Marvel contracted the commercial breadth of Hollywood comic films, and DC represents the depth of thought of Hollywood comic films. If the two modes are integrated, not only maintaining the genre narrative style and entertaining industrial aesthetics, but also ensuring the ethical philosophy of sexual evil and the image aesthetics of the somber wind, it may produce a blockbuster.
So James Gunn, the director who directed "Guardians of the Galaxy", ran to dc next door to shoot the sequel to "Suicide Squad" "X Task Force: All Assembled" (hereinafter referred to as "X Task Force"). When it comes to word of mouth, the freshness of rotten tomatoes starts as high as 98%, the mtc score is 78 points, the Douban score is 8.3, and the dc wave seems to be stable.
All along, the king of the DC universe has been Zach Schneider. Through the filming of "Superman: Man of Steel", "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", and "Zach Schneider's Version of Justice League", the characteristics of dc comic films have been laid: classicist narrative style, a serious hero myth, dark image aesthetic, and a strong slow-motion and mv painting style of personal style.
Most of the protagonists in dc comic movies are bitter and bitter, Superman and Batman always bear the shadow of the death of their fathers, and Gail Gadot's version of Wonder Woman is also a white moonlight that is not close to the love of men and women. At the narrative level, "Sea King", directed by Wen Ziren, takes on the flavor of classical drama: the supremacy of kingship emphasizes the inheritance of the eldest son (Sea King) and the Effect of the Ming King, so the Sea Lord is a thief of the country and needs to be brought to justice under rationalism (black and white).
Jokes about the character's life are never allowed in such works, and "Thunder Shazam" is an example, where the superhero becomes a muscle man with a negative IQ and a poor reputation. But the story at a glance is too much, and it is inevitable that some flavors are chewed with wax, which is also the reason why the DC comic movie fell into a bottleneck. Therefore, the appearance of "rolling director" James Gunn has allowed fans to see a glimmer of life in DC.
It is not difficult to find that "X Task Force" is still the familiar routine of "Rolling Guide" in "Guardians of the Galaxy": a group of rabble-rousers + a bunch of golden song skewers + a "hu pounding sea slash".
The members of The X contingent who are in prison have been saved! They were given a new mission that could reduce sentences: to travel to the South American island nation of Coto Malta to destroy the Nazi-era Prison and Laboratory of Jotunheim in order to save the political prisoners imprisoned there.
James Gunn does like to present the superhero protagonists to the audience in the non-tuned image of the street, and this time the wasteland style with DC is more stylish. Task Force X is made up of a group of scum in prison – the Ugly Grandpa's "ex-girlfriend" Clown Girl (Margot Robbie), the bloodthirsty Shark Man, the ugly-looking Weasel, and so on.
At the same time, their superpowers are not very high: Rat Catcher II (Daniela Manshivo) can summon rats, Polka Dot (David Dasmachilian) uses the rash on his body as a weapon, and t.d.k. (Nathan Felian) can disassemble himself to attack enemies... Although the equipment is rudimentary, it is this group of rabble-rousers who discover the earth-shattering conspiracy and turn the tide.
In terms of style, the "rolling director" seamlessly connects the direction, editing multiple classic songs and plots together. Unlike Za's deified soundtrack, Gunn's choice of music highlights more of a Ranger style. Electronic music and folk music replaced Zach Schneider's usual symphony.
After all, the musical style with the right group portraits can convey the main tone of the film. Unlike the towering gods (Alien Superman, Daughter of Zeus, Son of the Sea God, etc.), Task Force X won with melee combat and darts. At the same time, the emotional they are just pawns in the eyes of the high-level, more like contemporary knights, clinging to their own romance, and the pop style emphasizes this concept.
This romance is also reflected in the image. The anti-heroes in the DC comic movies mostly take the road of bloody violence, and they stage the drama of "tearing the devils by hand" without a word, and headshots, raw swallowing, severed limbs, and plasma splashes are the king. However, this intuitive aesthetic of violence is easy to cause physical discomfort to the audience, so Gunn also did some romantic treatment.
