YO, Venom Venom Venom! Here it comes!
First of all, I am curious to look at the "Venom" review analysis I wrote three years ago, the title reads "Open the Spider-Man universe", and now that I think about it, this title was bold enough.
ANYWAY, don't go back to that issue, I just made a video at that time, and now I think my recording was really stupid!
After three years, "Venom 2" and many movies are also late, the last "Venom" caused a large aesthetic isolation, frankly the first 40 minutes of "Venom" to see me a little sleepy, but because of the hollywood special effects industry blessing, coupled with cool fight scenes, thus attracting a large wave of Venom fans.
Now that we're in Venom 2, how does this movie perform?! Let's have a good talk today!
Old rules no key spoiler review link! First, I will briefly introduce the background of the plot released in the trailer.
The time background of the story of "Venom 2" is not immediately following the previous one, but the plot is closely related, and Eddie, played by Tang Laoshi, after combining with the alien creature Venom in the previous part, the two share a body with a good friend, and the two consciousnesses often communicate and make jokes.
At this time, the Easter egg in the previous part was officially debuted by Casadi, played by Woody Harrison, who, as a serial murderer suspect, has been unable to find key evidence and can only be held in prison waiting for trial, and at this time, the fBI found the reporter Eddie and wanted him to assist in the case, because Cassadi was only willing to see Eddie in prison.
Cassadi also has a girlfriend who suffers together, Barry, who is also a scream in the comics, and she can scream and make a super sonic attack.
We can also see in the trailer that because of Eddie's search to the prison, Cassadi bit Eddie, thus allowing the venom symbiont to enter Casadi's body, causing Cassadi's mutation to become a massacre.
From the previous part, we can understand that the alien creature of the Venom Symbiote is a mutation of consciousness formed according to the host, good is good in the face of evil, and when the Venom Symbiote encounters the perverted Cassadi, it will transform into a brutal red slaughter.
Here Venom saw it and was directly frightened to retreat.
The film's main story also begins with a battle between Venom and Massacre.
The current reputation and rating of this "Venom 2" will be better than the previous one, especially in the professional rating, as only 97 minutes, remove the subtitles is only about 90 minutes of blockbuster movies, put in today's standard 2-hour movie length, "Venom 2" will be very fast in telling the story, and even some scenes are a bit sloppy, there is no time to react to the next scene, especially compared to the previous game, there is no excessive literary drama preparation, but directly create a conflict again and again.
However, these conflicts are too conformist in the plot setting, so they do not bring too many surprises, but fortunately, the film progresses quickly, no matter which scene you like or hate, before you can scold or praise, you have already entered the next scene.
The story of Venom 2 is basically the same as the structure of the first part, still a, oh no, this time two innocent villains, they don't even have the ambition to destroy the world or a darker one, they just want to do bad things.
Here I don't know if it is because of Oliver Stone's "Born Killer", Woody Harrison and Juliet Louise's interpretation of "Outlaw Killing Mandarin Duck" inspired, the film also creates Cassadi and Scream, such a murderous villain CP, but the film is not intended to create a deeper villain thinking, that is, to the point.
The strongest villain is, of course, the massacre that parasitizes Cassadi, but the massacre... Maybe this is where the film doesn't impress too much, and the massacre is simply a venom mutation... Slaughter, can roar, beat, jump and open the chest, maybe this is enough for most of the over-the-top audience.
The story line of Eddie and Venom, in fact, after watching the trailer, can basically guess a good nine, such as the best buddies also have conflicts and the like, not to mention sharing a body, of course, in order to save the world, the two are bound to become good friends back.
From the simple plot of "Venom 2", directly to the emotions and purpose of the characters, the story of this movie is more like a teenage animation structure, and then the half-hour plot content is expanded to 90 minutes, coupled with cooler fights, stronger post-special effects and bigger star participation, and then a popular superHero blockbuster is released.
