Director Ang Lee is the light of China, and Gemini Man is the story of Ang Lee. Is the box office worth 300 million?

Anyone familiar with Ang Lee knows that his first film, Pushing Hands, won a special prize from the jury of the 28th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards. Director Ang Lee is the light of Chinese people. He who dares to be the first person to eat crabs will not be recognized for the time being, but the value of technological innovation will eventually be recognized. The recently released sci-fi movie Gemini Man is actually Ang Lee's own story, and he is the hero Henry. At present, the box office of this film is only over 200 million. Can it finally break through 300 million?

Today's Ang Lee is mature, intelligent and experienced, but she can't compare with herself when she was young, just as Henry can't beat Chloe. Henry sees too much and thinks too much; Chloe is so simple, she can do nothing but kill people, so she can give full play to her strengths. So is Ang Lee. In the past, he could only shoot drama films, and he took it to the extreme. Even Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and School of Youth received rave reviews for their literary works.

At the same time, many people's ratings after watching Gemini Man are not very good, but I insist on my judgment of Ang Lee: the most important point of this film is not what story to shoot, but what method/technical means to tell the story. This is the starting point that viewers who care about stories and wonders usually ignore. They don't know that what An Shu wants to do and his ambition is actually to regenerate a new concept of film language.

This brand-new film language can be used in various traditional commercial types, such as Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Gemini Man and The Future Battle of Manila, and it is in line with the out-and-out style of Ang Lee writers, such as the consistent exploration of father-son relationship. To tell the truth, I am excited to think that a future-oriented film language may have been initiated by Chinese people-Ang Lee has opened up the story level and the technical level? Create? .

American action movies in the 1990s just broke away from the roughness and flatness of B-level production, and pursued more extreme and full audiovisual dramas from the perspective of globalization, which was not destroyed by the popular high-speed editing in the new century. Ang Lee took this as the material, which not only forged the frontier of the future, but also saved the real stream of mass images. This is the most important thing.

It can be seen that Ang Lee tried to add some deep-seated themes (such as father-son complex, scientific ethics, etc.), but the story was even false? Bourne ultimatum? It's impossible. What kind of idiot keeps a clone and orders it to kill his own body? Haven't you thought about wearing a gang when you meet? Even by the standards of popcorn, it's a disaster, let alone a harsh ending? Ang Lee's works? .

It's really hard to imagine that such an old and mediocre work was directed by Ang Lee. There are some things about Ang Lee himself in the story, such as human nature, father and son. The so-called 120 frame not only didn't add color to the film, but enhanced the TV drama texture of the picture and amplified the embarrassing acting skills of supporting actors and group performances, which was simply a disaster. At this moment, it is not easy to say I love you.

Some people may say that the story drags the movie back, but it is the story that moves me. About the life feeling of the old spy, 30+ old aunt agrees very much. If I were younger, I might disdain cliches. Some life experiences and feelings are actually the most basic values, but Ang Lee's amazing and deep-rooted expression once again deeply shocked me.

Now Ang Lee is fascinated by technology, and began to pursue the number of frames and visual effects.

No matter what kind of story, as long as it reaches the hands of director Ang Lee, it will become the story of Ang Lee. What is it this time? Everyone wants a chance to be young again? Ang Lee's control of the overall rhythm of the film is textbook level! This time, the director's ambition is not in the story, but to continue to explore some possibilities of high-definition digital movies in the future, and try new technologies to use 120 frames, 4K and 3D, which are completely different from traditional movies. Action drama, photography and lighting all have different attempts.

However, Ang Lee's most famous plays are not as good as before, and the final form is greater than the content. On the surface, it is progress, but in fact it is retrogression. For other directors, Gemini Man is a decent Hollywood blockbuster, but for Ang Lee, the film can only be regarded as a failure. Not that Gemini Man is so bad, but the family trilogy, Brokeback Mountain and Youth School? That's great. If we think highly of Gemini Man, it is unfair to Ang Lee's previous works.

Ang Lee injected ingenuity into all the highlights to reflect the refreshing advantages and features of the 120 frame 4K3D system. 120 frame 4K3D viewing experience is undoubtedly unprecedented, and it is also the ultimate immersive viewing experience, which is different from the previous viewing experience. Perhaps the progress of film technology and the promotion of viewing experience are not the decisive factors to judge the quality of a film, but they must be one of the important factors to help a good film.

I don't know how Ang Lee would feel when he saw the same motif when he was a child. It is important to look forward forever, but if the price is to waste martial arts, it is better to go back to the original Ang Lee. Some people talk about the shallow father-son relationship and genetic ethics in the film, as if as long as Master Ang Lee has made a light film, it contains the deepest cosmic truth. Wake up, since Ang Lee was addicted to technology in Pi, the ideas in his films have become more and more boring.

Ang Lee's attention to movies, his old self's education and expectation for his young self, was not grasped at all, and he was superficial and didn't dig deep. Even the sublimation of the theme at the end passed with a gag, and it was impossible to spit ... Ang Lee wanted to make a little touching humanistic care in the film, but he also wanted to give consideration to the plot and action scenes, but he fell behind, and neither side was pleased.

Aside from the all-round old script, the technology of the whole movie is only effective in action scenes, such as the long shot of motorcycle chasing cars, which can really bring high-speed, clear and extremely smooth visual experience. However, the immersion created by this technology is far less than a good story can make me integrate into it. The movie itself doesn't need it? High number of frames? Realize? Real? I just want to regard it as Ang Lee's paranoid attempt.

Ang Lee said three years ago. You may not like this movie, but don't dislike this technology. Very clear-headed. After three years, I finally saw the best match, but I still watched Ang Lee's movies. Do you think I should like this technology? Even though I don't like these two movies, is it enough for me to know whether I like this technology or not? I don't have any desire to express the film itself this time. Ang Lee's loneliness is a little sorrow, but a single technical presentation is a great sorrow. To sum up: it is still a bit difficult to break through 300 million at the box office.