what..."
The elevator fell quickly, and the female passenger in it screamed in horror, probably stimulated by the continuous flashing of images, and a young woman's exclamation also sounded in the theater.
Sitting with his mother in another theater in Los Angeles, Duke was very calm. He cut off many transitional plots of the film. For example, after the initial murder, the film switched to a group of people talking and laughing and walking into the elevator.
Yes, the rhythm, what he wants is a continuous fast pace, so that the audience never has the opportunity to completely relax, and a few transitional episodes are also passed.
There was also the exaggerated appearance of Jack's car, with a distinct 80s Hollywood style. Duke did not hesitate to change it to a beautiful tail parking after the car galloped in.
There is nothing surprising about the plots of saving people, finding the bomber, shooting Harry, and the first large-scale explosion in the film. They are simply broken sections of Hollywood. The only difference is that these sections Occurring in the extremely confined space of the elevator, the narrow environment and tight time bring the audience a sense of imperative oppression!
On the other side of Mrs. Leah, from the time the elevator descended, a female audience kept pressing their hands on their chests, quickly "∟, breathing also showed her nervousness at the moment.
Nervous and breathless...
This is the biggest feeling brought to Cunites at the beginning of the film. In the past twenty minutes, he fully recognized Jones' evaluation of the film's absolute excellence. The twenty-minute opening scene alone is enough to be worth $5 in tickets. Price.
"boom..."
The explosion that you can't wait to blow up the entire building is simply the best ending to the opening scene of the film.
"Huh...huh..."
The surrounding companions breathed in rapid succession. It seemed that they had completely forgotten their breath during those twenty minutes, especially the middle-aged audience in their 30s who took off their jackets directly. The sound of strong breathing was like It's a running bull from Texas.
After taking several deep breaths in a row, Johnson's chest gradually calmed down. As a movie fan with more than ten years of watching movies, this is the most exciting opening he has ever seen after entering the 1990s, except for "Terminator 2" play!
In terms of the degree of excitement alone, this beginning is indeed inferior to "Terminator 2", but when it comes to thrills, it is definitely not under the masterpiece of James Cameron.
The picture gradually enters a transitional plot. The mayor of Los Angeles is awarding honors to Jack and Harry. Johnson's nervousness recovered a little, and his expression gradually relaxed. He took the Coke placed next to him and prepared to drink a few sips. According to the general situation, the film In the next period of time, it will definitely enter a relatively flat buffer period.
However, without waiting for Johnson to bring the straw to his mouth, the picture suddenly changed. The bomber was sitting in front of the TV and applauding the actor Jack. The camera switched between him and Jack several times, using the most simple and understandable lens language. He, there will be a good show between the two people next!
"He shouldn't be stupid enough to go directly to Jack to fight melee?"
Looking at the obviously old and weakened bomber, the only female companion asked Jones, "If the plot is like this next, it would be too clichéd, and it will be no different from those showing off muscles, Keanu River. Although Si...well, he is handsome, but he has no muscles to sell, right?"
"This is not a traditional action movie!" Jones replied casually and motioned to the female companion to watch the screen, "Look, the duel is about to be staged!"
Although there was a voice in the back, it could not affect Johnson in the slightest. When he saw the bomber, his nerves tensed again, and the plot of the movie changed quickly again. Jack walked out of the coffee shop while on vacation and proficiently followed him. The middle-aged man greeted him and watched him step onto the bus and drive away, then...
It was an explosion that could only be described as earth-shattering. The flames covered the entire screen, and the lens gushed out from the inside to the outer layer with the flames of the explosion, creating the illusion that the explosion happened in front of people's eyes, and flew away. After the roof of the lifted bus smashed a car into scrap metal, the window glass splashed in all directions against the firelight, presenting an alternative glass explosion.
Although there must be no bones of the people in the car, Johnson heard a sound of admiration from nearby.
"The explosion shot by this director is too exciting."
"He seems to have special experience in this regard."
"From the inside to the outside, the whole explosion is like a shot that happened in front of your eyes. How was it shot?"
The rapid breathing sounded again, and Johnson realized that he didn't know when he opened his mouth wide, and felt a thin layer of sweat on his body. This was an explosion that surpassed the nuclear explosion scene in "Terminator 2"!
