Seeking final fantasy, film criticism in the depths of the soul

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Final Fantasy (also translated as Extinction of Space Warrior) will go down in the history of movies, but not as a successful movie, but as a footnote to the development of movie technology. This is the first time to use computer animation (CG) to play a real person, which proves that Tom Hanks and others' worries are superfluous-at least at this stage, computer actors can't completely replace real actors. Just like the 60,000 hairs controlled by the heroine Norvell in the film with software, the characters in the film have reached the point where they are about to be confused with the truth, but they are not completely confused. The film has set a new milestone in CG, but its revolutionary effect is obviously not as good as Jurassic Park in 1993.

In the case of CG chaos, the audience's consciousness plays a key leverage role: we may not know that there are no H2O molecules in the waves of Titanic; We may not care that the crowd in the stands of Gladiator is not "flesh and blood"; We know that dinosaurs are the product of countless combinations of 0 and 1, but we marvel at its flawless realism; However, we are still not satisfied with the close-ups of faces that seem real at first glance and fake at second glance. "Final Fantasy" tells us that CG has been able to save the cost of studios and extras for film companies, but it is not time to grab the star job.

It may not be accurate to say "saving" because the production cost of CG realism is high. For example, if you want to take a shot of curtains fluttering gently in the sun, I'm afraid it's much more convenient and cheaper to take a scene than to make the same effect with CG; On the contrary, if you want to take a panoramic view of thousands of people, CG may be more cost-effective. The production cost of Final Fantasy is similar to that of Pearl Harbor (CG is also widely used in the latter's war scenes, but it is limited to wars and props), but it never excites the audience. Its commercial fiasco (roughly estimated loss is about $6,543.8 billion) will prompt Hollywood to deeply reflect on the proposition that "film technology is a means or an end".

The first "eating crabs" and "poisoning to death" in Final Fantasy is not only reflected in the development of computer technology application, but also in its story content, which seems to be less concerned by the media and audience. In the author's impression, this film is the first English film implanted with Dongfeng metaphysics, and its concept is profound enough to make western audiences dizzy.

The main line of the film is the heroine's search for eight kinds of essence (English is "spirit", that is, "spirit" and "essence" of spirit). These "essences" come from animals, plants, children, etc. They contain the soul of heaven and earth and are called "Gaia" in the film. When a person gathers these eight "essence", he will be invulnerable and impregnable. The alien in the film is called "Phantom", and the red color is translucent. Some are like dragons, others are like octopus. They kill people not by stabbing or eating them, but by taking away their "energy", which is very similar to the out-of-body experience after death in Ghost.

The story happened in 2065, when the earth had been occupied by "phantom" and human beings could only live in a fully enclosed modern castle. Ming Na's voice-voiced Aiqi and "Big Man" actor donald sutherland's voice-voiced tutor found six "essences", while Norvell was attacked by "phantom" and often had hallucinations. Although Captain Gray, Norvell's boyfriend, is voiced by alec baldwin, he looks like Ben Affleck (the first hero of Pearl Harbor), a popular teenager in Hollywood, and Abengoa is the dream lover of a Japanese girl. When Captain Gray tried his best to protect Norvell in search of the "essence", General Heine had only one mind's eye, that is, to start the "Zeus cannon" and destroy the "phantom".

If Norvell and his mentor represent the wisdom of Dongfeng, then Gray and Hayne symbolize the advantages and disadvantages of American culture in the eyes of the Japanese-its chivalry and belligerence. Persuading General Heine to give up the use of knives and guns is like a Chinese medicine patient asking Western medicine not to operate. Of course, this is only the author's personal interpretation of the theme of the film, and the audience can fully understand the connotation of the film from the perspectives of environmental protection, the true meaning of life and the fight against AIDS. In fact, the "phantom" in the film is not so much a monster as a virus, which can be confirmed by the "prescription" finally found in the novella: the eighth essence originally came from the "phantom" itself, just like eating arsenic to cure a disease and fighting poison with poison.

Final Fantasy is the work of Japanese video game master Sakaguchi Hironobu. Contrary to what fans advocate, its ideological essence is oriental, and Hollywood screenwriters just fill this big framework with some auxiliary roles and lines that western audiences look pleasing to the eye. The dramatic defects of movies are reflected in many aspects: first, it is difficult to create artistic value by using Hollywood stereotypes, and at most it is just curious value; Secondly, the characterization is unremarkable; Thirdly, Sakaguchi Hironobu didn't make full use of the imagination space given by animation, and the lens processing was very rigid. It seems that everything is shot in the real scene before moving to the computer.

The author thinks it is absurd for the film to use Hawaii and Yokohama, Japan as location shooting. Why do cartoons need location, especially sci-fi cartoons? We won't delve into whether the scene of "The Lion King" is like the African prairie, but the picture of "The Lion King" makes us relaxed and happy, and its lens scheduling is full of aura. Sakaguchi Hironobu held a powerful and unconstrained style pass in his hand, but stubbornly tied himself to death in a tree.

A successful video game may not be adapted into a successful movie, just as an excellent literary work may not be adapted into an excellent movie. "Final Fantasy" lacks touching "soul" and focuses on "image", but copying the appearance is only a technical problem, but copying the heart is an artistic problem. Technology needs money, and art needs "heart". Needless to say, Final Fantasy is a useful attempt, but it is also a failed attempt.