A fairly "standard" assembly line action movie

Conrad 2022-03-20 09:01:33

In the early years of the Marvel Universe, the famous action star Jason Statham was invited to join, but Jason very clearly refused, and said that "the kind of movie that "stands in front of the green screen and waved his hands and relies on post-production special effects is boring", obviously Jason · Statham as an action actor, he prefers that kind of real shooting.

What's interesting is that there is a Marvel actor who has gone his way this year and actually acted in an action movie, and the response is also OK.

This Marvel actor is the familiar "Hammer" Chris Hemsworth , and this film is "Shocking Rescue" .

Jump from one pipeline to another

Marvel movies have always been called "Hollywood's pipeline products" , mainly because of Disney's strict control of Marvel, basically every link of each movie must "according to the rules", just like the assembly line in the factory Same job.

Pipeline movies have three characteristics.

First, it is the same , the general story framework is the same, and some even have almost the same script and characters.

Second, the audience is quite clear . The audience who watch the assembly line movie just wants to relax and entertain.

Third, stable , the routine template of the assembly line movie was determined after years of market reaction, so as long as the quality control is not too bad, there is no problem with the quality and profit goals reaching the standard line.

In fact, not only Marvel movies, but also low-cost commercial movies in Hollywood have the same assembly line, and Netflix's "Shocking Rescue" can actually be regarded as an assembly line movie.

It basically has all the standards of an assembly line action movie, such as:

The protagonist abuses vegetables in the audience. If all his teammates are dead, he will not die. At most, there will be occasional crises. As for the final battle, it is also a vague treatment of "death or not".

The smooth and explosive action scenes can quickly make the audience's adrenaline soar.

The whole film is basically supported by action scenes, the literary drama is extremely weak, and there are many tools.

The only thing missing is a joke, but this kind of icing on the cake does not necessarily have to be there.

Therefore, although Brother Hammer made this "Shocking Rescue", he essentially jumped from one assembly line to another.

However, there are also highs and lows in assembly-line movies. Brother Hammer's "Thor" series in Marvel is relatively successful, and the "Shocking Rescue" he produced after jumping to another assembly line also reached the passing line.

Often changing pipeline actions

For "Shocking Rescue", the action scene is the top priority, and it is also the only link in the production line with the greatest "degree of freedom".

After all, everyone knows that action scenes should be entertained by the audience, but how to design them depends entirely on the performance of the production team.

The action scenes of "Shocking Rescue" are very good. Brother Hammer's melee strength and sense of speed are very strong in a narrow space, and they are quite ferocious . The overall look and feel is good.

It is worth mentioning that the knife scene between Brother Hammer and his opponent in the middle section is not very entertaining, but the authenticity is good . It's really rare to see this kind of design in a film made.

In addition, at the climax of the action, the movie specially uses a long shot of more than 10 minutes, and the perspective of the main body changes constantly to render the intensity of the scene, which is quite like playing a game. The visual experience very good.

As for the design of the shootout, it is more common, basically the typical routine of the assembly line movie.

Of course, the excellent design of the action scenes is actually inseparable from the credit of director Sam Hargrave. He himself is the action director of many Marvel movies , and he is also an action double for the captain in "Captain America 2".

The ever-changing pipeline story

Compared with the "changeable" action drama, the literary drama of the assembly line movie will always be like that, and "Shocking Rescue" is no exception.

The protagonist is a strong combatant but has some kind of trauma in his heart (the past war trauma, the trauma of his teammates dying in front of his eyes, the family trauma, etc.) and then kills people quite fiercely. He looks like a bad person but is actually not that cruel.

Then he was dispatched or needed to carry out an action for some reason. The action was very difficult and there was a problem in the middle, but the protagonist finally solved his heart knot or got redemption through this action, or even directly released (death)

There are dozens of action films with similar storylines and characters in Hollywood. There are literally dozens of them . "Shocking Rescue" is just one of the many.

Therefore, the literary drama of this type of film does not need to be expected to be more promising. It only needs to see whether it has successfully completed the task of linking various action scenes, or whether it has successfully played a transitional role .

And "Shocking Rescue" is actually almost meaningless in this regard. The dialogue between Brother Hammer and the hostage boy in the middle section is slightly protracted, and there is also quite embarrassing chicken soup for the soul.

These are actually unnecessary, because no one expects this kind of movie to dig deeply into the characters, as long as the literary drama let the audience understand how to fight next, why, or to pave the way for the next action scene.” tactical arrangement" is sufficient.

Overall, the literary drama is still a little short of passing, but it is still within an acceptable range.

In general, "Shocking Rescue" is a popcorn movie that is very suitable for entertainment. Although the level of production is limited to a higher level, it is also a movie worth watching.

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  • Elsa 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Isn't the word "rescue" a compliment! ? Searching for "rescue" will definitely think of the Hurricane series. The son of this big drug lord should not be saved, I just want to say that if the big drug lord keeps his sons and grandchildren, who else can let him die! ? Da-da-da killed dozens of people in the whole process, this seemingly innocent boy was saved! Destroy the three views, ah, destroy the three views!

  • Marilyne 2022-04-23 07:01:40

    I was drawn in because of the original plot introduction, telling a story about a seemingly strong but actually cowardly person overcoming difficulties. I was curious about how the director performed this process, but unfortunately it was just passed over by the water, disappointed! Joe Russell wrote the script for the new director, much as Soderbergh wrote the "Welcome to Collingwood" script when Soderbergh supported him and his brothers, and the spirit of supporting newcomers has been passed on. Skilled and refreshing shooting is not new anymore, long shots are not bad, and the plot is cliché. If you like this film, I recommend watching Tony Scott's "Rage Rescue". The Netflix movie really can't help Adou

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