The king's man is back in two pairs!
In 2015, the R-rated action comedy "Ace Agent" turned out to be a domestic theater.
The cool film temperament of sand sculpture nonsense and bloody and bad taste has made countless audiences stunned.
The witty British gentleman agent who loves to kill and bleed has countless fans and has become Hollywood's new arsonist.
The legend is not yet finished.
After the sequel "Ace Agent 2: The Golden Circle", the creators have created a luxurious retro, gorgeous and exquisite costume epic prequel.
After waiting for five years and changing the file four times, can these suit thugs still be able to burn?
Ace Agent: Origins
The King's Man
2021.12.22 USA
>>>> British gentleman, thug in suits
"Ace Agent: Origin" (hereinafter referred to as "Origin"), but also from the applause and popular IP chat.
In that year, "Ace Agent" earned $414 million at the global box office at a cost of $81 million, worthy of the dark horse of the year.
Box office hits, and the film party that tasted the sweetness is naturally riveted and developed derivatives.
Unexpectedly, the sequel box office of the special effects card division sincerely increased the weight was still a word of mouth overturned, which led to a wave of controversy about eating old books and brushing feelings.
The main creator had to adjust the direction, take out the unbreakable momentum to develop the third part, and save the declining reputation.
Cass lineup, the favorite ace agents have abdicated, a wave of Cass blood changes.
Voldemort Ralph Fiennes + Prince Harris Deakins starred in "Sleeping Curse".
The old drama bone with small fresh meat, there is a face and acting skills.
Pursuers Kolasjman Hansu + Baron Zemo Daniel Bruch + Quicksilver Aaron Taylor Johnson teamed up.
The Marvel squad was laid off and re-employed, and the MCU boy band scored another point.
The plot simply tears down and starts over, telling the entrepreneurial legend of the ace agent Kaishan Zushi.
Talking for so long, what is an Ace Agent?
If the suit is the armor of the modern gentleman, then the ace agent is the contemporary knight —
Their suits are straight, their shoes are polished, their clothes are dignified, and their temperament is unmatched.
Per capita, the image of the English gentleman, abstinence is an intellectual male god.
But once in danger, it can also transform into an elegant but cruel, civilized but ruthless suit beast in minutes.
Even if it is difficult to fight, we must always maintain a gentlemanly demeanor, and the head can be broken and the hair cannot be messed up.
Usually, they hide in an upscale tailor's shop and serve an international intelligence agency independent of the government.
Institutions are rich and invincible, but they are also mysterious.
There are airplane rockets on the top, bulletproof suits, handbag machine guns, Conan's same anesthetic watch...
A handful of special agents black technology, everything you need.
Who created this intelligence agency? Why has it been hidden in history for a hundred years?
In the first part of the movie, Uncle Face took the apprentice egg to the beginning of the mouth:
The world's most powerful people lost their heirs in World War I, and vast amounts of wealth were left unattainable.
When they realized that they could use this wealth to maintain peace and save the world, they created Ace Agent.
The understated "World War I" is not so much an explanation as it is a big hole dug.
This prequel is to solve the problems left over from history for this vague interpretation.
Founder of Ace Agent, Duke of Orlando Oxford.
An English aristocrat with extraordinary temperament and outstanding reputation.
When he was young, he was a war machine that killed people on the battlefield without blinking, and made great achievements.
In middle age, war trauma and the unexpected death of his wife, Orlando abhorred the war.
Unwilling to fight for imperialism any longer, he laid down his sword and gun and lifted his stretcher.
Become a pacifist and pedantic old aristocrat in the eyes of the world who sits on the golden mountain and the silver mountain.
Orlando
However, Orlando's soon-to-be-grown son, Conrad, disagreed.
The blood of adolescence is ignited by patriotism, and Conrad dreams of going to the battlefield to serve the Rice Banner.
Orlando, however, does not want his son to repeat the same mistakes, and menopause hits puberty, making a lot of noise.
Conrad
At the same time, an evil organization that fears chaos in the world has quietly risen.
The leader, who called himself the "Shepherd", took under his command the notorious churning sticks and great men of history.
A group of people conspired to launch a world war that plunged millions of people into a catastrophe.
As the mountain rain filled the building, Orlando realized that he could not stand alone in the turbulent times.
He finally compromised and introduced his long-planned secret agent operation to his passionate son:
For years, the Orlando gang has been secretly working with domestic servants all over the world who have no sense of existence.
Gather intelligence everywhere and secretly wrestle with conspiracies.
The situation in Europe is turbulent, and world wars are on the verge of breaking out.
Father and son work together to stop the shepherd's plot in one bizarre task after another.
This is the birth of the ace agent...
>>>> is endlessly interesting and full of feelings
Similar to Black Widow and Rogue One, Origins is undoubtedly a standard Hollywood popcorn prequel movie.
It is nothing more than serving fans, mining the value of IP and continuing the aesthetic style.
Speaking human, prequel and canon, same recipe, same taste.
The prequel film is indispensable to the tribute and traceability of the canon.
The secret base of the Ace Agent, the Tailor Shop.
Spanning a hundred years, this antique old shop does not seem to have changed much. (Nonsense, filmed on the same set)
"Ace Agent", "Ace Agent: Origins"
Ace Agent's Black Tech Kit.
Unexpectedly, the tip-toe knife that once helped the egg win the blade female killer was originally just a tool for climbing the mountain.
Ace Agent
Others such as secret agent code names, "Federal" whiskies, guns hidden in cold weapons...
Familiar scenes, equipment, code names, all make canon fans smile.
The core style of the series is also indispensable.
