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written by: ashushu

"if you had to choose one to eat, would you choose chocolate-flavored cement or cement-flavored chocolate?" this was a popular question on the internet. i can't remember clearly, it probably meant "cement".

it can be roughly described that "749 bureau" is chocolate-packed cement.

as can be seen from the main poster, the protagonist of the film is a strange bird.

regarding the chocolate part, we can see that "749 bureau" has a good foundation for commercial blockbusters: most of the scenes represent the excellent level of domestic first-line production, and every aspect of photography, art, and post-production is a mature industrial product; a large number of actors, whether they are the youngest wang junkai and ren min, or the older ones such as zheng kai, miao miao, xin baiqing, and li chen, are among the best; at the same time, when the film finally presents the picture, you can see many broad the dazzling parkour used in european and american commercial films, the flying monster-killing scenes similar to "attack on titan", and even the mysterious alien images similar to aaa game animations and "arrival".

you can praise or criticize whether the mixture of these elements is reasonable and harmonious, but first of all, we have to admit that this is definitely not a bulk chocolate sold by the pound, but a valentine's day gift box packaging.

the film's highlights say "wang junkai and ren min's 19-year-olds both stayed on the crew." indeed, the young actors are so tender.

open the box and you'll find cement inside. very hard.

this is not only reflected in the fact that the film, as a science fiction film, has a large number of art designs related to real-life military camps, such as the large slogans on the walls, but also in director lu chuan's obsession with old-fashioned military films. you can see that when the scientist chose to die alone to buy five more minutes for his teammates to awaken, the slogan he shouted was obviously a line from "heroes". so you understand that director lu chuan had a nine-year military career. this is not just talk. obviously, this growth history has strongly shaped his artistic style. and "749 bureau" was chosen to be released during the national day period, and there must be an inherent sense of pride: "the 749 bureau soldiers who did not refuse to sacrifice destroyed monster zero and ultimately defended the people and their homeland." this is the core of the film's story.

so you understand that in the last film "nine-storey demon tower" (2015), director lu chuan's interest was never in exploring tombs and digging for treasures. he just wanted to "defend the family and the country and eliminate monsters." when "749 bureau" began to be promoted many years ago, you may have expected that it would be a story about exploring major mysterious phenomena at the national level, or going to space to fight fiercely with the trisolarans, or changing the destiny of the country across time and space, or solving a mystery. the eternal puzzle left by the first emperor, this type of science fiction film. but no, the core is still "destroying monsters". of course, last time it was a strange wolf running on the ground, this time it was a strange bird flying in the sky. according to this logic, if we make a sequel later, we can fight monster fish - godzilla is a kind of monster fish - our advantage is that compared to our neighbor japan, we have a more powerful force like aircraft carriers.

in short, it is very military and tough.

strange fish are allowed. in fact, it has already appeared in the details of the film.

there are many science fiction films that use real military power to fight imaginary monsters. hollywood has made "independence day" and "battleship", which used real-life aircraft and cannons to fight aliens, and they were all quite entertaining. but a big problem with "749 bureau" is that the military bases in the film are highly realistic, and the researchers' conversation and style also have a certain military style, but their research and organizational methods are extremely poor.

why did such a huge organization spend 30 years building "underground fortifications" and "hollowing out the entire mountain", but only dispatched a senior scientist to serve as a single undercover agent with the most potential super weapon? , conducting research secretly near the monster's lair? he doesn't even have a regular scientific research assistant, yet he has to run a bar every day? can a person in a wheelchair be busy enough?

why is it that a high-risk military institution with so many researchers is equipped with only one combat unit, not even a company of a hundred men, and most of them fight hand-to-hand? even though he knew that monsters might attack humans, he did not request more support in advance, and the director broke away from the chain of command without authorization and flew a plane to tututu? why did kong wu's powerful trainer "scar" withdraw before he saw anyone, leaving only a group of weak researchers to fight the monsters?

the worst thing is that bureau 749 has been researching for so many years, but in the end the only special personnel who can actually be put into combat are wang junkai and miao miao, and the others are just ordinary soldiers? the biggest feature of miaomiao's ability is that she can move the water cup with her mind, so did 749 actually discover only wang junkai? in this way, the director can still let him float outside, and on the eve of the most critical battle, he still asks him to "take the file bag and go wherever he wants to go"? at least this only research result must be transferred and protected!

while movie plots don’t all have to be realistic, these days even conventional logic doesn’t satisfy them. considering that the film as a whole highly refers to the real external environment and personnel appearance, the details of these internal organizational structures are certainly not self-explanatory. so it became like playing war games in kindergarten after watching military movies - no matter how much you learn the actors' lines, it's still like playing house with children.

when you open the beautiful package, you will see that the surface is cement and the core is hollow. it breaks when you poke it, giving you a headache.

the large characters in the environment bear the characteristics of typical military units and are intended to strengthen the training of soldiers. it's a pity that bureau 749 in the film lives in a nice house, but his management ability is child's play.

if we completely ignore the background of fighting monsters, the organization and combat capabilities of military institutions, what kind of story does "749 bureau" tell? that can only be said to be the story of wang junkai, a young man who awakened his supernatural powers. you can roughly refer to the "x-men" series, such as wolverine. a typical person with special abilities. he had doubts about superpowers, painful inner struggles, and stubborn external enemies that constantly stimulated him. in the end, he defeated his enemies and himself, finally found his faith, and turned into a powerful fighting machine. but this part is still very confusing for the character played by wang junkai.

is his special ability to grow wings and fly around? so what does this part have to do with his ability to summon alien spaceships? and as soon as the alien spaceship is finished, it can kill the monster instantly without firing laser waves or anything like that?

so what is the crux of the problem that prevents the protagonist from summoning a spaceship? is it the inhibitor that the undercover scientist has been giving him? or was there a group of children who laughed at him for looking like a hen, causing him to feel inferior and unwilling to develop his superpowers?

the real bottleneck in this role appears to be distrust of scientists and organizations. he believed that he was being used, so he gave up on himself and allowed his adoptive father, the scientist, to die. but then he remembered that his adoptive father had become paralyzed in order to save him. this shows that everyone loves themselves, so their abilities are awakened. so in the final analysis, the protagonist's biggest problem is that his ideological consciousness is too poor, and he also has some willfulness in adolescence. he insists on confrontation with parents and teachers, and always feels that others owe him. in the end, he figured out that i was not lacking in love, and the character grew.

it’s not that the plot can’t be edited this way, but if we really do it this way, director, wouldn’t we be too willful?

faced with willful adolescent naughty children, all parents and teachers may feel the same way - life is hopeless.

at the end of the film, it should be director lu chuan's idea to release a series of production highlights, describing the film's launch in 2018 and its completion on september 24, 2024. this film, which is said to have an investment of 200 million, encountered many difficulties along the way. the director worked on and off for several years and had to raise funds through commercials to continue the production of the film. even the oscar-winning cinematographer will continue to help complete the film even though he will no longer be paid for the film. roughly this time and these contents.

regarding this part, we see that it is not easy to make a film. i also saw director lu chuan and was very emotional about his difficulty. we cannot imagine how difficult and stressful he is, and it is difficult to evaluate whether his summary of these tasks is excessively narcissistic or self-effacing.

but there is no doubt that he is the director and screenwriter of this film. the shortcomings of the current film are mainly due to his artistic choices. thinking about the huge amount of money spent, so many big-name actors, and professional production staff helping in the process, using these resources to make such a film definitely requires self-examination.

even if you criticize the least intensely, it must be said that it is not okay to create so willfully and then look back and say "i was too difficult".