sentence review
After having a business acumen, Natalie's B-level film with commercial elements is a B-level film with a real market and ideas. This is a "conscious" B-movie, as opposed to a B-movie for B's sake. - eyeforfilm.co.uk
A thought-provoking film that once again made people aware of the genetic crisis.
——The performances of Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley of "Entertainment Weekly" make the film extremely realistic and worthy of recommendation. - "The New York Post" behind the
scenes production
"Frankenstein" may come true
Since Frankenstein, an artificial monster, first appeared in human literature and art, the topic of artificial monsters has never stopped. In addition to Frankenstein, there are still many movies of man-made monsters. David Cronenberg has filmed the famous "Fly", and Steven Spielberg has also filmed the "Jurassic Park" series. . If it is said that in the early years, when technology was underdeveloped, there was still some "sci-fi" elements in shooting such films, then when technology can almost create creatures "out of thin air", is it still necessary to continue shooting such movies? With such a question, film director Vincenzo Natali said: "The technology is so advanced now that humans can almost really create creatures like in the film, but I think it is necessary to make such a film. Because I It did not deliberately shoot the film into a sci-fi horror film, nor did it deliberately exaggerate the harm caused by the extreme experiments of mad and unscrupulous scientists. I think this is a serious film, which contains insistence on science and correctness Conscience and Moral Persistence - The most important thing is that the man-made Deren is an animal with human thoughts, intelligence and understanding. Although it does not look like a human, it does have certain human qualities. It is a kind of quality and character. When such a creature becomes a threat, simply killing it will undoubtedly test people's emotions and morals, so I always feel that this is a serious movie, but a horror movie is used. In the film, Alyssa feeds and educates Deren like her own child, and when Deren in turn threatens the lives of her and those around her, her choice is the most dramatic The plot of tension. Horror is not what I want to express, it's just a gimmick."
For movie star Adrien Brody, shooting horror movies is really nothing new. Jacket plays a veteran tormented by hallucinations. Regarding the role, Brody said: "Actually, my role in this film is not very important. What really attracted me is the script. It looks like this is a sci-fi horror film, but in fact, this film is a It is a very serious drama. It involves ethics, morality and love, and even a little prophecy. It is also because of this script that I took over the script.” The
long preparation process
Canadian-born director Vincenzo Natali is an old gun in the independent film world. In 1997, he made his feature film debut "Another Dimension Killing Array". This low-cost film with a sophisticated conception and a complex plot has been loved by the majority of moviegoers as soon as it was released. Although the series has since launched several sequels and prequels, none of them were the work of Vincenzo Natali. Then, Natalie filmed "Zero" and "Nothing" and other sci-fi films. However, after 2003, he did not shoot feature films. It was not until 7 years later that he returned to the public eye with "Beast hybrid".
In fact, the script of "Human-Beast Hybrid" was already created in the year "Another Dimension Killing Array" was released, but due to the limitations of funds and shooting technology at that time, Natalie did not make it into a film. Filming plans for the film were shelved. Natalie said: "The funding problem has always bothered me, because it is an independent film, without the support of major studios and funds, all the funds need to be found by me slowly, so the progress of the film is very slow. It is the most embarrassing place for independent films."
In 2007, the shooting plan of "Beast hybrid" was put on the agenda again. This time, the film became a Canadian-French co-production. The French side will provide 25 percent of the film's funding -- about $4 million. After getting the money, the film finally started shooting. Natalie said: "When the film actually started shooting, the script had been written for more than ten years. During this time, I was asked if independent film was dead. Actually I don't think so, independent film It may be fading, but indie movies are not going to die. Although I don't have first-class special effects and a lot of money to shoot, I firmly believe that I can create the most unique 'monster' on the screen. My preset for the effect of the film is to Creating a tension with the editing and camera setup that shocked people. Beyond that, I wanted people to believe what was filmed in the film, that weird creatures can be created."
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