On September 4, Nuoshen's new film "Creed" was finally released in China, which undoubtedly threw a "heavy bomb" for the long-sluggish theater market. Some people say that if "Eight Hundred" is China's rescue work, then "Creed" is Hollywood's rescue work.
In August after the theaters resumed work, Nolan's two masterpieces "Inception" and "Interstellar" were re-screened in China. Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the release of "Inception" this year, it is extremely happy to be able to relive these two "magical works" on the big screen.
The new film "Creed" followed, shockingly released. We can say that this is the successor to Nolan's "Time and Space Trilogy".
As early as the beginning of the filming of "Creed", fans held great expectations, because no one knew what new tricks Nolan would play. Sure enough, Nolan once again shocked the world's jaws and contributed a brand new screen spectacle.
Nolan's films have always been difficult to understand, and it seems difficult to figure out the deep meaning of them without replaying them several times. Fortunately, after experiencing the baptism of "magical works" such as "Memento", "Inception" and "Interstellar", we already have a strong control over Nolan's time and space, and his unique creation of a new world. The ambitions have further subversive cognition.
This time the Creed remains the same. Nolan played with the concept of time again, but the time and space travel can no longer satisfy Nolan's imagination. The new work "Creed" opens up a more peak concept of "time" - time and space reversal. Time is no longer an invisible and intangible conscious-level concept, but a powerful weapon that can be "seen" and manipulated, even enough to cause wars.
Nolan's obsession with the concept of time must be known to everyone. "The story is based on time and our experience of time, combining science fiction elements with classic spy film elements." This is Nolan's idea for "Creed".
And modern physicists say that time reversal is achievable, which is related to the entropy theorem. Therefore, the movie "Creed" is really relying on physics, thus pulling out new heights to the greatest extent. This makes people not only amazed, but also more convinced of this new light and shadow journey created by Nolan.
In a nutshell, "Creed" is a special agent movie. When the world is facing a crisis of survival, in order to save mankind, the core protagonist secretly conducts spy activities around the world and completes a mysterious mission that transcends real time. Throughout the whole film of "Creed", the details are rich, intriguing, and full of stamina, which is more worthy of in-depth discussion.
In "Creed", Nolan transformed into a "time magician", showing a grand worldview as much as possible. Now that modern physicists have proved that time can be reversed, Nolan will fully activate his dream machine, reconcile science and imagination, and take the lead in showing this phenomenon of time on the big screen.
The film opens with an attack by terrorists who are fighting for plutonium. In the film, the plutonium element is a scarce resource that everyone is vying for, and runs through the entire timeline of the film. As the core element of making weapons, plutonium is a must-have military resource and can be applied to counter-time technology. This is also the bane of future world wars.
In order to stop this world-class crisis as soon as possible, the "Creed" TENET organization found the male protagonist played by John David Washington. After passing the test, the male protagonist took over the task. But this is not an ordinary task, let alone serving any country, this is a battle for all mankind.
The reason why "Creed" needs N brushes is precisely because Nolan's way of telling stories is very clever, and it is especially worth watching it several times to appreciate the beauty of it; and the reverse spectacles in the film, the explosion soundtrack, etc. are also worthwhile. Repeated experience in theaters. When we brush it for the first time, we may only be able to understand the general plot of the film; and the various settings, details, trends and reasons, etc., really need to be repeatedly touched and dug deep.
The most important physical concept in the film is entropy. Why does reversal of time and space occur? Under normal circumstances, our lives follow the principle of "entropy increase", things develop from order to disorder, such as a fresh apple slowly rotten over time. The so-called "entropy reduction" principle is just the opposite, things change from disorder to order, and apples change from rotten to fresh. This is where the reversal of space-time occurs.
As shown in the film, for example, the bullet is recoiled; for example, when you make a throw gesture, things will return to your hand; for example, when you run in reverse time and space, the wind is blowing from your back, and so on. This can't help but remind me that in Marvel's "Doctor Strange", Doctor Strange restores a bit of an apple, which is also a forward and reverse control of time.
Therefore, we see that in Nolan's setting, when the actor John David Washington enters the reverse world, he needs to wear an oxygen mask. Due to the difference in the oxygen supply in the two worlds, the human body in the forward world cannot adapt to the reverse world, which has become a very important sign to distinguish the forward world and the reverse world.
There is also an important point of knowledge here. Once the two worlds in the forward and reverse directions collide, the body will be canceled, because normal air cannot pass through the lung membranes after the reverse direction. This is exactly the way the villain Sattar (Kenneth Branagh) wants to destroy the world. It can be seen that this seems to be more cruel than Thanos snapping his fingers.
The entire film "Creed" is 150 minutes long, which is normal compared to Nolan's previous films. The first half of the film is mainly about the world. Although there are some incomprehensible places interspersed in it, the whole is smooth and easy to understand. In the second half of the film, when the protagonists travel back and forth between the forward world and the reverse world, the timeline begins to intertwine ingeniously, and many details correspond one by one, which is enough to make people feel the liquefaction of the brain. .
Some fans said that the opening of "Creed" seems to be very similar to "Inception", with the protagonist accepting tasks, recruiting teammates, and running back and forth around the world. But in fact, "Creed" is not a continuation of "Inception", but a more grand story system.
This time, Nolan was finally able to show his stronger ambitions, allowing us to see his increasingly superb techniques and ability to control new themes. It is this Nolan who keeps throwing new concepts of time to us, which makes fans all over the world go crazy.
In this retrograde journey through time and space, we have seen more unique wonders that we have never seen before. Through the red and blue portal, the film continues to stage "repetitive" segments, thus forming a Mobius ring. If you want to change what has happened, you need to enter through the portal and go back in time. The red portal is forward, and the blue portal is reverse. At this time, in this world, there will be two you at the same time, one is the positive you and the other is the reverse you.
