Jackie Chan's "Zodiac" is the first Chinese-language film to be confirmed to cooperate with IMAX this year, and it does continue the extreme action style of his previous films, such as gunfire chase, mountain parachute, car chase, slide fight, Multi-angle blasting and other exciting scenes. But the peak moment of the eldest brother has passed, and the plot design of patriotism seems a little weak; it is obvious that the eldest brother's painstaking efforts are like letting traditional Chinese wear Western clothes. The sense of technology tends to be strong, and it is obvious that the big brother wants to lead Chinese movies to Hollywood. Obviously, it is not enough to rely on him alone. What the audience pays attention to is the presentation of visual impact, which is a refreshing feeling. Big brother has always admired live-action shooting, real-life shooting, and in most cases, there is no need for a stand-in. This is a relatively cool place. In the behind-the-scenes footage, it is actually quite powerful to introduce the big brother's scenes of filming wind tunnels, volcanic eruptions and ancient castles. Really returning to the film, the audience will not pay attention to how awesome the story behind the filming is, the pictures projected on the audience's eyeballs, the visual impact, the plot design, the characters... The basis for audience judgment.
When it comes to characters, I feel that all the time, in Big Brother's films, most of the laughs and the focus are on him alone, and I am not impressed with other supporting roles and minor characters. In this film, all I remember is Zhang Lanxin's long legs, fighting scenes, a roller skating suit with a taste of Transformers, his jokes with the French dog, the wretchedness and foolishness of the pirate Li Zongsheng, and finally the Easter eggs of Wu Yanzu and Shu Qi.
The clues of several robbers are a bit scattered in the film. I found that good films often do not play cards according to common sense, and will truly present the multi-faceted human nature. When Jackie Chan was weighing, everything was patriotic, so he sacrificed the shaping of the characters, downplayed the main line of the story, sacrificed the emotional clues of Zhang Lanxin and Quan Xiangyu, leaving only the Hollywood-style personal heroism bridge. I think that as Jackie Chan's bounty hunter role, he should show his side as a mortal and a small person more realistically. He has no selfish desires? No ideological struggle? Patriotism is still a little bit of the main theme. Once the tonality of the film is determined, the characters must not be full, and many things are contrary to the main theme.
Although it is difficult to surpass it after reaching the peak state, the eldest brother is indeed working hard to surpass himself, trying his best to present the audience with the sense of technology and excitement brought by the blockbuster. The actual effect seems to be an understatement in the eyes of the audience. However, it is still worth going to the cinema to relax and have fun. There are excitement, jokes, and exciting fight scenes. How to say, from planning to shooting, it took five or six years before and after.
This is just my humble opinion, there are still a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. The so-called, the first shot, the first to try, the role of the trailblazer, will inevitably be judged by various standards, and future generations can make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and shoot their predecessors on the beach. The first Chinese-language film cooperating with IMAX in 2012 has nothing to do with the plot setting. It can still be watched because of the painstaking efforts of the big brother.
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