With an investment of only US$15,000, "Monster", why can it be so highly praised, its director Garris Edwards even won the directing and screenwriting rights of "The New Godzilla". For a fledgling star, this can be called the tendency of the carp to jump through the dragon. If "The Moon" is won by the script, then the hero of "Monster" will be the script and camera. Unlike "Moon", which is complicated and complicated, with many connotations, "Monster" is much simpler on the surface at first glance. Its English name "Monsters", I personally think it is quite the essence, concisely and concisely raised a hidden question from the beginning: "Who is the monster?". But this seems to have become one of the biggest incentives for many fans to criticize the film. It seems that what everyone wants to see is the war between monsters and human civilization, rather than the laziness and indifferent that the movie shows. This kind of preconceived thinking, imposed on the film itself, is quite crude and shallow. For $15,000, if you want to watch the "War between Humans and Beasts", it would be better to wait for "Battle of Los Angeles".
"Monsters" uses a flashback narrative technique. If you don't watch it carefully, or if you don't watch the opening scene again at the end of the film, you may lose some vital information. The opening subtitles vaguely explain the cause of the story and the current living conditions of people in the background environment. Due to the major mistakes of the United States, aliens appeared in large areas of Mexico, which seriously threatened the safety of local people's lives and property. The picture we saw was that the culprit adopted an extremely inhumane isolation system, and the roaring warplanes hovered in Mexico's airspace. The smoke of war is permeated in an innocent country, and ruins and broken walls can be seen everywhere, and lives are disgraced. A few pens reveal the hegemonic behavior of the United States, which sees itself as the supreme status, in a glance.
The actor Andrew escorted the heroine Samantha from Mexico to the United States. The single-line narrative framed the traditional pattern of road movies. What you see and hear along the way will be all the elements that the film can express. The lens of "Monster" is extremely skillful, and the capture of the lens seems casual, but in fact it is smart and meaningful. "INFECTED ZONE" is the most frequent signage in the film, quietly highlighting the film's tone and environment. Several propaganda and warning murals have replaced the depiction of the big scene of the war. With so many details, it can be seen that the director's ability to control the scene, the atmosphere's way of supporting, and the control are extremely skillful, and there is no sign of weak and weak. Sometimes, it may be more shocking than a decent and straightforward portrayal.
Let us return to the question of "Who is the Monster?" Alien creatures, they came to the earth, not at all by their own will. If you have come, you will be at ease, and you will have to adapt and find ways to survive. Whether it's an encounter in the water or the "looking at each other" at the end, it seems to make people suddenly open up. In fact, these so-called "monsters" themselves do not have much danger of attack. Only when they encounter possible threats will they show their brutal superiority. This is just like the positioning of "How to Train Your Dragon", it's not that they are too evil, it's just that we don't understand it. And the consistent style of human beings is to act first, and then rush forward without thinking. This has made the struggle for territory between humans and monsters intensified day by day, and there is no sign of the end in sight. Neither party is willing to back down, and the tragedy seems to be taken for granted.
The overall style of "Monsters" is a bit weird, and the two protagonists always show a lazy, innocent attitude. Climbing to the top of the historic site and overlooking the "separation wall", it has long been not only a geographical barrier, but a barrier of humanity and morality and a barrier of regional civilization. The "monster" that appeared at the end was as warm and warm as the meeting of a magpie bridge. At this time, it also inspired the spark of love between the male and female protagonists. This also indicates that "monsters" and human beings are essentially in common. A safe, harmonious and stable living environment is what they are looking for. Ironically, Andrew and Samantha have always survived without danger. The phrase "I don't want to go home..." expresses her desire to seek freedom, hate secular ugliness, and return to natural origin. It's not just the power of love. When American soldiers were fully armed to bring a "security barrier," their lives fell. Whose fault is this? Who is the real monster, is it them, or is it ourselves?
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