The earliest pseudo-recorded movie was "Blair the Witch" in 1999. The miracle of low-cost movies was created with DV. At that time, it really triggered "Is it true that three college students were killed in the forest and left behind a volume of DV?" "Video recording" discussion boom. This alternative type has opened a new method of film shooting since 2000-completely shooting images with DV or hand-held cameras, and editing to achieve a visual effect and psychological convergence effect with fake realism. Then, "Death Video", "The Last Horror Movie", "Koloft Archives", "V/H/S" and other similar themes of movies have sprung up one after another, and "Smart: Ghost Record" even created perfection. The counterattack results-shooting budget of nearly 11,000 U.S. dollars, global box office revenue of 197 million U.S. dollars.
With the foundation laid by the predecessors, with the same techniques and tricks, the domestic and overseas box office of "Paris Underground" is not ideal. From the content point of view, this is a thriller adventure, similar to "The Devil's Cave" and "Dark Invasion", but the advantage is that the pace is fast enough, and the mental environment brewing is completely left to the audience. At the same time, the novel setting of the "reverse world" also casts a layer of mystery on the escape journey. The director is John Erick Dowdle (John Erick Dowdle), a man of unremarkable reputation. He has directed a total of three movies, the other two are "The Quarantine" and "The Devil in the Elevator". Through the Internet, "Elevator Devil" has accumulated some popularity. Although "Quarantine Zone" had a sequel, it did not become a classic.
Although only shooting some low-cost thrillers, John Total already has quite skilled director experience, especially in editing and actor scheduling. People who watch thrillers are the least fond of procrastination. Like the last few sequels of "Ghost Record", the rest of the sequel is exhausted, procrastinating and brainless, with a lot of negative reviews. In addition to being good at hiring people, a good thriller and horror film director should also Be able to control the subject matter, know the rhythm control and psychological painting. Therefore, objectively speaking, "The Catacombs of Paris" has no pee spots in the whole film. The actors’ dialogue and behavior are consistent with the promotion of the plot. Pre-heating excavation-teaming-expedition found something wrong-explosion-rescue, starting from the first The escape from the scene to the end is all done in one go, which is quite admirable. Even after returning to the ground, they were not panting and sentimental. The film also has another translation title, "Uncertainty", which is incomprehensible at first glance, but from the perspective of rhythm, it is the name that is carried through to the end.
The protagonist of the movie is a woman named Scarlett (from Old French, meaning "bright red cloth", alluding to the theme). Placing a female protagonist in a thrilling and survival movie is a new method of gambling, because women struggling to survive in an extremely flustered and low-level environment are more likely to gain the sympathy of the audience. "Alien" and "Gravity" are among them. The best. "The Catacombs" deliberately portrays Scarlett as a stubborn, cute and stupid image. Her cleverness lies in what she needs, and her stupidity lies in the stubborn pursuit of needs, which led to the death of teammates who could not keep up. After killing three people, she finally woke up, found an important life-saving tool, and saved the fourth one. This is a smart "pig".
Under the strong character of the characters, several other characters have all become vassals of the heroine. The hostess decides how to go, and their only use is probably to "dead", alas. But even the dead do not give time to remember them. They continue to "parkour" all the way to find their way. If the audience is not used to this kind of lens, most of them will have serious discomfort. Playing Scarlett is Perdita Weeks (Perdita Weeks), currently only in the BBC remake of Dickens's original drama "Great Expectations".
Personal evaluation is 7.7 points, "The Catacombs of Paris" is completely worthy of this score in all aspects. From the pseudo-documentary film to talk about or break away from all the horror genres, the advantages and disadvantages of this film are remarkable. The director is not testing the waters, and the actors are also in line with the plot. What's important is that it doesn't have the procrastination style of most horror movies now, just like Italian macaroni, it comes quickly. As for whether it can be remembered by more people and become a representative of its kind, that will be the future.
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