Grade A production cost, B grade bad taste, blood and sand sculpture fly together, brutality and humor.
The most crazy bridge section is the scene of the assassination of the demon monk Rasputin.
Rasputin was performed by Lizard Professor Reiss Evans on a large scale "disfigurement".
Reese Evans
In reality, Rasputin may be the most famous god-stick monk in history.
He was bearded, corrupt, and professed to be good at witchcraft, seducing the Tsar and leaning toward power.
At the same time, it is absurd to the extreme, and it has fascinated countless beautiful women.
After the death XX was cut off for exhibition, and it is said that it is 28.5cm in size.
Rasputin
Even the circumstances of his assassination are shrouded in mystery.
Legend has it that the Assassins ate potassium cyanide cake without reacting, and then fired three headshots in a row, still not dead.
He had to be pushed down the glacier again, and the forensic autopsy said he struggled underwater for 8 minutes before he finally drowned.
This bizarre piece of stall literature sparks with the legendary adventure of the ace agent.
Rasputin was built to be a melee mage who could dance ballet to fight one against three, and who could poison hypnotize ambiguity.
Accompanied by the Georgian folk song BGM, the sense of absurdity is full of bad taste.
Of course, movies are also indispensable to traditional artistic ability - anti-genre.
There are not many spoilers for the specific plot.
One second is still the main theme of "1917" style personal heroism, and the next second it recreates the anti-climax of "Uncle Face Suddenly Died".
The impermanence of life, the large intestine wrapped in the small intestine, and the decisive "unexpected" may also be the unique charm of "Ace Agent".
>>>> style is old and profane
Unfortunately, the sporadic flashes of light are "not hidden" after all.
"Origins" has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 43% and a Douban score of 5.4 (the first two are 8.4 and 6.8, respectively).
Box office hit the street, word of mouth died violently, large-scale rollover scene.
Intuitive groove points, the overall style swaying.
Matthew Vaughn, director of the "Ace Agent" series, a well-known IP incubator in Hollywood, is famous for his "piece of nothing".
He directed "X-Men: First Battle" and "Hai bian King" after the first big hit, and the sequel changed directors.
The reason is nothing more than "heavy special effects, anti-genre, bad taste" three axes.
The same violent aesthetic, the first use is style, the second use is routine, the third use is to swing.
Matthew Vaughan (left)
Shooting "Origins", when the director was immersed in the operation of the jittery and clever, he had to cater to the public to make subtractions.
If you want to see the retro agents fight gorgeously, it is not as good as "Secret Agent"; if you want to see the history of the First World War of Maggie, it is not as good as "Wonder Woman".
One point serious, three points wild plus six points stupid, twisting, splitting.
Even 60-year-old Ralph Fiennes had to take on the play out of breath.
Can he act in high-intensity play? Can't act, don't have the ability to know?
The most controversial groove, the cynicism of historical attitudes.
In the film, the historical characters and famous scenes that are either famous in history or have been left behind for thousands of years appear in turn like "reporting the name of the dish":
The assassin who assassinated Ferdinand to start the World War, Princip.
Nude photos blackmail the president of the United States on both sides of the spy - Marta Harley.
Few scenes are not enough to deconstruct irony, and are only used to shake the clever passages.
The historical plot of the First World War in which "Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, and Germany declared war on Russia" was deliberately ignored.
The heads of state of Britain, Germany, and Russia were treated as nasty and childish ghosts, fooling around like a family.
The created villains took on the hard work of instigating the war, and even saw the paradoxical scenes of Lenin shaking hands with Hitler.
Irresponsible nihilistic simplification of history, chaos and blackness.
Unfamiliar viewers look at it inexplicably, and the familiar look does not hit a single point.
How, do you really think of history as a "little girl dressed up"?
Hitler
After all, the reason why "Ace Agent" has countless fans.
Sci-fi effects, violent aesthetics, and B-grade fun are of course important.
The core charm lies in the rebellion against the traditional elite narrative.
The first part of the series, in a word, is about the hot-blooded and refreshing articles of poor street boys who are recognized by high society.
The unknowing British gentleman and the dazzling secret agent routine have all been smashed and broken by the director.
The egg that inherits the legacy of Uncle Face proves that the suit cannot define the value, and the action is the truth.
And when the second part of the series, the dragon slayer teenager will become a dragon and return to the traditional narrative of mainstream values, and the charm will naturally be greatly reduced.
And this "Origin", the protagonist is simply set up as a gentleman who hangs all the way.
The rebellious spirit at the heart of the series has become an ineffective chicken soup with a tone.
Through the vacillation of anti-war and anti-war, the glory of yesterday's empire is reaffirmed.
Even the gentleman's code "Manner, Maketh, Man" that runs through the canon has become a joke for the villain.
I have to admit that this series has changed its flavor.
7 years, 3 movies.
The "Ace Agent" series has ranged from an unpromising counterattack dark horse to the much-anticipated street massacre.
Movie fans around the world have watched Hollywood waste another ace IP.
Pity, pity, lament.
Matthew Vaughn reportedly announced in promoting "Origins" that the third part of the series has been nailed down.
The finale, "Ace Agent 3", will begin filming in September this year, ending the story of the ace agent of the egg.
"A Generation of Grandmasters" has a line:
Man, at this time and another, take off what shoes when you cross any river, and wear as much pants as you have.
Since the series is still unfinished, we do not seek to recreate the glory of the first part.
But ask the creator to be an individual, don't eat the IP value dry and wipe away, and bid farewell to the feelings with dignity.
If the next one is still a virtue of prequel, then I don't think this IP needs to be filmed.
Almost.