The male protagonist Akon is a savior-type character. The first paragraph shows the painful experience brought to him by the Crusades. He came to the East to escape that bloody memory. He paralyzed himself with opium all day long and wasted his time. But luck is tricky, and in the tavern, he encounters the princess Liu Yifei and her brother who escaped from the palace, and pushes him into another unknown journey of destiny. Although it is another road full of killing and conspiracy, compared with the previous crusades, the good and evil are clear. After experiencing initial hesitation, he resolutely took up his mission to rescue and protect Liu Yifei. Brother and sister, while finally pushing the little prince to the throne, he also redeemed himself. A typical hero and beauty story model, Star Wars kid Hayden Christensen has done a good job of shaping this character.
Liu Yifei's good image of playing such a beautiful princess is not a problem. In addition, she has the experience of joining the co-production "King of Kung Fu" a few years ago, and participating in this film should be very familiar.
Although Nicolas Cage's career development in recent years has not been as good as it was in the past, but the veteran has appeared, his acting skills are still there, and with his strange shape, I believe this character will leave a deep impression on the audience.
I'm used to seeing An Zhijie's negative look in Hong Kong films, but I didn't expect that the ancient costume is also very eye-catching, but this role is still a little superficial, and the inner drama needs to be explored.
Judging from the events of the Crusades at the beginning, China at that time should be in the Song Dynasty, but the typical historical environment was not highlighted in art. Of course, for stories that already have some alternate history, it is a bit demanding to restore the historical style. After all, a classic like "The Last Emperor" has nondescript shapes. In order to satisfy the aesthetics of both eastern and western audiences, the whole film intentionally integrates the modeling elements of both sides. The characters' costumes are mainly in black and white tones, and the exterior scenery is colorful and beautiful. The whole film has the feeling of Feng Xiaogang's "The Banquet".
In order to match the depressing and tense story atmosphere, the pictures are mainly low-key, and the participation of the Hollywood team ensures the smooth flow of photography.
The narrative of the whole film is smooth, the clues are simple and clear, the climaxes are repeated, and the rhythm of a typical Hollywood commercial film. Maybe for the Chinese audience, the characters' lines will be slightly unaccustomed. Hollywood shoots non-English-speaking countries, and the characters in it all speak English. This is a convention, mainly to save domestic audiences from the trouble of watching subtitles. But there is an obvious problem here, that is, it is impossible for a non-English-speaking person to speak fluent English. Leaving this factor aside for now, as a co-production film aimed at the Chinese market, it does not seem like a very wise choice for the characters in the ancient palace to speak English. In recent years, when Chinese characters appear in Hollywood movies, speaking Chinese has become a trend, and the accent has become more and more standard. In order to get a share of the Chinese market, this is the general trend. Of course, I don't know if there are other versions of this film. If the part in the palace is dubbed into Chinese, the effect should be better.
There are many good films on National Day, and most of the new films are made in China. It is also a good choice to see such a co-production film.
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