Tired of Hollywood personal heroism narratives

Gayle 2022-04-22 07:01:03

Several years ago, I watched "The Hunger Games", and I was fascinated by their future design. I couldn't forget it. I always wondered if I could find another movie of the same type. Recently, I saw someone put "Maze Runner" and "The Hunger Games". These two films were discussed together, so I opened the first part of "Maze Runner" with great anticipation, thinking that I might be able to get back the novelty that I had when watching "The Hunger Games" at that time.

But looking at it as a whole, no, it should be about a third of the way, and I lost patience with the next plot. This is a typical Hollywood-style heroic movie of "the protagonist saves the world". The overall movie structure and routines can be summed up as formulas, which is a bit unconventional. Maybe at this time, I have already watched "The Hunger Games" "The reason why my mood and experience were very different when I was there, this movie disappointed me more or less.

The following is what I summed up when I watched the movie. The director's little routine for filming is only for entertainment and entertainment.

The first step, the protagonist is new here, but I don't know what's going on, he's just a little different from others

The second step is to take the risk of the world. At this time, the protagonist will definitely make a very "earth-shattering" illegal risky behavior, and then the other people around show a shocked expression, shouting "oh, no, god, no!

The third step, just when everyone thought the protagonist was hiccupping, he actually survived? And also killed a boss by the way

In the fourth step, the protagonist decides to act again after a series of "psychological struggles", and when the protagonist makes his own decision and tries to "save the world" by himself, someone will definitely jump out to help him, for no reason. , follow him with complete trust, even if they have only known each other for three days. . .

The fifth step, the protagonist triumphs, all the intractable diseases and the problems of the century have begun to get better, as if before the protagonist came here, everyone else was deaf and blind, and they were all fools.

The sixth step, do you think everything will be smooth sailing after that, and then the problem will be solved smoothly? No No No, it's too naive, how can the protagonist be called the protagonist without encountering some setbacks and opposition? Just when the protagonist proposes the "invincible grand plan" to everyone, there will always be a "bad guy" who will jump out against the protagonist's behavior, and then the others will be silent. . . . Then the others abandoned their previous friendships, trusts, and rules, sided with the protagonist who had only known each other for a few days, and supported him. Ah~~ the protagonist must support him, right? Those who oppose the protagonist, what the hell are they thinking, they are either stupid, stupid, or stupid and stupid.

At the time of the betrayal and separation, the protagonist's words "awakened" the "ignorant" people. It turns out that the protagonist is the savior who came to save them~ We have to follow him

In the end, the protagonist has come to the last level, and the last level must not let you pass easily, how can you do it without sacrificing some people? Who will be sacrificed? The protagonist must not die, so let's draw lots to decide between two males, two females, two males, three females, three males, four females and four females, plus a few tricks to die, it should be enough. Finally, at the critical moment when the protagonist encounters a crisis, someone always comes forward to block the bullet for the protagonist, and then, when he is dying, lies in the protagonist's arms, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth and says, "Escape with my hope. , live well, live for me, protagonist"

Then the protagonist howls, the background music, starts~~~~

Finally, there is a big scene of rebirth after a disaster. A helicopter flies into the distance, and the whole play ends.

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Extended Reading
  • Leonel 2021-10-20 19:00:53

    Hey, don’t overturn the wall, the outside world is in dire straits

  • Else 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    Entering the drama with a big suspicion, I didn’t expect it to be a suspicion in the end... The rhythm is acceptable, the climax is not too high, when I thought it would be the ending of "Dangwan Lunpo", suddenly the boy turned to praise, but he entered the series of movie pits again. .

The Maze Runner quotes

  • Thomas: [to Gally] You don't have to come with us, but we are leaving. Anyone else who wants to come, now's your last chance!

    Gally: Don't listen to him, he's just trying to scare you, all right?

    Thomas: No, I'm not trying to scare you, you're already scared. All right? I'm scared. But I'd rather risk my life out there than spending the rest of it in here. We don't belong here. Hey, this place isn't our home. We were put here. Okay? We were trapped here! At least out there, we've a choice. We can make it outta here. I know that.

  • Ava Paige: Hello. My name is Doctor Ava Paige. I'm Director of Operations of the World Catastrophe Killzone Department. If you're watching this, that means you've successfully completed the Maze Trials. I wish I could be there in person to congratulate you... but circumstances seem to have prevented it. I'm sure by now, you must all be very confused, angry, frightened. I can only assure you that everything that's happened to you, everything we've done to you, it was all done for a reason. You won't remember, but the sun has scorched our world. Billions of lives lost to fire, famine, suffering on a global scale. The fallout was unimaginable. What came after was worse. We called it the Flare, a deadly virus that attacks the brain. It is violent, unpredictable... incurable - or so we thought. In time, a new generation emerged that could survive the virus. Suddenly, there was a reason to hope for a cure, but finding it would not be easy. The young would have to be tested, even sacrificed, inside harsh environments, where their brain activity could be studied, all in an effort to understand what makes them different - what makes you different. You may not realize it, but you're very important. Unfortunately, your trials have only just begun. As you'll no doubt soon discover, not everyone agrees with our methods. Progress is slow, people are scared. It may be too late for us... for me... but not for you. The outside world awaits. Remember: Wicked is good.