As another attempt on the subject of Cthulhu, Star Color is undoubtedly brave and clever. Back then, "Annihilation" was hailed as one of the most difficult works to adapt, and although the director made a structure and a certain degree of The reorganization added entities that are easier to understand, such as alien animals, but the pessimistic box office forecast caused "Annihilation" to be swept into the arms of Nai Fei. In the end, the audience's response was only mediocre.
"The Color of Stars" is directly adapted from the work of the founder of Cthulhu who loves craftsmanship. The time gap caused by non-modern creation and the difficulty of expressing Cthulhu's subject matter made the shooting of this film eye-catching and worrying. , But in the subject of Cthulhu, it is quite interesting to choose the proposition of “color” to cut into. The topic of color, if you don’t constrain the original work, can actually have a lot of room for development, but unfortunately, on the one hand In the end, the film failed to make more eye-catching attempts on the color, and the horror brought by the mystery did not reach a higher level, so the effect of the film can only be said to be slightly mediocre. , It's a pity.
In fact, "The Color of Stars" should have influenced the creation of the "Forsaken Southland" series to some extent, so we can see that the two films adapted here also have a relatively similar basic framework: Tianwaiwaiwu+ Transform the environment. Compared with the more ambitious trilogy of "Lost Southern Territory", "Color of Stars" is undoubtedly a bit more old fashion. This is not to say that this is not good. In fact, when the format is smaller, it is easier to show emotions. Delicate changes, but the big picture often degenerates into an adventure. The setting of the "Color of Stars" movie is naturally also very classical. A harmonious group of people (at least relative to the later period of harmony) changes from an external object to a heart after being invaded by an unknowable force from an alien.
We all know that the most important thing about Cthulhu’s movie is the unknowable, the fear of facing a colossal god brought by the indescribable mystery. In this film, this unknowable source is an indescribable color. However, because the image must have its own color, bright purple is used to characterize this alien color most of the time throughout the film. Although it is true that this kind of bright purple is not common in life, wide-scale use can indeed bring a kind of weirdness. However, once you give the "unspeakable" color a color that people can recognize, the mystery will inevitably be wiped out for the most part. So, are there any better suggestions? I have an idea that the whole film will be shot in black and white, so that on the one hand, it avoids certain colors, on the other hand, it can use the imagination of the audience to bring a more shocking effect than "all talk" through black and white "don't say". . At the end of the film, you can gradually transition from black and white to color. Seeing this area of loss of color, I think it would be more interesting to shoot like this.
(To add, the idea I mentioned above has actually been realized in the German version of Star Color-"Color". The idea should be there, but it seems that the rendering of the plot atmosphere is not very successful. Those who are interested can go and see it)
On the other hand, let me talk about alienation again. Alienation is also a question worth talking about. First of all, regarding the alienation of things, this is naturally the easiest to photograph, deformed fruits, various things with different colors, polluted water, etc., and the external effects that these bring Change is actually just as a foreshadowing. What can really bring fear to people's hearts is the abnormal changes in people's hearts. When I watched "Lost South: Annihilation", I always felt scared. What I was afraid of was not only the unknown isolation zone and bottomless well, but also the secret changes in the hearts of several players. The movie "The Color of the Stars" undoubtedly wants to express such a deterioration of human nature. However, perhaps the screenwriter is too straightforward or the director's rank is too low. The process of everyone's emotional alienation seems abrupt and unreal. Of course, the acting skills of several young actors are also poor. It makes many places seem inappropriate. As for Uncle Cage, he has continued his usual "tempest acting skills" over the years, but it does not seem to be in line with the film. This makes me unable to help but write his new "National Treasure". Feeling worried.
Therefore, under the combined force of the blunt turning emotions and the less skilled acting skills of everyone, the human heart change is worse. This makes this film not much stamina, and the horror is still mainly in the mutant species. Above the weird shapes, such as the weird fit of the mother and the child. To be honest, when they are not moving, they are more terrifying than when they become monsters in the end. This is also difficult for many horror movies. Once the devil shows his face, the fear of the movie disappears, because only the unknown is horrible.
Finally, I will talk about a very obvious little egg. The black brother has a copy of "The willows" in his hand. It is called "Lonely Willow Forest" in Chinese. It is a work of Blackwood, and it is also a horror story in the style of Cthulhu.
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