actually represents the seriousness of the play to some extent.
It was after seeing the above that I saw the serious attitude and pioneering temperament of "Looking for the Dragon" in the action-adventure genre, and I was quite willing to support this movie.
Of course there are deficiencies, and there are also quite a few, choose the important ones.
It is very puzzling that Jinpen washes his hands. If it is because of the demon brought by Ding Sitian, it is obviously not valid in time. At that time, Hu Bayi and Kai Ye hadn't started to rob the tomb. Is it the bullying written in the book that we haven't read the novel? In fact, this is a very heavy setting, including the ritualistic rendering of the final reunion of the gold trio. But in this film, it seems that it is really just a setting for character relationship. Some chicken thieves...
Ding Sitian's death was brought to the death when he escaped from the underground fortifications 20 years ago. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a burden buried there , What happened at the time of death will be highlighted later, but can this be handled a little more rounded? After all, the woman whom the two male protagonists liked is dead, and the slight emotion is rendered so embarrassingly.
In the end, we all know that Hu Bayi can't die, but how can he be more beautiful when he floats up? For example, because of some props or skills mentioned in front of him, he saved his life, for sure Better than being born? Let me say casually, for example, the three-person gold touch charm actually has the function of a bull fork in addition to decoration. At this point, Hollywood must not be rigid.
Well, I also have feelings and expectations, so I say this in a mess. Now my question is, in next year, will there be Chinese-language genre films that can reflect the high level of the film industry? Can I also look forward to it and like it? It seems not eh. Therefore, "Looking for the Dragon" is just a good start. Only when more and more genre films that reflect technical standards are produced, such as action-adventure, epic, sci-fi, fantasy and disaster films, will it be a blessing for movie fans, and for filmmakers? pride.
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