2019 is about to enter its last month.
The vigorous Lunar New Year stalls battle has started again.
flips through the list of films that have been set this year, it is really a "fight of gods."
Among them, the first Hollywood New Year blockbuster that rushed to the forward is it-
"Game of the Brave 2: Fighting the Peak"
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"Game of the Brave" is an old friend of the Chinese people.
Twenty-five years ago, China's film market reformed and liberalized policies, and introduced ten blockbuster films every year.
"Game of the Brave" is the first batch. At that time,
won an excellent box office and became a childhood classic of countless generations after 1980s.
Two years ago, "Game of the Brave" restarted and once again introduced to the mainland.
Although due to the time lag of the imported blockbuster movies, the release date in the mainland was nearly a month later than in North America, but the results are still impressive.
has reaped 's box office results of nearly RMB 500 million and in the mainland market.
has a foreshadowing of previous works, and today's introduction is even smoother.
"Game of the Brave 2" was originally scheduled for release on December 13, North America and Mainland China.
has achieved zero time difference.
But not long ago, the producer, Sony Pictures, released another news: The release time of
in Mainland China was raised to December 6.
this also means.
The time we saw this movie put ahead of North America by a full week .
such temporary file changes are rare. Let alone
, the weekend when the file was released was the first battle of the Lunar New Year file. There were crowds of heroes and fierce competition. There were more than ten new films on the same stage.
This undoubtedly adds to the difficulty for myself.
But on the other hand, the filmmakers’ ability to make this decision is enough to see their confidence in the film’s quality and market performance.
This confidence is not groundless.
Last week, the film held its world premiere in Mexico. After the screening of
, the media's reputation has been very good-
"compared to the previous film, the film is more ambitious and interesting." After the news of
was released, fans also paid great attention. Nearly 300,000 people from on the two major ticketing platforms of
marked "want to see" ;
related microblogs also have hundreds of millions of views and discussions .
It's no wonder that many media regard "Game of the Brave 2" as the "save the market" for the movie market at the end of this year.
The lineup of this film is that the original team of all return to .
Johnson, who is known as the "mobile gym", is the "action manager" of this film.
has a muscular body like a bronze wall and iron wall. He has been a heavyweight champion in WWE for many times and is the hottest bald tough guy in Hollywood today.
"Fighting Girl" Karen Gillan , who is nearly 180 in height, is the "sexy role" of this film.
has a charming red hair, a pair of slender long legs, a devil figure + an angel's appearance, it is pleasing to the eye.
Many people know her as the role of Amy in "Doctor Who";
, but what really made her famous is the anti-hero character of Marvel-
Nebula (Nebula).
In addition, the "funny role" of the film is jointly undertaken by two comedy stars: Jack·Blake and Kevin·Hart.
Jack Black’s most classic role is the unscrupulous teacher in "Rock Campus".
also dubbed the panda Abao in "Kung Fu Panda".
Comedy talent + rock cell, versatile and clever.
Kevin Hart is also one of Hollywood's most popular comedy actors.
is also a popular talk show star, with performances almost full.
was also dubbed, the rabbit Xiaobai in "The Secret Life of Pets".
Full contrast cute. The setting of
"Game of the Brave" is actually very simple.
is a group of children playing games, and then under the influence of the magic attached to the game, they start a fantasy adventure. While the big framework of
remains unchanged, innovation continues to be updated. The earliest version of
is similar to a monopoly-style board game-"Umanji". Every time
rolls the dice, unexpected monsters or strange things will appear.
For example, rhinos and elephants that run wild all over the house;
uses vines to catch people's abnormal piranhas.
These special effects that now seem to be "five cents" scared a large audience at the time.
Hollywood’s crazy imagination has opened up a whole new world for a generation.
In 2005, there was a sequel starring Tim Robbins, Josh Hutcherson and Kristen Stewart.
adopts the setting of space chess and upgraded the special effects of the screen.
, but after all, it did not escape the results of word of mouth and box office.
