Man of Tai Chi stars martial artist Tiger Hun Chen – a stunt performer on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix sequels – as a deadly fighter, who catches the eyes of an unscrupulous fellow (Keanu Reeves) who makes his living in the dangerous world of underground Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournaments. Chen, as the protagonist, thrives at his new profession, thanks to his deadly skills in the arena and (not so) deeply buried bloodlust – but can he step away from this world, before he abandons his morals and honor completely?
Reeves is making his directorial debut with Man of Tai Chi, which is based on a script written by Michael G. Cooney (whose resume includes the video games Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 6). The supporting cast include veterans of the martial arts genre, such as Karen Mok (Black Mask), Iko Uwais (The Raid: Redemption) and Simon Yam (Ip Man).
The previously-released Man of Tai Chi international trailer highlighted the fighting and action sequences, but this new preview also outlines the story with greater detail (perhaps too much detail, in fact). No surprise, the martial art combat scenes look to feature excellent choreography – courtesy of master stunt coordinator Woo-ping Yuen (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kill Bill, etc.) – and nice-and-clean cinematography, thanks to Elliot Davis (The Iron Lady).
Unfortunately, the fact that Man of Tai Chi was scripted by someone who (partly) comes from a video game background seems to show, in a bad way; that is, with regard to the plot (which appears to be a series of “boss fights”) and even lines of dialogue like Reeves shouting “Finish him!” a la Mortal Kombat-style. Similarly, while it’s a refreshing change of pace to see Reeves play the antagonist, his presence seems a bit lacking in trailer footage. [Insert your Keanu Reeves acting joke of choice here.]
Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old robotics genius who lives in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo and spends his time participating in back-alley robot fights. His older brother Tadashi, worried that Hiro is wasting his potential, takes him to the robotics lab at his university, where Hiro meets Tadashi's friends, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred as well as Baymax, a personal healthcare robot Tadashi created. Amazed, Hiro decides to apply to the school. He presents his project—microbots, swarms of tiny robots that can link together in any arrangement imaginable—at an annual exhibition to gain admission. Professor Callaghan, head of the program, is impressed, and Hiro gets in. When a fire breaks out at the university, Tadashi rushes in to rescue Callaghan, but the building explodes and both are killed. As a result of losing his brother, Hiro secludes himself from others.
One day, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax, who follows one of his microbots to an abandoned warehouse. There, the two discover that someone has been mass-producing Hiro's bots; they are attacked by a masked man who is controlling the bots. Realizing this man has stolen his project, Hiro decides to catch him, and upgrades Baymax with armor and a battle chip containing various karate moves. After the masked man attacks Hiro, Baymax, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred, Hiro develops superhero suits for everyone and they form a superhero team.
The group discovers a former lab of Krei Tech, a prestigious robotics company, that was experimenting with teleportation technology. The test went awry when the test pilot vanished inside an unstable portal. The masked man is revealed to be Professor Callaghan, who stole Hiro's bots and used them to escape the fire. Realizing that Tadashi died in vain, Hiro angrily removes Baymax's healthcare chip, leaving him with only the battle chip, and orders him to kill Callaghan. Baymax almost does so until Honey manages to insert the healthcare chip back in, restoring Baymax. Angry at his friends, Hiro goes home, and breaks down when Baymax asks him if killing Callaghan will make him feel better. To soften Hiro's loss, Baymax plays multiple humorous clips of Tadashi running tests on him during Baymax's development. Hiro realizes that killing Callaghan is not what Tadashi would've wanted and makes amends with his friends.
The group discovers that the test pilot was Callaghan's daughter Abigail; Callaghan is seeking revenge on Alistair Krei, the president of Krei Tech, whom he blames for his daughter's death. The team destroys the microbots, but the portal remains active. Baymax detects life signs of Abigail, and he and Hiro rush in to save her. On their way out, Baymax's armor is damaged and he realizes the only way to save Hiro and Abigail is to propel them back through the portal with his rocket fist. Hiro refuses to leave him, but Baymax insists until Hiro tearfully gives in. Hiro and Abigail make it back, while Callaghan is arrested.
