Chapter 1564: 1564 Group Praise Frenzy

It’s hard to talk about it, and any movie is always hard to talk about. Art films have excavated the depth of thought and will inevitably lose their commercial attributes; commercial films have accelerated the rhythm and increased the explosion point, which is bound to be lacking in connotation. That's why finding a balance between art and business is so difficult.

It has never been easy for a commercial film to please a discerning professional critic. "Terminator 2" scored 68 points, "True Lies" scored 63, "Jurassic Park" scored 68, and "Future Water World" scored 46 Scores... At the beginning, "Speed ​​of Life and Death" scored 81 points in the comprehensive media evaluation, which is still a typical case of commercial film getting professional recognition.

How difficult is it to achieve the "speed of life and death" on "Independence Day", it is almost difficult to go to the sky.

But after the premiere ceremony, the first comments of "Independence Day" ushered in a blowout of praise, which surprised countless people. The "Chicago Sun" represented by Roger Ebert did not hesitate to give Out of 80 points, and gave a four-star recommendation score.

Roger wrote in his review, "As an art film, it's a terrible or even a failure; but as a commercial film, it's an amazing work.

The movie tells the whole story in an orderly manner within a limited time and space, with a clear main line and delicate branch lines complementing each other, and the rhythm control tends to be perfect. The filming process is extremely exciting and enjoyable, and it is definitely an unforgettable viewing experience. That's why I gave a four-star recommendation.

However, the shortcomings of the film are also very obvious. Hugo, an excellent actor, hardly gets any room for development in the film. What is worth affirming is that in the limited space, the movie uses some simple but effective details to deeply outline the characters, so that the images of the main characters become three-dimensional - although not full, but at least the side presented is What is convincing and even more rare is that the two lines of family affection and love throughout make the film not appear empty, and you can feel the drive of emotion. But even so, Hugo still failed to further develop his ability and charm, which is the biggest regret of the script.

But the most successful part of the film is that it takes advantage of Hugo's powerful charisma, combined with history-making visual effects, to deliver a clichéd yet wonderful, straightforward yet gripping story. 'Independence Day' fills the film industry with so much magic, and it awakens the reasons why I fell in love with this art in the first place. "

It can be seen that Roger's views on "Independence Day" are very clear, and his rating is obviously not as good as "Speed ​​of Life and Death", but he strongly recommends this movie. Movies are definitely worth going to the cinema to watch. This view coincides with the interview of "Beautiful Day Live".

Of course, an 80-point evaluation is still a rare high score for a commercial film.

However, Roger also mentioned in the comments, "Another regret of the movie is that the image of aliens did not meet expectations, not only not innovative, but also slightly monotonous. Of course, as a director Roland wisely avoided This one, without giving too many shots to the aliens. Smart choice."

This rare joke makes people laugh, but the image of aliens is obviously a matter of opinion. The New York Times, as the media representative of the East Coast, expressed dissent, "This movie reminds us of'" A Space Odyssey 2001', 'Star Wars' and 'Jurassic Park', not because the connotation of the movie has reached such a high level, but because the movie is so wonderful, the image of aliens in the story and people's mind when they mention aliens The images that emerge from it overlap perfectly.”

In addition to expressing views on aliens, The New York Times will naturally not be absent from this national media event. The newspaper commented on the movie itself at the first time, "The movie attracted all the audience's attention from the beginning. Pay attention, and carry out this highly concentrated spirit from beginning to end, making the 150-minute movie a pleasure. The simple plot creates an ups and downs viewing process, and the thrilling storyline makes every movie A turning point is full of suspense and anticipation, affecting the hearts of the audience, with advanced visual effects that surpass the times, creating an unrepeatable viewing experience, as a commercial film, we cannot ask for more."

"The New York Times" can be said to be full of praise for "Independence Day", and unlike Roger, they also affirmed Hugo's performance, "Maybe this is Hugo's greatest charm, he can always To attract people's attention in a limited time and limited space, even if it's just an appearance, his smile, his eyes, and his expression make people unable to take their eyes off.

