As the most famous and widely spread creature in folklore, the "water monkey" (also known as the water ghost) has always been a nightmare in the hearts of many people. #电影水怪2: Blackwood Forest #
Although many popular science bloggers are tirelessly explaining that "water monkeys" are just rumors, according to a wide range of statements, the circulation of another unknown creature "water monster" has never been conclusive, which naturally makes people in the world speculate continuously.
Two years ago, an online movie called "Water Monster" caused a hot discussion, and the core of the film was borrowed from the folklore of "Water Monkey", coupled with the integration of adventure, monsters and other popular elements, and after its release, it received unprecedented attention.
After the great success of "Water Monster", at the moment, the director Xiang Brothers also took advantage of the hot iron to strike again, and after two years, the second film in the series, "Water Monster 2: Black Wood Forest", was officially released, once again bringing the audience the most original explosive movie viewing experience.
First of all, as a sequel, the film "Water Monster 2: Black Wood Forest" is relatively an independent and complete content, but in the film, it borrows the background of the male protagonist aquatic characters in the previous work, mainly telling the intricate legendary story between the children of aquatic offspring.
As a film marked as similar to suspense and thriller, Xiaobian believes that the film's ability to shape suspense is indeed second to none, and as for the thriller, it is slightly inferior, presumably this is also the director's intention, in order to make the audience wider.
As a suspense film, the most important thing about the film is the way it is presented, in this regard, throughout the film, the soundtrack and tone of the film are particularly brilliant.
At the beginning, the film first came out with a voice-over plot introduction, a green and mysterious forest, a chaotic and redundant lake, and with creepy special effects, instantly let people fall into a creepy atmosphere, with an immersive viewing experience at the same time, but also have to let people worry with the camera, afraid of whether there will be unknown creatures in the next second.
Especially the reporter played by Han Dong, alone in such an environment to take pictures of materials, quiet environment, dark night light, even the heartbeat is beating clearly, to the end, Han Dong was brutally killed by the monster, it can be said that the whole process is enough nervous and exciting, so that the audience can see the palms of the hands in a cold sweat.
Of course, if you only rely on sound, it is obviously not enough to maintain such a long horror scene, so in terms of movie props, the director has also made a lot of efforts.
Among them, such as fish corpses and flies, water monkey sculptures, etc., plus horror masks, etc. have been running through the whole film, and the entire film is immersed in such a picture as cool tones, which makes people feel palpitations in their hearts, such as Han Dong's heartbeat, and the psychological effect is used to the extreme.
This is especially true after the heroine Wang Zhen'er went to the dock, gave the fish a close-up shot sweep, set up a foreshadowing (there have been many shots of fish carcasses in the back), echoing it.
Coupled with scenes such as coffins and sacrifices, people can't help but think of right and wrong, unconsciously substitute scenes, walk into the suspense set by the director, and achieve multiple interactions.
It also has to be said that the director used the montage's way of moving the mirror to the extreme, a large number of interactive montages were used, and the scene of people lying in the coffin appeared at every turn, and connected the memory with reality, so that the suspense was then layered.
As for the plot, after the younger brother played by Han Dong was killed, Wang Zhen'er, the sister who was a forensic doctor, came to the village to look for her brother, but after continuing to watch, she will find that the plot changes frequently and high energy, and in the end, it even gradually develops into revenge, and reverses into the end of finding herself.
At this point, the multi-line intertwined treatment can also see the strength of the director's skill, especially there is no lack of warm content, such a way of processing, it is really advanced!
Moreover, unlike previous suspense films, most suspense films will leave a lot of pits, and even the director himself cannot fill them.
However, in "Water Monster 2: Black Forest", the suspense set at the beginning will be explained by the later plots, such as the main reason for the heroine's lack of memory, the opportunity to find her brother, etc.
In terms of costumes, it can also be seen that the film is thoughtful, first of all, the costumes of Wang Zhen'er and Han Dong, who, as people living in Shanghai in the old era, are basically Western-style and have local characteristics.
In remote and remote townships, the villagers' dress is much plainer and simpleer, and the strong sense of contrast also reflects the difference between the spiritual outlook of family workshop residents under the small peasant economy and the people in big cities.
Among them, especially the portrayal of the golden rattail and the face image of the Ninth Uncle, let the Father-in-Law set into the wood three points, and secondly, the dress of the people who bear the sacrifice in the village is also dealt with to a certain extent, the Ninth Uncle is the most prestigious in the village, the mayor is authoritative, then the Princess is the spokesperson of the ghost god and the Ling Doctor in the secular world.
As the film's most concerned "water monkey", although it is known that it is a special effects production, but the role from the beginning of a variety of mysterious only exposed corners, to the back to show the whole picture, which brings a sense of shock is self-evident, including in the face, body, action and other aspects of the details, are vivid, on special effects, the production level of the film is the top level in China.
Finally, Xiaobian also wants to re-mention the performance of the heroine Wang Zhen'er, as a well-known actress, Wang Zhen'er's role in the film is self-evident, and she does use vivid performance to vividly interpret the role.
In addition, Wang Zhen'er's action scene is also very smooth, in the opening chapter, the heroine carries a gun, ties her hair, the identity of the forensic doctor, and writes out that the positioning of the heroine is not everyone's boudoir, but Mulan-like scarf.
The follow-up fight scene with the "water monkey" in the lake can also be said to be the peak of the whole drama, and the body movements such as reversing the pistol and flipping the side reflect Wang Zhen'er's good talent in action dramas, and it is no wonder that many viewers boast that they are "ghost queens", which is really not disappointing at all.
Overall, "Water Monster 2: Black Forest" is well-made, the plot is perfect, the protagonist's acting skills are absolutely passed, as a network movie, all aspects have reached the top of the industry, and I believe that with the increase in the number of moviegoers, the reputation of the movie will be better and better, and the emergence of the next one should be reasonable.