Are the directors and screenwriters overwhelmed by Xiaoqing?

Elroy 2022-01-27 08:01:07

As Depp's diehard, he has to go to the cinema to support his box office no matter what. It is true that Depp's performance status and the structure of the whole story are expected, but the literary style that emerges from the shots and lines from time to time is a bit surprising.

This is a commercial blockbuster made by Disney, the director is the gold medalist of Pirates of the Caribbean, and the three editors are all experienced uncles in the 1960s and 1970s. How could the film be produced on such a skilled commercial film assembly line There is also the embarrassment of mixing commercial films with art films.

The first two-thirds of the stories are almost all expressed in prose-style camera language. Rapid camera transitions and short camera stops make this story with many characters with similar shapes and complex names at first confused and unclear about what happened. It was not until the Indian elders recalled the past that the storytelling entered a relatively smooth stage.

Although the form is scattered, the god is still cohesive. The recurring "justice" and "imbalance" in the film effectively convey its spiritual core. However, unknowingly, you will find that the two male protagonists, John and Donto, have too many self-confessions, and their expressions are very literary (I don’t know if it is a translation problem), which makes the language of the camera, which is not very smooth, more fluent. blocked.

Recalling the Pirates of the Caribbean, whether it's Captain Jack or Barbossa, their confessions are always to the point, leaving more for the audience to reminisce, but will bring out the great wisdom of the characters. In this film, Donto has lost the light of Captain Jack's wisdom that can infect the audience.

It’s not that literary films and commercial films cannot be combined, but there are high risks, and they may go astray if they are not careful. It doesn't mean that commercial films can't express great ideas. It's just from the point of view of formalism. The Lone Ranger, as a western film, has all the elements in place, but as a commercial and entertainment blockbuster, it's a bit lacking. The film successfully uses metaphors such as face masks, pocket watches, and rabbits to express its thoughts on natural civilization and industrial civilization, but it fails to perfectly combine literary and artistic models with business models.

Easter eggs, Tang Tuo walks endlessly on the desert with a suitcase, it seems that this film is destined to drift away in the awkward combination of half bright and half sad. I'm very worried about the budget cost of the film, which is affected by the poor North American box office, what the plus 5 will look like. Plus 4 is already a bit unbearable. You all know that with Depp's temperament, he will never refuse the Pirates of the Caribbean series. , So, please stop destroying Depp TT.

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The Lone Ranger quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Tonto: People think you are dead. Better you stay that way.

    John Reid: You want me to wear a mask?

    Tonto: There come a time, when good man must wear mask.

  • [from trailer]

    John Reid: Why're you taking to that horse? Why am I covered in dirt?

    Tonto: I buried you.

    John Reid: Why am I alive?