"Edge of Tomorrow" is a movie that is more execution than creativity. Even without any prior knowledge of the film, an ordinary audience will not be surprised for too long in front of the concept of time revolving. Even if "Groundhog Day" is a little far away, there is still "source code" pearls ahead. In contrast, "Edge of Tomorrow" does not rely on the idea itself, but more on the two traditional weapons of Hollywood blockbuster: spectacle and humor. In terms of scenes, the level of special effects is basically the Hollywood level that everyone has become accustomed to, with gorgeous light and shadow movements. I like the mechanical texture of the soldiers walking after wearing the exoskeleton. I also like the unique shape of the alien creatures and the way they fight like chicken blood. The only dissatisfaction is Emily Blunt, who is so handsome that he has no friends. There aren't many opportunities to show off the sword skills (from a practical point of view, the battle sword is really... The movie can't be too much, and she can't be single-handedly known as the Five Tigers Breaking the Door Knife). In the past, Li Man's action films were often known for indoor bunts, but in this film, he arranged a lot of perspectives to match the scale of the film, which really rendered the atmosphere of the battlefield, which can be regarded as a small breakthrough. He even found a way to incorporate humor into the scene, captured the most interesting and shocking moments with a large number of clips and showed them to the audience, and deleted many repetitive content on the timeline in the middle, which can be said to be a clever use of time. Rotational creativity makes traditional wonders. It was unexpectedly funny to see Ah Tang being tortured to death in various ways and then coming back and dying again. More importantly, the jumping editing did not affect the audience's understanding of the progress of the plot, and many of the parts that were not displayed on the screen were hinted to the audience through the displayed parts. One second ago, Ah Tang was tossed to death by alien creatures, and the next second, he could expect the enemy machine to shoot to the flesh first. As for how many times he hung up in the middle to achieve this effect, leave it to the audience to imagine for themselves. , this jump cut avoids a lot of repetition and keeps the narrative rhythm. Only after thinking about it, how many cycles Ah Tang has gone through in order to achieve these goals - it is extremely scary to teach people to think carefully.
This leads to the biggest achievement at the execution level - "Edge of Tomorrow" unexpectedly tells a fairly complete and interesting story, and more importantly, it tells it smoothly and clearly (only the ending needs to be interpreted by itself, I read a relatively reasonable , but this article does not involve spoilers, and it is not listed), most of the time you don't need to open your mind to understand what is going on. Ah Tang, who is at the core of the story, has a very rare and complete "mental journey". The changes in his emotions and mentality not only perfectly match the events that have happened, but also push him to make specific choices to promote the development of the plot. A particular direction, and in the end, his growth is both physical and psychological. Putting an ordinary person in a position that determines the direction of war and the life and death of human beings, how will he react? Although the performance in the movie is simplified, it at least has some thoughts, which enriches the character of Atang, compared to the previous roles of Atang such as Jack Reacher, Ethan Hunt, both of them are wise and wise. Compared with other characters, they are as conspicuous as a bald eagle standing in the middle of a group of pheasants. This time is really a huge improvement. I can even say that this is my period. One of the most fulfilling and recognizable characters in a blockbuster I've seen in time.
Of course, this is also due to Ah Tang's credit. The "mental journey" mentioned earlier, he did just right, acting naturally, once again proved that he is not a single-function handsome machine. Perhaps the rediscovered talent for comedy in films like "Thunderbolt" also contributed a lot to the film's humorous moments. However, the most important thing is still the action scenes. In this regard, Ah Tang has never fallen off the chain before, and this time is just as wonderful. He still did the stunts himself, and there were a few scenes where he fell so badly that I really wondered if he had masochistic tendencies. No matter what kind of person Ah Tang is off the set, he is still as good as ever in the movie. In a way, Ah Tang, and perhaps Shi Huang, were the last Hollywood superstars, and after them, the term has become obsolete.
Emily Blunt was the reason I first started watching this movie, and I'm glad she didn't disappoint. This is not the first time that a female character has played a tough veteran role, but in the movie, she can combine toughness and softness, and she is given a level and depth that is still rare in the fields of science fiction and action movies— - In contrast, after so many "Resident Evil" films were filmed, Jovovich's Alice is still pitiful. For a mentor role, she also didn't fall into the Hollywood rut and become a tall symbol, although she did act like a perfect soldier: because of the chemistry between her and Tom, especially one of the mid-section A small part, hidden between the eyebrows and eyes, gestures and gestures, almost touchable, and does not even require lines to express, I always feel that the literary drama is the most exciting and moving part of the whole film. The movie does not deliberately emphasize that she is a girl (perhaps the repeated push-ups are considered?), nor does it deliberately emphasize that she has a lot of nerves and nerves, but in the end these two things can coexist in her. After thinking about it, the last time I saw such a fascinating female character appear in a sci-fi or action movie, I always felt that I had to go back to "Alien".
Perhaps in the end it should be emphasized that this is really a surprisingly humorous film. In addition to watching Ah Tang being abused, Bill Paxton's character is very funny from the tone to the lines, but unfortunately these humors don't seem to cause much reaction in the theater. An interesting metaphor I saw was that if his character in Alien 2 had been around for 30 years, that's probably what he was in this movie...
All in all, Edge of Tomorrow is the surprise of the year so far, and the best sci-fi action movie I've seen in a while. Because from production to performance, everything is above the standard, and there are almost no weak links (the ending?). Science fiction movies often come first with the concept, and the story has to be second; on the other hand, action movies often have the action first, and the story also has to be second. There is no relaxation in the scenes in this film. From the big scene of landing on the beach to the final ending, the concept of time loop is played from the beginning to the end. The introduction, reason and use of this concept are clearly explained, and the logic is clear. The whole play has suspense and rhythm, jokes and seriousness. The most important thing is that the characters have sufficient and credible development, which is very rare. In a way, it's a combination of "Halo" and "Groundhog Day," and the best sci-fi movie I've seen since JJ's reboot of the first Star Trek. As mentioned in the previous short review, the movie has four stars, Emily Blunt, "Full Metal Bitch", "Angel of Verdun" and Battle Knife really hit my point, plus one star.
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