The protagonist must find a way to escape someone's pursuit in isolation, which has always been a recurring theme for many thrillers, such as this year's "The Hunt for Escape", "Those Who Want Me to Die" and "Bad Luck Holiday" to bring the audience a tense and exciting experience.
And the German film "Prey" released this time, can it rely on a group of boys to be chased by hunters in the forest to create a new idea? It also makes us curious about this.
Prey is a thriller action film directed by Thomas Seiben and starring David Klaus, about a bachelor party in the wild with his brother Albert and several other friends to celebrate their new marriage.
The group heard gunshots on the way, and at first thought that the hunters were hunting and did not care, but until someone was hit and injured by a bullet, they realized the danger, and quickly fled in the dense and desolate woods to avoid unknown attacks.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > the background of the story</h1>
"Prey" soon enters the main theme of the movie, five male friends come to a forest, because the protagonist Roman is about to get married next weekend, this is their bachelor party for him, rowing a canoe creek upstream, playing in the water by the stream, and resting in the forest.
But "Prey," a seemingly laid-back holiday, planted a seed of instability after they heard a gunshot in the distance.
Originally, several people did not think about the sound of this gunfire, thinking that it was just hunters hunting and continuing to enjoy their leisure time, but they did not expect to hear a second gunshot when they were about to take a ride to leave, not only this time closer, but also found that the bullet hit the arm of one of them in the panic.
"Prey" gives the film a strong sense of horror, and this theme arouses the audience's interest in the subsequent development of the story.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="34" > the thrill of dodging a hunt</h1>
With the gunshots that don't stop because they stop drinking, the protagonists of "Prey" quickly discover that this is not an accident in which the hunter mistook them for prey, but that they themselves are the prey of the mysterious substitute.
In the face of the throttle who wanted to kill them, how could they get out of danger when someone was shot, the puncture of the vehicle that could take them to escape, and the mobile phone used to call the police for help could not receive the signal?
During this escape, I like that "Prey" did not let the characters and the audience see the killer's choice at the beginning, which not only created an unknown mystery for the film, but also in the middle of the film, the character did not know the real identity of the killer.
Trying to ask a stranger for help only to meet the killer, but also being shot in the head with the embarrassing state, flipping the hazy beauty of the lakeside woman strolling on the lakeside, bringing a sudden and terrifying horror.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" > conflicting contradictions in the plot</h1>
Interestingly, as a hunting thriller, "Prey" also has many depictions of character relationship interactions in the process of this battle royale in the woods.
In order to save their lives, some people propose to move towards the neighboring road, some people propose to divide the army to divert attention, some people want to abandon the injured people to escape alone, some people are depressed and want to give up, or the mood becomes restless, and contradictions and conflicts begin to appear between each other, which seems to make the "Prey" movie more diverse and rich.
I was able to feel how fragile the emotions between people are in "Prey", and the relationship that was close to the warm network before the accident was cracked after a few gunshots and facing life danger.
Whether it is the conflict of opinions in the workplace of the company in the past, or the contradictions between brothers, they are turned over and magnified in the process of escape, adding more uncertain variables to the film "Prey", which was originally just a group of men who must escape the hunter's pursuit.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > the absurdity of the ending</h1>
From the sweet and beautiful contrast between the protagonist Roman and his fiancée Lisa in the film, letting them enjoy the coastal scenery, the protagonist's anger at learning that his brother is wearing his green hat, to the murder motive of entering the hunter's house through the protagonist and learning that her daughter was accidentally killed by drunken tourists, so he decides to take revenge on all the men who come to the forest.
On the surface, director Thomas Seiben seems to have intended to make "Prey" a work that is not just a hunting thriller in the second half of the film, and even the final ending reveals a feeling that the male protagonist will either stay in the forest and live with the hunter, but unfortunately, the final result is not so smooth.
Even so conceived, "Prey" seems to be full of doubts on the surface, and the suspenseful plot direction that is about to finally reveal the mystery will eventually tell the audience about the affair between the protagonist and his wife Lisa.
In fact, the truth that has nothing to do with their murder in the forest and the killer who wants to avenge his daughter has nothing to do with it, let alone the way to reveal the mystery, directly using mobile phones and computer screens to present the picture to the audience.
This contrast with the atmosphere created in the front is completely different, so that "Prey" eventually becomes a meaningless bad film because people are confused and the director wants to make a subversive social values ending, but finally does not have the courage to execute.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="37" > conclusion</h1>
Overall, it is hard to imagine that The German actor David Klaus, who was once known to Oscar actress Kate Winsley for "Reading for Love", would take on a work like "Prey", which is a very problematic script alone.
Although under the collocation of several forest scenes, the female killer's mysterious and do not know when there will be bullets to create a thrilling atmosphere in place, but in the end, the lack of relevance of the ending design, I believe that the audience has the feeling of watching something, and as if they have not seen anything, which is quite disappointing.
Thank you for watching, paying attention to me, and learning more about it.