The plot of the movie progresses very fast, the rhythm is like a spinning wheel driven by Jack, a tourist bus is installed with a bomb by a bomber, and the bomb will be activated as long as the speed exceeds fifty miles per hour, and then the speed is lower than fifty per hour. Miles and someone get off the bus will explode, and the bomber is forcing Jack, who disrupted his first action, to join this game of speed and life.
Subsequently, the film also confessed the bomber's crazy purpose-he was originally a bomb disposal expert in other state police departments. After being injured and forced to leave his job, he was unable to get his pension. He wanted to use this method to blackmail the pension. Money.
Seeing this, Johnson suddenly felt a little sympathy for the old man. This is not a natural bad person, but because of some realistic helplessness, he embarked on the road of madness. This is not completely facialized in other action movies. The villain, in the confrontation behind Jack, appeared to be very real.
He speaks few words, looks like an ordinary retired old man, but occasionally shows a fierce light is very scary, seems quite rational, but as long as he goes against his will, his evil inner will burst out immediately! Especially in the close-ups confessed by the camera several times, he always has a madness, and he is not the kind of madness that appears outside.
In Johnson's eyes, the bomber is even more realistic than Jack, who is always sullen.
By the way, remember that on the vaguely concerned subtitles, the screenwriter and director are the same person, and the villain he set is simply too good.
"Everyone's misfortune comes from the federal government?"
In another theater, Mrs. Leah whispered to Duke, Duke shrugged, "The Washington authorities will always be the best gangsters in Hollywood movies."
In the movie, under the premise of political correctness, the federal government can be discredited. The unemployed people are unfortunate. That is the fault of the federal government! Too many homeless people are the fault of the federal government! It is also the federal government's fault that the bomber cannot get his pension!
At this moment, among the black people sitting in front, a slight complaint came out, "It's the white man who saves the world again!"
Indeed, the driver of the bus was a black at first, but was quickly replaced by a white heroine due to injuries. Jack, as the savior, was naturally a white police officer, and there were a large number of Asians and Latinos among the passengers behind. Minorities such as ethnic and African descent.
Duke paid great attention to this when filming. Although the transition plot was shortened, many big scenes were filmed with models, and there was an extra Naomi Watts in the rear compartment who came to soy sauce because of compromise, but the rescuer and the rescued The distribution of people has not changed.
The distribution of passengers in the bus can be said to be the epitome of North American society.
"Wow, cool!"
There was another exclamation in the theater, followed by enthusiastic applause. Mrs. Leah couldn't remember how many times this was. Although there were not many audiences, they frequently cheered the film and the people who made it!
A hint of pride gradually appeared on her calm face. It was the pride of a mother alone!
By now, she gradually believed that Duke would become her greatest pride!
"The director is called Duke Rosenberg!"
Next to Dunn, Jones's voice suddenly sounded. He was reminding his companions, "This young guy is an excellent director! Guys, his explosion is unparalleled. Even if there is no suitable plot for the explosion, he can find alternative explosions. !"
In a scene that just passed, the bus hit a car pulling buckets of water, and the spray that floated up all over the sky was as wild as the Caribbean under a hurricane. It was an explosion of water as explosives!
The rolling wheels, the speedometer that always hovered above 50, the various crashes and chaos caused by the bus, all stimulated the nerves of Jones and others. They cheered, applauded, and even sprinkled popcorn. I don't care about it on the ground, they only have this film in their eyes!
Only "Speed of Life and Death"!
"Life and Death Hour" did not disappoint them either. The intense and exciting plots are intertwined. The soaring speed and rhythm make people breathless. Life and death decisions must be made in high-speed sports. Isn't it exciting enough?
"This is definitely a rare top action movie!"
As a veteran movie fan, even when the film is far from over, Johnson made a conclusion in his mind-there are few direct confrontations between the pros and cons of the film, and it is all about fighting wits and courage through the bus. This is an alternative. An action movie is also a peculiar action movie. The rhythm and scenes of the movie seem to never end. The director used the most glamorous, most beautiful, most exciting and fastest shots, which were continuously placed on the big screen.
The film is flawed. If you look for loopholes in the plot, Johnson can even find a few easily, but the film's tempo and images that are shocked to the passion, brilliance, and appealing are enough to conceal the young director's storytelling. Existing defects.
This is Johnson's true perception of the film.
Then, an explosion that made him boil again came from the sound of the theater. A whole house was turned into debris in the explosion. Although Jack's partner died in it, Johnson only wanted to applaud the explosion. The refreshing feeling of adrenaline soaring made him extremely excited.