As a long-time Cthulhu lover, I just finished watching this movie and I think it is a masterpiece.
First of all, it should be emphasized that the protagonists in the Cthulhu worldview will always be the old rulers and outer gods, that is, the monsters. Therefore, the protagonist of this movie is the color of the stars, and other human characters are just props. The role of props is to set off the mystery and taboo of the protagonist. Don't expect these props to turn the tide like a superhero.
1. Story background
Compared with the original book, the background of the story is modern, and the family background is more complicated. But by seeing the names of Innsmouth and other places through the weather forecast, as well as the name of the university where the hydrologists are located, you will know that their world is not peaceful (Khan).
Unlike other movie worlds, the humans in the Cthulhu world are relatively fragile, especially spiritually. Inspired humans in other movies are often more powerful than ordinary people, can foresee danger earlier, or have any supernatural talents to fight danger (such as the shining black, the spiritualist and the lurking exorcist) . But in the world of Cthulhu, high inspiration can only make people die earlier. Ordinary people who understand the occult knowledge have a lower san value and are more likely to go crazy (remember that some occult experts can summon and enlist some strange creatures. , Seems to be stronger than ordinary people, but it is easier to come into contact with the old dominators and outer gods, and the ending is not very good).
2. Role Analysis
Prop Man 1: The host is a frustrated painter (painters and artists in the world of Cthulhu are susceptible to indescribable external gods and old influences, low san value, easy to go crazy), and have nothing to do with his late father Good, but due to economic reasons (investing in alpaca?) I can only bring my family to live in the old father’s old house. It can be seen from many things that the host loves his family members, especially his wife, but his personality is somewhat self-serving, he does not believe in other people's words, and the relationship with his children is not close. It should also be emphasized that this role bears a lot of family pressure. It is estimated that it is due to his wrong decision to invest all the money in alpaca breeding and orchard planting. It can be said that his life's hope lies in the alpaca. Therefore, when the beloved wife and the desired alpaca are mutated, his mental breakdown is inevitable. Not everyone is always sensible like Keyboard Man.
Prop Man 2: The hostess seems to be an investment broker, with a mild personality, and is also the first character to be influenced by the color of stars. From the first high-energy provided by the finger of the carrot, to the Carpenter style variant at the back. The role of a proper tool person. Her gentle personality and intellectual temperament are to set off the tragic ending of her innocence, and outline the star's color as ruthless and cruel like a natural disaster. Humans are just ants, and external gods don't care.
Prop Man 3: The second girl was the first character to appear, dressed in a robe with a white horse, barefoot and chanting the curse made me think I had watched the wrong movie. I want to say here that there is no detail in the movie that Xingzhi Cai was summoned by her daughter. She is just a rebellious second-year girl who loves mysticism. As mentioned in the background, ordinary people who are curious about occultism in the world of Cthulhu do not have a high san value, so she passed the printed version of the book of the dead (it should not be true, if the book of the dead is a large number in the world Published, the world is over) The ritual performed should be just a crazy middle-two behavior with too low san value, thinking that the mystery can be defeated through mystery, but it has no effect on the color of the stars, and her behavior at the well is just a san value. B behavior in the second installation caused by low. This role can be compared to the role of psychics in other movies, but in the world of Cthulhu, these are all in vain, and it also reflects the powerlessness of human beings in front of external gods.
Observer: The hydrologist is the last survivor, from the observer's perspective. As a few people who know the incident, his final vigilance and helplessness add another touch to the mystery of Star Color. Among all the characters in the movie, he has the highest san value. After all, a science student~, so he is the most sensible character in the play. He has strong mobility. He contacted the second girl’s family and neighbors with clues, and finally brought the police. Promote the plot, behave like the protagonist for the person you like, but in the end nothing can be changed.
Protagonist: In my impression, the color of stars seems to be a kind of outer god race, or the family of the outer god. The color of the stars in the movie should be in a young or seriously injured state. After coming to the earth to absorb some vitality, he returned to his hometown. According to the setting of the outer gods, the color of stars will not be aimed at human beings, let alone a certain human being. Human beings are just dust. Therefore, the changes caused by the color of the stars in the movie are not deliberate and intentional behaviors. The impact on the outside world is only caused by its existence and not deliberately targeted at anyone. Therefore, some comments are inappropriate to speculate about the color of the stars. The depiction of the color of the stars in the movie is in place. After all, the setting is a color that has not been seen before, and it is impossible to depict it directly, so it still has to be portrayed through its impact on the environment. I think it’s quite successful, especially the mutant creatures. It reminds me of the American horror film style in the 1980s and 1990s. Physical monsters are more disgusting and scary than CG monsters. In the age of CG proliferation, there are very few plastic monsters. See you, I like it better.
3. Summary
After all, I have read the original, and when watching an adapted film, I am afraid of changing too much and ruining the original, and I am afraid that it will be boring to copy the original. Although there have been quite a few changes in this adaptation of the movie, the core has not changed. It highlights the presence of the protagonist of Star Color, and there is no human role to grab the limelight. For the K-line movie "Annihilation" that many people like, I think the heroine's presence is too strong.
For many people to complain about the human roles in the movie, they are actually very consistent with the Cthulhu worldview setting. There are only a few sensible people, and most humans are ignorant and ignorant.
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