has a good reputation, and some people even call this year the "first year of Chinese science fiction movies". Coincidentally, another domestic science fiction movie was released after half a year. It was the "Shanghai Fortress" depicting humans defeating alien invaders and defending their homes on the earth. On the plot of
, what is the most important thing about science fiction movies (or magical movies like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings)? It is the creation of the world view. If the worldview is incomplete or even self-contradictory with loopholes, then the whole film is basically unattractive. Regardless of this point, whether it is a Hollywood science fiction film, a Marvel superhero series, or a domestically produced "Wandering Earth", they attach great importance to and do a good job.
However, this film was made in a mess on such a crucial level. For example, the beginning of the plot points out that humans have obtained a new kind of energy from outer space, which has promoted the rapid development of global technology and civilization for several years. As a result, the main weapon of human ground forces is still the same firearms as they are now, and even handguns. Fight against alien armored soldiers; on the other hand, human beings already have the energy shield technology that can cover an entire giant city like Shanghai. There are many other problems like
. For example, the protagonist actually uses the Nokia-era feature phone, and several landmark buildings in Lujiazui can stand still under the shock waves of the two nuclear bombs and the sinking of the land, so that the film is created. The world view feels so fake, and the whole movie is hard to watch.
In addition, the actual behavior of the characters in the play is also inconsistent with the role background, which further makes the plot difficult to convince the audience. Before watching the movie, many people on the Internet were very dissatisfied with the male lead Lu Han, who thought that his role as a soldier was difficult to persuade. In the first half of the film, I didn't think there was any problem with his role, because he was playing a technical soldier in the logistics department. It made sense for him to look white and slim. As a result, in the second half of the game, he was more vigorous than the agents, even better than other ground combatants. This is really... As for the performance of the other young protagonists in the key plot, I can only say "The commander-in-chief is blind. "The entrusted person is not human", the three of them know very clearly that the last hope of this war of defense of mankind lies in themselves, and the result is all reckless behaviors regardless of the overall situation.
look at special effects again, as far as "domestic" science fiction movies are concerned, they are still passing. But compared to Hollywood, it’s 2019 after all, and we must keep up with the times. Spending more money on visual effects can make up for the weaknesses and loopholes of the plot. At least the audience can say “Don’t pay attention to the plot, it’s really cool. what". After all, special effects are a big selling point of sci-fi movies, and the bulk of the budget is also special effects!
As for the performance of the actors, I took an inventory afterwards. The first thing I have to complain about is that in such a movie, there are only 7 characters with names and surnames! You read that right. Only 7 characters have names. Are all other characters unworthy of having names? And the performances of these 7 role players are very average, including the heroine Shu Qi. A movie like
with a failed plot, barely passing special effects, and a very mediocre actor performance will really disappoint the audience with domestic science fiction. Director Teng Huatao and the leading and supporting actors should seriously reflect on it.
