SHANGRAO, May 11, 2016 (Xinhua) --Craftsman Yu Yougui makes wood carvings at a studio in east China's Jiangxi Province, May 10, 2016. Yu Yougui is a
representative inheritor of the Huizhou carvings on wood, stone and brick, which
is listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Yu achieved
mastery in wood carving by digesting various carving styles, and has trained
more than 200 inheritors. (XinhuaZhuo Zhongwei)
A scene from Outcast Adidas AlphaBounce Beyond España Baratas , starring Andy On (left) and Liu Yifei Photo: CFP
One of the few true coproduced blockbusters between studios in China, the US and Canada, period film Outcast became a highly anticipated film in China almost
as soon as the project was announced. Yet, the film has received poor reviews
after some advance showings - it currently holds only a 4.510 on IMDB. So, when
it finally came to theaters last Friday, I was very curious to see just how
terrible it could possibly be.
Using a membership card Adidas AlphaBounce Beyond España , I only had to pay 30 yuan ($4.88) for the 3D version of the film. Walking out of the cinema about an hour and a half later, I began to
think about if the film had been worth my money. I finally came to the
conclusion that while 30 yuan was acceptable, I couldn't in good conscience
recommend anyone pay more than that for Outcast.
Unnecessary 3D
There are plenty of good examples of films that made good use of 3D, works like Life of Pi, Gravity and Avatar come to mind. Containing quite a lot of
fantastical scenes, 3D technology helped audiences feel like they were part of
these fictional worlds. However Adidas Prophere Trace Olive Hombre España , for a film with only a few grand action scenes and a lot of muddled close-up sword fights like Outcast, the
3D only made me feel dizzy and didn't really have any role beyond just raising
the price of a ticket.
Plot holes
The film's title refers to both the war-weary crusaders (Hayden Christensen and Nicholas Cage) who stray into the Far East and the Chinese princess and
crown prince (Liu Yifei and Su Jiahang) who are fleeing for their lives from
their older brother who wants to become emperor.
The fact that the film's story of how Hayden's crusader character meets and ends up helping the latter two flows rather nicely is the only thing that kept
the film from being terrible. Ironically, compared to box office hits like Tiny
Times and The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, Outcast at least has a plot
that makes some basic sense.
Still though some of the characters' motivations are hard to understand.
For example, early in the movie the film's bad guy, the elder prince Shing (Andy On) Pharrell Adidas NMD Hu Trail Trail Hombre Blancas España , convinces the captain of the imperial guards Qiang (Zhao Lixin) to help him become the new
emperor by aiding in the hunt for the crown prince.
However, when Shing finally has the crown prince and his crusaders friends at his mercy, Qiang suddenly and quite dramatically throws his support behind the
younger prince and orders the rest of the guards to not help Shing. More
surprisingly, all the guards obey to their captain rather than prince Shing.
It seems that Qiang, rather than either of the princes, is the one with all the real power. But if he was going to support the crown prince
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with his plan?
Westernized East
Being Chinese, I couldn't help but notice the special "Chinese elements" portrayed in the film. On a certain level it seems the film was designed to
present much of China's natural scenery as well as culture to a global audience,
instead of just being entertaining.
However, while I felt the director did pay special care to details like the use of the correct wine pots and tiles on the roofs, some parts seemed strange
to me.
For example, the geography in the film seems to be quite opposite of what it is in real life. In the film Adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 Marina Multicolor Hombre Marina Azules España , it takes only a day by boat down a river to get from the Gobi Desert to a forest.
Also as the group travels east, the environment changes from forest to desert
and back to forests. Considering the attention to detail in other areas, I
couldn't quite figure out just where everyone was supposed to be.
Then there is the fact that everyone seems to understand each other perfectly despite having to communicate in different languages.
Of course details like this can be forgiven so long as the story is interesting. However, Outcast really lacks even that.
In this March 5, 2015 photo, former firefighter Isamu Kase arrives for a lecture at Joto fire department in Tokyo.
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