In 2017, "Game of the Brave: Battle Jungle" restarted and upgraded this IP in all aspects.
successfully broke the curse of "Classic Remakes Must Overturn". The
story introduces the old, and upgrades the old board game to the old game console.
at the same time. The setting of
"fantasy elements in the game enter the real world" has also become "the player travels from reality to the game" .
is a real-life immersive adaptation process that transforms the whole story.
greatly expands the space where the scene occurs, and enriches the flexibility and variability of the characters' actions.
also makes "identity interchange" and possible. In
's previous work "Game of the Brave: The Jungle", four high school students found an old cassette game console in the warehouse.
was inadvertently sucked into the world of the brave game and became the four main protagonists of the game:
Dr. Yongshi (Dashi Johnson), geologist (Jack Black), linguist (Kevin Hart), sexy hit girl (Karen Gillan).
also has very contrasting characteristics.
In the world of
, a juggernaut Johnson, the embedded reality soul is a thin and introverted otaku.
In reality, the narcissistic and beautiful geeky school girl, in the game, matches the body of a middle-aged greasy uncle . This setting of
created a lot of conflicts and laughter.
This year's "Game of the Brave 2", the story timeline takes place a few years after the first. All four protagonists of
became college students.
For a series of reasons that cannot be spoiled, the introverted otaku Spencer who matched Dashi Johnson's body in the first part accidentally fell into the game and went missing.
In order to rescue friends, the other three teammates crossed again.
Return to the dangerous game world and start a new adventure.
Someone may want to say, the same routine, almost the plot, nothing new.
is not the case at all. The second part of
has a very big change to , .
was accidentally involved in the game this time, Spencer's grandfather and grandfather's birthday.
is interesting.
said earlier that when reality enters the game, the character and gender of the characters are random.
This time, Spencer’s grandpa replaced his grandson and became the muscular hunk Johnson Johnson;
and grandpa’s friend entered the body of Kevin Hart, the master of the mouth;
and the narcissistic beauty...this It was even worse.
is worse than the first middle-aged greasy uncle option-
becomes a horse.
Uncle Yu must doubt whether the screenwriter is malicious to pretty girls?
here. The relationship between the characters in the previous episode of
had to be reshuffled.
Surprise is not unexpected, surprise is not surprise?
But it's not over yet.
is a popcorn blockbuster, and the audiovisual enjoyment of the entire movie is also fully accessibleBit upgrade.
is exquisite, grand and dizzying.
First of all, the map of the game world has been greatly expanded.
Untraveled and vast Gobi Desert;
landslides, icy cold snowy mountains;
wild beasts and hidden murderous primitive jungle;
scenes quickly change, comparable to a global travel adventure strategy.
Second, the action scenes are still cool. The
off-road vehicle leaped over the ten-foot cliffs;
climbed along the iceberg with bare hands;
staged a chase battle with ghost-like mandrills on the cliff;
is just like the sentence repeatedly mentioned in the trailer:
There is a problem with the game!" Since there is a bug in
, then will let your imagination run wild.
The dazzling action scenes and the visual spectacle of catching people don't care about what is not in line with the laws of physics.
is over, and cool is over.
In addition, the film also added several mysterious characters.
includes the Asian actress Okafina who starred in "Don't Tell Her". The specific identity of
is unknown, but it will definitely increase the focus.
It is foreseeable that "Game of the Brave 2" will be a cool film.
is like the first one.
and because of "the game has a bug", you can play more openly, happier, and more frantic.
on production. As a Hollywood fantasy adventure blockbuster,
can be considered superior in both the design of action scenes and the presentation of visual effects.
on perception. As a very entertaining feature film,
is filled with sparks of interaction between actors and actresses who are very chemically reactive, and hilarious comedy episodes are also continuous.
and this is the meaning of popcorn movies.
is beautiful, fun, and very decompressing.
And behind this is not nothing. The positive energy of
teamwork and mutual trust will not be mentioned. The biggest highlight of
"Game of the Brave" is the mismatch between reality and virtual characters. How does
face a role that I have never imagined? How to take on a responsibility that I think I can't afford.
If there is a choice mode in life and you open up another story line, you will choose how to go.
in the end. The protagonists of
playing the game are the same as the audience outside the screen.
Substitution, immersion, experience. The protagonists in the
movie are experiencing different game characters; we outside the
movie are watching different adventures.
Life time is just that, who doesn't want to experience a few different excitements.
Then might as well go together.