Take the clown woman's anti-killing section, I thought that the clown woman and the handsome guy got on well, and as a result, she killed the other party without saying a word, because she hated the men who would become future boyfriends, and perhaps she had not yet come out of the shadow of the lost love with the ugly master. Then, the clown woman broke through the siege, and the moment the javelin entered the throat, it was not blood plasma but flower butterflies.
Through unexpected anti-routines and symbolic image props, the degree of bloodiness on the plot and screen is weakened. In addition, the "Bloody Movement" (Idris Elba) and the Messenger of Peace (John Senna) compete to kill the enemy, and the giant alien creature Starro resembles a big star, all of which make the audience experience violence while tasting a little humor.
Dc comic movie has not been so lively for a long time, however, why did the author say at the beginning of the article that this wave of operations "seems" to be stable? This involves criticism of "X-Contingent": it is still a superhero film that has not escaped the shackles of commercial narrative.
First of all, the scattered characters are not focused enough, and excessive reversals lose their center of gravity.
Several of the protagonists have a comprehensive personality and a rich image. The "Bloody Movement" always felt indebted to his daughter, and the Rat catcher II felt that he lacked paternal love. The former is afraid of rats, and the latter is mentally communicated with his father because of rats. Eventually, through rats, the two make up for the emotional handicap.
However, other characters are mostly tool people and even become cannon fodder. The first squad in the opening scene was almost completely destroyed. What is elusive is that the director brings into the story from the subjective perspective of Schwart (Michael Luke), but reverses for the sake of reversing, and soon after the opening, he receives a box lunch, which can easily cause the audience's perspective to break and lose the narrative center.
Several of the characters are slightly enriched by scattered narratives and simple background outlines, and the rest are the characters' sudden offline.
At the same time, the introduction of some characters has only commercial utility and has no impact on the plot, and even their personalities are not full enough, such as clown women. As a survivor of the first squad, she can single-handedly kill seven in and seven out of the enemy's lair, and the connection with the story of the second squad is not strong, which makes the rescue operation more redundant.
Although the image of the clown girl is still gorgeous, due to the lack of background introduction associated with her, it only exists as a "crazy beauty", but it is a pity that Margot Robbie's interpretation. If you can follow the setting in the anime "Harley Quinn", the characters will not be reduced to decorations.
Secondly, the collage style of modern art makes the story not thick when it is thick, extremely frivolous.
Relying on the mature film industry, the creators combine elements of adventure, spoofing, and political thriller to create a postmodern freak.
The plot that could have shaped the character image was given to funny paragraphs, making the character's behavior unconvincing. Why did the Messenger of Peace ultimately stand against Contingent X, and what character traits led him to decide to defend the face of the country? None of these behaviors can find a solid basis in the previous setting.
Also, in terms of political metaphor, Task Force X is not thorough.
I thought it was to destroy tyranny, but I didn't expect that there was still a conspiracy behind it. The U.S. government has achieved the goal of controlling and eliminating dissidents by conducting monster experiments in other countries. Therefore, the behavior of the x-task force has more of a sense of anti-riot and good.
However, in the handling of the ending, it was forcibly added to help the local democratic regime restore its rule. Wouldn't it be more reasonable for this group of earth-shattering "bad boys" to accomplish their tasks in an anarchist posture?
Although the characters are more than one broken mouth, the mouth cannon lines are not suitable for everyone, but in these works, a common feature has been formed: if you want to express your unconventional and unconventional personality, you have to be like Deadpool. Entertainment is supreme, dissolving the meaning of the narrative, and even more dissolving the rationality of the logic of the character's behavior.
It is not difficult to see from the word of mouth that "X Contingent" has indeed touched the audience's hi point and has certain entertainment value. However, this film is more like a collection of highlights, grafting all the bad tastes into a messy piece, like a pot of hot pot, and any ingredient can be placed in it to stew. Suddenly missing Zach Schneider, although the story is silent, it is at least a story, and there are also connections between the characters and the plot.
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