Horror film upstarts test the waters of historical themes
Speaking of the director and starring role of "Centurion", any one seems to be a reason to look forward to the film. They are not mainstream celebrities, but they have gained stable and loyal fans by virtue of their personal development direction. In 2005, a horror movie called " The Descent " became a hotly debated object by horror fans, and its director Neil Marshall also gained fame. In this movie, the director cleverly combined the secret room dilemma with the bloody horror. The fusion of styles creates a tense atmosphere full of suspense, and even more horror scenes that make movie fans hooked, and the deep exploration of the dark side of human nature makes the film leap to a higher level in depth and become a fine horror movie of the year, and Marshall With this film, he won the honor of Best Director of British Independent Film. In fact, three years ago, Neil Marshall had already won attention with a horror film " Dog Soldiers " (2002), and won awards at multiple independent film festivals. After " The Descent ", he continued his horror movie. Lu, in 2009, following the wind of doomsday movies, he also presented his own " Armageddon " (2008), which also made horror movie fans very addicted. And when people began to look forward to Neil Marshall as a new generation of horror film masters, he suddenly offered "Centurion" based on historical mysteries. Is the horror film master a transformation this time? Or is it an early adopter of a horror film on the Long March? This is undoubtedly worthy of the expectations of its fans.
A strong showdown between hunk men and women
When Neil Marshall became popular in 2005, Michael Fassbender could only be regarded as a TV actor, but in the second year, he began to download movies and made a breakthrough in the film industry. In the " 300: Rise of an Empire " (2006), which is full of male hormones , Fassbender is one of the warriors. Although not as dazzling as Gerald Butler, he also caught this. This time, I started my breakthrough in the film industry, and finally broke out in "Hunger" (2008). In this "Hunger", which reflects the experience of Northern Irish Republican Army leader Bobby Sands’ hunger strike in prison, Fassbender’s performance is shocking to the world. In order to perform the role in the film, he diets and loses weight, and even has a long-term mental state. In a state of dissociation, but his hard work has resulted in the great success of the film. His performance has also received rave reviews, and won the British Independent Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, European Film Awards, and London Critics Film Awards. He was named the best actor in Europe that year. Then he continued to work hard, with the cowardly evasive role of the married man in the film " fishtank " (2009) with his girlfriend's daughter, once again gaining universal recognition, almost following the trajectory of winning the actor in the previous year, bringing the United Kingdom I won the Best Supporting Actor at the Independent Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, London Critics Film Awards and other awards. In the same year, I took advantage of " Inglourious Basterds " (2009) to further gain a foothold in Hollywood. The future of acting is worth looking forward to. In "Centurion", he will play Quintus Diaz who is running to survive and trying to rescue the general. Of course, his task is not easy.
·Kurylenko played a strong challenge to the fierce woman Aityn. The Ukrainian-born actress became a hot spot in the film industry because of her role as a Bond girl in "007: The Quantum Crisis" (2008). It is worth mentioning that At that time, her role was an image of a vengeful angel with hatred in mind. This time she played a powerful role that was at odds with the Romans because of family hatred. Presumably, Kurylenko, who has been immersed in hatred for a long time, will give Fassbinder some color. have a look.
Cult interpretation of a historical unsolved case
Neil Marshall’s work of this style change is based on an unresolved case of real historical events. In 117 AD, the 9th Legion of the Roman Empire's ever-victorious divisions invaded England, mysteriously collapsed, and there are divergent opinions. The filming of such a film has historical authenticity. It is inevitable to be scrutinized. Marshall chose one of the more mainstream statements, that is, the Ninth Army was encircled and suppressed by the local original Pict, and the entire army was annihilated. Speaking of this, Marshall said, "(About historical facts) all this requires some compromise. I mean, we are not going to complete a complete history course, but to make an entertaining movie and tell a story. So, operation There must be a certain degree of flexibility. Especially in the handling of Picts, this flexibility is used more, because there is no historical record of Picts. There is no recordable language and no words in history. Record the history of Pickett. We know all kinds of rumors about them, but who knows it is true? So, I look at them from a more practical perspective and imagine how they live in such an environment."
To make this film, Marshall drew the crew to a 3000-foot mountain. Snowstorms and frozen rivers both tested the willpower of the participants. However, Marshall himself didn’t seem to care about this. “The shooting of the whole movie is a physical and psychological squeeze, but at the same time, the feeling of traveling in heavy snow, cyclones, and almost horizontal rainstorms also makes me very Enjoy. I don’t want to accomplish something too simple, the same is true for my crew."
Michael Fassbender, who starred in Centurion in the film, saw the film as "simple" and called it a "Rome chase". "You know, I think there is a lot of violence in this movie. "Centurion" is just one. A chasing movie, a chasing movie based on Roman history, you can feel the scene of an empire falling into decline."
Perhaps Marshall’s "excitement" in the harsh environment and Fassbinder’s interpretation of the film’s "chase" reveal the essence of the film, that is, it is actually a film that maintains the Marshall Cult style, and historical events are just a background. It can be seen from his treatment of the history of the Picts that he is interested in creating personal style violence and speed scenes. The style of this film is just as dark and cruel as its work. Similarly, survival is still an important theme in the film. Just like the girls searching for a living in a black hole in "The Descent", there is no absolute in this film. In terms of good and evil, the Picts need to swear to the death to defend their homeland, and the Romans need to fight to survive to the end. As Marshall said, "survival" is the key word in the film for him. In order to survive, the character of the character in the film is activated to the greatest extent. Everyone wants to live and express the emotion of the character in the state of survival. Harmony is where Marshall's specialty lies. The confusing history, the tension of constant running, the bloody violence, and the general picture quality of "300: Rise of an Empire" all reveal the Cult temperament that fans expect, and at the same time it is likely to cause huge controversy between historical facts and style. , And for Marshall, who "does not want to accomplish something too simple," this may also be something he would like to experience.
