毁灭的发明 (1958)

As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed authors lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order.... 想象力就不用说了 捷克电影一如既往的高水准 本片最难能可贵的是忧患意识 50年代就表现出了对大规模杀伤性武器的担忧 任何人类历史上的伟大发明 落在邪恶强权手里都会变成毁灭的发明捷克电影 “毁灭的发明”我50年前上小学时看过，至今仍有印象：科学被邪恶利用，军工厂建在海洋岛礁之中，远远望去就像火山，舰船炮筒大得能够在上面扫地----《毁灭的发明》，真人在看起来像动画的场景中，蛮有意思。 看到那幕经典的鱼镜像变成蝴蝶，惊叹原来它来自这部捷克斯洛伐克电影。黑白电影的时代，做特效方便多了，动画和影像的前后景图层直接拍摄时钠光灯遮罩叠加，不用考虑色彩和纹理。譬如云都是同一张静帧图、水波是具象的直线条。有透视关系的人物动作看起来很僵硬。 　　诺贝尔的故事？进步个工厂是毁灭自然的发明，进步的炸药是毁灭生命的发明。 　　 　　赛门哈特（旁白） 　　罗贺教授 　　阿迪加斯（船主）此片非动画片，我不讨厌黑白电影但要故事不错。这部电影属于早期科幻电影，原著作者是科幻黄金三巨头之前的科幻大师。电影故事虽然简单，但过程精彩。结尾有些简单草率了。同样是冒险片，相比前作《史前之旅》简直是质的超越，不愧为捷克影史百佳！应该是吸收了真人结合定格的技术限制导致彩色电影难以避免的廉价感，《毁灭的发明》开始卡尔·齐曼选择了黑白片，并且通过大量的平行排线置景并借鉴表现主义伪透视律，将三维的人物融合进具有伪二维叠层效果（强化外轮廓线的纸板在景深空间内叠加）的美术场景中，创造出了一种真实