Hollywood has proven that disaster films are a commercial type of film with great box office value, especially after computer special effects have replaced the traditional model special effects in the dominant position, it has even created "Flame Peak", "Tornado" and "Titanic". "No.", "The Perfect Storm", "The Day After Tomorrow" and other masterpieces of disaster films that not only had a good box office but also made a name for themselves in film history. Since the commercial response of disaster blockbusters is so good, the follower effect is formed. Although countries cannot surpass Hollywood in terms of technical means, so far no non-Hollywood disaster film has exerted influence on a global scale, but the visual spectacle is as much as possible. On the basis of moving closer to Hollywood, using the subject matter and emotional intimacy to please domestic audiences, it can still get a good box office. "Haeundae" is a typical example.
The beginning of "Haeundae" is quite the true biography of the Hollywood commercial film "Three Minutes Wonderful". With the Indian Ocean tsunami as the background, it shows the process of rescue helicopters rescuing a Korean fishing boat in the rough sea. The imitation of "Perfect Storm" is relatively successful and shocking. The audio-visual effects and tension can quickly attract the audience. However, Hollywood disaster blockbusters are guaranteed by high funds of more than 100 million US dollars. The disaster scenes and computer special effects are both high-quality and sufficient, and this level of investment is undoubtedly astronomical for other countries. number. As a result, "the special effects are not enough emotionally combined" has become a helpless choice to be the next best thing.
After the big scene at the beginning, the first half of "Haeundae" relies entirely on a few emotional clues to prop up the plot. Fortunately, each emotional clue is very lifelike and has distinct characteristics, so that it does not make people look boring. The protagonist is a brother-sister love that sees the truth in plain shyness, the typical post-80s nonsensical "savage girlfriend" love between a lifeguard and a female college student, and Dr. Jin's love for his daughter is a traditional oriental father-daughter relationship, especially It is the love affair between Choi Hyung-sik, a lifeguard who has a lot of laughs, and Kim Hee-mi, a female college student, which effectively balances the slightly dull pattern of the other two emotional relationships. As soon as the plot came to these two young people, it immediately became lively. Hyong Sik threw a lifebuoy and knocked Hee Mi stunned. Later, Hee Mi bit Jiong Sik's lips when kissing, and Hee Mi's acting skills of being pregnant and abandoned in the street made Hyung Sik feel very much. Embarrassment is a bridge that makes people hilarious and full of interest.
In the film, the grand fireworks show in Busan has become a feng shui ridge in the two paragraphs before and after the film. When the characters look at the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the night sky, and have infinitely beautiful longings for the future and emotions, they don't know that disaster is coming. All good things will disappear without a trace as quickly as fireworks. The big undersea earthquake predicted by Dr. Kim finally came true. Even if the alarm was issued, the sudden tsunami still made millions of tourists in Haeundae unable to escape, and the disaster drama officially began. The sea water quickly ebbs, followed by monstrous waves dozens of meters high. The first wave swept away everything on the seashore. The glass of the buildings near the sea was completely shattered, the street water flowed into rivers, and people struggled in the rapids. Survival; the second wave of waves hit, some buildings began to collide with each other like dominoes and crashed to the ground, the tsunami disaster created by Hollywood special effects artists, the momentum and shock in the large panoramic shots are almost incompatible with similar Hollywood movies. up and down. Some details can also see the director's creativity flashing. For example, after the gangster escaped a wave of tsunami on the bridge, they found that a container ship was lifted up against the bridge, and the containers fell from the sky, each time only a millimetre. It is only a matter of smashing the gangsters into meat patties. The embarrassment that one wants to avoid, the worse it gets worse, and the great fortune like God's help form a rare dark humor in the atmosphere of disaster.
Even with the help of computer special effects close to Hollywood standards, the creation of disaster scenes is extremely tense and thrilling. Compared with similar Hollywood disaster blockbusters, "Haeundae" can still find obvious differences between the two. First of all, on the whole, Hollywood disaster blockbusters pay special attention to the creation of a sense of disaster hierarchy. The details are full of scientific knowledge and the technical content of fighting against disasters. Often in the first half of the film, various precursors of disasters are brewing, creating a scene where the mountains and rains are about to come. Tension atmosphere, and introduce a lot of knowledge content about disasters to the audience, show a lot of high-tech tools used by the protagonist to detect or prevent disasters, and lead the audience into a scientific disaster atmosphere, thereby increasing the realism of disasters. Then, the film progresses step by step on the destructive scene of the omen of disaster, which makes the audience's sense of tension continue to superimpose, and finally the shocking catastrophe comes, which brings the plot to a climax and also pushes the audience's emotions to the highest point. On the other hand, in the Korean film "Haeundae", the two-stage plot of the former situation and the latter disaster seems too clear-cut. The disaster scene seriously lacks layers and transitions, and there is not much knowledge and scientific details to speak of. It's not enough for Dr. Jin to shout "The wolf is coming" by himself. The effect of the premonition of disaster is too weak. There should be more bridges similar to the birds hitting the glass of the car, otherwise the audience will not be able to feel the tension of imminent disaster.
Secondly, in the disaster part, Hollywood pays great attention to depicting how the protagonist copes with difficulties. It is not only full of rich details and layers, but also shows the fearless spirit of human beings. The sense of realism has not been weakened by the participation of a large number of computer special effects. The shock and excitement of being there in person. And the protagonists of "Haeundae", including Dr. Jin, who has a lot of research on tsunamis, no one has a plan to deal with disasters. Although the film has multiple clues according to different characters, the content is nothing more than the word "escape". The feeling is very poor, and there are many inaccuracies in the details. For example, Dr. Jin's ex-wife was about to drown in the elevator. Suddenly, an elevator worker appeared out of nowhere and pried the elevator door to rescue her. People can't help but wonder: there is no water outside the elevator, how can the water level in the elevator be so high? In the chaos, how did the elevator operator know there was someone in the elevator?
In terms of disaster special effects, "Haeundae" can't actually stand a close look. The computer special effects of the huge waves in the long view and the big panorama are justified, but the disaster in the medium and close shots is much worse, and there is a lack of people around the water. With the effect of stormy waves, the distant view of the waves looks imposing, but when it reaches the medium and close shots, the speed is obviously weakened, and the sense of interaction and realism between people and disasters is very general. As a result, Korean sensationalism replaced the details of the struggle between people and disasters and became the most impressive part of disaster dramas. Female characters always call the names of male characters in a heart-wrenching manner, and their lives are in danger at any time in the water. , still talking about love incessantly, and the disaster seems to be "snapped" by these idiots and grievances. When Koreans are sensational, they have to stand aside even in disasters. The plot originally wanted to move the audience. Why does the author seem to feel so coke? (Text / Levin)
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