影片结构复杂精巧，梦境层层嵌套。

That day is seared into the memory of every human being on the planet: the day the world changed. First came the attack on the Philippines. Within days they spread, as though appearing out of nowhere, striking out at more islands, forging a foothold in the South Pacific. Then came the first attack on U.S. soil - Los Angeles - and the reality became clear: our world was at war once again, but this time with an enemy from beyond our galaxy. Now, months later, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as a mission to strike at a key enemy installation deep in enemy territory goes terribly wrong, and the Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit are scattered across the island of New Britain, leaderless, and facing impossible odds. Pacific Theater is the story of those Marines: fresh recruits who journey from their homes across the Pacific to the front lines. It is the story of John Blake, a charming Californian surfer who must find the strength to bee a leader, Tracey Gleeson, a physics...

同时，作为一种感情的外化表示，作者设置应用了灌音机里的摇滚乐和跟从脚步的鼓点来表示主人公的感情，拆弹员詹姆斯在床上听着劲爆强烈热闹的摇滚乐，这里表现出了他安然接管实际存亡由命的心理状况。

回家？回什么家？萧老太太冷哼道：今天是咱们萧氏集团重生的好日子、是咱们萧家重新崛起大日子，我要让这家人看看清楚，不要觉得现在住了一套汤臣一品的别墅，自己就成人上人了，比起咱们，他们还是差得远。

我们开局踢得不错，但没能取得领先。...