As a long-dead movie theater in 2020, blockbuster movies have been postponed to change or even withdraw, and the world's most popular summer vacation has actually quietly arrived for half a month.
Finally, the release of "Travel in Busan 2" gave the theater some roars. Although the scope of the show was small, it was a difficult start.
So what is the quality of this much-anticipated, larger format, larger scene, and more money-consuming "Travel to Busan 2", whether it successfully opened the Busan Travel Universe, and more importantly, "Travel to Busan 2" compared with its predecessors , Whether there is inherited the amazing quality of the dark horse.
Today in this article, let’s talk about the latest "Travel in Busan 2: Peninsula"
After all, "Tour to Busan 2" has not been watched by many people, but this issue needs to do more in-depth analysis and comments, so I will let people who have not watched the video watch the video without revealing the key plot. Movies will not be affected, and those who have watched the movie can also know what I’m talking about after watching this video.
Let's first understand the background story of "Travel to Busan 2" (the scope of the trailer). After the predecessor, "Travel to Busan", the zombies captured Seoul and spread all the way. In four years, the entire peninsula fell completely.
However, due to the tragic occurrence of the infection, other countries around the world quickly closed all traffic on the peninsula, allowing the infection to be contained only within the peninsula.
The last group of survivors who escaped included the male lead who was in the army at the time. The male lead and his brother-in-law went to Hong Kong to thicken and live like a mouse crossing the street.
At this time, the male protagonist unexpectedly gets an extra mission. If he returns to the occupied South Korea and brings back a carriage of US dollars, he will receive 2.5 million US dollars per person, provided he can come back alive.
So the protagonist, brother-in-law, and several other members formed a group to return to South Korea, which is full of zombies.
So far, the adventure begins, and they are not only facing the zombies who have become mountains and seas, but also the living people who have been immersed in that for many years to see the purgatory on earth.
In such an anarchic state, the living people have their own set of underground rules and gameplay, which are more savage, primitive and bloodthirsty, and the male protagonists are also forced to be involved, and finally have to fight to the death and death with this underground organization and escape. Day of birth.
After watching Busan Tour 2, I first felt that it was not like a true sequel, but more like an extended film.
This is what I talked about in my previous talk about "Travel in Busan". The independent quality of a movie is because all the male protagonists of "Travel in Busan" have a complete shaping and interpretation in the first part, which makes "Travel in Busan" Maintained a good story independence, so "Travel to Busan 2" is more based on the background story, expanding a brand new adventure story.
Rather than being a sequel, it can also be said that it is an extra-large film of "Travel to Busan". The connection with the previous one is only the zombie element.
And this adventure story itself is his own story independence, I know I know, this adventure story...not everyone is willing to like and pay, we will talk about it later, let’s first come to "Busan Tour 2" "The advantages.
Let me talk about the conclusion first. I always think that film works cannot be examined by a single criterion, because the actual audience level of a film exists objectively, whether the creator wants to admit it or not.
The purpose and audience of Busan Tour 2 is a commercial film born for the general public and to earn more box office. The purpose of the film is to let the audience see more enjoyable entertainment action scenes.
Before watching "Travel in Busan 2," I saw the trailer actually lowered my expectations, because all I saw in the trailer were special effects and action scenes that cost money, so I used more words before it was adventure Types, and adventure-type commercial films, will basically weaken the story, focusing on action scenes that are more explosive, stronger and full of adrenaline.
We basically follow the male protagonist’s perspective all the way, extending the apocalyptic world that has been corroded by zombies throughout Korea. Here we can see more characteristics of zombies, such as zombies in a deep dormant state or low energy when they are not attacking. Consumption, this setting is similar to the zombies in "I Am Legend".
When the male protagonist set foot in South Korea, the floor of the pier read "God has abandoned us", and then the film showed us a hellish dead city that was overthrown by zombies and could not be rebuilt. The world has forgotten.
The film cleverly uses the nights that were not mentioned in the previous work, making "Take Busan 2" the main feature of the night scene, allowing the audience to see more of the habits of zombies at night, and increasing the light and sound characteristics of the zombies designed in the previous work.
Moreover, you must know that the difficulty of special effects for night scenes is much greater than during the day. The use of light and shadow and the reduction of details must be controlled in place, otherwise it is very likely that the film will be too dark to see, but the film cleverly uses flash. The combination of bullets and lighting elements gives the night show more ways to play.
Next, let’s take a look at the main action scenes of this film. The previous game didn’t have a shot and a shot of real zombies. This time it was flooded with endless bullets and flash bombs. There are also several long-shot action scenes that are very enjoyable for mirroring. impressive.
Especially in the car chase that followed, the director did not hesitate to show his love for "Mad Max 4".
"Tour to Busan 2", whether in the plot structure, character setting, scene design, gunfight drag racing action scenes, etc., are almost completely based on Hollywood American style of play, which also makes the film the goal set by the characters. Burdened with mission goals.
The so-called mission goal, in general, is that the film is mainly event-driven plot, not role-driven. This is very common in commercial blockbusters, especially adventure-type themes. The characters are more reduced to tool people, and the real film has to show For everyone, it is the attraction of the event itself, which is the action scene of "Tour to Busan 2" we have seen.
But (I'm about to turn)
Although "Travel to Busan 2" has a larger production, larger layout, and more action scenes, since the title of the film is "Travel to Busan 2," it has to be compared with the more surprising previous work by the dark horse.
In the same way, let’s talk about the conclusion first, "Tour to Busan 2" is inferior to the predecessor, "Tour to Busan" in terms of character shaping and plot weaving.
