In 1999, Universal Pictures' #Mummy# series brought the myth of ancient Egypt to a new level. Although it was a movie that was rented on VCD discs at that time, in retrospect, with the conditions and technology at that time, it was possible to shoot such a movie. The film is really not easy, at least when you look back, you will find that this film is not inferior to today's related films in terms of film production and special effects display.
In 2017, Universal made a comeback with #新MUMMY#, why is it new, because this is a film that is completely detached from the old series, this is the first female mummy in film history, and more importantly, this is Universal Pictures "Darkness" The opening piece of the "Universe" project.
Pharaohs, curses, mummies, mysterious ancient Egyptian mythology, these factors alone are enough to attract attention. Coupled with the co-starring of Tom and Russell Crowe, it makes people look forward to the film. However, sometimes the expectations are too high, and the feedback may be a few centimeters worse than the expected effect.
I have to admit that the first half of the film is quite attractive, from the ancient Egyptian legend that "death is new life, not death" flashed on the screen in the form of simple subtitles, and then the firelight chiseled by the Crusaders opened the film. The prologue, which seems to herald the gloomy and gloomy style, will be the main theme of the film. Sure enough, in the first half of the film, the legend of the forbidden land explained the past and present life of the Egyptian princess Ammanette, who was mummified as a living human being. Tom, who played the role of the Navy SEAL, showed his perfect parkour in the sound of the explosion. He accidentally discovered the forbidden area of ancient Egypt that was blown up, and fired a deadly shot out of curiosity. The goddess released the barrier.
This is where the dark story unfolds. At first glance, there is a bit of the meaning of the American version of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", but this time, the old beauty changed the damaged place to London (last year's "London Has Fallen" to this year's terrorist attack, The British Empire was destroyed not only in the movie, but also in reality. It's very helpless, lol).
Personally, I feel that from the beginning of the film to the moment when the Hirobian department led by the "Dr. Incarnation" played by Russell Crowe caught the Mummy Princess who was released, the whole plot and atmosphere were still somewhat unexpected and memorable, because the darkness was just right. , the surprise (scared) was caught off guard, the degree of depression was just right, a bit interesting.
In his ears, there were also exclamations of surprise from the surrounding audience from time to time.
It's just that the freshness has stopped here, and the subsequent plot has once again fallen into a new and uninspired routine, and it is a little rushed and messy. In order to let Nick, the male pig played by Tom, take on the crux of a series, and in order to allow the story to have clues to continue, the director also took great pains to combine gorgeous special effects and action design with factors such as love, desire, truth, and righteousness. In the end, Nick and Seth, the god of life and death, were integrated into one body, marking a heavy stroke on the road of redemption and awakening.
So far, the film is over, but the story has just begun. The prelude of "Dark Universe" has been slowly opened, but this kind of opening is a little disappointing. If it weren't for the stunt of the female mummy, or the appearance of Tom and Russell Crowe, I really can't believe it. A somewhat anticlimactic film will be the beginning of a new big plan, and the future of the "Dark Universe" is worrying.
Anyway, let’s hold a little hope. I hope that the series of films in the future will be better than the blue. I hope that the “dark” universe can have a “bright” future. At least, aside from the plot, #新MUMMY# is barely a good popcorn, ha. Ha ha.
ps In the end, I have to complain about the various ghosts summoned by Anmanette in the film. Can they have some characteristics and personalities? The good ghost attributes have been played with the sense of zombies, and they are still broken with a hammer. mlgb, with this setting, is it possible for Rick and Brother Nu to destroy them...
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