Dark humorous alternative sci-fi

Ruby 2022-03-16 09:01:03

There is no need for too many hot scenes, and there is no "pleasure" of suspense, horror and excitement. The whole "Mars Attacks the Earth" feels to me like a B-level film with deep meaning. The uniquely shaped Martian, the American president with "extraordinary" speech talents, the boring TV host, the American soldier who is dumb and pays attention to heroism, etc., are all mocked by Tim Burton. And the slightly rough Martian spacecraft gave me the feeling that the director was paying homage to his B-grade film.

In the opinion of director Tim Burton, when a crisis comes, the bureaucratic style of politicians, the militant behavior of soldiers, and the vain and boring reports of the media cannot resolve the danger at all, only the spirit of sharing weal and woe, supreme family affection, Even the crystallization of human thought - music and art, is the best way to save mankind itself. In the end, the Martians did not fall on the atomic bomb with the power to destroy the entire earth; it was not on the "peace" speech of politicians' rhetoric, but on a piece of jazz that an old grandmother listened to. It must be said that it is a satire of tradition. Sexual subversion, a redemptive irony of today's science fiction films and even American society in a dark humorous way.

The president of the United States, played by Jack Nicholson, who is vain and self-righteous, has a "brilliant" speech talent, and even his speech talent is enough to deceive many audiences, when the Martians come to Congress to make a "peace" agreement, he feels himself A very good photogenic limelight was snatched away by MPs. In my opinion, the president of the United States could have completed his mission when the Martian incarnated as a beauty infiltrated the White House, but the director gave him the chance to make a peace speech to the Martian at the end. . The final speech was really moving, the rich expressions, the cadence, the careful logic, maybe enough to impress anyone, and even make the Martian "shed a tear", what an ironic tear, his life is also The moment I shook hands with the Martian leader was over. I think, Tim Burton is here to satirize the characteristics of politicians' "smiling tigers", and their knives in their smiles are enough to "kill people".

In the end, it was the young man who defied danger and rescued his grandmother, and the jazz about love that his grandmother listened to. Perhaps art is a kind of redemption for human beings for their own sins, or the director wants to use such a method to arouse people's conscience of pursuit and love for art, perhaps because of the commercialization trend of American society, people A well-meaning reminder to ignore art.

In the 1990s, film technology has developed to a certain level, and the director seems to miss the era of his line-making B-level films, so he used a slightly rough background and props in this film to cherish and ridicule today's Perhaps it was the tempering at that time that made him the master of art today. I think what remains unchanged is Tim Burton's black humorous ridicule and consistent pursuit of art!

View more about Mars Attacks! reviews

Extended Reading
  • Roscoe 2022-04-23 07:01:27

    A set of sci-fi, highway, ethics, blockbuster style, funny, retro movie

  • Demond 2022-03-21 09:01:25

    It's very sci-fi, and it's too sci-fi. In the end, Martians actually hate music. It's very subversive and imaginative.

Mars Attacks! quotes

  • Barbara Land: Hello, my name is Barbara,

    AA Meeting: Hello Barbara,

    Barbara Land: I am an alcoholic, but I haven't had a drink in three months!

  • Byron Williams: Barbara, you alright?

    Barbara Land: Huh? I need a drink...

    Rude Gambler: You and me both baby!