In fact, this kind of pure pleasure without overthinking the mind is also an important reason for the popularity of American superhero movies. In China, where watching movies is still a simple way of leisure and entertainment, the earth-shattering special effects of Iron Man and Thor and the simple moral concept of punishing evil and promoting good have an excellent boosting effect. Sneak peek at popular themes. In particular, the audio-visual effects that cannot be vividly displayed on computers and TVs have made more people choose to enter the theater, and these films have often won super high box office in China and gained a group of loyal fans of American comics.
Many people may have different opinions on the high score of "Avengers" on IMDB. In their opinion, unless a superhero film is made into the high-end atmosphere of "Batman Prequel", it is impossible to qualify for the ranks of the best films. In fact, the author thinks that no matter what kind of genre, no matter how superficial the theme, as long as the movie achieves the ultimate in one or some aspects, it is worthy of praise, and even famous in the history of movies.
There are at least a few reasons why The Avengers is a good movie.
First, the film has a multi-line narrative structure. The six heroes each have their own way of appearing, and each has its own plot foreshadowing. No one is the absolute protagonist. From the perspective of values, it seems that Captain America is more attached to the protagonist's halo, and from the perspective of the development of the plot, Iron Man Stark has a more important position. But from another point of view, as the big villain's brother, Thor has enough reasons to be selected as the male lead. Considering the character's history, you can even consider the entire film as a sequel to "Thor". Of course, in terms of the role played in the final battle, the Hulk is undoubtedly the most powerful fighting force. Even the eagle eyes of some soy sauce and the black widow of some vases have been given a lot of roles, and they are by no means optional. The six appeared separately, but the clues were intertwined, and finally merged and broke out in the climax of the New York Armageddon. Such structural features, of course, are not new, but compared to the usual Hollywood commercial blockbusters going to the end, it is after all a step above. Although the main line setting of Treasure Hunting is a bit outdated, it starts with a big scene and ends with a big battle. The routine is almost the standard configuration of big cast movies. However, with this narrative feature, it is enough to make this film not obliterate the crowd.
Second, the protagonists in the film have their own characteristics, and the characters are full and saturated. Captain America's old-fashioned stubbornness is filled with a kind of adherence to classical values. That is a beautiful quality left over from the era when the sense of justice and mission was the strongest in the short history of more than two hundred years of the United States. We can fully feel the incompatibility of this World War II hero with modern values from his role. And the director also used the mouth of the agent Phil to say that what is lacking in this era is precisely such a spirit. Stark is a typical American-style rich second-generation playboy, but he has been in the middle of thousands of flowers, but he still has a soft spot for Pepper, and under the appearance of a hippie, he still has a big heart for justice and freedom. . The final blow, which almost sacrificed his life in the final decisive battle, created an atypical and postmodern hero image. Although Hulk and Thor have a little less ink, they are still flesh and blood, and they are not symbolic and superficial. In particular, the death of Detective Kersen made everyone begin to reflect and unite. The heroes gave up their prejudices and extremes, and gathered the strength of individuals into the ropes of the team. Everyone showed the victory of justice based on their own characters. On the one hand, it becomes the obvious turning point of the second and third acts of the whole story. This is undoubtedly a highlight in the development of the plot.
Third, there is no shortage of realistic metaphors, which obviously enhance the taste of the theme. Still with the six protagonists as the title. There is no doubt about the spiritual symbolism of Captain America, while Iron Man represents the ubiquitous technological power in postmodern society, Thor is the power of god or faith, and Hulk is the human heart to be discovered. and uncontrollable potential. Black Widow and Hawkeye represent ordinary human beings from the perspective of both genders, while Hawkeye's control and liberation symbolize cowardice and strength in human nature. I don't know if this understanding is too over-interpreted, but at least we can think about it. On the other hand, the sheer strength of SHIELD, and their pervasive monitoring of mobile devices, undoubtedly mirrors the U.S. global defense plan. The U.S. government’s surveillance of dignitaries from other countries, which was revealed as late as this year, can also be regarded as a solid realization of the prophecy made by “The Avengers”. It must be said that this is a very interesting and worthwhile topic to discuss.
Fourth, and most importantly, "The Avengers" has worked out an extremely successful business model, which is bound to be imitated by many people for a long time to come. But in terms of audience acceptance and pioneeringness, I am afraid that no one will achieve such great success in the same way for a long time in the future. With several billion-dollar blockbusters as the foreshadowing and the inconspicuous end credits as clues, "The Avengers" has successfully achieved the eye-catching effect and topicality necessary for success before it was released. Compared to the chowder like "Alien vs. Predator", this film brings the heroes together and has more exciting power. At the same time, at the beginning of the story, several heroes met through battle, which not only satisfied the audience's strong interest in "Guan Gong and Qin Qiong", but also played a role in the development of the plot, which greatly increased the viewing value of the film.
Of course, it is meaningless to just uplift this film. No matter how much praise is given, it cannot change the fact that it is essentially a successful commercial film produced on the Hollywood assembly line, and is completely incomparable with the real masterpieces and masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. . But simply looking at the film as an industrial product, a commercial production for profit, this film has indeed achieved the ultimate in some aspects. Many years later, the film may no longer be studied by people in the film industry, but it may still be listed as a classic case by a group of business school and marketing scholars.
Now Marvel has been impatient to push forward the second phase of the "Avengers" series of films. Among them, "Iron Man 3" and "Thor 2", as the advance troops, took advantage of this wave of upsurge and made a lot of money first. "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Captain America 2" have not yet appeared, already attracted worldwide attention. As an authentic sequel, "Avengers 2 - Age of Ultron" has become the focus of the future even before it is turned on. The long-term Marvel has already launched the third phase of the filming plan. It is reported that "Ant-Man" (I wonder if the mainland will translate it into "Ant-Man"?) and "Doctor Strange" will be the first to open another magical door. There is no such thing as a banquet in the world, no matter how perfect the marketing and publicity are, the superhero craze will eventually dissipate. Before that, let's wait and see what kind of surprises Marvel will bring us.
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