For video game players, the first-level players of the movies released in the past few years have brought us a lot of touch, and it is rare to see so many famous IPs assembled in movies. However, the newly released Free Guy not only has a full collection of video game IPs, but also satirizes the current trend of “as long as the old IP, as long as the continuation” in the video game industry, instead of the original innovative game trend. This film is starring Ryan Reynolds. You can expect his signature Deadpool style to appear in the movie. Of course, since this film was launched by the 20th Century Pictures, there are Disney Group support behind it, Marvel superheroes, and Star Wars. Even two lines of Deadpool in the lines are quite reasonable. In addition, there are 8 versions of the movie posters in this film, all of which pay tribute to the classic game posters. How many do you know?The following article will reveal part of the plot content, please read it carefully。
▲Full of video game egg elements and spoof styles, if you love video games, don’t miss this movie.
▲Since they are all members of the Disney Group, don’t worry too much. It’s normal to let Deadpool come to make a trailer.
When you become an NPC in the GTA world
Guy, played by Ryan Reynolds, lives in Free City. When the movie starts from Guy, you feel that the city is not quite right. Why are there people who wear sunglasses and attack passers-by everywhere on the road? Weird, even the bank where Guy works has to be robbed by these “heroes” three or five times a day. The clerks and guards have already developed the ability to surrender quickly. It turns out that Liberty City is a large-scale MMORPG. People who wear sunglasses are real-world players. Those citizens who don’t wear sunglasses are all NPCs (Non-Player Characters) in the game. But they don’t think of themselves as NPCs, just mortals living in this world. It wasn’t until Guy accidentally got the player’s sunglasses that he realized that the world he lived in was not so simple.
It is said in the movie: “100 million NPCs are brutally killed every day.” Have you ever thought about the feelings of NPCs in the game? If you wake up day after day in order to satisfy the player’s task of “where to go and kill a few”, is there any meaning in your life? In some aspects of the free city where Guy lives, it alludes to the GTA (Grand Theft Auto) worldview. Every day players go online to rob cars, attack police, rob banks, and kill NPCs. The difference is that in Liberty City, you will also see more fantastic games such as the Rockman’s Rock Cannon and the sci-fi vehicle of the last battle. Every day, there are many handicapped players driving helicopters into the building. , This is exactly the same as the final moment.
▲ Robbery and gun crimes happen every day in Free City. The citizens are accustomed to it, but they don’t realize that this is just a virtual world.
▲Every day, smashing and looting are staged. NPCs know that it is better not to have a relationship with the sunglasses man, that is, the player.
▲The bank is robbed three or five times a day, and the trick of surrendering in 3 seconds has already been practiced.
Love comedy packaged in video games
Just like the names of Guy and his friend Buddy, they are just the most ordinary trash fish in Liberty City, getting up, buying coffee, going to work, being robbed, and getting off work day after day. It was not until one day that Guy got the sunglasses from the sunglasses man, and after wearing them, he discovered that there are many indicators, tasks, and props in the world. Only then did he realize that his friends only seem to do the same thing day after day and want to change another one. There is no way for the taste of coffee, and the same lines are always spoken. He accidentally ran into Millie, the lover of his dream, but Millie thought he was just a player in NPC clothes.
However, compared to the average players in the free city, he went to the free city to “be a good guy”, fighting against human players and gradually became the “Blue Shirt Guy” name, which also made him rise all the way. Break 100 levels. Then he learned that it turned out that Mi Li was a real-world player, and what he was in was just a virtual world composed of electronic signals, and he was just an AI designed by Mi Li.
But he also accidentally learned that the original Liberty City game was a skin-changing game made with Mili’s brainchild. Tsunami acquired the game jointly designed by Mili and Keys, but after the acquisition, it did not. Released and secretly used its source code to create a free market. Recently, a sequel to free market 2 will be launched. Once the sequel is released, the free market will be wiped out. The original slogan of downward compatibility and painless transfer of roles turned out to be slogans. The servers of Guy and his good friends will be deleted, and only 48 hours are left. .
After all, it’s a sweet spoof love comedy. It’s easy to guess the plot. The main focus is still an American love drama. However, there are no less moving and laughing points in the movie. If you are a serious player, you should be very familiar with many lines in the movie. feel.
▲You can see the tasks and props in the game by wearing sunglasses, everything becomes different.
▲It turns out that his daily life is only the daily task of the player, and now Guy knows that he is just an NPC.
▲Although it is packaged in video games, it is actually still a romantic comedy.
▲Many places in the movie also insinuate the current behavior of the game industry and players, like players always like to pinch out weird looks in the game.
▲If you don’t save it, the free market will be wiped out within 48 hours.
Hidden video game IP eggs and Disney’s small release
Generally speaking, it is difficult for you to see the shadow of other movies or video games in the movie. After all, this requires a license fee to obtain the right to use it. However, it was mentioned in some interviews that the production team of unwritten players requested the parent group Disney to use its IP (Intellectual Property) as movie content. Disney unexpectedly agreed to let them use the elements of Marvel, Star Wars and other IP, so You can see in the movie that when Guy’s friend Buddy was robbed at the bank, he told Guy not to be a hero. He said, “You are not Deadpool!”. Guy replied maybe I was.
In addition, in the final battle against Curator Du, Guy took out Captain America’s shield from the inventory to block the curator’s blow, then retaliated with Hulk’s fist, and finally took out the final weapon “Lightsaber.” , The background was immediately switched to the Star Wars soundtrack. If it is a fan, it should be very interesting. These are all “funs” that are difficult to see in other movies. If you know more about video games and movies, the more fun watching this film will be. If it’s video games Muggles, then this movie may be just a traditional American romantic comedy for you.
On the whole, some aspects of unwritten players are like the world of first-level players and Truman. There are a lot of video games and movie easter eggs waiting for you to discover. In the movie, you can see Marvel superheroes, Star Wars, GTA, Locke People, Doom, Portal and other works showed their faces, and real-world Twitch anchors and YouTubers participated in the battle, such as Pokimane, Ninja, Jacksepticeye and others. If you are familiar with video games and like romantic comedies that are a little bit different, then out-of-print players are worth your visit. In addition, there are no end credits for unscripted players, so they can leave the scene in a hurry. The film will be monopolized by the cinema for 45 days, after which it may be put on major streaming platforms.
▲This scene reminds me of Donkey Kong of Game & Watch. You have to swing on the hook to pass the level, but since it is Ryan Reynolds, you also know what the result will be.
▲Before the release, players released 8 movie posters, all imitating classic game posters. How many do you know?
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