From the protagonist Dave With this confession and the shattering of the "Superman Dream" fantasy of the Armenian in the red cape, this strange heroic movie begins.
"Kick-Ass" ("KICK-ASS") is an unconventional American superhero movie. There are so many traditional American hero movies that you can guess the plot every time you hear a promo. Fragrant cars, beautiful women, cross-dressing, villains, setbacks, defeating villains, holding beautiful women back... There will always be a big villain at the end. These routine "condiments" have appeared repeatedly in previous series such as "Superman", "Spider-Man", "Batman", "X-Men", "Hulk", "Fantastic Four" and so on. Had to make me sick to my stomach about this American heroic dream.
Compared with "Kick-Bian King", it greatly exceeded expectations. There is no hero who wins forever, no superpower, and no hero who is "high and complete". There are a few ordinary high school students, a "Kai Bian Wang" who is not ordinary enough to be like a classmate by his side; a young man with dreams, ideals, and a sense of justice, a timid American high school boy who often talks to himself. . Likewise, there are beauties, villains, and setbacks.
Like "Superman", "Batman", "Spider-Man" and other movies, "Kick-bump" is also a movie based on the best-selling American comics. This original superhero comic also follows the usual maverick style, with a short and loving account of an ordinary boy's dream growing up. The whole comic has a total of eight episodes, and the movie "Kai Bian Wang" also shows these eight episodes very "loyal". It's not a serious fight, but watching "Kipian" will make you think it's a hilarious action movie. The friendly and relaxed feeling of oppressive fighting will make you feel that this movie ticket is worth buying.
"Kick-Bian King" tells a story: David Lezesky, a high school student in the United States, lives an ordinary and ordinary life. When he's not hanging out with his friends Todd and Marty at the comic shop, he's always fantasizing about the sexy English teacher and the pretty girl Katie in the class. The only unusual thing for David was the sudden death of his mother a year ago. However, the restlessness of adolescence and the exasperation of frequent extortion by villains led David to decide to become a superhero, buying an outfit online and calling himself "Kick-Ass."
David suffered a tragic stab wound as well as a serious crash in his first appearance as "Kick King". In the following days, he still did not give up his heroic dream. He later successfully prevented a violent act on the street, and the video was taken by the public and spread to the Internet. For a time, the American media and the public knew this "Kai Bian Wang" who eliminated violence and peace. By chance, he meets and is rescued by the city's true superheroes - 11-year-old "Super Killer" Mindy and her father "Big Daddy" Damon. The big drug lord Frank mistakenly regarded the "Kick-Bian King" as a thorn in his side, and cut the big drug lord's son to play another superhero "Red Whirlwind", trying to deceive the K-Bian King's trust as an "undercover". Surrounding these four real or fake "superheroes" will undergo a series of strange and tense tests... However, for these four characters, they always have their own unique superhero dreams.
The character of the dream is
the American teenager who wants to be Lei Feng - David, King Kipian
, who looks the least like a hero, is indeed the hero of this hero movie. In the movie, David walked into the school with his comical curly hair, a heavy schoolbag on his back, and introduced himself to the bright music of a movie fighter, while introducing himself:
"I, it's nothing. Not normal, nothing special. Not good at sports, bad at math, not good at playing games, no rings, no anorexia or anything. The only superpower is that he can be almost invisible in front of girls. Friends on the Internet also Not much, not the funniest among friends, just living like most of my peers.”
From here we can immediately feel the intimacy of this American boy. He seems to be the weak boy in our class. The audience may not think that this is the hero of this "hero movie".
Subsequent images are interspersed with David's bedroom and classroom, "Kick my door open, and most likely you will see me watching TV. Either chatting with Todd on the Internet, or handjob, usually thinking in English. Teacher....Only toilet paper can save my youth from having nowhere to vent".
I love how real David is in this film, so real without being obscure. He will obsess over the teacher, he has infinite dreams of success, he has a classmate he likes... This is a boy with childish thinking and full of ambition. I always think that boys are naive animals compared to girls of the same age. They both love superheroes and want to be superheroes, that's one of those childish behaviors.
Even if there are setbacks, being chased and hit by a car still firmly believes in the promise of King Hai Bian. Even if it's just to find a lost cat, King Kipian wears his ridiculously tight-fitting green-and-yellow "King Bian" suit and roams the streets looking for it. Even if he was beaten and vomited blood by the strong, he still persevered to protect others. Maybe it's just a naive dream, an unrealistic figure, but I respect him for this steadfast belief. The big brilliance of the little man made this high school student who learned from Lei Feng in the United States bloom.
Afterwards, King Kipian, who experienced love, a real superhero, and a real villain, learned to grow up. King Kipian, who was cleaning blood at Mindy's house, suddenly saw himself clearly in the mirror. (Maybe I am often amazed that the protagonist in the movie has an epiphany so suddenly, why have we not had such an epiphany. Then here, what I want to say is, this is the movie.)
After experiencing it, you will understand that growing up, the sea In addition to the collection of "condiments" such as heroes, violence and funny, Bian Wang also used a "youth inspirational" element that is popular in American movies. Encountered with slaughter and slaughter, big ups and downs, David realizes that he is just a high school student, all he can do is to be himself, superheroes are just a dream. Be yourself and your dreams will come true. Lei Feng also started from small things.
Helpless Hero Dream - Big Dad
The character "Big Daddy" in the film is played by Nicolas Cage. At first I was a little surprised to see Nicolas Cage appearing in such a film that was a little out of tune with his temperament. After seeing the back, I realized that "Big Dad" is just an important supporting role who has appeared in a few scenes. Nicholas often appears in disguise, even more than in casual clothes.
