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& ltbr & gt I. The story of Warrior of the Wind:
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& ltbr & gt Solomon Islands, 1943. The war turned this beautiful island into a bloody killing battlefield. Anderson, who was seriously injured, became the only survivor in the class. In the field hospital, he fell in love with Rita, a female nurse. When Anderson finally struggled to return to the army, he received an embarrassing special task-to protect the Navajo signalman Yaz.
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& ltbr & gt Because the passwords of the US military have been repeatedly cracked, a set of passwords based on the Navajo mother tongue has been established. Navajo signal soldiers became the primary captive target of the Japanese army. At this point, Anderson is like a double-edged sword: protecting artistry and ensuring smooth communication. At the same time, in order to prevent the password from falling into enemy hands, Masako must be killed by himself before being arrested. For the benefit of the country, Anderson is in a dilemma between moral and military responsibility. After fierce fighting again and again, Navajo communication soldiers and "bodyguards" finally established an unbreakable friendship. With the help of Anderson, Yazi crossed the obstacles in her heart and became a real warrior. Anderson also found human nature lost in the smoke from his friends. ...
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& ltbr & gt In the last battle, the US military was suppressed by strong firepower and the situation was critical. Desperate Anderson and Yates sent a distress signal, but they were unfortunately shot. Looking at the flood of Japanese troops, I suddenly pulled out the pistol that Anderson held on my head ... However, Anderson defied military orders and braved the hail to carry Yazi to a safe place. Holding artistry's hand, Anderson passed away peacefully.
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& ltbr & gt The main scene of this film is set in Saipan in the western Pacific during World War II, and the story of the American Navajo warrior forgotten by history is first put on the screen. This war film mainly emphasizes real and shocking scenes, but the plot development still retains Wu Senyu's best brotherhood.
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& ltbr & gt In this movie, men's love, sadness, passion and despair are vividly portrayed. The United States Marine Corps has always attached great importance to the feelings of compatriots. But in the film, Anderson not only wants to save himself and Yates' lives, but also carries out the cold-blooded task of killing his comrades-in-arms when necessary under the concept of absolute obedience. This kind of pressure is intertwined with morality and the feelings of compatriots, forming a strong dramatic tension in the film.
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& ltbr & gt Warrior of the Wind is full of thrilling scenes, and stunts have become one of the important elements of excellent visual effects. Warrior of the Wind makes us fully feel the strong personal style of Wu Senyu's films, and the traces of "violent aesthetics" are still clearly visible.
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& ltbr & gt Of course, this film also has some defects. For example, it is unreasonable that the Japanese army does not move at all when the US military plane carries out fire support. Almost as soon as the bomb was dropped, it blossomed in the Japanese position. In addition, there is something wrong with the American flag in the film. 1944, there were only 48 states in the United States, but there were 50 stars on the Stars and Stripes.
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& ltbr & gt In Navajo culture, "wind" is a mysterious word, which symbolizes ethereal and elusive both in religion and spirit. I want to express my respect and deep gratitude to the Navajo people with "Wind Warrior".
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& ltbr & gt The Warrior of the Wind, which is about to meet the public, is a war film with huge cost. Although there are different opinions after being released overseas, as a blockbuster directed by China people and about war stories in the Pacific Ocean, I believe it will definitely attract many fans.
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& ltbr & gt The Warrior in the Wind is based on a true story during the Second World War. After the United States declared war on Japan, the war entered a white-hot stage, and the Japanese army always cracked the American password. As a result, the US military recruited Navajo (one of the ancient Indian races), and their language became a secret weapon against the Japanese, while Navajo soldiers were called "wind fighters". Because every "whispering soldier" shoulders the top secret of the US military, every Navajo translator is under the "strict protection" of the Marine Corps. On the one hand, the protector ensures his own personal safety, on the other hand, when the translator is about to be captured by the Japanese army, the protector must "keep his mouth shut" to ensure that the password will not be leaked. From this film, we can see how Sergeant Anders, played by Nicolas Cage, established a sincere friendship with the Whispering Warrior and took good care of him.
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& ltbr & gt John Woo is one of the China directors who successfully entered Hollywood. He has collaborated with famous actors such as john Travolta, Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise, and made classic action films such as Broken Arrow, Face /OFF and Mission Impossible 2. His success lies in the integration of the eastern martial arts style into western action movies, which makes the characters more human and the pictures more ornamental. Warrior of the Wind is the first war film directed by John Woo, who is also the first director to put the little-known story of Navajo Cipher on the screen. The hero of this film is Nicolas Cage, a famous Hollywood movie star. This is another collaboration between him and John Woo after FACE/OFF.
