Ten Thousand Years of Prehistory—Why is it a perfunctory adventure game?

Speaking of such an ugly and evil guy, his ending is quite unexpected. Some people will definitely say that Emmerich is perfunctory. If this evaluation is for the film as a whole, then I agree; if it is for the ending of this "Ugly King", then I have reservations. Because in my personal opinion, the depiction of this slave-owning class is really the only interesting thing about this film. Only here does Emmerich show such a detached and relaxed attitude that he dares to make fun of himself: I thought the javelin of "Male Pig's Knuckle" would be like the one in "300" (300) In the end, all the efforts were in vain. Unexpectedly, all the problems were solved in one sentence. I think most of the audience would be a little confused like me. This ending made me surprised and then happily thought of Chairman Mao's most classic conclusion: "All reactionaries are paper tigers." I bet Emmerich wanted to show the man who led everyone to turn over and become the masters in 10,000 BC. "Red Sun"! Even if you don’t take into account the weird and funny performance of the villain BOSS, the charming demeanor of his priests is quite different. I wonder if Emmerich heard about the words and deeds of "eunuchs" in an ancient Eastern country. These monks in "Ten Thousand Years Before History" all have the charm of "the undefeated East", especially the The "slut duo" are the most popular. Their flirtatious behavior and fuss-making attitude make even the most sharp-tongued "eight-biters" feel jealous. The head priest is probably no longer so "feminine" due to old age and beauty, but the flattery and awe in the corner of his mouth and eyebrows make people guess that Gao Lishi, Li Lianying and others may have had this kind of style back then. As a standard German "craftsman", Emmerich actually still has these "little ninety-nine" things in his heart, which makes me sit up and take notice. However, this "scratching" made me sober: "Ten Thousand Years Before History" is not a cult movie dedicated to bad taste. Emmerich actually tried hard to arrange it into a fusion fantasy. A wild and ancient epic. Therefore, many of the "bad tastes" I mentioned above are just wishful thinking. If Emmerich himself knew that there would be audiences who would view his "serious" creations in this way, he would not be able to laugh. Unfortunately, after searching so hard, it’s really hard to find the “seriousness” of this film. On the contrary, the separation between the front and back of the script is beyond the tolerance of ordinary commercial films. For example, there was no news about the protagonist's father after the opening scene. Just when the audience thought that this character would be completely reduced to the background, his whereabouts became important again, and the audience had to follow and expect how he would protect his son. As a result, they found out At the end of the film, the director did not mention his significance in promoting the development of the plot. The screenwriter seemed to randomly use him to fill in the plot holes and just smooth things over. What is even more incredible is the director's treatment of two important visual "spectacles", namely the mammoth and the saber-toothed tiger. They are all exaggerated in the trailer, as if they will have a grand performance in the film. Audiences who hold this idea will definitely feel deceived in the end. In fact, the role of the saber-toothed tiger is the same as that of the "hero's father". They are just a life-saving straw for the director when he is at his wits' end. The speed with which the director burns bridges and becomes ungrateful is also staggering - at the last moment, there was a "revelation" The saber-toothed tiger, which has a "record" meaning, disappeared without a trace the next moment - until the end of the film. This is obviously a lame trick of "if the story is not enough, prophecies will be added; if the prophecies are not working, mythical beasts will come to take over". The severely inconsistent depiction of mammoths in the film is also completely confusing. The hero's tribe makes a living by hunting mammoths, and they have never been seen to do any kind things to mammoths, let alone raise them. Therefore, even if the people of this tribe shamelessly insist on worshiping the mammoth as a god, it is difficult to say whether this god will bless them. As a result, at the end of the film, the director's vague suggestion that Mammoth conveys a "miracle of God" has no basis at all. Even if all these are put aside, purely in terms of animal nature, the film has clearly demonstrated the "revenge" of mammoths in the previous hunting scenes - whoever hurts it will definitely crush whoever it hurts. At the end of the film, the director couldn't find any reason for the weak to defeat the strong, so he changed the gender of the mammoth. Instead of chasing the hero who hurt him, he rushed towards the villains... The United States If the Screenwriters Guild is filled with people like the screenwriters of this film, then the more they go on strike, the more people will applaud.

Maybe some people will repeat the same old tune and think that this film is just about visual effects and does not need to be too serious. Then I can also tell you clearly that there is no need to look forward to the visual effects, it will not have too much impact - if you are really a movie fan who has watched several so-called "blockbuster" movies. "Too big and too small" is the most appropriate word to use in the title of this film. The wonderful visual effects are not only about the few unusual monsters on the screen, but also about the mise-en-scène. What Emmerich abused in this film is the cliched perspective and camera movement trajectory, without any innovation at all. This kind of laziness is itself a perfunctory one. Not only compared to top visual spectacles such as "King Kong", but also compared to slightly more clichéd films such as "Tomb Raider", "Ten Thousand Years Before History" also looks extremely immature. If it were placed twenty years ago, this film would still be able to frighten a group of viewers who "only watch strong movies"; placed in today's environment, "Ten Thousand Years Before History" is simply useless. In fact, the review itself feels like a waste; I can only be saved if this review stops you from going to the theater.