Among so many movie series I've seen, there are few sequels to the series that surpass the first episode. For example, "Indiana Jones 4" a while ago is just a form of tribute to the first work, and there is no such thing as How many breakthroughs, in contrast, the "Die Hard" series is an out-and-out counter-example. From the first episode of "Die Hard" in 1988 and its great success to "Die Hard 4" released in 2007, it still received rave reviews, making the film series unsurprisingly among the classic American action films. List. The double receipt of box office and word of mouth of the "Die Hard" film series is of course not accidental. Compared with other film series, its success is mainly due to the film's grasp of the technical level of action and the ingenuity of the plot.
Action technology, the biggest selling point of action movies is this. The action style of the "Die Hard" series is real and thrilling to win. John and the enemy do not have any fancy moves, only the simplest and most powerful fists, and they often scuffle with their opponents for hand-to-hand combat, every time it is difficult Win narrowly or with the help of tools. Although this kind of treatment makes the action scenes lose a certain sense of beauty, it makes the image of John, the troublesome policeman, closer to the audience. After all, the thrilling scenes are the main attraction of the film series. The elevator tunnel escape in the first episode is also a very dangerous and bold design today. With the support of a machine gun, John hid in the elevator tunnel. Seeing that the terrorists were about to catch up, and the hardness of the machine gun was almost unable to support it John's life-threatening sideways jump clung to the audience's heartstrings. The thrilling scene in the second episode is even better. The small space battle of outnumbered enemies is nothing in this episode. In the last part of the movie, John jumps directly into the plane and fights the special forces officer on the wing. In the third episode, the technology and the level of thrill are a bit backward. Only John and his black buddy Zeus jumped from the bridge to the cargo ship with a huge difference in height. In the process, they were able to use the rope to kill a terrorist. This sudden incident seems a bit sci-fi. The thrilling scene in the fourth episode is the most eye-catching. The 52-year-old old Bruce actually drove the police car to use the landslide to cleverly crash the helicopter. This is a step further than the Boeing 747 ignited in the second episode. It is estimated that many audiences will be in the police car and The moment the helicopter collided was very enjoyable. Although the scenes of the "Die Hard" series are remarkable, the downside is that almost all the final boss battle designs are a bit simple and frivolous, far less exciting than the process.
I believe that audiences who have watched this movie series will feel that the director has put a lot of effort into the plot. The "Die Hard" series is not as mentally retarded as ordinary action movies, and it is purely action-oriented. Although it is no different from the mode routine of a general action blockbuster, it is suitable for the grasp of rhythm, emotional drama and theme mining. Let's talk about the rhythm of the movie first. John, who is always "at the wrong place at the wrong time", always reluctantly gets into huge trouble at the beginning of the movie, and then starts a series of tense rescue operations. The thrilling and intense scenes and the twists and turns of the plot make the audience's mood wave after wave of ups and downs, and I am afraid that this mood can really relax until the end of the movie. In the first episode, John tried to notify the police for a gripping deal. First, the alarm sounded, but he didn't expect the terrorists to hide from the police inquiries. Then he spent a lot of time talking to the police by radio. The police thought it was incredible and almost ignored it. Then Powell opened the door. The police car came to investigate and found nothing unusual. Just when the police car left immediately, John killed the enemy, threw the body on the police car, and then shot at the police car, so that the police really believed that there were terrorists here. This process can be described as twists and turns, and the rhythm is tense and powerful, which can be called a classic. The relationship between John and his wife Hawley is an important thread that runs through the first two episodes. After experiencing the events of the first episode, they developed from a conflict of mutual incomprehension to understanding and cherishing each other's feelings, and in the second episode again The catastrophe of life and death further stabilizes the relationship between the two, which is also in line with the old adage "in adversity, true love", the natural and reasonable development of the relationship also adds a little tenderness and warmth to this thrilling action blockbuster. Of course, the third part is a bit out of tune with the first two. John somehow became a single drunk, and he didn't explain many reasons. In the second half, he said that because of a small conflict between the two, they didn't communicate with each other for more than a year. The phone call, the real reason is estimated to be the heroine's resignation, but the emotional parts of the first and second episodes are really touching and real. The excavation of thematic elements is a highlight of the movie "Die Hard" series. The audience should find that it is not the terrorists or the big villains who are most gritted and resentful in the film, but the self-righteous and stupid leaders whose mistakes lead to the realization of the villain's conspiracy and cause huge losses. For example, the deputy chief of police and two FBI leaders in the first film, the airport security chief in the second film, etc., the director mapped the bureaucratic ills in the contemporary American government through these helpless roles. And the easy invasion of terrorists in broad daylight also reflects the lack of Americans at that time. Some factors of crisis awareness, these action movies alone may not realize that nothing will change, and 9/11 a few years later really changed the American psychology. In addition, the director also used the annoying male reporter to reveal his dissatisfaction with the pervasive modern media. As the latest work of the "Die Hard" series, "Die Hard 4" has made new breakthroughs in thematic elements. In the story, a group of computer hackers invaded and controlled all computer systems in the United States, resulting in serious problems such as large-scale traffic paralysis, communication paralysis, financial collapse, and power crisis, and such problems are not impossible in reality. This has sounded the alarm for a modern society that is overly dependent on computers. People know that technology makes people lazy, but they should know that technology makes people more and more vulnerable. The director did some thinking on the relationship between technology and human beings and the huge crisis in technology itself.
"Die Hard" has created a profound civilian hero image for us, and also made an example for action movies. The heart-wrenching rhythm of the film, the thrilling action scenes, and the rich and touching content are doomed to the classicity of this film series. It is no exaggeration to say that the "Die Hard" series is a masterpiece in the history of action films! Hope the majority of fans don't miss it.
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