The end of Wu-style violence aesthetics
When I got the screening ticket for Whisperwind last Friday, I was so excited that I won a snail girl for nothing, thinking that I was really lucky to meet this kind of business without capital again and again. Although I repeatedly told myself not to expect too much, and not to make it look like watching Spider-Man, I couldn't help sleeping for three nights. Of course, heavy homework and dazzling websites that are not suitable for XX have also played a lot of roles, hehe.
Actually, I can't say that I like Wu's movies very much. I like tough guy detective and everywhere, and I also like his first three movies in Hollywood. It's a little strange, isn't it? Yes, I don't like his exciting series "The True Color of Heroes" very much. The so-called "brotherhood" is over-beautified by him and will always burst like a soap bubble. But the ultimate goal, criticized by my brothers, I like it very much. Jean-claude van damme doesn't have much acting skills, and even his kung fu is only a few 180 degree kicks. At that time, Wu Dao had no power, but liked the neat action aesthetics of the film, and the pigeons in it were also my favorite pigeons. The key is that this film has a charm that Lao Wu's other films don't have. It is precisely because the ink is not deep that it tastes like prose ... well, stop talking, I am afraid it will be considered abnormal, hehe.
Let's go back to Whisperwind. Not many people came to see it today, about three-fifths less than those who saw the sum of all their fears last time. I wonder if it's because everyone is busy with the exam. At the beginning of the film, well, it's not bad. It's a special red stone wind erosion landform in the Midwest of the United States, but I'm really worried that Tom Cruise will appear on one of the cliffs like a gecko and cause MM to scream. Fortunately, it is not. It can be said that from beginning to end, Mr. Wu restrained his dazzling MTV-style scenes in MI2 and tried to make the war scenes novel. Of course, at the same time, we can't forget the "violent aesthetics" of our signature. However, too many shots were fired in the war. If you shoot all of them with two guns in slow motion, it is estimated that ten hours is not enough. In addition, I am really embarrassed to add pigeons this time, so I have to find another material that can show gorgeous beauty. I finally found it. The visual effect of this thing is more fierce than a bullet. Even in the war, it can create a bigger scene to show that I am making progress every year. Yes, that's it, that's-shells! It's really a bird gun for a gun. The whole film can be said to be a display of the sound and light effects of artillery shells: grenades, mines (strictly speaking, not artillery shells), mortars, cannons, cruiser guns, airborne bombs, and the invincible overlord guns of the Japanese army directly blew both sides to pieces. To tell the truth, even so, I don't think it is necessary to have slow motion every time the explosion. I'm afraid we haven't been to junior high school and don't understand the influence of gravity on parabolic trajectory.
Lao Wu is really riding a tiger, afraid to leave the slow motion. Everyone doesn't know who directed the film! Halfway through, I just feel glad that I haven't seen the roast squab yet, but here comes the "classic" scene of "double gun confrontation"! However, since this scene was spoofed by Zhou Xingxing in king of comedy, I feel funny every time I watch it. I didn't expect Lao Wu to fry cold rice, alas!
Psychologically speaking, the so-called violence aesthetics, if it really exists, is not just a slow-motion switch. Lao Wu should be aware of this. Last time I was in MI2, I was foaming at the mouth. This time, I let Christina Slater get up slowly and shoot her comrades, which almost made me twitch all over. The spirit of not watching is easy to stick to! It can be said that the so-called violence aesthetics has been regarded as a whore by Wu himself. Yes, it has been worn for decades and has never been changed. How can I not break it? Look at the Vacov brothers, and you will know that you need to change a pair of Nike shoes with the patent of "bullet time".
You can't say Wu doesn't work hard. At least he seems to have listened to everyone. He thinks that movies made in Hollywood show less friendship between men. So to return to this film, people feel that "my Wu sweatshirt is back." Let's not talk about whether it is necessary to insist on showing men's friendship (I think it's all nonsense in private, and what to show depends on the theme of the film. If you insist on putting on that label, it only shows that you can't get rid of the Jianghu habits. Isn't it ridiculous? ), saying that the movie is so awkward is enough to make me uncomfortable. People all over the world know that Cage is trying to protect the security of cryptographers who use Indian dialects this time, but there is an unspoken order in secret that these cryptographers must never fall into the hands of the Japanese. Everyone knows what he should do then, so I don't need to say it.
