Text / Wu Shaoxu
Originally published in Wenzhou Evening News
After a lapse of 5 years, Bruce Willis came back strongly with the "Die Hard" series, and continued to shape the image of a tough guy that John McClain could not kill. With Bruce Willis' box office appeal and "Die Hard" The good reputation of the "Wei" series, the box office of "Die Hard 5" is not a problem, the audience enters the cinema just to watch the hot scene of Bruce Willis showing his muscles and shooting with a machine gun in his hand. As for the plot, as long as it is not too much Insane, the audience will not pay attention.
Although "Die Hard 5" has a general plot, the action scenes fill up a full 90 minutes. The film does not have too much "pre-war" foreshadowing. The action scenes are evenly distributed, compact in structure, and completed in one go. It is a typical Hollywood popcorn movie. , and the hundreds of luxury cars in the movie were smashed in a brutal way, which made the audience feel very happy, and at the same time, they could not help but gasp in regret. But after watching the movie, I once again verified a truth: if there is no good director, no matter how much money you spend on a luxury car, it will not be able to support an enjoyable action scene.
Movies are the art of editing, but "Die Hard 5" is a failure of editing art. The "car chase", which is regarded as the film's signature action scene, most typically tells us what a failed editing is. . This "car chase" made too much use of close-ups and hand-cranked photography, as well as rapid lens switching to make people dizzy, while the few panoramic shots failed to explain the car's "identity". , when I was watching this scene, I was completely lost in the fog The car was destroyed but I didn't feel the slightest visual impact. It wasn't until the chase was about to end that I realized something with a sigh of relief and took a long breath. These faults are undoubtedly reflected in the subsequent shootout scenes such as "Safe House" and "Ukraine Hotel", which is really regrettable. This can't help but remind me of the street battle in "Gun Fire". The actors and the bus station are unique, and the shots are switched smoothly. A few shots have achieved an eternity, which shows that a director is extremely important for the action scene to master the heat.
The director of "Die Hard 5" is John Moore. I have no impression. I checked his information and it turns out that he is the director of "Phoenix Tribulation". Now I am not surprised. I once watched his "Phoenix Tribulation". At the time, he was immune to the action scenes in it. In action scenes, he really had to learn from the "road battle" master Michael Bay. I just don't understand that the "Die Hard" series, which is known for its hot action scenes, will give him the guide tube.
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