Chinese sci-fi movies, " Wandering Earth " is the most influential. This is not only a good subject, but also correct in many aspects, and also very distinctive. Of course, our great country is not only "Wandering Earth", but also various types of films, such as " crazy alien ", " Shanghai fortress ", " alone on the moon ", etc., also in recent years Come to a movie worth watching. As for the author, here I need to shout again for Chinese science fiction films. This is another very typical Chinese science fiction film, that is, " Tomorrow Wars ".
This film is different from mainland sci-fi films. This is a sci-fi film with a strong Hong Kong flavor in China. Because its carrier is mainly presented through mechas, it has become the first mecha sci-fi film in China, and this film also integrates The core of Hong Kong-made police and bandit films is the game between individuals and institutions among human beings, and it also integrates the laws of ecological civilization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, so as to present a Hong Kong-style mecha sci-fi film for everyone.
This film is directed by Wu Xuanhui, funded, produced and starred by Gu Tianle . The casting is all very righteous and arrogant. Not only are there three movie kings "Gu Tianle, Liu Qingyun , Zhang Jiahui , but also actress Carina Lau , and powerful actors Jiang Haowen , Xie Junhao , Wu Qian , Wang Guopeng starring. This film is about In the future world, the earth is riddled with holes due to environmental pollution, and the human homeland is dilapidated. A meteorite suddenly hit the earth and brought extremely destructive alien creatures, and 5.6 million people will lose their lives. The fate of mankind is at stake. The commander-in-chief Li Sheng (played by Zhang Jiahui) sent an elite unit headed by soldier Tai Lai (played by Gu Tianle) to carry out the transformation plan, but the troops were suddenly violently attacked, only Tai Lai and the signal soldier Guangzai (played by Wan Guopeng) survived. Officer Tan Bing (Carina Lau) insists on implementing plan B, but the commander Zheng Chongsheng (Liu Qingyun) opposes it and invites his old friend Skunk (Jiang Haowen) for support. It is urgent to save the home, but under the reminder of the correspondent Xiaolu (Wu Qian) , Tailai discovered an evil conspiracy that could destroy the world.
first talk about Gu Tianle, the author grew up watching his works, and somehow, because of " looking for Qin Ji ", I like this actor, of course the author likes it Just because of his virtue and art. His virtue, as a "UNICEF ambassador", his contribution to public welfare is obvious to all, and as far as the film industry is concerned, he is also dedicated and mecha-controller. I only know that this film is the work of his ten years of sharpening his sword. His huge investment of 450 million yuan and a full 1,700 special effects shots can be seen from his efforts, and he also honored his promise: "I just want to do something for Hong Kong movies. thing. "His art, in 2018, he won the Hong Kong Film Awards and other awards for "Slaying the Wolf • Greed the Wolf", thus establishing the status of the best actor. Of course, there are many works of him, here I only talk about "Tomorrow" "The Chronicles of War".
Next, let's talk about special effects technology. In order to restore the real future battlefield, most of the scenes in the film are built in full reality, and the design of each scene is very grand, the collapsed building, the road battle and the final scene, Each scene takes a long time to design and shoot. To make the shooting more real. So we see a future world full of apocalypse, and pollution and its seriousness.
And one of them is worth mentioning Yes, the producers adopted a 360° surround view to show a hearty mecha battle. Among them, the battle scene between the protagonist Tailai and the robot is very smooth, connected and neat, so it is very hard-core to show the intense and exciting apocalypse battle. And this kind of battle between humans and robots is also full of oriental action aesthetics. For example, in the film, there are many fighting and martial arts dramas that combine many protagonists and mecha "hand-to-hand". These are rich in traditional martial arts movements that Hong Kong films are good at. The shooting method of sci-fi movies has formed a mecha sci-fi movie with Chinese characteristics. This is the innovation of this film and a strong guarantee for its selling point. Because of such close-range oriental action aesthetics, such as close combat, Nepalese saber and portableThe battle axe is also used to increase the share of martial arts, which is also different from the fighting method that uses a laser cannon to achieve a one-shot pay-to-search from a long distance. This provides another innovative possibility for sci-fi action films.
It's no wonder that this film is regarded as China's establishment of a science fiction film culture. Gu Tianle led the team to add the advantages of oriental action to the creation of science fiction works, and explore new ideas and new possibilities for Chinese science fiction mecha action types. Of course, there are also multi-dimensional high-quality special effects such as equipment settings, mecha combat, and environmental rendering.
finally talks about character setting, plot and central idea. Yes, like everyone, at the end, the author thinks that the role of the villain Zhang Jiahui should be fuller to make the drama conflict of the story more brilliant. I secretly think that Zhang Jiahui's cameo is the film's insufficiency. Because as a science fiction film with the background of a Hong Kong-made police and bandit film, its essence and ideas are still there, that is, the conflict between the individual and the system. To open up the game between the individual and the system, the villain Zhang Jiahui must be erected, but there is no such thing. Sadly, that's where the film falls short.
From the plot, we know that the earth's air is polluted and can only survive by relying on the "sky curtain" controlled by Zhang Jiahui. And by coincidence, the alien creature Pandora gave human beings a situation of two sides, fortune and misfortune. On the one hand, it is naturally harmful to human beings, but on the other hand, it can purify the air and save human beings, so human beings are not only controlled by the sky, Humans can also be saved by transforming Pandora's plan, so the contradictions of the plot unfolded, and because Zhang Jiahui selfishly thought that Gu Liu's transformation plan failed, because he wanted to consolidate the "sky curtain" he built in his life, so naturally he thought To stop Gu Liu's reconstruction plan, but to destroy human beings to rebuild their homes. But as a comedy, bad guys can't succeed, so Zhang Jiahui finally committed suicide because his plan failed.
To tell the truth, this kind of plot is quite satisfactory, and it is also very in line with the harmony between individuals and systems of Hong Kong-made films. It's just that Zhang Jiahui's motives are not completely reconciled, which leads the audience to think that the motives are unclear, or the dramatic contradiction of the film art is greatly weakened, which makes the plot of the film unsatisfactory. It is also worth mentioning that the existence of Pandora is actually a movie metaphorical language. It represents nature. We humans should learn to live in harmony with nature in order to have a future. So this film is also very environmental education attributes.
Of course, if the ending song of the film is not "Reverse War" by Zhang Jie , but " Lonely Brave " by Eason Chan , do you think it will be more profitable and more burning? Well, I believe that as a wise audience, you will be able to handle it.
The scenes of this film are magnificent and visually stunning, and the mecha design is of a high level; the fighting is also very smooth, and the viewing experience is excellent. This film is naturally Koo Tianle's fruitful dream, and this is China's first mecha sci-fi burning film. There are not only wonderful mechanical elements, but also oriental violent aesthetics elements of Chinese martial arts, and elements of the game spirit style between individuals and systems like the Hong Kong police and bandits. .
"The Whisperer in the Flower City", by Siyigu, published by Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House in March 2020
Siyigu: Writer, freelance writer, now living in Guangzhou. Author of the essay collection "The Whisperer in the Flower City".