Wu wants to use the latter to show the conflict between friendship and military orders. Unfortunately, it was on the battlefield. Personally, I think there is no conflict between the two. Even if there is no password, it is normal for comrades who can't be saved in other films in order to keep other military secrets or suffer less crimes (of course, on the premise of his own request, if people want to be captured, you will certainly be spared, hee hee). It was in this situation that Cage and the Japanese killed a cryptographer named "White Horse" (not a prince). But his good friend in India insisted on being anxious with him, in fact, he would do the same himself, and the final shot also proved this. So it is far-fetched to insist on showing contradictions at this point. In addition, about the friendship between the two, alas, I don't see anything beyond my comrades. It's just that Indian boys are cooler and prefer to make friends. Cage, on the other hand, is always cold. The two talents approached after doing a wonderful action together, but this is also a far cry from the so-called "heart to heart" in the Hong Kong era. Therefore, brothers and sisters who want to see "the feelings of hot-blooded men" may be disappointed.
Actually, it all depends on Cage's role setting, which is so puzzling. The whole person is psychologically unhealthy. Isn't he injured once and all his men are dead, so he should become a person who always wants to die, not even a "person"? It seems that he has nothing to do but vent his hatred of Japan with bullets during the war and drown his sorrows in wine during the break! MM may disagree, saying that we can't blame others. Others feel that the war is so cruel and can't bring others into trouble. It's better to be anesthetized alone. This is understandable, but is it necessary? And there is no explanation for Cage's psychological performance in the film. It's as simple as that, just covering his injured ear from time to time and flashing some photos of his dead comrades in the past. And this has become a reason to refuse love? Say if you don't understand! Maybe I am too persistent about love, hehe.
I have said before that Ah Mui's We Are Soldiers is better than Wu's Whisperwind, and I still insist on my original opinion today. Because neither of them wants to rely on war art films or war epic films, then what we can do is to slap them hard when it is sensational and fight to the end when it is time to fight. I am better than the wind in both aspects. It is not that the war scene in the wind is not fierce, but that Mr. Wu really lacks the confidence to control the big scene, and the small encounter is thrilling and quick. As soon as I came into direct contact with the enemy, only the cameras were randomly connected. In addition, james horner, the soundtrack, is also perfunctory this time, and even competes with the picture when showing the war scene, which makes people feel the battle unintentionally! Not to mention the sensational scene, which is completely out of touch with the war scene. Anyway, as soon as the gunshots stopped and the voices opened on the screen, the audience below began to laugh or yawn.
In my screening ticket, "MGM Studio, US Air Force and Hof Theatre jointly invite you to come: Honor is their slogan (Horner is their code name)" Boy, this honor is too melodramatic. There is nothing wonderful about this film except Cage's amazing experience in the end. Instead, there are many sad places. As a "boutique" made by Wu who wants to make persistent efforts, it is a bit disappointing. Lao Wu, who wants to make a breakthrough, can't find the north for a while. The movie box office is estimated to be similar to mine. If it can exceed 80 million, I will punish myself for writing the most disgusting love letter to the fattest black girl in my class. Hey, hey, Wu's violent aesthetics should be over!
John Woo was once the star of China film industry and even the world film industry. Numerous China fans regard John Woo as synonymous with heroic feelings, and "John Woo" has become one of the most frequently used words in film-related reports. Although we can clearly see the advantages of his films, this advantage has been tirelessly mentioned, which is inevitably disgusting. Wu Yusen is the inventor of film language, and he has created a set of methods to express emotional content with action scenes, which are very beautiful in vision; On the other hand, John Woo persistently interprets a Chinese moral story in the film-"Friendship" transcends interests and legal system and becomes the highest existence, and the protagonist fights and sacrifices for it, and the party with "Friendship" can finally win.
John Woo's success is largely due to his persistence, even narcissism, and he has brought his favorite subject matter to the extreme, although it is too narrow and monotonous. Thanks to the recommendation of quentin tarantino and others, John Woo successfully entered the American film industry.
Although John Woo has achieved brilliant success in Hollywood, the crisis he faces is equally obvious. First of all, his style and subject matter are too single, and the audience may soon get bored; What's more, his "violent aesthetics" style has been successfully copied by Hollywood filmmakers, and even the shoot-out of shine on you in The Matrix and the explosion in Operation Swordfish are obvious examples. John Woo seems unlikely to remain the same. Warrior in the Wind, with the theme of war history, is a change of course by Wu Dao.
