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The Thing (1982)
This is a movie you saw the day before yesterday. The first time I saw it was in Beijing in 2009, on my bed, I still remember the situation at that time very clearly. However, the specific plot of the movie can't be remembered, so it should be re-watched.
The movie tells the story of an American Antarctic research station after being invaded by alien creatures. Inside the American Antarctic Research Station, everyone was resting. Suddenly a helicopter landed outside the station and exploded. A Norwegian escaped from the helicopter. He was holding a gun to shoot a dog. The Norwegian did not hit the dog, but hit the American watching the show. The American sheriff inside the station shot and killed the Norwegian. After putting the dog in the house, everyone decided to go to the Norwegian station to find out. The actor and the other two came to the Norwegian station and found a videotape, a terrifying deformed corpse and a melting ice brick. The three brought back the body and the video. At this point in the station, the dog had just been imprisoned into the dog cage, and there was a riot. It turned out that the dog became a monster and killed several dogs. After everyone arrived, they burned the monster to death with a flamethrower. At this time, after the doctor dissected the corpse, a fat man with glasses explained the reason: the dog is not a dog, but a monster that can pretend to be any creature. He determined that there was a monster pretending to be an adult in the station at this time. Later, in the Norwegian video, everyone discovered that the monster was dug out from the snow. The actor and two other people came to the excavation site and found a huge alien spacecraft. As soon as the three of them came back, the one who cleaned up the deformed corpse became the victim of the monster. At the same time, the fat man in glasses learned of the monster's harm through the computer, destroyed all the traffic and communication facilities in the station, and went crazy. Everyone had to keep the fat man with glasses alone in a separate room. The doctor thought of using serum to distinguish between humans and monsters, but then found that the serum had been destroyed by humans, making the sheriff and the doctor suspects. Therefore, everyone promoted the male protagonist as the new leader, and the male protagonist ordered everyone to tie up the suspect. At this time, there was a sudden power outage in the station, and then someone went missing. The protagonists found the missing person's burning clothes outdoors and knew that he was dead. Next, the actor found that a room light was on by himself, and he led a person to check it. A few hours later, the person who went with the actor ran back to the station and told everyone that the actor was a monster. The actor immediately broke in and confronted everyone else. During the fierce confrontation, a person in the station suddenly became a monster and ate the doctor's arm. The hero kills the monster, clears the suspicion, and finds a new test method. However, the dog-watcher suddenly attacked the actor and was killed on the spot. Afterwards, the actor uses a new method to find a monster and rule out the suspicion of others. When everyone looked for the fat man with glasses to check on him, they found that he was missing and the generator in the station was damaged. Everyone also found the alien spacecraft under the room of Fatty Glasses. As a result, everyone destroyed the spacecraft and began to destroy the measures in the station. Everyone wanted the monster to be burned to death. most Later, among the remaining four, the monster was blown to death by the hero after killing two of them. The two who survived are watching the changes and preparing for the next move.
When I watched the film for the first time, I felt very shocked, but now I still have that feeling when I watch it again. Although it is a horror film, it is not a pure horror film. It is a horror film about "trust". The film shows a series of problems that people face when there is a lack of trust between people in a closed space. According to the plot of the movie, it can be seen that when people have no trust, in order to satisfy their desire to survive, people will only kill each other. Those things that are often praised by art works such as love, friendship, family affection and human nature, when there is no trust as the foundation, everything is a cloud, and they have no meaning. The encounter at the US station is just a repeat of the Norwegian station, which can be seen from the ruins of the Norwegian station. Because in Norway, people are killing each other for lack of trust! At the US station, the death of the watchdog and the imprisonment of the sheriff were all choices made by others to survive. The behavior at this time can be said to be: I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go! The innocent is dead when it's dead, it doesn't matter! This is the theme of the film. This is the main reason why this horror film released in 1982 has been well-known. Of course, it is also the reason why it has always appeared in IMDB250.
Of course, apart from the profound themes of the movie, this film is still a very good horror film. The structure of the movie is the usual routine of Hollywood horror movies: a confined space, a crisis, and then everyone is killed in the crisis, until the protagonist becomes the only or only survivor. It can be seen that the movie itself does not break away from this cliché, but the director has set up the plot, details and suspense very carefully, making the movie very enjoyable, even if I have watched it twice, I will still be intoxicated in the movie. There are many wonderful things in the movie. For example, the fat man with glasses destroyed the facilities in the station, and it immediately reminds people that the monster is doing damage. In fact, this is the fat man with glasses thinking for the sake of humans; for example, the dog-watcher repeatedly wants to sneak attack on the hero. People think he is a monster, but in fact, the dog-watcher just doesn’t want to be regarded as a suspect; another example is that two real monsters are treated as human beings and transformed in sudden situations. This is the biggest suspense and horror plot of the movie. It feels scary now when I think about it. In short, the movie basically reaches a climax or plot turn every ten minutes or so, so that the audience can devote themselves to the movie. Such attractive movies are rare, and they appeared in the 1980s, making them even more commendable.
In addition to the unstoppable plot, the movie's excellent special effects and monster design also make the movie a classic. The monsters in this film are quite disgusting, and the deformed look is very scary, making people feel nauseous. It can be said that I have watched a lot of movies about monsters and horror creatures, but this one is the only monster that can scare me and make me remember it after watching it. Nothing like aliens, predators, aliens, etc. can compare to the monsters in this movie that splash around and can grow their heads anywhere. In an era when special effects were still underdeveloped, it was amazing to be able to imagine and produce such a disgusting thing! Let me admire the production staff of this film.
Finally, let's talk about the excellent snow scene of the movie. Before looking at the information, I thought this film was really shot in a real snow scene. After reading the information, I realized that they were all filmed in the studio. It can be seen how realistic the scene setting of this film is! I can't think of how such a real snow scene, icy and snowy land was not photographed in the North or South Pole. Could it be that the fake scenes of Hollywood in the 1980s have been made so realistic? In any case, there are very few movies in the world with polar backgrounds like this one. What's more, is it still a science fiction horror movie? The real and fake scenes are also unique to this film.
The only acquaintance among the actors in this film is the actor Kurt Russell. He is familiar, but not because of how popular he is, but because he can be seen in many movies of average standard. However, what impressed me the most was his starring "Soldier", in which he was very sturdy. Speaking of this film, Kurt Russell is quite satisfactory in this film's performance. After all, this is a horror film and does not require superb acting skills. Besides, he still wears a big beard and thick clothes, all of which affect his performance. As for the other actors, none of them performed very well, and they didn't know them, let alone talk about them.
In addition, there is no woman in the film, which is really pitiful. Movies without women seem to be monotonous, at least there should be a few supporting roles!
In general, this film is a classic science fiction horror film. It not only discusses the importance of "trust" in depth, but also has a beautiful plot and excellent special effects. How can you not like such a movie?
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2011-12-04
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