In the past, the “Transformers” series of movies became popular all over the world, but it is a pity that Hasbro did not take advantage of the victory and wanted to carry forward another series of “G.I. Joe“.
As a result, the two films “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” both had bad reviews, which directly led to this series of stillborns.
Paramount Pictures has nothing to film for the next 10 years.
Or maybe it was after seeing the prequel “Bumblebee” of “Transformers” that was well received, he turned “G.I. Joe” upside down, and took the prequel “Snake Eyes.“
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When I first watched it, it was difficult to understand why they found “Snake Eyes” as the main character in the first movie.
Who knows, the movie adds a background story to the character, and it is also directed by Robert Schwentke, the director of “Red” and “R.I.P.D.“.
Although the expectations are not great, there are still some surprises.
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In line with the inherent routines of the series, “Snake Eyes” also has a very dense action scene.
Fortunately, it’s not like the previous two movies, which are so sloppy and exaggerated.
A large number of “close-to-the-ground” fights, whether it is a sword test, a fist fight, or a flying over the wall, are all brilliantly filmed.
Especially in the first half of the action scenes, a combination of Jianghu movies and Hollywood large-scale action movies, it adds a touch of martial arts movies to the movie.
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The exaggerated action scenes only appear in the main scene of the road chase at the end, and the excitement and dazzling degree absolutely beat the first two movies.
Comparing the previous two movies, there is a playful pleasure and a messy plot.
“Snake Eyes” did make the best effort to adapt it so that the story seemed reasonable.
And the actor’s mental journey is between realism and magic, which also conforms to the popular taste of superhero movies, and is quite grounded.
After all, this may be the first part of this movie universe, and the plot will pave the way for future roles.
However, in the second half of the period, it was obviously too hasty, and the appearance of the role was particularly abrupt and exaggerated.
If you haven’t seen the first movie or story, you will be confused.
Snake Eyes witnessed his father being killed when he was a child, and when he grew up, he determined to find his father’s enemy.
One day, he met Kenta, claiming that as long as he performed a task, he would be able to offer the murderer to his father.
Snake Eyes dealt with Storm Shadow of the gangster family for this, and also mixed in Arashikage clan.
Following this, Snake Eyes was involved in the family struggle of Arashikage clan, and the truth about his father’s death gradually emerged…
1.Originally did not have much expectations for the movie, but was amazed by a few action fights
After watching the first two works of the series, I don’t expect any plot from the movie, I just hope that there will be a thrill of continuous action.
As a result, not only was not disappointed, but also very pleasantly surprised.
Unlike the nondescript fights in “Mortal Kombat” before, this movie really tells a story about the integration of Eastern and Western cultures.
But the action scene does not seem to be overly curiosity or cultural differences.
The film incorporates Japanese kendo and gangster culture into a Western action blockbuster, and it is not as uncomfortable as “Wolverine“.
Start a quay melee, from kung fu fights to swords and swords, combined with large-scale chasing battles, the action scene is quite large.
Moreover, the designed moves are extremely tricky, they look pleasing to the eye, and have a preemptive effect, making people completely forget the shortcomings of the first two movies.
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After that, whether it is the training scene or the chase and fight scene in the back alley after night in Tokyo, a little carelessness will turn into “Mortal Kombat” as nondescript.
But this movie has both excitement and realism. It does not have Hollywood’s curiosity about Eastern culture, and even has the flavor of a Chinese-language martial arts film.
Kenji Tanigaki, a famous Japanese martial arts instructor, has shot a lot of good works in both Japanese and Chinese films.
This time, he successfully integrated Japanese martial arts into Hollywood blockbusters and became the most outstanding link.
2.The movie integrates the background into the story well
There is almost no Hollywood movie with a Japanese background that can have good results, but this movie can fully integrate into the story.
The first two movies do have dense action scenes, almost irrespective of the reason.
Coupled with the exaggerated and inaccurate action and fighting, the first two movies definitely make the audience tired, but no matter how big the scene is, it will only become empty and exciting.
