So I recently watched The Great Wall and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...
When a mercenary warrior (played by Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront the unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.
This film is just utterly horrendous. At first glance this film has a very interesting premise and if executed well could help bring attention to a lot more foreign films. However the addition of Matt Damon to the film makes the film terrible and it really is pretty distracting. Now granted had Matt Damon not been in the film, then it probably wouldn't have gotten made and his star power is what helped the budget go up and to help get the film released. The story mainly focuses on him and it shouldn't have when you have some very capable Chinese actors that could've carried the film. The first 20 minutes of the film are pretty interesting and it helps you get into the film and it leads you to believe the film is going to be like that the entire time and then after those 20 to 25 minutes, the film goes down hill. It gets to be very sloppy and everything becomes muddled. One thing that everyone wants to know about is what the monsters look like and are they really good looking and to be honest they look like monsters created in the late 1990's and they are so bad the Godzilla from 1998 looks more revolutionary than the monsters do in this film. Zhang Yimou is a marvelous director and the films in his filmography are films that everyone should she just simply because they are so mesmerizing and beautiful and it feels as if this film was a little to ambitious for him and maybe he just needs to stick to much smaller films where he knows he can have a lot of success. Overall this film lacks story depth and the characters are bland and boring, Matt Damon is the biggest distraction in the film and it might have better served the film had he not been in it, the visual effects look choppy and sloppy enough to maybe pass for 1990's standard effects. I give The Great Wall a 2 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of The Great Wall, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
When a mercenary warrior (played by Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront the unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.
This film is just utterly horrendous. At first glance this film has a very interesting premise and if executed well could help bring attention to a lot more foreign films. However the addition of Matt Damon to the film makes the film terrible and it really is pretty distracting. Now granted had Matt Damon not been in the film, then it probably wouldn't have gotten made and his star power is what helped the budget go up and to help get the film released. The story mainly focuses on him and it shouldn't have when you have some very capable Chinese actors that could've carried the film. The first 20 minutes of the film are pretty interesting and it helps you get into the film and it leads you to believe the film is going to be like that the entire time and then after those 20 to 25 minutes, the film goes down hill. It gets to be very sloppy and everything becomes muddled. One thing that everyone wants to know about is what the monsters look like and are they really good looking and to be honest they look like monsters created in the late 1990's and they are so bad the Godzilla from 1998 looks more revolutionary than the monsters do in this film. Zhang Yimou is a marvelous director and the films in his filmography are films that everyone should she just simply because they are so mesmerizing and beautiful and it feels as if this film was a little to ambitious for him and maybe he just needs to stick to much smaller films where he knows he can have a lot of success. Overall this film lacks story depth and the characters are bland and boring, Matt Damon is the biggest distraction in the film and it might have better served the film had he not been in it, the visual effects look choppy and sloppy enough to maybe pass for 1990's standard effects. I give The Great Wall a 2 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of The Great Wall, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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