After watching the movie at the end of March, it is only now that I mustered the courage to write a review of the film. I walked into the movie theater with great anticipation, but returned with disappointment. Universal's remake of this monster war is a undoubted failure.
Peter Jackson established his solid position in the film industry with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and won the Academy Award for this series. Peter Jackson's solid narrative skills (both director and screenwriter), perfect editing, and magnificent soundtrack make the "Lord of the Rings" series more exciting, and the entire viewing process can be said to be hearty.
In 2005, with mature computer effects, Peter Jackson brought "King Kong" back to the big screen, and spent three and a half hours telling the audience a well-known story. Due to technical limitations, the production of "King Kong" in the 1930s was undoubtedly very rough, but it made the audience feast for the eyes. So, whether it's for nostalgia or the success of the "Lord of the Rings" franchise or the name of Peter Jackson, audiences are pouring into cinemas one after another.
I dare say that all audiences who have seen this movie are deeply moved and shocked by this story, and they are all amazed by Peter Jackson - the computer special effects make the monster King Kong smile and make every move come to life, watching it for three and a half hours. The movie experience doesn't feel long at all. The story told us eloquently, and the curtain was slowly opened. The plot of the story was always full of suspense, and the tragedy caused by King Kong's feelings for the heroine finally made many audiences cry. Of course, it also made the global audience remember the scream and beauty of the heroine (played by Nomi Watts). The shocking computer effects also make the audience hooked when watching the movie. This movie was a "red and purple" at the time, creating another box office myth.
Today, Universal executives have a whim and want to restart Universal's "Monster Universe" (the Marvel Universe and DC Universe are so successful, how can our Universal fall behind?), and remake the classic monster movies of the year one by one, hoping to take this back. A game, but unexpectedly ended in failure in the first round. The plot of the film is copied from the first two films, and the narrative is extremely confusing. When the plane is about to enter Skull Island, King Kong appears out of thin air. Even more money was spent on the battle between King Kong and Tyrannosaurus Rex. This meaningless plot made the entire viewing process boring and extremely disappointing, and the plot had no suspense at all.
Popcorn movies are flooding the screen, and computer special effects are emerging one after another, which makes people dazzling today. Universal just wants to use computer special effects to attract the audience's attention and make them pay the bill, which is undoubtedly futile. After all, the tastes of the audience are getting more and more tricky and critical. The audience will not buy this kind of insincere computer special effects. As I have always said before, the audience sometimes needs a good story, whether it is a straight-forward narrative or a cross-narrative, first of all, a qualified film must tell the story well.
Universal's next release of "The Mummy" undoubtedly handed over a failed answer sheet to the global audience.
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