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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The Maze Runner quotes

  • Thomas: We found this. It was inside a Griever.

    Newt: These are the same letters we get in our supplies.

    Thomas: Yeah. Whoever put us here obviously made the Grievers. Now, this is the first real clue, the first anything, you've found in over three years. Right, Minho?

    Minho: Right.

    Thomas: Newt, we gotta go back out there. Who knows where this might lead us.

    Gally: You see what he is trying to do, right? First he breaks our rules and then he tries to convince us to abandon them totally. The rules are the only thing that have ever held us together. Why now are we questioning that? If Alby was here, you know he'd agree with me. This shank needs to be punished.

    Newt: You're right. Thomas broke the rules. One night in the Pit and no food.

    Gally: Oh, come on, Newt. One night in the Pit? You think that's gonna stop him from going into the maze?

    Newt: No. And we can't just have non-runners running into the maze whenever they feel like it, so let's just make this official.

    Newt: [to Thomas] Starting from tomorrow, you're a Runner.

    Gally: Wow.

    Frypan: Gally...

    Gally: Nah, Fry.

    Thomas: Thanks, Newt.

  • Chuck: You saw a Griever?

    Thomas: Yeah, I saw one.

    Minho: He didn't just see it. He killed it.