First, the pictures and scenes are really amazing! Battle after battle is never cold, it's really ping pong pong from start to finish. Every frame tells the audience: rich! Great value! The visual effects and artistic design of this film can almost get full marks in commercial blockbusters. In the last time DC "Justice League", no matter what the reason, the special effects were finally inconsistent with the volume of the film. This time it seems that a lot of work has been done! It can be said to be another benchmark work of the Hollywood industrial system: one is that there are thousands of CG characters in many scenes, which are very difficult; the other is that the special effects level of the whole film is very balanced, and there is no uneven situation of participation, which shows that the special effects director is very powerful.
Second, don't see a chaotic comparison of "Avatar" and "Star Wars" when there are several similar scenes. Except for the special effects mainly done by ILM, there is nothing comparable. The excellent visual effects I mentioned earlier refer to the current level. From an industrial perspective, "Aquaman" does not completely surpass Avatar and Star Wars, it's just the same level in different periods. The main reason is that it doesn't have any groundbreaking special effects skills, and it's still a super-blockbuster movie that stacks up to the level of mastery. In addition, it is even more incomparable from the core: both Avatar and Star Wars have created a unique worldview, in which new stories and adventures can be continuously launched. The idea of Aquaman is similar to that of Marvel's Thor , There is little room for extension of roles and relationship.
Third, the characters are pleasing and the style is simple and rude. Probably because of the lessons learned by Zha Dao, the plot of this movie is really "a little alley driving pigs-going straight". The role is also a rib, basically no growth and change. The advantage is that the story is very compact and concentrated and advances quickly. The downside is that there is no aftertaste and depth. The story and the characters are very flat. Director Wen is determined not to do any multi-line narrative, and even the flashbacks are directly cut back with similar editing, without waiting for the plot point to arrive. This idea is the same as that of Lucas back then. The transition method is a bit different, they are simple and rough...and also thanks to the great power of several actors, which gives the character vitality. Especially Amber Heard (How is this name translated as Amber Heard? It's simply inexplicable!), it's almost robbed of Sea King's limelight. William Dafoe is either a conspirator or a father, or both. Btw, this film is really amazing, it makes Kidman and Dafoe smooth...Oh, by the way, the sea king’s old husband is Ronger, it’s a bit embarrassing, and it’s no wonder that my daughter is so domineering. ?
Fourth, Wen Ziren really took great pains to hide a B-level film soul under the commercial blockbuster Huagun! There are no less than ten things in the film. (At the beginning was the old version of "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea" on the TV? And the fountain reminded me of the "Roman Holiday" desert underground section very much like "Indiana Jones") In the end, Mr. Ke appeared directly! As a result, I saw that no one in the theater applauded like me, so it didn't give him any face!
Fifth, the problem before DC was that it hadn't found the right way. This time, "Aquaman" and "Wonder Woman" should be similar, and the box office can be successful. But DCEU still lacks a core, so that fans don't know what to expect later? (Is it the Dark Justice League at the end of the Justice League?) A successful movie at the box office still can't solve the problem. You see BVS's global box office is also very good. I worry that the following "Shazam" is also the problem: the film is interesting, but it is not enough for the entire series. Look at the connection between Marvel's "Captain Marvel" and "Reunion 3, 4"! That's all interlocking.
Sixth, the battle scene is very emotional, and the pose is superb. Director Wen is a bit stealthy in this regard (after all, the latter is also an executive producer). I think the Italian section is pretty good (camera push and pull is a bit interesting), the battle of the ring of fire is also a dazzling camera, it is really good to see at the end of the battle of the two kings, more comic and ritual.
To sum up, "Aquaman" is a good-looking blockbuster, visually superb, the story and the characters can only be said soso. The film’s narrative style has found a way out for the DC series, but the content is too conservative and cautious, and is not sufficiently open. The theme expression is basically absent, and it is a typical example of "just enjoy it". Finally, the reputation of this film may be better in China than in North America!
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