Kishi Zhiting
If the first Hunger Games is a box office success because it is not like a compromise for book fans (there is no insinuation of "Harry Potter" here) " series), the second part is entirely from the point of view of the film itself. The box office success of The Hunger Games 1 was somewhat luck-based (hit a comedy crash, a superhero war movie, etc.), while the Hunger Games 2 basically abandoned all kinds of insufficiency in the first part, from the plot tension, The compactness of the rhythm and the design of the context have been greatly improved.
Because the words in the first paragraph are too official, readers can actually not read it at all. Get it dry, let's talk about it.
<1> Let’s talk about Chong Ao first.
I told people that this film is going to Chong Ao, but she didn’t believe me. Whether it can be rushed or not, put it aside first, anyway, it is doing things according to the rules of Chong Ao. The Hunger Games earned a good reputation last year with a very low profile (although I think it was mediocre) and surprisingly good at the box office. But there is no nomination, slightly embarrassing. Looking at it this year, it's going to be a shame. Although it is difficult to win prizes, it is worthwhile to get a few questions.
The Hunger Games 2 took 40 minutes to describe the gray of domination, the political war, and the class conflict. After that, it took another 40 minutes to render the foreshadowing before the game. The last hour is really about the process of The Hunger Games. The first 40 minutes are all political descriptions. Although it can't be said that the climax is repeated, it is not boring at all. There is a degree of relaxation and ease.
This film is a bit of a parody of "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in the ideological sense. Saying it imitates doesn't mean it's bad, though. A good front seat is a role model, and it is perfectly normal to imitate it. All games are upper-class games, all rules are upper-class rules, and all democracy is upper-class democracy. Those who dare to challenge the rules will be severely punished by the rules. Even if you use the rules reasonably by luck, someone will make you "unfortunately" die of the new rules. The rulers call this phenomenon - "the rules have been adjusted" .
Of course, the movie certainly doesn't end in tragedy like "Crazy Asylum," which, after all, is a superhero-like movie. After all, it is a commercial film, how can the director bear the heartache of the lovely audience? Even if the director has the heart, the producer will not have the heart to watch the box office they get away. After all, Chong Ao is a trivial matter, and the annual box office is the key to the survival of commercial films.
<2> The style and context of the film (since it's not spoiler, so it's just a brief introduction)
to tell the big truth in a macroscopic manner, and talking about the main idea of the film is not An Zhiting's hobby, so this part is just a shallow taste. Some people can talk about the film's ideas, themes, and spirit without talking about a single detail or plot. Where did you ask him to see it? He said, "It's all over the place! You didn't see it!" Those who never involve detailed analysis of the film, but talk about the film's human nature, themes, and the spirit of macroism, please raise your hands.
The style of the film basically maintains the smoothness of the first film, but in the "game" part, it does not take as long as the previous film (because time gave political rendering). However, the film is artificially divided into three parts - class conflict (people's dissatisfaction and violent suppression) (40 minutes), game preparation (rules change and reloading) (40 minutes), and the whole game (70 minutes).
But even the previous rendering and foreshadowing basically achieved the various small climaxes required by commercial films-uprising, repression, impulse, redemption, escape, etc., in a long period of time, people did not feel very It was long, and there was a little bit of hilarity in addition to excitement.
After all, it is an excellent commercial film.
Weaknesses: The film explains the previous champions in various regions, each with different advantages and styles. Just like a group of heroes pk. However, in the course of the game, only the two smart players were described well, and the characteristics of the other opponents were not fully utilized. The brave samurai, the agile sister, and especially the sharp-toothed sister (I can't find a picture for the time being, forgive me), didn't bite anyone, it's really incomprehensible.
<3> Character settings
Let's talk about the changes in character settings from various details.
In the first part of The Hunger Games, perhaps because of the relationship between the first part, there are too many things to expand, which leads to the heroine's spiritual setting only limited to humanistic care - such as replacing a young sister , to give up their love, for the people of District 12, etc. But the second part has an obvious improvement in the character setting: it is fully embodied by humanistic concerns, so that the heroine's concern is narrowed and limited. The heroine only thinks about her family, her lover, her neighbors, and at most people in District 12. Therefore, she proposed to elope and proposed to escape, which is why at the end of the film, everyone finally decided to revolt, which is obviously a good ending, but the heroine does not care very much, but cares more about her partner and her best friend.
So some people say, it's pure nonsense. How can a movie deliberately let its heroine's thinking be so flawed, so limited, and so narrow? You must have overinterpreted it. I can only say that you don't understand it doesn't mean that everyone has Understand; what you don't see is not all over-interpretation.
I want to say that only this setting is the most reasonable. Only in this way, a gifted and clever Mockingjay, can only fade into a phoenix after experiencing the burning like Nirvana.
If you say I'm subjective, then I think you must have missed the end of this Hunger Games. The film came to an abrupt end when the nervous heroine got angry, and the screen was completely black. At this time, the screen showed the difference between the ending of the second part and the first part - at the end of the second part, the Mockingjay logo reappeared. And this original golden logo suddenly burns, glows, shines, and finally rises from the flames, turning into a phoenix logo. I think the people who say I am guessing either didn't see the ending, or they couldn't tell the difference between a mockingbird with an arrow and wings, and a phoenix with its head held up and its wings outstretched.
