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Restart the Earth

Original title: Chong qi di qiu
  • 2021
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 29m
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4.2/10
787
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Restart the Earth (2021)
In order to combat desertification, humans have developed drugs that promote the accelerated reproduction of plant cells, but they have accidentally liberated the stress system of plants and awakened plant emotions.
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In order to combat desertification, humans have developed drugs that promote the accelerated reproduction of plant cells, but they have accidentally liberated the stress system of plants and... Read allIn order to combat desertification, humans have developed drugs that promote the accelerated reproduction of plant cells, but they have accidentally liberated the stress system of plants and awakened plant emotions.In order to combat desertification, humans have developed drugs that promote the accelerated reproduction of plant cells, but they have accidentally liberated the stress system of plants and awakened plant emotions.

  • Director
    • Zhenzhao Lin
  • Writers
    • Zhenzhao Lin
    • Shengfan Zhang
  • Stars
    • Mickey He
    • Mingcan Zhang
    • Mi Luo
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    787
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zhenzhao Lin
    • Writers
      • Zhenzhao Lin
      • Shengfan Zhang
    • Stars
      • Mickey He
      • Mingcan Zhang
      • Mi Luo
    • 15User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Mickey He
    Mickey He
    • Yang Hao
    Mingcan Zhang
    • Yuan Yuan
    Mi Luo
    • Li Mo
    Li Ning
    • Fang Yong
    Tang Xin
    • Er Shiyi
    Naomen Eerdeni
    • Lao Gui
    Ruoxi Li
    • Xu Jing
    Huang Kai-Lun
    • Shi Tou
    Xinyu Ye
    • Lao Lei
    Rongguang Yu
    Rongguang Yu
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    • Xuan Ye
    • Director
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      • Zhenzhao Lin
      • Shengfan Zhang
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    5Top_Dawg_Critic

    Style over substance.

    The visuals were decent - for 1990's CGI, and I can live with that, but the story, especially the dialogue, was too cliched and overly melodramatic. Even at a mere 89 min runtime, I got bored with the long dragged out and mostly unnecessary scenes. It was just the same cliched and predictable "stretched out to the max" scene after scene. The entire bridge crossing scene felt like it was 20 mins long, and you can easily predict what will happen each step of the way. This entire film could've easily been chopped down to a 20 min short film, and it would've been much more enjoyable. The casting and performances were ok for the most part, some too cheesy and forced for my liking. There are much better disaster films, even dating back to the 80's; this one was overhyped without reason. As much as the trailer looks inviting, the actual film is very lame. It's a very generous 5/10 from me.
    5sunking

    Good if you cut out the extended Drama scenes

    This movie wasn't too bad, and it was kind of a cool premise for the movie and it was even funny at times. The CGI and post apocalyptical scenery was nice to look at. However, the movie had about 25 minutes of extended Drama scenes that cut have been shortened from 25 minutes of drama to like 2 minutes. So for example if a key character dies, there is no need to spend the next 5 minutes sobbing and remembering the character. My guess is they added in these scenes to take the movie up to a respectable length. So what I recommend is skipping ahead when you come to these obvious dramatic moments. That is what I did and the movie was much much better that way.
    5paul_m_haakonsen

    So very, very predictable...

    The storyline in "Restart the Earth" is simplistic, so very, very simplistic. The movie's narrative requires absolutely no involvement from the audience. This is a movie where you just lean back, grab your drink and snacks and watch the predictable and generic movie unfold, whilst the CGI is ensuring that you find some enjoyment in the movie.

    It just makes zero sense why a plant would know when people are about to do something that would spell the doom of the plant, and thus be able to track down the humans and attempt to thwart their plans. Lazy writing, sure, but makes for mindless entertainment.

    I have to say that the writing in "Restart the Earth" had some of the most cringeworthy and downright disturbing dialogue I have ever stumbled upon. There was a scene where a soldier sits with a little girl, and the soldier says "If your dad was dead, you could be my daughter", and the girl's father is standing right behind the girl. That dialogue was so toe-curling that it was hard to witness.

    I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Restart the Earth", but they definitely had some nice enough talents on the cast list, each actor and actress did a good job with her given role and character in terms of bringing the character and the storyline, however weak it might be, to life on the screen.

    Sure, I get why the movie maker would opt to put in a growling sound when you see the plant's long tendrils skulking about, searching for humans. It does add a layer of thrill and excitement to the scene. But come on, seriously? A growling plant? Since when did plants grow vocal chords? It is just downright idiotic and sort of turns what would otherwise be an exciting scene into something laughable.

    Visually, then I will say that "Restart the Earth" was good. The CGI rendered plants did, for the most parts of the movie, look realistic and were well-rendered and animated, bringing the plants and their stalks to life in a believeable manner on the screen, if you can abhor from the growling sounds. However, some of the scenes where the characters are moving through the overgrown city just looks downright horrible, you can clearly see that it is green screen, and it is difficult to unsee once you notice it.

    A movie such as "Restart the Earth", which clearly is a special effects dependent movie, should strive to have the best of special effects and CGI effects to be properly functional and effective.

    Watchable for what it was, "Restart the Earth" is a somewhat hollow movie experience held afloat by the CGI effects. My rating of director Zhenzhao Lin's 2021 movie lands on a five out of ten stars.
    3aim-99967

    A spin on a previously original movie idea

    I'll mention the positive first:
    • better than B level acting (but not better than A level)
    • very good plotline (except for CCP typical 1 person sacrifices self for everyone alive)


    Now some of the negatives:
    • terrible script/lines
    • terrible camera work
    • even worse CGI.


    Now, regarding my subject/head line: The idea of plants attacking humans (including the design of the plants' cannibalistic "heads") comes from the book/movie The Day Of The Triffids".

    That old movie wasn't too bad.

    This movie is slightly better than that black & white one.

    But the book is better than both.

    So the current "Featured Review" is wrong.

    Mind you, they probably didn't know about that old book/movie.
    2bemyfriend-40184

    Bad Idea

    The plants turn against us? The film began in a tedious way. And of course, I knew the film would be about the man trying to survive with his little daughter, as plants growing beating hearts try to swallow them. It looked depressing, slow, annoying, and predictable. Seen on Tubi, the free streaming site, which now has live TV.

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      In the opening scene plants which have grown well outside of the atmosphere are shown. Plants need to respirate: the fluids in them would boil away at that height.

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2022 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official site
      • Amazon
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Tierra 0
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Qishu Youyu Culture Media
      • Jiangsu Zhongtianlong Media
      • Zhongguang Tianqi Media Co.
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $114,119
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.66:1

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