Meg is an action thriller jointly produced by China Gravitation Film and Television Investment Co., Ltd. and Warner Bros. The film is directed by jon turteltaub, starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, rainn wilson, ruby rose and Zhao Wenxuan. The film was released simultaneously in China and the United States on August 18.
Based on the novel of the same name by American writer Steve Alten, the film tells the story of the prehistoric behemoth Megalodon escaping from the deep sea unexpectedly and reappearing the killing on earth. In order to resolve this catastrophe, Jonas Taylor, a deep-sea diving expert, joined hands with Zhang, a female scientist in China, and launched a life-and-death struggle with Megalodon.
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The film is original and presents an "underwater Jurassic" for the audience. The film also relies on the creation of a horrible atmosphere to successfully open the psychological defense of the audience, and the "giant teeth" of Megalodon and the mystery of the underwater world also provide a strong visual impact for the film. The film skillfully combines human fear of the deep sea with monsters, which runs through the whole film and achieves the basic effect of monster films. Director jon turteltaub paved the way for story design with easy-to-understand plots, which brought the audience the most direct sensory experience. In the film, Megalodon itself is the most intuitive visual impact. As the camera enters the dark underwater world, the audience can more empathize with the horror brought by this behemoth.
However, in the expression of specific content, the film lacks a little scientific rigor, but the most striking feature of the film lies in its humorous elements. In the film, humor is like a magic key, which can open the inner thoughts of the audience and infect everyone. ?
Another major knowledge flaw in Meg is that sharks rarely hunt in shallow seas unless they encounter extreme situations, because they are easily cut by corals in shallow seas, and the sharks in the film are like subjective images created by screenwriters, which makes them slightly mediocre in plot. The idea of the film is too simple and the fish tail is not strong enough. The theme of monster movies is to directly face the inner fears of characters through monsters, or that monsters themselves symbolize the forces of nature. If human beings want to destroy nature, they will be countered by natural forces. We can see the ingenuity of the creators, and the battle between human beings and natural disasters has been escalating with the progress of film technology. However, the film is not only a stop and a scene, but also contains multiple commercial elements, which is just a plus item, and the meaning behind it is worth pondering and exploring. ?
Meg is a pleasant mashup film, low-key and subtle but efficient. The appearance of monster sharks shows a good visual effect.
Meg is a delightful popcorn movie, and some monster scenes are very good. The jokes put forward by director jon turteltaub in this family fun movie find a good balance between the injuries caused by sharks.
This film is neither stupid nor clever and interesting. It spends too much time portraying boring human characters, which should be allocated to the real hero Megalodon in the movie.
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