During the festival, I wanted to relax, but I didn't expect that "Flying Life 2" put me in a tangle.
Not because of its quality, but because it made me see two sides of Han Han - one side is disappointing mediocrity, and the other is shocking blood.
Frankly, I didn't expect much from this movie.
After all, from the title to the trailer, it exudes a "circle of money" vibe.
But when I sat down, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
On the contrary, it brought me many surprises, but also left me with a lot of regrets.
The beginning of "Flying Life 2" is quite neat, and the follow-up to the previous work is quickly explained.
Zhang Chi was seriously injured and did not die, but he was unable to participate in the competition because of the loss of parts, and his life was in trouble.
And the emergence of a car factory provided him with an opportunity to regain his strength.
Such a story setting should be a bloody story about how the down-and-out drivers can rise again.
However, Han Han doesn't seem to be satisfied with such a plot trend.
He added a lot of unnecessary elements to the film, making the whole story disorganized.
On the one hand, he is obsessed with the meme of "a penny is difficult to defeat a hero", constantly making the protagonist fall into financial difficulties; On the other hand, he tried to make the whole story more complicated by the conspiracy between the capital and the tournament management.
These elements not only distract the audience but also disrupt the coherence of the story.
What's even more incomprehensible is that Fan Chengcheng's role doesn't seem to play much of a role in the movie.
His appearance and disappearance are very abrupt and have little to do with the main story. Such a setting makes people wonder if Han Han is trying to make the movie a "old with new" inheritance story?
Still, the second half of "Flying Life 2" is still eye-catching. When the curtain kicks off on the racing scene, the audience seems to be sucked into another world.
The scenes of car chases, overtaking, and extreme drifting make people's blood boil, as if they are also on the track.
In particular, the god-level performance of the flying car through the hail area is even more amazing.
Such a racing scene not only shows Han Han's talent in filming rally cars, but also makes the audience feel his love and dedication to racing.
He captures the glamour of motorsport through his lens, making it seem as if the audience can experience the collision of speed and furious.
However, even in such a shocking racing scene, the audience can still feel the regret left by the first half of the movie.
Zhang Chi's predicament and Fan Chengcheng's character setting make people feel a little confused, as if the whole story has been split into two parts.
Such a setting not only confuses the audience, but also greatly reduces the quality of the entire movie.
Overall, Flying Life 2 is a movie full of contradictions.
It has both shocking racing scenes and disappointing plot settings.
Such a contradiction makes people wonder: Does Han Han want to make a hot-blooded racing movie, or does he want to express something deeper?
Perhaps, we don't have to dwell too much on these issues.
After all, cinema is a form of artistic expression in its own right, and everyone has their own understanding and feelings.
Perhaps, "Flying Life 2" is a story about dreams, glory and struggles told by Han Han in his own way.
It's just that in the process, he may pursue his own artistic expression too much, and ignore the feelings and expectations of the audience.
But in any case, we should all thank Han Han for bringing us such a movie full of surprises and regrets.
It made us see the beauty of motorsport and made us think about the meaning of dreams and glory.
Perhaps, this is exactly what the movie should bring us - a deep thinking and feeling that goes beyond the surface plot.