Judging from the current box office feedback of "Venom 2", although the film has a lot of problems for a movie, the shrewd creators do know what loyal Venom fans need, and then accurately analyze the data according to the previous part to create a more endearing interaction between Venom and Eddie in the sequel.
This time, the film places more proportions of humorous bridges to create a more silly and cute venom, which I personally feel is just right, and it really makes me laugh out loud several times.
Venom has a terrifying and frightening appearance, but inside he is a cynical, kind, and a little childlike big boy personality, so the setting creates a strong contrast, and indeed reaches a certain laugh.
"Venom 2" once again amplifies the cuteness of Venom, and in some scenes, there is a more special space for Venom to express itself, if the previous male number one is Eddie, then the male protagonist of this part is not only one, but Eddie and Venom.
Let's talk about the fight scene that everyone cares about the most, because the director of the previous work Ruben Frescher wants to direct his masterpiece series "Zombie Paradise 2", due to the schedule conflict, so the director of "Venom 2" is Andy Serkis.
Andy Serkis should be familiar with everyone, Gollum in the Lord of the Rings series, Caesar the Apes in the Rise of the Apes series, and Snooker in Star Wars 7-8.
This time, the filmmakers hired Andy Serkis as the director, and he also saw that he had a wealth of on-site experience in motion expression capture and this kind of CGI fight.
Compared with the previous work, this fight is also the highlight, the logical level of this fight is still quite clear, the picture of each action scene is actually cut very quickly, there are also a lot of close-ups, but the action of the picture is well connected, so that the audience can have a sense of one-shot, refreshing feeling when watching the action scene, I think this is also the director Andy Serkis is to play out his strengths.
I was more impressed by the appearance of the massacre, using the audiovisual effect of "the unknown is the greatest fear", the camera is facing a dark room full of smoke, only to hear the people inside screaming.
Later, when the massacre debuted, it also showed some special skills of the slaughter, and this time the film increased the footstep shock sound effect of the massacre and venom walking, which made people feel their weight even more.
The fly in the ointment is still the motivation and logic behind the action scene, in the end, the plot is still too simple, but it is good that the film is self-aware, and it is cool to watch for 90 minutes.
Therefore, adjusting the viewing expectations, or choosing what kind of perspective to watch "Venom 2", may be a problem that needs to be considered in advance.
If you want to see a commercial film that is a little bit of a bit of a plot, sorry "Venom 2" did not, I can only say that the plot of this film I do not dislike, but also can not attract me.
All the characters in this film do not have much to show, originally thought to see what new breakthrough Woody Harrison has in playing the villain, sorry who this role setting may be forgotten.
The protagonist Eddie also didn't have more character growth in the sequel, although a scene of seeing his ex-girlfriend get engaged was arranged (isn't it a spoiler show in the trailer?). But these scene twists, like the completion of the arithmetic formula of the play, do not play any real role in the subsequent development of the plot.
And if you are holding me is to watch the action drama fight to see a cool, focus on the Venom and massacre battle, then "Venom 2" can indeed be a look, remember to choose a better sound effect of the theater, this time I think the sound effect to the action scene is very extra points, the action scene is indeed enjoyable, the film does not give people from the beginning to the end to see the feeling of visual fatigue, or there is a sense of breathing space and rhythm.
The "Venom" series has now come out to the second part, I think this IP has positioned itself very clearly, that is, to be happy to be addicted to the amusement park, the image of Venom is enough to contrast, as for the depth of the story and characters, it is left to other superheroes who want to study.
Of course, speaking of this, the biggest highlight of "Venom 2" is attached to the backing of the most powerful Marvel at present, although the copyright between Disney and Sony has not been clearly negotiated, but it is always the story of the Marvel Comics family of super British characters.
Therefore, the blockbuster Easter egg at the end of "Venom 2" is also a place where many fans feel that it is more climactic than the main film! I also made a special analysis of the details of the film Easter egg, not afraid of spoilers big buddies please move to the next film review!
This issue of "Venom 2" has no spoiler reviews to talk about this first!