Just think about it,
Seven gourd babies were defeated by the snake spirit one after another,
Grandpa Gourd and pangolins are endlessly ravaged...
Just think again.
Ultraman was crushed by a monster's punch,
The earth fell into the ferocity of the monsters....
Feeling full of malice?
Alien Awakening
This is called "LIFE"
But a thriller in a space suit
Reminds you of the fear of humans being devoured by aliens
It's a collection of tentacles, blood, dense, claustrophobic
A film full of evil energy
Let the mynah receive ten thousand critical hits
Hold on to the wall to get out of the movie theater
In fact, long before the release of Alien Awakening, some people compared the tentacle monster Calvin in the film to the face-hugging worm in "Prometheus". Compared with the two, Calvin is particularly clear with Q bullets, the shape is relatively simple, and the skill setting of super intelligence and super vitality is also relatively common. Even at the end of the film, through the continuous evolution and enhancement of Ru Mao's blood drinking, its shape is not very stunning compared to the various monsters in Hollywood blockbusters.
△ Face-hugging worm in Prometheus
△ Calvin in Alien Awakening
Overall, from the perspective of various technical indicators, "Alien Awakening" is not very eye-catching.
The character settings of the astronaut squad are very labeled: the healing female protagonist + the melancholy male protagonist + the Asian technical house + the intelligent black scientist + the strong female captain + the impulsive warrior (the order of death of the personnel can be seen backwards), which can be said to be the standard of Hollywood adventure squad type films.
At the beginning of the film, the director tries to create the image of several protagonists in a three-dimensional way, such as the melancholy male protagonist who has experienced a cruel war on the earth and fled to the vast and quiet space; for example, the black scientist has a lower limb disability, and the weightless space makes his body get rid of the wheelchair and regain his freedom. These settings can still be regarded as a heart.déjà vu.
△ Jack Gyllenhaal plays Jordan, the melancholy male protagonist who has lived on the space station for more than 400 days
△ The black doctor who awakens the alien creature and the Asian technical engineer whose daughter has just given birth.
However, when the plot officially unfolds, the literary drama of several protagonists is almost zero, and the only contradiction and conflict is only a mess in the crisis.
Of course, Myna thinks it's not the director and screenwriter's fault, because, seeing the end, you'll be surprised to find out: the real protagonist of the film is the alien monster Calvin!
△ The protagonist turned out to be a cell!
It starts with cuteness
Then pretend to be dead
Then wait for the opportunity to squeeze one of Daddy's hands
Drill into the body of "Daddy's co-worker"
A call to ravage
Escaped from the incubator
Immediately after that, it staged a very terrifying secret room hunting drama
△ The male astronaut who stares desperately at the window and is trapped in the same secret room as the monster
Then grow up while eating and selling cuteness
Is Calvin Baby Cute for Warmth (✿◡‿◡)
End up being the odd winner
The film can be renamed
Growing Pains – Calvin from Mars
How does such a mediocre-looking monster as mentioned above defeat a group of handsome men and beautiful actors to completely occupy the audience's heart?
This is not unrelated to the skillful creative skills of directors and screenwriters.
The film cleverly combines several very desperate elements: the lost outer space, the space station where space is constantly being forced to shrink, the dense tentacle monsters that gradually grow faces, the fancy torture inside and outside... Be in the same room as the monster, and it will be haunted and will silently attach to your back.
It's like a contest, you pull away from the enemy and try to keep a distance, but he appears in front of you in an instant with a light effort.
Love me, are you scared?
In other words, Swedish director Daniel Espinosa is very good at the thriller crime genre, he has filmed "Ill-gotten Wealth" in Sweden, and in Hollywood, he has also made films such as "Hiding Place" and "Child 44", which have more or less elements of secret room and horror.
This time, he placed the horror he was good at in the lost and out-of-control space, which increased the temperament of the disaster film, weakened the horror style at the same time, strengthened the horror atmosphere of the whole film, and raised the audience's physical discomfort to the psychological level.
The ninth sister who was with the mynah yesterday covered her eyes the whole time, and when she came out, she said that she didn't even see clearly what Calvin looked like ♀️
In fact, it is very common for films that try to explain the law of the jungle, and this film cleverly places this law in a chaotic and dark space, highlighting a sense of seriousness and depression.
As presented at the end of the film: in the face of this law, human beings cannot achieve self-salvation like Superman and Batman, but fall into endless despair.
It is not difficult to find that for a large number of film creators, whether it is a commercial blockbuster or a literary film, they are very fond of showing the human nature in crisis, and this film weakens the part of human nature, and the ruthless iron law is presented through the increasing rhythm of layers, crushing the innocent and beautiful young minds of the audience (mynah).
Yeah, endless despair.
Yes, the mynah walked into the cinema with a lively mood and a desire for truth, goodness and beauty,
In the end, it fell into endless despair.
Say yes!
Angry and afraid of good logging!
Of course, the mynah must not let himself be injured alone.
Alien Awakening will land in theaters at midnight on May 19. Today, we launched the "Calvin, Hold Me Again" tasting activity in the "Today Film Review Mtalk" official Weibo, distributing 50 movie viewing opportunities to provide you with a desperate and exciting weekend.