This time, John Woo failed. The reason why he failed was that he didn't know how to make a war movie at all. He recklessly brought his childish and rough understanding to the filming, and as a result, he completely fell in all key links of the movie.
The story of the warrior in Whispering is very scattered, and the theme of "protecting the Navajo cryptographer" is not obvious. I only saw the unfortunate team led by Nicolas Cage meet the Japanese again and again, repeating the almost identical battles again and again, without any sense of hierarchy and gradual order. This film continues John Woo's favorite role setting-the two men were antagonistic at first, but in the battle against the enemy, they turned to arms and forged a deep friendship. In the end, one side was forced to kill the other. The question is, how to transfer this very successful character setting in gangster movies to war movies. John Woo used a very rigid method to make every character very graphic, and at the end of the day it was ridiculously fake, just like a funny film imitating John Woo's classic movie. Characters and themes are always related, and Warriors in the Wind also made similar mistakes in setting off themes-conceptualization and charting. To make matters worse, Wu Dao is not satisfied with expressing his favorite theme of "friendship", but also wants to cram more things into it through more graphic character activities and dialogues, such as racial reconciliation, such as thinking about war and peace. In the film, as long as there is no war, cliches fill the whole screen, making people feel that they are watching red river valley or walking out of Amazon.
Many American blockbusters have problems in plot, characters and theme, but their advantages in scene handling can earn back many points. But for the soldiers in the wind, the scene of war is fatal. This film imitates Saving Private Ryan to the greatest extent, but it doesn't learn the essence. For example, the war scenes in the movie "Help", regardless of size, clearly explain the positions of both sides and the terrain structure of the battlefield. Fans of Ashes class can even draw a picture of the battlefield after watching the movie carefully several times. However, the soldiers who spoke in a low voice were confused in this respect. In the film, Americans and Japanese are fighting, and it is not clear who will attack and defend, or even who will fight. The terrain on the battlefield is even worse. In these chaotic scenes, John Woo's slow mirror will appear from time to time, which makes people feel neither fish nor fowl. There are also many mistakes in the common sense of war in Whispering Warrior. Nicholas Cage's "Thomson" submachine gun has caught up with the "M60" general machine gun during the Vietnam War. The power of a bazooka rocket launcher of the US military seems to be greater than that of a 907kg MK84 aerial bomb. And those dozens of Japanese "March 8 big covers" can't hit the living people jogging with their comrades 50 meters away! The most intolerable thing is that although the investment in movies is as high as 1 billion dollars, many scenes look very "cheap" and all the explosions look like fireworks. Moreover, the footage of the US cruiser bombing the Japanese positions actually used the information piece. Even if it is worthy of the investment of 654.38 billion US dollars, I am sorry for the admission fee of 50 yuan!
Now the most vicious shot is thrown at the soldier of the wind: I have never figured out what the "Navajo" cryptographer is doing at the front line of the battle-is it necessary to report the location of the enemy fortifications by cryptographic communication? Our own shells will arrive in two minutes. Can the enemy crack the password in such a short time? Even if the password is cracked, can the cannons in the fortifications still run? !
The film has too many defects, such as too dim colors, too noisy sounds and so on. In my opinion, Soldiers in the Wind can hardly find anything worth mentioning, and it can be used as a negative teaching material for war movies. In the United States, Whispering Warrior not only received rave reviews, but also suffered a fiasco at the box office. The local box office is only $40 million, less than half of the investment. For MGM, the investor of the film, who is dying, the failure of Warrior of the Wind (the only big investment project of the company except the 007 series) is undoubtedly another knife in their painful back.
John Woo's failure was no accident. It shows that "American blockbuster" is the crystallization of commercial film culture accumulated in 100. Although it is shallow and unwise to many people, it has very rich inside information. For a director who is famous for his regional culture, it is very dangerous to copy an unfamiliar "American blockbuster". Interestingly, the audience in my cinema didn't seem to think Soldiers of the Wind was a failure, and the buddies in the front seat applauded desperately when they saw the Japanese being killed. If most China audiences are like this, Feng's statement that "I can't beat Hollywood without money" may be true, because giving him $654.38 billion is really not necessarily worse than Warriors of the Wind.