This is a complete subversion of the impression of retired old people in the eyes of the world. This is a powerful counterattack of the old people's contempt and disdain for the younger generation. Education, this is also a second tribute to those passion-burning years as the years pass by.
The plot is simple, but full of gimmicks. It's true that a film that can be attractive often only needs a few good gimmicks. And the theme of the movie is its biggest gimmick. Different from the movies that aim at the little golden man, there is no need to discuss heavy topics such as depression, loneliness, powerlessness and helplessness in life in retirement, envy of young people, repentance or redemption of the past, etc. Studying the aging of society, the generation gap, the collision of different world views or values, all you need is a few wrinkled guys with heavy machine guns, walking like a ghost, and playing with their opponents. Who said that "the strong crossbow is gone" must be "Gong Jin's time", and who doesn't want to see Helen Mirren holding a gun?
Perhaps the opening Bruce Willis reminds people of all the descriptions of the old man, the regularity, the daily routine is as accurate as an alarm clock but boring; quiet, the house in Nuoda is more deserted because there is no noise; loneliness, Without children to take care of, I can only buy myself a Christmas decoration for comfort. This has a lot in common with the old man in Die Hard 4 who is anxious for his daughter to scare the boy who is chasing her. The biggest difference is that the still-charming old man in this movie actually falls in love with a pensioner who he has never met on the other end of the phone, which is the only masturbation pleasure in his boring old life. In fact, with Willis' name on the horizon -- and even the man behind a cameo in "The Expendables" -- audiences can imagine the hail of bullets and thrills they could possibly experience. And the helpless Bruce who appeared here is more like Denzel Washington in "Rage Rescue", as if the legends of those past experiences never happened to him, or he was completely tired of life like that. .
Indeed, even the toughest warriors will grow old one day. This may be the ultimate boundary faced by human beings in the process of pursuing power and cannot be crossed one step. Therefore, in the Saint Seiya, Shion, who was resurrected by Hades, and Tonghu, whose heart beats only 100,000 times a year, can be worshipped by others; so the old urchin in the divine sculpture firmly believes that as long as he lives longer than others, there is nothing but deep hatred. It's a fleeting sight; that's why the hero's lament that he is old and tragic makes people feel particularly tragic. Of course, the point of the film is not to discuss how human beings seek to be forever strong and not to grow old, but to focus on how the sun radiates all its brilliance to the earth once again before it falls into the sea, radiating as far as possible. It doesn't matter whether others are warm or not, what matters is that you still have impulses, passions, and the feeling that there are still many things to do and pursue. At the same time, you have to tell yourself that there are other people, and your life is still far away. There is no end to it. Whether it's Joe (Morgan Freeman) turning around and expertly shooting an agent, or Marvin (John Malkovich) opening the door to his library again like a treasure; Taking out the vodka that has been treasured for many years, or the gleam of the whole face of Victoria (Helen Mirren) hearing their plan, all suggest to the audience that they have a past that we have not experienced but have infinite imagination.
On the basis of the more bloody and violent comics, the Hoeber brothers, as screenwriters, also tried their best to enrich the very thin original. It's just that it's hard for a clever woman to do anything, and even if it is crazy to fill it with attractive gimmicks, it is sometimes difficult to cover up the thinness of the overall structure of the story. Like a woman wrapped in a robe, her gorgeous appearance can't make people think when the attention is leaving, but once the attention is thinking, it will be easy to find the scrawny under that graceful face. German director Schwentke is not well-known in the industry, and the limitations of commercial production did not give him too much room to play. Those limited gimmicks became all the support for the entire film. Still, the director's ingenuity can be seen in some places: for example, the identity of the female real estate agent that Malkovich believes is following them is clear, suggesting that there is no clear line between madness and normality; and Mirren tells in the snow With past lovers, in the end, it is Ivan who also highlights the character. People who are strong like them will have a day when they will be limited, and making up for it after a few decades is better than nothing.
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