The film tells the story of a bizarre incident in a small American town in the 1970s, triggered by a terrifying alien visitor. Its arrival caused chaos in the whole town, but it saved the lonely hearts of the children living in this town.
Judging from the three consecutive trailers, the positioning of "Super 8" should belong to the type of "Transformers", strange train platforms, sudden accidents, mysterious clips recorded by cameras... These fragmented 45 seconds are enough to stimulate All the imagination of the audience, and these endless imaginations are approaching the outbreak of war.
Surprisingly, Director J seems to have no intention of shooting "Super 8" into a grand, or a sci-fi masterpiece with super visual impact, but instead narrows its pattern and makes it an inspirational film with a sense of horror. Movie. The storyline is simple, without too much suspense, and all scenes are dominated by the small streets and interiors of the town.
Such a pattern limits the visual effects of sci-fi, but amplifies the emotional entanglement between people. Director J's way of dealing with these emotions is very wonderful, making everything follow the characters and the plot and development almost without a trace. The director's practice of withdrawing from the camera made the children's play very exciting. It was surprising how Director J, who used to create a thrilling atmosphere and sci-fi themes, gave up his strengths and instead tried something fresh. Although I don't see too many great things, it's not bad either.
The sci-fi with soy sauce didn't help the plot much, but it made the performances of several young actors astonishing. In particular, the performances of the hero Joel Courtney and the heroine Elle Fanning are extremely brilliant. The skilled acting of these 90's children is completely beyond their own age.
Compared with these less experienced children, the performances of adults are much mediocre. The two fathers hated each other because of the unexpected death of a mother, and did not allow their children to interact with each other, but the two little friends had mutual affection, trying to move the two fathers with innocence. Of course, they did, and it was a piece of cake. Regrettably, the dramatic conflict between the two fathers was not intense enough to cause emotional ripples to spread, and there were fewer places to resonate.
In the second half of the film, director J can also simplify the process of confrontation with aliens, so there are not many confrontation and fighting scenes in this scene, and because the background pattern is not large, the whole process does not have "Transformers" "The grand scene and tense atmosphere.
Generally speaking, the preset audience of "Super 8" should not be adults over 18 years old, or audiences purely for excitement and visual effects. However, due to the foolishness of the trailer, many people who do not know the situation will enter the movie theater with high expectations, only to be disappointed. Even so, "Super 8" can't be regarded as a bad movie, it can only be regarded as a decent movie.
What's interesting is that "Little Fatty" pursues the director's dream throughout the whole film. Even when the subtitles rise, he does not forget to explain his work. I don't know if this is marking the director's childhood dreams with nostalgia, and whether the "little fat man" who has a special understanding of movies is a microcosm of J.J. Abrams.
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