First of all, let’s talk about the highlights: the biggest highlight is the very good, extremely Hollywood-like editing. Editor David Richardson, who has collaborated most with director To Qifeng before, has less cooperation with director Lin Chaoxian. I have seen someone say that there is a problem with the editing of this film, and I feel that the plot jumps. Here, I also specifically explain that such a thing as a certain plot jump is generally not the pot of editing, and the discontinuous plot is basically the director's choice. The short shots are taken one after the other, showing the overall tension, even if it is not inferior to "The Bourne 5". Coupled with BGM, there is almost no urine spot during the whole movie watching. In fact, this should be the Mandarin film with the overall texture closest to Hollywood that I have seen in theaters this year.
The second major point to watch is the breakthrough in the subject matter and review. Because this film is a film adaptation authorized by the Ministry of Public Security, the filming has gained a lot of space. First-hand information, access to the latest police equipment, and received many audit tolerances. For example, Peng Yuyan used a knife to force a confession, a child who was brainwashed by a drug dealer was shot in the picture, and some not-so-civilized but often heard words in life, and even shot and killed a prisoner on the spot. In fact, it is these imperfections that show the realism that the film itself should present. As a main theme movie, it contains these tributaries that seem to be less main theme, but it makes people feel that this main theme is more credible.
The last point is the rational use of the movie budget. The budget of the film is 200 million RMB, which is almost the same as a movie next door. But compared to the movie next door, which spends a lot of budget on the salaries of small fresh meat and stars, this movie obviously puts these budgets on the part that makes the movie the most beautiful, and focuses on making more realistic Sets, more beautiful shots, better scripts, better scheduling... So much so that the actors are very cautious, leading Zhang Hanyu and Eddie Peng, which is a very reasonable choice for comprehensive box office appeal and acting skills. It is by not spending too much money on celebrities that movies can spend their money where it's really worth it. From this point of view, the significance to the Chinese film industry is considerable. If Chinese audiences buy it, so that the film can really succeed at the box office, then in addition to the star model, it is likely that more producers and investors will be willing to use this model to make less stars and more sincere films Bar.
Of course, the film is not all good. The completely linear plot narrative is quite moderate. In the latter part of the shootout, the protagonist fights a team of people alone. After being shot many times in the speedboat pursuit, the protagonist is still brave, pulling the hostages and directly exposed to the enemy. Forcibly boarding the plane within the shooting range are all flaws. In addition, the portrayal of the characters is slightly weak. The plot of Peng Yuyan's girlfriend also appeared suddenly, just because the film's excellent editing and photography kept the emotions at a high point, These shortcomings are not particularly exposed. As for the main theme of the anti-drug education part and the photo wall template at the end of the film... why do we have these, we should all understand... This is nothing, for the Chinese audience, the main theme does not matter, the beginning and end of the film do not matter, nothing compares A good commercial film is more important.
The completely subjective score of Muyu is
very good editing and Hollywood-style shooting skills, creating a strong blockbuster feeling and emotional flow, and it is a domestic movie 8.5
Rare themes and breakthroughs in the scale of auditing 8
Reasonable and benign to spend money on shooting Business model, which will inspire many investors and producers 9
Overly heroic protagonist behavior at the end, the plot is linear and the overall mediocre, the theme is relatively superficial 6
Overall review 7.9
Worth watching
It's worth seeing, but I recommend it. Unexpected, good-looking theme film.
In the real Mekong incident, the police of our country tried to enforce the law overseas for the first time, made many efforts and sacrifices, and finally arrested the living Nuokang and put him on trial in court for the sake of the 13 ordinary Chinese citizens who were wronged to death. Life and reputation are also for the safety of the Mekong waterway in the future. This matter is the country's respect for the lives and reputations of civilians. This movie is realistic. This is why the National Day file needs to specially recommend this film.
South Korea's "Train to Busan" has become popular in China, and many people say that Chinese movies are over. "Operation Mekong" has surged at the box office, and many people say that Chinese movies are saved. In fact, the fact is that Chinese cinema has always been there, it has been moving hard, continuously, tortuously and slowly.
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