(The picture shows the comparison of the first and second posters)
I can only say that the second part is the heroine's hell, and the third part is the heroine's purgatory and nirvana. Otherwise, the Mockingjay will always be a Mockingjay, and if it is not baptized by the burning flames, the Mockingjay will never become a phoenix. However, An Zhiting guesses here, no matter what the plot of the original novel is, Peeta (the male protagonist) and the female protagonist's boyfriend are very likely to die. Remember Spider-Man? Remember Batman? A person who has the ability to save the world can only understand the principle of "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", only after experiencing spiritual nirvana. This is the ideological theme beloved by Hollywood.
The third part is set to revolve around national resistance and saving Joanna and Peeta, which makes it clear that the heroine has to make a life choice. The most capable are always immature in temperament. This is also the melody that Hollywood loves.
Here, I make a bet with you, I guess the logo of the third part must be a flaming bird with symmetrical wings and a raised head, not one with its head down and flying wings, and not one with an arrow buried in its title.
<4> Inventory of details (read carefully for spoilers)
1. In the election of only one candidate, the
luxurious woman smiled wryly, put her hand into the glass cover (the one for the female tribute), took out a sheet of paper, and read it out. The hostess' name. At this moment, the glass cover looks so big, and the piece of paper inside looks so lonely. Obviously there is only one candidate, and there is still a hard way to go through the motions, and the ballots will be announced. If I say this detail to criticize the U.S. electoral system is always a game of the rich, and always full of shady, I don’t know how many people say that I am overinterpreting, and how many people say that I only play such a game in China. All I can say is that although the United States has achieved universal election, there are still people who shout "we are the 90 percent" and express dissatisfaction with the election. Of course, as a citizen of the Celestial Dynasty, I won't talk about the internal affairs of other people's countries; I have seen a vote once when I was growing up, after all, I don't have the shame to talk about others.
2. People are like chess pieces, politics are like chess, and chess is a game.
The chief designer said that simply by comparing the propaganda of the heroine's wedding with the violent repression, the spiritual hope of the people can be destroyed.
When the ruler plays games, he has reached the state where he does not take action himself at all, but hires professional traders. When Mr. President discussed with the chief designer how to execute the heroine, how to kill hope, and how to destroy democracy, he followed the rules of the game. Real drama and fake work, and how to mentally destroy the hero in the hearts of the people.
3. A white wedding dress, a burning flame, and a mocking jay spreading its wings.
When the pure white wedding dress burns up and the suppressed kindness expands, at the moment when the Mockingjay spreads its wings, I know that the designer is going to die. This is a naked challenge, a declaration of purpose, and a cry of resistance.
4. The female and male protagonists of the real drama
are not in love, but they perform incisively and vividly in front of the media-gags, jokes, and affectionate kisses. If I say that this is all a joke about the daily life of Hollywood stars (there is no insinuation of Orlando Bloom, no insinuation of Pete, no insinuation...), I believe that no one should object.
5. The younger sister who
grew up must have a day of her own. This is the best hidden line in this film.
He took the syringe from the trembling mother and plunged it into the man's body calmly. This was not what the girl who loved to cry and needed to replace her sister did in the first movie. The grown younger sister will one day pick up her own weapon like her older sister, and kill the enemy more wisely than men.
6. The mainstream
media is always official.
Hosts who make sarcastic words or gag are always serving the upper class, just like in reality, talk shows are always the lackeys of the US government. Hmph, the media in the US is too dark, not like my country at all.
<5> Video Highlights: People who like Joanna please raise your hand. (Spoilers read carefully)
When Joanna asked Peeta to help him unzip her tights, I thought this woman was really cute. When the representatives of each district greeted the host and said goodbye to the audience to win sympathy and love, the woman took the microphone and said a series of sentences beginning with F to the audience, which was blocked by the sound of "di!". To tell the truth, I really wanted to go up and kiss her at this time - she was so innocent and emotional at this time. When everyone heard the birds calling out their relatives for help, and everyone was overwhelmed by the sound of this hallucinatory nightmare, Joanna yelled at the dome and pointed at the president. When even the heroine's temperament was unbelievable, Joanna said calmly: "They have nothing to threaten me - all the people I love are dead."
It turns out that suffering is happiness, because you love People are still alive. When everyone is distressed for their loved ones, the poorest people are fighting for them. This reminds me of the double-faced man at the end of "Batman: The Dark Knight" who said, "Why did you make a mistake, and I lost everything?!" At this time, the camera was focused on Batman, and I suddenly understood, The face person at least still has Rachel's love, at least the image of a bright knight and the love of the people of the city. And Batman, not to mention the understanding of the people, even wrote to him, his most beloved Rachel, that she chose someone else. (Although he doesn't know, it doesn't mean that he is the most pitiful person objectively.)
Also, at the end of the film, when everyone was discussing the uprising, I found that there was no Joanna in the room, and I was shocked. At this time, I heard Joanna. When I was brought back, I felt relieved. I'd be pissed if he let such a lovely character die.
An Zhiting 2013 11 29
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