In-depth analysis of Journey to the West, how would you evaluate it?

It took only two years for the online drama "Never Imagine" to be a novel performance from the first season to the big movie "Never Imagine: Journey to the West" today, and it has accumulated a good reputation. In tonight's screening in Shanghai, even some famous Shanghai crosstalk performers, presenters and other entertainers have quietly joined in. Although the film meeting is only a short 9 minutes, it does not affect everyone's enthusiasm for watching this film. Especially this movie, we can comment on whether it is a New Year's comedy worthy of going to the cinema in 65438+February 65438+August from the aspects of special effects, jokes and plot. Since it is an adaptation of the story of Journey to the West, it is naturally inseparable from the production of special effects. There are special effects at the beginning of the film, and there are dark clouds all over the sky. Sun and the monkey duel. This special effect has clear picture quality and strong three-dimensional effect. However, some so-called big productions use the so-called "five-hair special effects", which really shows the team's intention in special effects and realizes the promise of summoning animals. There is absolutely no need for us to fool the audience with the "five-hair special effect". In terms of special effects, it is also worth mentioning Wang Dachui's tricks, although this is not strictly a special effect, but a editing technique. However, there are still two special effects of flowers to enhance the beauty of the film. In particular, the beauty of Yang Zishan, against the background of flowers, was interpreted as extremely beautiful. Then laughter is almost three minutes of laughter and five minutes of laughter. In the process of editing, the editors skillfully told the story in flashback, which made us laugh at Tang Priest's nagging spirit at the beginning of the film, and in the film, director Xiaoxing Yi used a lot of spoof techniques, as always. What did you spoof? For example, the phrase "Fairy Tales are Lies" comes from Liang Guang's song Fairy Tales. Princess Zhu Huan was also played badly on the Internet, and the director used it again this time. Just curious, who is Erkang this time? There are still many spoofs in the film, and the most important reason why the film can make us laugh like this is because the lines in the play are a lot of online buzzwords. This can make many young audiences sing. I naturally don't care about the height of the joke. ? And as for the logic of the story? There is no such chapter in Journey to the West, but the story doesn't tell us whether it is 8 1. I didn't say how hard it was. This is a very clever adaptation. This is a direct quote. When they passed a town, the master and the apprentice met a disaster. The story also specially added monsters such as white tigers. It seems inconsistent with the original, but while adapting the story, The Journey to the West, the four classic novels, is the most frequently revised. Therefore, in the adaptation story, director Xiaoxing Yi always plays cards with his brain wide open when writing a script. At this moment, we thought that the righteous side could be the biggest villain. We think the most useless person is the hero who finally saved the town. Love and hero, in the movie, the director explained clearly that you can't have both. I'm afraid the audience coming for the theme of Journey to the West will be disappointed. Unexpectedly, Journey to the West did not give a new explanation to Journey to the West, but regarded it as a shell or foil of Wang Dachui's story, and the focus of the role description in the film was still on Wang Dachui. Although judging from the design of some lines of Monkey King, the director didn't just want him to play a functional role. From beginning to end, Monkey King often led Wang Dachui to fight monsters, helped Wang Dachui to fight monsters, led Wang Dachui to fight boss, and helped Wang Dachui to fight boss, which played an auxiliary role and promoted the development of the plot. Jokes are jokes. It would be very appropriate if the title of this film were changed to Journey to the West: Wang Dachui. Unfortunately, even so, Wang Dachui is not a qualified protagonist. His figure runs through, but he doesn't take the responsibility of emotional clues in movies. A good movie should not just tell a story, but take the story as the carrier, present the emotional entanglements of the characters to the audience, let the audience substitute the joys and sorrows of the characters, and then care about their fate. Then conform to the wishes of the audience and reach a happy ending; Or rebel against the audience and create tragedy; Or end with an open ending, leaving room for imagination and letting the audience fill in the blanks by themselves. Wang Dachui can't affect the mood of the audience. He just followed the plot, and his emotional entanglements were insufficient. Wang Dachui's longing for the hero and the desire for diaosi's counterattack are superficial, but it's a pity that Wang Dachui's contradictory cognition of his demon and stone spirit, harm and benefit has not been fully explored. Because the audience couldn't devote themselves to their emotions, Wang Dachui was beaten by the villagers, and it was hard for them to cry when they finally sacrificed for everyone. I don't know if it is "intentional, but unintentional." In sharp contrast with Wang Dachui, the supporting actor Murong Bai left a deep impression on me. He has the responsibility to protect people from monsters. He is handsome and has high martial arts. He is the object of worship by thousands of villagers, but the curse engraved on his blood makes him unable to escape short-lived fate. He is in a dilemma between collective responsibility and personal happiness. Wang Dachui envied his natural and unrestrained scenery, and even more envied Wang Dachui's ordinary ease. His emotional conflicts are well described, laying emotional clues for the plot, and the subsequent blackening and failure reveal a trace of tragedy, which makes the audience have to be moved. If the protagonist is Murong Bai instead of Wang Dachui, it may be a good story. But even if there are good stories, Wanhe does not have the ability to tell good stories with movies at present. Although there are series such as Detective Di Renjie and Huang Feihong, their online dramas are all short stories, and there is little correlation between each chapter. However, an hour-and-a-half movie and a 20-to 40-minute online drama need different narrative structures and methods. It is commendable that Calling the Beast did not directly transplant the narrative technique of online drama into the film, and it is sheer nonsense to say that Never Unexpectedly: Journey to the West is a slow-moving Never Unexpectedly. Calling the beast doesn't want to make a short film. He pays attention to content, not emotion. Otherwise, he wouldn't add so many contradictory attributes to the leading role and supporting role. But he was eager to win the market, and he mixed many popular elements into it, which made the whole movie a hodgepodge, disorganized, lacking in positioning and neither fish nor fowl. Having said the shortcomings, I also want to be fair. This movie does have many shortcomings, but from its protagonist Shi Niu's unconventional ending, I can see that the beast is making a movie seriously, and I have confidence in Wanhe's future. I have seen a lot of film reviews of Unexpectedly: Journey to the West, and most of them express disappointment and spit. There are few calm analysts and many malicious cynics. In this regard, I would like to talk about my personal thoughts on film and television criticism. Some people say that the purpose of film reviews is to identify and screen movies for the audience, but I don't think so. Whether a movie is good or not, you always have to see it yourself. There is no need to be judged by others. I think film reviews are written for the audience who have seen movies, and the purpose is to provide an angle and method of interpretation. It would be superficial to comment only on praise or scolding without in-depth analysis of its advantages and disadvantages.