In reverse time and space, the hero and his partner Neil (Robert Pattinson) join forces to save the world. And in the process of saving the world, the most impressive thing is the drag racing scene. In order to snatch the plutonium element, the male protagonist and the villain Sattar start a drag racing scene on the highway, which is also an extreme confrontation between forward and reverse.
In this drag racing scene, the male protagonist is in a forward time and space; while the villain Sattar and his party all wear oxygen masks, proving that they are in a reverse time and space. However, the hero eventually failed the mission and was captured by the villain. Later, the villain Sattar started a dialogue with the male protagonist in the reverse time and space, and also tried to kill his wife Kat through the reverse bullet to threaten the male protagonist.
In order to rescue Kat in crisis, the male protagonist underwent a time and space reversal and came to the reverse world. At that moment, his vision and hearing changed instantly. He saw seagulls flying upside down; boats sailing upside down; when stepping into a puddle, the accumulated water would flow back automatically; a car hit by a bomb would instantly freeze into ice . These wonders of time and space are all displayed under Nolan's lens, and you are completely convinced of his world of light and shadow.
Of course, it wouldn't be Nolan without some big scenes. In order to make "Creed" show a more shocking visual effect, Warner almost spared no expense, and the production cost of the whole film is very staggering. At the same time, the film has been filmed in as many as seven countries, and in each country's scenes, there are large-scale climax scenes that are very expensive. Even in order to present the scene of the plane explosion more realistically, the crew actually bought a Boeing 747 and crashed into the hangar.
And the big scene at the end of the film has reached the peak of brain-shattering. According to the plot setting, as long as the nine parts of the Algorithm (algorithm) are collected and detonated, the entire time and space of the earth can be reversed and then all destroyed. It is here that the plot of the film begins to reverse, unfolding a two-line narrative, coupled with the interlacing of forward and reverse time and space, which further enhances the complexity of the story. And the end of the film just formed a loop with the beginning, and the whole story came back.
Obviously, the film as a whole is still a palindrome structure, which we can find from the English title of the film "TENET", which can be established regardless of the positive or negative spelling. Likewise, the structure of the film unfolds from this word. T: Kyiv Theater Terrorist Attack; E: Oslo Airport Attack; N: Reverse Tunnel; E: Another Oslo Airport Attack; T: Wasteland War. And the final battle of the wasteland in the film, and the terrorist attack on the Kyiv Grand Theater at the beginning of the film, both happened at the same time on the same day!
In this seemingly enigmatic narrative network, Nolan has also added many social issues worth pondering. For example, the concern for renewable resources is an issue worth considering in the film.
As we all know, human consumption of the entire earth is almost irreversible. The gradual deterioration of the environment, the deterioration of the climate, and the consumption of resources are all actions of modern humans. It is precisely because of this that the crazy practice of "reversing time and space" occurs, trying to pin all these changes on the reversal of time and space.
Social development and human progress are always accompanied by various costs. The cruelty of being human is that it seems that as long as it can achieve the purpose of advancing itself, it can sacrifice everything, and even think that such sacrifice is inevitable. And what Nolan presents in the movie is exactly these inevitable things. Because he knows that when resources are exhausted, life is stagnant, and life and death are no longer replaced, it means that the entire earth will face destruction.
In addition, the film also has in-depth exposure of PUA and domestic violence issues. The big villain Sattar controls his wife's words and deeds from beginning to end, and does not even let his wife and children see each other. He frantically enjoyed the feeling of being in control, but he couldn't control his own life after all. When his wife Kat killed him, it seemed that even he never expected that even though he could control the life and death of the whole world, he would eventually die in the hands of his wife who was tightly controlled by him.
Obviously, Nuo Shen's movies are never finished when they are good. He is always able to show the tip of the iceberg of human nature under the spectacle and thought-provoking at the same time. Some people are dirty and ugly, and some people are brave and kind.
I have to say, there is also a strong cast in "Creed". Looking back at the "Inception" ten years ago, the Inception team carried out extraordinary tasks by traversing multiple dreams; and "Creed" also assembled a group of "the strongest on the surface" team.
The actor John David Washington is Hollywood's "star second generation", his father Denzel Washington is the first black actor in Oscar history. Although John David Washington's role in "Creed" has no name, he always bears the audience's perspective, taking us through the game like a game, back and forth in the forward and reverse world, and shoulders the responsibility of saving the world.
Another male protagonist, Neil, is played by Robert Pattinson. He used to be the handsome blond Edward in "Twilight". Seeing his increasing proficiency in acting, and more possibilities in his role-building. And Kenneth Branagh and Elizabeth Debicki played the love-killing couple who also showed good acting skills.
However, for the film "Creed", the biggest star is Christopher Nolan himself, who has the hand of God and controls this time and space puzzle. Nolan's product must be a high-quality product; this golden sign is bound to shine.
Nolan's films have always required two or three brushes, because there are too many surprise "easter eggs" hidden in them, and you can't fully understand them just by watching them once. This is also one of the great pleasures of watching Nolan's films. Fans have long been accustomed to going to Nolan's films to explore more secrets and interpret them.
With the long-dead movie theaters finally opening, the sluggish movie market really needs movies like "Creed" as a booster. Under the multiple attack of global streaming media, many movies have chosen to be broadcast online.
But Nolan, as a visual master and a film maniac, would be a waste if he couldn't watch his films on the big screen.
This September, Nolan's "Creed" is undoubtedly everyone's must-see top Hollywood blockbuster. And if you want to understand the connotation that Nolan's film really wants to express, how can it be established without two brushes and three brushes?
Author | Pipichu; Public Number | Watching Movies and Seeing Death
Editor | Teenager on the Roof; Please indicate the source for reprinting
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