Sometime later, Hiro discovers Baymax's healthcare chip (which contains his entire personality) clenched in his rocket fist. Delighted, he rebuilds Baymax and they happily reunite. The six friends continue their exploits through the city, fulfilling Tadashi's dream of helping those in need.
During the end credits, it is shown through newspaper headlines that Hiro has been awarded a grant from the university and a building is dedicated to Tadashi. In a post-credits scene, Fred accidentally opens a secret door in his family mansion and finds superhero gear inside. His father, a retired superhero arrives, stating that they have a lot to talk about as they embrace.
後感 :
這部戲的名字我想對誰都不算陌生 , 從一開始各家電影院都打著"blockbuster"的名堂幫它進行一連串的宣傳活動 。DISNEY一直以來都不吝嗇于做任何的宣傳來讓旗下的作品成為主流 , 現在吹捧得蠻厲害的便是《CINDERELLA》吧。Director方面有Chris Williams (在FROZEN一劇裡面 , 他是Oaken的配音員) 和 Don Hall。
《BIG HERO 6》的題材不算新穎 。它的細節部分有許多跟其他DISNEY作品成了交疊的狀況 。首先說說Baymax (那隻機器人) 。Baymax是被Hiro Hamada的哥哥 —— Tadashi Hamada發明的"機器人醫生"。Tadashi在Baymax的晶片裡面加載了無數個醫學知識 。好讓Baymax每次啟動的時候都會重複一句 : "Hello, I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion." Baymax的出場讓許多人都想到了2013《FROZEN》裡面的Olaf 。它們都是以樂觀、偉大的方式出現在電影裡面 。這種聯想會如此凸冗 , 大概原因就是因為兩部電影相隔的時間並不長 , 差不多接近一年而已 。在《FROZEN》熱潮還沒完全淡化的同時 , Baymax的出現順理成章成了很大的焦點 。甚至有人說Baymax就很像《WALL-E》因為它們同是機器人 , 而同時有著《LILO & STITCH》的影子 , 因為它們都是被有目的性地研發出來 。
一部電影的齒輪被"仇恨"所牽連 。若不是Callaghan的仇恨 , Tadashi就不會犧牲 。而更可笑的是 , Tadashi是因為要救Callaghan所以才會死的而且Callaghan的仇恨根本只是因為放不下 , 而他的女兒根本沒有死 。生命或許就是這樣 , 有太多想不清楚的巧合和無奈 。在Hiro想要救Callaghan的女兒的時候 , 他的戰友每個都阻止他 , 他卻說了當時Tadashi對他說的那句話 "Someone is in there, someone need to help." 結果他必須要犧牲掉Baymax。當時 , Baymax就好像平常它要停止運行的時候 , 說 : "Are you satisfied with your care ? I cannot deactivate until you say "I am satisfied with my care". "好吧 .... 我承認我又飆淚了 。 Hiro一直不願意犧牲Baymax因為他不想栽失去任何一人了 。然而礙於生存 , 他必須要放棄 。同樣也是因為Tadashi曾經叫Hiro要學會從不一樣的角度去看待一件事 , 因此每個人才能夠脫險 。Hiro抱著他為Baymax所做的手套回家時 .... 好吧 , 這裡是結局了 。我再說就劇透到太嚴重 。（這句話會不會太遲才說呢 ?）
語錄 :
1. I will always be with you. —— Baymax
2. People keep saying he's not really gone, as long we remember him. But it still hurts. _ Hiro Hamada
3. We didn't set out to be superheroes but life doesn't always go as planned. _ Hiro Hamada
4. You need to look at it from a different angle. _ Takashi Hamada
5. I'm not giving up on you. You don't understand this yet, but people need you. _ Takashi Hamada
6. Nothing great comes from easy. _ Callaghan
7. It's alright to cry. Crying is a natural response to pain. _ Baymax
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