Big IP made a bad movie, what did the Birds of Prey team do wrong?

Conrad 2022-03-16 09:01:03

In "Suicide Squad", Leto the Clown and Robbie's Quinn CP attracted countless fans, which gave birth to this "Birds of Prey". But as a well-known IP derivative film, and under such a big label as DC, it can only be said that Jin Yu is a commercial film that fails to pass.

The Joker and Quinn in "Suicide Squad" are really too few. The two characters with extremely good appearance and great tension have not been discussed. The audience is still looking forward to their stories, but they didn't expect it to be like this. a toy. It is said that DC is also planning to make an independent film of the Leto version of the Joker. If it is still at the level of this one, it can only be said that it is better not to waste money and reputation.

The good part of this film is that Robbie's performance shows that she has worked very hard to express the characters, and the performance of children is also remarkable; the second is the artistic performance of music and scenes, such as Quinn police station battle, and music including jazz, trap, old school hiphop and other styles; the third is the narrative technique, the use of interlude, flashback, narration, and explanatory art words, which is somewhat confusing but in line with the image of the characters;

But it's these places that are so bad that it's hard to describe.

Robbie's role is completely limited by the script, not crazy enough, crazy enough. The charm of "Madman" is that she doesn't speak logic, and the only thing that doesn't speak logic in this film is her useless saliva lines, and her behavior is not much different from that of the bear child next door; "The family story of teamwork, which I never imagined. Isn't this story set in the "Fast and the Furious", "Avengers", "Special Forces" and even "Toy Story"?

Several other characters are also extremely formalized and symbolic character settings, as if they were forced into it. Do you look carefully at the main characters, Asians, Africans, Latinos, Europeans, plus Robbie, an American, are the people of the world united? And the motives of other characters are too naive, reflecting the naive level of the director himself, turning a criminal-run, filthy, and dangerous Gotham into a western town, playing like a family.

As a killer with a crossbow, the huntress killed so many people in Gotham, and she actually behaved like a child in the rebellious period; the female singer, as the only one with supernatural powers, did not have any logical foreshadowing or emotional struggle. Just because the policewoman said a word, she started to make more moves; the policewoman is just an ordinary policeman, her fighting skills are so strong, and her physical fitness has not declined. Where do you want to put the face of Commissioner Gordon?

The most deadly point is that Quinn and the Joker had a relationship with Batman, but Batman had just met Dacha directly, but when he got here, he was reduced to fighting back and forth with ordinary thugs. Quinn's IQ and the Joker's IQ are a standard, but this film is only reflected in psychological knowledge.

We mentioned the charismatic villains, Moriarty in "Shen Xia", the Joker, and Professor Hannibal, each of whom has a deep understanding of the human heart. It's not the villains that the audience finds boring, it's the mediocrity. The reason why a play is fascinating is because the pros and cons are unexpected. If you can't do this, you can only force the opponent to weaken. The villain Sionis, apart from being a little cruel, in terms of IQ, force, ability, and wealth, why would he dare to dream of dominating Gotham? Is Master Bat's braid up or Master Ugly can't lift his knife?

In contrast to Marvel, at least the logic of each independent film is complete, and the growth process and psychological changes of the characters are clear.

It's not that I don't support Chinese directors, but the movie still has to speak according to its strength. As a director who has done a good job in small scenes and life-like backgrounds, Yan Yuqian is really struggling with this huge worldview. In addition, Robbie pointed and pointed, listening to the tune but not listening to the propaganda, and couldn't make it strong.

DC is going to take the dark narrative route, which is inherently different from ordinary commercial superhero movies. The director used should have a strong personal style and philosophical thinking, and should have his own philosophical thinking and judgment on propositions related to morality, society and ethics. Yan Dao's heart is not hard enough, and his hands are not hard enough. This time with Director Yan, no matter how you look at it, it can only be understood as showing favor to the minority, feminist and even Chinese audiences, but it is a pity that the quality of the film cannot keep up, and the two sides are not flattering.

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Extended Reading
  • Josefa 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    There is something wrong with the black mask Romy's brain circuit, and it is also covered with his BFF Gary. The scale of the movie is not large enough. The animation "Harley Quinn" is full of blood and stumps; fortunately, the action scenes are not bad. 7 points.

  • Agustina 2022-03-22 09:01:34

    When you're tired of superpowers and high tech, you need this kind of movie that's almost all physical fights from start to finish

Birds of Prey quotes

  • Harley Quinn: THAT is childhood trauma right there.

  • Harley Quinn: [Sionis is outside the Booby Trap hideout] He's after all of us.

    [indicating Cassandra]

    Harley Quinn: The kid just robbed him.

    [to Dinah]

    Harley Quinn: You betrayed him.

    [to Huntress]

    Harley Quinn: You killed his BFF.

    [to Montoya]

    Harley Quinn: And you're dumb enough to be building a case against him. So, unless we all want to die very unpleasant deaths, and let Roman go finger-fishing through the kid's intestinal tract, we're going to have to work together.