Regardless of whether it is abetting or preaching, the most important thing is that High has exploded!

Chaz 2021-11-25 08:01:19

"Project X" is already the third pseudo-documentary in Hollywood this year, and this is only March! If the pseudo-documentaries in previous years were mostly limited to horror films, this year's science fiction film "Chronicle" and comedy "Project X" tried to bring the pseudo-documentary style into other movie genres. If you look at it only from this aspect, the attempt of "Project X"'s pseudo-documentary comedy is absolutely successful.
The creative concept of this film is to take the audience through the craziest party in history, and there is really no better way than a pseudo-record. Like "Chronicles", "Project X" has a "main camera" throughout the film, and when needed, the angle of view will be switched to a certain iPhone, police monitor and other camera devices. The film ensures the smooth switching at will, and at the same time Let the audience clearly know the source of the perspective. In this way, the realism, sense of substitution and presence of the whole film are very strong, and the ultimate goal of using pseudo-documentary shooting style is achieved.
"Project X" is full of pornographic jokes, alcohol, marijuana drugs, various bikinis and breasts, and...more breasts! The first half is a nonsensical accumulation of various shit, piss, jokes and party shots, which can only be regarded as a failing level for the same type of film, if there is a wonderful role like "Too bad" McLovin. And the second half of "Project X" really made me High, that is, the whole party started to get out of control. The hero Thomas also fell completely after taking drugs. The emotions created by the first half of the effort finally began to erupt like a serial bomb, and finally Pushing to the climax, it was so enjoyable, I was dumbfounded and laughed at the same time.
But "Project X" puts the story under the atmosphere, just like "The Hangover" of the "teenage version" or "Too bad" version, which is crazier, but also less logical and irresponsible. Everything is to make the audience laugh and make the audience High. Since the target audience is young people aged 16-25, the first thing it needs to do is to be "cool". Therefore, the ending of the film fell into the greatest embarrassment: Is it to abet or preach? The most obvious example is the last conversation between Thomas and his father standing by the swimming pool. It was obviously a serious matter, but his father was relaxed. However, the lines constantly emphasized the seriousness of the incident. The director tried hard to achieve the instigation and preaching. The balance between them is to tell the audience that it’s wrong to do this, but at the same time make everyone feel that the movie, the actor, and the whole party are “cool”. It's a pity that I didn't deal with it in the end, leaving the audience with a seemingly instigating but not cool ending. In comparison, "Too bad" is really a few levels better. Why didn't "Project X" transplant that ending? Thomas and Costa also had a lot of friendship, but in the end it didn't work. It is really a pity.

However, for such a movie that abandoned the story in order to create an atmosphere, it was finally bombarded by critics, and the audience was enthusiastic about the movie, as long as it is High~ I saw many viewers commenting that "the whole movie has no morals. Feelings, there is no narrative and rhythm at all, but it is still high!" In fact, at a certain point at the end of the film, I seriously didn’t want the party to end, so I decided to give it four stars and recommend it to Party Animals~

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  • Rogers 2021-11-25 08:01:19

    Crazy party, these adults are really annoying! ! !

  • Vaughn 2022-04-22 07:01:06

    I have to give 4 stars even for this epic party, fake documentary: from the beginning of the party to 9:30 no one came, then a small party of 50 people..then more and more people became more and more crazy..to nearly a thousand people The super-large party looked so cool, and finally turned into a riot..

Project X quotes

  • Tyler: Can I help you, sir?

    Rob: I'm here to see Thomas.

    Tyler: First and last name, please.

    Rob: I'm Rob, the neighbor. Who the fuck are you?

    Tyler: I'll ask the questions, sir.

    Rob: Exactly. Get the hell out of my way.

  • Rob: Hey, Thomas. Look man I don't want to be a dick here or anything, but your friend Oliver came by earlier and told me you guys were having a little party but this is too much.

    Thomas: Yeah. We actually should be winding down like midnight, maybe 1. Is that okay?

    Rob: No, it's not. I'm sorry. The baby can't sleep and Melinda's gotta be up early for work.

    Costa: Fuck yeah! My boy Rob is here to rage! Good to see you, brother.

    Rob: Whoa, yeah. Actually I'm not raging, but I'm just telling Thomas it's time to shut it down.

    Costa: You can't be serious. This is a great party. What the fuck?

    Rob: I am serious because it's 11:30 at night and it's time to wrap it up.

    JB: Hey, hey, hey. Why don't we just bring everyone to the back and lower the volume a bit.

    Rob: Guys, this isn't a request! The party's over.

    Costa: I guess we're just gonna have to agree to disagree then, aren't we?

    Rob: Listen to me. Thomas, either shut it down or I'm calling the cops. Fine, fuck it! I'm calling the fucking cops.

    [gets a taser shot by Everett]

    Costa: Fuck! Oh shit!

    JB: Jesus fucking Christ! What did you do that for?

    Costa: [Rob punches Everett in the face] Are you fucking kidding me? I will fucking kill you!

    Rob: The little fuck tazed me! I'm definitely calling the cops now!

    Costa: You punched a kid in the face! I'm calling the cops on your ass now!

    Rob: Do it, genius! It's all on tape. I just saw this mother fucker record it right here.

    Dax: No, all I got was you punching that little child's face.

    Rob: Fuck you!

    Costa: Go home, Robert!