But I still insisted on reading it, and then I thought about it later and thought that this setting is actually quite good.
Think about it: it's an alternate world with all kinds of races. The backstory takes place in a remote village, which is an unregulated area. The blacksmith was a foreigner (Redguard?) who came here, and later a bearded dwarf came to the village and cut down an arrogant ogre in a brothel. The brothel proprietress is an elf in distress and has a group of elf girls who escaped with her (yes, they are agile at night and used to assassinate). The second child of a gang of human forces killed the leader in order to seize power, apparently they were all warriors. The leader's son was away, and he learned the skills of an assassin to come back to avenge his father. The human forces gang killed a wave of canine low-level humanoids around, and then hired another group of humanoid forces to assassinate the leader's son. But the mobs were wiped out. After that, a strong orc mercenary was hired...
If the above theory is applied, the plot remains unchanged. It feels a lot more logical. If this is not a movie, but an American drama, there is enough time to explain the background of the story. It will also make people less bad reviews. And the Chinese-style things that foreigners shoot will be somewhat subtle. For example, the Chinese setting in the animation "The Last Airbender" is already quite good, but it is still full of slots in many settings. It's like not hearing that China has a good country Musie. After all, there are cultural differences, so it should be viewed with tolerance. Not to mention things like the world setting. Moreover, this is originally the "Jungle Village", not China, but the animal world.
And as far as the jungle village is concerned, it has indeed grasped the characteristics of many animals. Lions and wolves live in packs. And the tiger walks alone and kills everyone in its own tribe (one mountain does not allow two tigers). When large animals fight, it is spiders and mice (children) who decide the direction of the plot. In some places, it is quite interesting to savor it carefully. For example, after Russell made his "business and cool" argument, he clarified his purpose. Liu Yulin's speech on teaching prostitutes...
Let me talk about what I think is the biggest highlight of this play, and my personal feeling is in the character setting.
Blacksmith: A runaway slave, who experienced the fantastic drifting of a young blacksmith, was rescued by a priest, was baptized by the Holy Light during church time, and finally became a paladin. It has to be said that the blacksmith with the mask looks much more powerful than the blacksmith in traditional Chinese film and television works. The black cape iron trap also looks very dick. The low-key black cloak revealed the most lethal part.
Daolang: To be honest, at first, when I saw him holding the dagger with the trigger and shouting "I'm called Daolang", I really laughed and pissed. Seeing the back, combined with several key foreigners, the emperor's emissary is a multifunctional weapon comparable to the Swiss Army Knife. Putting it together, it really feels very seamless.
Zeng Yi: Forgive my ignorance, the "fork and blade" itself is already a very creative design. It may seem silly, but it's all the fault of the subtitles. It would be better if it was called "Blade Battle Armor" or something.
Black Widow: Needless to say, Liu Yuling's aura and fandom are very powerful. The part of knocking on the splint to call out the spider is very domineering. The spiders' weapons are also very creative.
Bronze Man: The ability of the body to turn into brass was a big problem in this show. After all, this is not science fiction or superheroes, and everyone else is so normal. Until it was finally revealed that he was from the Tiger Clan, the discord from the moment before was all gone. The strong physique of the brass tabby tattoo all expresses the image of the tiger very well.
Silver Lion, Bronze Lion: One is insidious and cunning, the other is heroic and good at fighting. Very standardized settings. The resourceful silver lion uses a trap, and the powerful bronze lion uses a claw-like polearm. Silver and bronze are also suitable for representing wisdom and courage respectively.
Gemini: Weapons are very interesting, and the way to use them is also very innovative. But the ass machine gun and that twin stance...really...really...don't know how to say it.
Daniel Wu: This is just too much soy sauce. In fact, he is just a cameo, right? This look doesn't match the appearance time.
After watching it, I have the desire to animate the characters, and I plan to try it soon.
So I likened the movie to a chowder. Although I couldn't tell what kind of dish it was, it still tasted different.
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