This movie has learned a lesson. Except for martial arts competitions, several large-scale action scenes are not overly exaggerated.
Like a rainy night chase in the middle section, it is fully integrated into the Japanese urban geographic environment.
Combining magical and realistic action scenes, in addition to the blasting and chasing battles of the final battle, it focuses on the gorgeousness and dazzling of the action scenes, which can be clearly appreciated every move.
The road chase in the final section, with both a gun battle and a moment of close combat, is also very exciting and refreshing in the action blockbuster, but it is not as exaggerated as the first two movies.
Even the large-scale siege scenes of the final battle were carried out in realistic and grounded fighting.
In terms of the plot, the audience may not be able to understand what to do with “Jewel of the Sun”, but the action design is still very thoughtful.
In the year of 2021, you may have watched too many exciting and numbing action movies. This movie is simply a spring of action movies.
In addition to the poor plot, the chaotic, ridiculous and anti-intellectual plot of the first two films is also a major failure of the story.
“Snake Eyes” seems to be a prequel personal story.
Unexpectedly, it was a restarting story. The plot of the first two movies was completely erased, and the background of the “birth” was arranged for it, and “G.I. Joe” was added.
Compared with the previous two movies, “Snake Eyes” definitely has a clearer script and story background.
It describes the growth process of Snake Eyes’ training and learning, the brotherhood of friend and foe with Storm Shadow, and there are also variables in the game.
As a prequel movie, it does create a heroic character, and it also gives a new energy to the character who did not even have a line in the first movie.
3.To pave the way for the movie universe
Forging a movie universe, it is not anxious in itself. But this movie has almost no “preparation” at all.
If you haven’t seen the original work, you probably can’t understand the purpose of these characters.
If this film is just an independent personal film, and only brings out the background of the protagonist, the story may be more concise.
Since the movie is titled “G.I. Joe“, it is obvious that Paramount Pictures wants to turn it into a cinematic universe, and it must lay out more characters and villains.
The first half describes how the prodigal son “Snake Eyes” entered “G.I. Joe” through Arashikage clan, and how he learned art to face his own demons.
But in order for the story to pave the way for a battle between good and evil and Storm Shadow, a worthless conspiracy must be arranged.
The hero’s “birth” story has not yet been fully explained, so he joined a series of “conspiracy” and battles between good and evil.
Whether it’s the reversal of the plot or the character’s mental journey, they all seem top-heavy and careless about one another. The lines about friendship are too exposed, which is really a failure.
Even if it is a restart story, the background of the previous Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow should indeed be recreated.
But the film still arranged for Scarlett, Baroness and other characters to debut.
These characters can be said to have nothing to do with the main line at all, nor do they help the protagonist in carrying out the task. Forcibly arranging these characters to appear on the scene only makes the story extremely abrupt.
In this way, it is as inexplicable as the characters are randomly entering, and it also wastes the main characters such as the “Serbuan maut” series Iko Uwais in the movie. Master Harder.
All in all, “Snake Eyes” can be regarded as one of the best action movies of 2021, and the series of actions are designed to be pleasing to the eye.
From the shadow of the sword to the kung fu, to the rain of bullets and bullets, the process is smooth and gorgeous, and it looks very enjoyable. There is no lack of exciting and refreshing scenes.
Coupled with the background of the typical Japanese gang and Bushido, there is no curiosity and nondescript, and the tricky and wild action scenes are fully presented, and the effect is better than the first two movies.
Henry Golding does not act in romantic comedies such as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Last Christmas“. He is also pretty sensible to play an action hero in this movie.
It’s a pity that, as a restart-type series of origin stories, the second half is too greedy, and the plot turn is also extremely abrupt. The dispensable characters are like a mirror, paving the way for the subsequent sequel.
Úrsula Corberó, who plays the heroine Tokio in “La casa de papel“, and Samara Weaving, who plays the heroine Grace in “Ready or Not“, can be in love with each other.