Back then, "Travel to Busan" existed as a dark horse. When the popularity and praise at that time had reached such a high level, it was almost impossible for the sequel to surpass.
After all, the screenwriters of the two works are Yan Shanghao himself. It is impossible for him not to know the difference between the two and the audience's expectation.
And if "Travel to Busan 2" repeats the routine of the previous game, will it be judged to be stubborn and reluctant to make progress?
Of course, "Tour to Busan 2" can actually be better. First of all, the film is too westernized. This is not only reflected in the plot, but also in the characterization.
One of the surprises of the previous work "Travel to Busan" is that the zombies are implanted in the sophisticated relationship between South Korea and Asians. These are well reflected in the details of the previous work.
For example, in the previous work, the little girl polite to the elderly, the humor of the Korean ringtones of the uncle’s mobile phone, and even the details of the Korean tying the arms to beat the zombies, etc., these all reflect that this is a Korean movie all the time.
But when it comes to "Travel to Busan 2," not to mention that the peninsula doomsday scene has blurred the Korean characteristics, this doomsday scene is actually suitable in any country.
And in the scene of putting living people in a battle between the zombies and the Colosseum, it is even more divorced from the personal settings of the native Korean or Asian culture, and even... it seems a bit old-fashioned.
The concept of fighting beasts is not uncommon in Western film and television works. The classics include "Gladiator", "Game of Thrones", "Star Wars" and so on. But if this setting is placed in "Busan Line 2" "In South Korea, zombies tortured people as an entertainment show, it seems a bit contradictory.
After all, the concept of fighting beasts is a traditional entertainment method in ancient Rome and the West. For example, in film and television works, you see Asians playing bullfights, and you see a group of white people playing mahjong, eating hot pot, drinking Erguotou and talking about how to grab the bank. weird.
Furthermore, the motivation of the character is too weak. Although this is a commercial film, if the supporting role is used as a tool person, the male lead is also reduced to the tool driving force of the whole film to drive the event, which is too flat.
How do you understand this sentence? At the beginning of the film, the male protagonist was asked to return to Korea to get money to enjoy the glory and wealth, but the male protagonist refused at the beginning. Because of the rejection at the beginning, the film polished the male protagonist’s transformation arc. draw.
In the previous work, how did Kong Yoo deal with the role arc. Kong Yoo started out only for profit and only thought of his own people, but after experiencing events again and again, he decided to sacrifice himself to save others.
And the male protagonist of "Travel in Busan 2", even if the initial motivation is to get better for himself, that is, to go to Korea to get money for his own benefit, it also makes the change of the male protagonist's salvation come natural, or touched. Some people.
However, the film has always presented the image of the male protagonist with integrity and passion. Of course, I know that there is a setting of redemption for the male protagonist at the forefront. It will not be launched in order to prevent spoilers, but this is far from enough.
And in the end, the motive for the male protagonist to decide to go to South Korea to take money was not on profit, but on dignity.
This is even more problematic. The film designed a scene where the male protagonist and brother-in-law are discriminated against by the locals in Hong Kong, saying that they are carriers of the virus, are they very suitable for the current epidemic, so the male protagonist should not be discriminated against in order to restore dignity , Decided to return to South Korea to take money to change his worth.
This... Let me make an analogy. During the epidemic, everyone should have heard that many Chinese have a decent life in Western countries, but they may still be scolded or even humiliated by graffiti on the street.
Having said this, I just want to express that you are discriminated against and trampled on by dignity. To a large extent, it is not linked to the value of your wealth. Therefore, the design of this plot in the film may not be the best motivation for the male protagonist to return to Korea to get money. In other words, if you become rich, others will not discriminate against you.
Besides, if I remember correctly, it is US$2.5 million. EMMMMM, here I am going to hold the injustice for my Hong Kong friends. In Hong Kong, where the housing price is so high, US$2.5 million is really...not very rich, right? Using money to drive the characters, it’s better to let them steal a diamond or rare and priceless treasures. Doesn’t it make the characters more motivated to risk their lives and make the audience believe in the characters’ motives? .
So even if you give the male protagonist a reason to go, it will be much better than the current one.
Speaking of this, it is estimated that some people would say, ah, Dah Cong, you would say that, then you can shoot, you can do it, emmm...whatever, for this kind of remarks that senior foodies must make Michelin food, I am used to it. .
To sum up, "Travel in Busan 2" is compared with the previous game. The previous game forced the characters to make difficult choices all the time. These choices really drive the characters to make decisions that the audience believes. For example, in order to live, all the characters have made decisions. I have a more self-interested decision in my heart, to close the door to prevent others from entering, or to sacrifice myself to save others.
It is precisely because of these choices that have driven the characters to a dead end, that each character in the previous film "Travel to Busan" has flesh and blood.
The selection of the characters in "Travel to Busan 2" is even weaker, and even mission-oriented. This also creates the only Korean element left behind, which is Korean sensationalism.
But it worked for me. After all, I went to the cinema only half a year after the epidemic. I did watch this movie with a lot of emotions (there were tears in the end), and Yan Shanghao did not forget to treat myself. A tribute.
In short, as a sequel to Busan Tour, is it successful? It depends on how you evaluate it. Although currently affected by the epidemic, the box office of Busan Tour 2 is booming.
If we continue to have "Tour to Busan 3", I will still have considerable expectations. Although the layout of "Tour to Busan 2" is more open and it is no longer a train to Busan, but in the big picture, the plot is actually It is still on the task of a small group of people with a clear purpose. As for how many stories there are in the entire peninsula, you can still continue to dig, such as the pregnant woman and the little girl at the end of "Busan Tour", what are their stories.
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