Even the simplest characters are brought to life by Hugo. Under the interpretation of Hugo, the role of Steve is brave, determined, brave, and wise, but at the same time, he is not lacking in tenderness, humor, thoughtfulness and kindness. His interaction with every character in the story has become unforgettable. Details, thanks to the existence of Hugo, the details of the film have been perfected, and finally this complete and wonderful story is presented. "

Their attitude can be seen in the New York Times comments, so it's no surprise to see them giving them a perfect score of 100. As a commercial film, "Independence Day" actually got a full score of affirmation, which is enough to make people's blood boil, not to mention the "New York Times", which is the most influential in the United States, this is indeed an exciting news. .

On the other hand, the "Los Angeles Times" at home is not far behind. Their comments spread across the West Coast immediately. This time, the film review was not written by Nicholas McKellen, but it was still "Independence Day". "Send a great review.

"This may not be the most expensive work in history, but it is definitely the most shocking work to date. The powerful visual effects make every scene look so real, and you can feel the realness pouring in from all directions when you sit in the cinema. It makes the audience also become a part of the film and experience this catastrophe. Industrial Light and Magic is undoubtedly the biggest behind-the-scenes hero. They cooperated with Emmerich to build incredible pictures with computer visual effects. , making this incredible film.

However, if that's all there is to it, then "Independence Day" can only be regarded as a good commercial film, perhaps better than "Water World", but at most it is on the same level as "Jurassic Park". But the most wonderful thing about this movie is that Lancaster has injected a magical power into the film.

Lancaster didn't get as many opportunities to show his charisma, unlike 'Life and Death'. But Lancaster used his personal understanding of the script, his understanding of the characters, to connect the whole story with his performance. His interaction with his girlfriend, his relationship with his son, and his tacit understanding with the president, these small links not only enrich the emotion of the story, but also gradually outline the character and image of the character. This skill is precisely Lancaster's greatest magic.

This also makes 'Independence Day' not only out of the grade of 'Future Water World', but also from 'Jurassic Park'. Even if there isn't enough time for a personal heroic show, Lancaster still injects a touch of warmth and humanity into the end of the day, making the whole story tender. "

The final score of the "Los Angeles Times" is as high as 90. Although it is not as crazy as the "New York Times", it is still an incredible score for a commercial film, and it can clearly see their attitude towards this film.

On the other hand, the "Hollywood Reporter" expounded its own point of view from another perspective, "No matter from which perspective, 'Independence Day' and 'Future Water World' should be the same type of work: a grand world view, Spectacular movie pictures, wonderful visual effects, simple story structure, and a hero who can turn the tide...

However, 'Future Water World' ended in a fiasco, while 'Independence Day' took on a completely different face. why?

The reason is not difficult to understand. Although Roland Emmerich is not a famous director, he is very experienced in the layout of the big scenes and the control of the narrative rhythm. Every audience enjoys the double shock of sight and hearing.

More importantly, the great success of film casting, the second cooperation between Hugo Lancaster and Sandra Bullock, although the role is not much, the spark is still charming; Alexander Lorraine and Jennifer - Aniston's partner is refreshing and lovable; plus Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron, Cameron Diaz, Al Pablo With the addition of Sino and other actors, Emmerich properly integrated the characters into the story, making the entire viewing process very comfortable and smooth. This is undoubtedly a rare victory.

Different from 'Future Water World', 'Independence Day' tells a simple but detailed story under a grand framework, and this alone makes it wonderful. "

In the end, the "Hollywood Reporter" also gave it an 80-point rating, which is basically consistent with Roger's point of view.

This is almost an unimaginable situation before the release of "Independence Day". As a work with visual effects as its selling point, the weak and weak story will inevitably become a shortcoming, but now the film has ushered in a frenzy of praise after its release. The first batch of The comments almost all gave praise to "Independence Day", which is a bit surprising as well as surprising.

Of course, this is obviously not all of the first comments, there will be different voices at any time, and this time is no exception.