"Iron Fist": a sports film in a sci-fi coat

Jakob 2022-04-22 07:01:03

A long time ago, I once wrote a sentence in a film review, meaning that Hollywood's assembly line operation, although it will produce a lot of superfluous works, it also guarantees the frequency of commercial textbook-like films. And after watching "Iron Armored Steel Fist", I would like to add one more sentence: Hollywood's assembly line also guarantees that there will be commercial masterpieces even when the plot has no suspense and is cliché.

Iron Fist is such a movie.

Although when the second-generation robot appears, you can guess that it will establish a deep friendship with our little male protagonist; although when Zeus appears, you can also guess that it will be defeated by Adam in the end; although in the little boy When the Lord speaks for the first time, you can better guess that in the end he must be inseparable from his father. But when those anticipated episodes hit the screen, you'll still be pumped with blood on time and without delay, even with tears in your eyes as the music and the crowd cheer.

Compared with "Transformers", another "robot blockbuster" released this year, the non-talking robot in "Iron Armor" is more human. You may be shocked by the flying mechanical parts in "Transformers", and you will be addicted to it, but no matter how awesome Michael Bay is, how awesome the music and how awesome the visual effects, All you can feel is the infinite stimulation of the senses, but you can't let your emotions boil. And "Iron Armored Steel Fist", not only has the thrill of fisting to "iron", but also the touching feeling that goes straight to the heart. DreamWorks used "Chen Jin Gang" and "Iron Armored Steel Fist" to let us experience a hearty, physical and psychological double enjoyment around this year.

In fact, if you peel off the slightly thin sci-fi coat of "Iron Armored Steel Fist", this film can be described as a traditional sports inspirational film, a typical old wine in a new bottle. The status of boxing films in American films, especially sports films, can be described as unparalleled, so many classic boxing films represented by "Rocky" have also become models of American cultural output.

Therefore, although the protagonist in the film is a robot, his growth path is a typical American sports film. You can see a similar "hero growth" trajectory not only in American boxing films, but even in American football and ice hockey films. These roles may not be perfect, flawed, or not the best, but they can use their own efforts and external forces to exert their strengths and finally become the final winner of the arena. They are often low-key and humble, and those who are defeated by them are often the "strong" who seem to be invincible. They are surrounded by family, friendship, and most of the best feelings in the world. To put it simply, many of the elements centered on the protagonist are the values ​​that American mainstream movies have painstakingly conveyed to the world. In "Iron Armored Steel Fist", the robot Adam carries these functions and becomes a "living" carrier of American values. After watching "Iron Armored Steel Fist", I thought of "Weakness". At that time, I wrote on Weibo: "This is a mechanical version of "Weakness"."

"Iron Armored Steel Fist" has exciting robot fights. The bridge section, but because it is a sports inspirational film, it has not been reduced to a brainless visual blockbuster, and it has truly achieved special effects to serve the plot. If there is one thing I regret most about this film, it is Hugh Jackman. From the perspective of the three roles in the film, the division of labor was originally clear. Hugh Jackman was in charge of the box office, Dakota Gayo was in charge of family affection, and the robot was in charge of inspiration. But in the end, Hugh Jackman performed part-time, and the latter two part-time robbery.

Finally, a digression that has nothing to do with the movie. In the movie, Hugh Jackman's mobile phone is Nokia's, Adam is an early product, and even the remote control is black and white, but in the end, it is almost only used Get the most awesome intelligent robot Zeus in one turn. This is actually Nokia telling everyone through a movie: Smartphones are not strong and consume a lot of power. Just like our black and white phone, it not only saves power, but also resists falling!

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