"Big Daddy" in the film is an avenger, a cop, a father, and a real superhero. However, this heroic dream of his was reluctantly embarked on. The film uses the form of comics to subtly introduce the previous encounters of "Big Daddy". He became a superhero entirely out of revenge, perhaps with a little sense of justice mixed in. But basically, he was cruel and helpless.
After being released from prison, the "big dad" worked hard to kill the big drug lord and kept his name incognito. And even more brutally, he trained his 11-year-old daughter Mindy to be a numb killer. He rewarded his daughter with ice bullying to practice shot tolerance. And years of training have made this little girl deformed to like violence, knives, and guns. Perhaps in the eyes of the general public, Mindy's cuteness has not diminished under his mighty power. However, while Mindy's blood was splashing around, flying over the eaves, and playing with the butterfly knife happily, I felt the slightest coolness in it, and even a little disgust. In the film, "Big Dad" also reluctantly stated that he was depriving his daughter of her childhood. Having seen the image of the father in Nicholas' "Stickman", I still can't accept the slightly rough paternal love of the "Big Daddy" he played in this film. Although there are also several scenes in the film that try to describe the father-daughter relationship, the action scenes are action scenes. Although Nicholas tried his best to perform, he still couldn't make up for the lack of this part of the script.
Does she have a dream? ——Mindy, "Super Killer Girl"
After watching "Kai Bian Wang" several times, the most sad thing for me is the role of "Super Killer Girl".
From the character point of view, Super Killer Girl is almost the most puppet character in the whole story. Although she has super-powerful skills, the life trajectory of such an 11-year-old girl seems to follow her father's arrangement. Interest is cultivated abnormally, killing without discrimination. I almost want to describe such a character with words like "kill without blinking" and "devil". However, she is only a cute 11-year-old girl.
At the end of the film, she walks into the school for the first time. That was the beginning of her real life. Maybe I shouldn't worry about this character, this deformed life arrangement may be the unique interpretation of Mindy by this character. Faced with the dream that everyone has, Mindy, before the age of 11, did not.
From an actor's point of view, I don't really like it either. Chloe Moretz, the young actor who played Mindy, is said to be known for her spirituality, and she has performed well in previous horror films. However, in Kick-off, Moretz's expression is slightly exaggerated. It can be said to be a bit contrived. She seems to try to show a little boy-like indifference, and when she speaks to kill, she always makes strange changes in her gestures and mouth. All of this is matched with her aura of small face, no matter how you look at it, it is not harmonious.
The most unwilling dream - "Red Whirlwind"
In the whole film, the one whose dream has been suppressed is the character "Red Whirlwind". He was suppressed by bodyguards outside and had no friends; at home, he was suppressed by his father, a big drug lord. Although he eats good food every day, "Red Whirlwind" also hopes to grow up to be able to command the troops like the father of the drug lord. While his father was exercising, "Red Whirlwind" sat in his father's chair sensually and dreamed of playing the role of a father.
After becoming the "Red Whirlwind", he became famous for a while. He had a friend named David "Kai Bian Wang". He seemed to have a dream, and he moved closer to that direction step by step. However, everything is still under his father's control. He can't help his friends, he can't command the gang, he can only sit next to his father and watch his friends being tortured nervously, and hide in the corner of the table after listening.
At the end of the film, the unwilling "Red Whirlwind" finally officially took the father's seat, holding the pistol arrogantly. It seems to also indicate that the sequel to "King Bian" will be staged, and the "Red Whirlwind" will become the real villain in the sequel. Let the viewers be full of reverie... The music of the
dream The
soundtrack of this film is also quite brilliant.
My favorite is Mindy's first killing scene. The lively children's voice and the fierce rock, seem to be the extremely incompatible skills of "Super Killer Girl" in the film. The burly adult men fell one by one in a cheerful rhythm. The violent scenes of blood-splattering, the screams of women, and the bright smiles of children made everything seem so pleasant. Murder becomes a work of art.
The soundtrack of the whole film gives a strong sense of rhythm, and the percussion of the drums appears in harmony with the development of the plot. At the beginning and end of the film, those sunny pictures of dreams and hope complement the bright soundtrack.
The other thing I have to say about "Kick-a-Bian"
is that in the United States, the film was rated as M18, which is more violent.
The director of this film is the producer of films such as "Two Smoking Guns" by Guy Ritchie, and he has a very good personal relationship with Guy Ritchie. Therefore, in this film, we can also find that two or three actors in "Two Smoking Guns" are the most supporting roles. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the appearance of elements such as black humor in this film, as well as the appearance of the protagonist's multiple inner monologues.
American movies are full of heroes, big and small. This may have something to do with the American personal hero plot. Americans yearn for freedom, and because they yearn, they pursue it. They often hope to achieve a happy ending through a person's transcendent courage and self-sacrifice (preferably without sacrifice). Such as "Independence Day", "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth" and other personal hero images save mankind, "Kick-a-Bian" also reflects the concept of personal heroism. However, in the end, we still cooperated with each other, and it was difficult to escape the stereotyped ending and the preview of the sequel, which made the personal hero cast a routine color.
Overall, this "Kick-a-Bill" shows us another kind of American superhero success. An ordinary person who is relaxed and natural can also become a hero, as long as you have a dream. Although there are more or less logical flaws in the whole film, as a nervous city person watching the movie on weekends, the inspirational, youthful, action, humorous, truthful and cordial of "Kipian King" will not disappoint you.
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