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"Zombie" has the following scene.
When Chen You knew that the zombie had really appeared, he found Zhong Fa. The dying Zhong Fa vomited blood but proudly said, "I made it."
This line of dialogue made me tanned.
Everything needs a generation process. Even a zombie, Zhong Fa took a lot of hard work to refine it.
Both zombies and "zombies" are all based on a basket of factors.
Some of this basket of factors are the historical factors that dominate "Zombies", and some of them have hidden influence on the film's performance. It doesn't matter if you say it is my own (irresponsible) association.
It can only be said that the history and genealogy of a Chinese and foreign horror film can be seen from "Zombies".
"Bone Yin and Yang Sword" sees zombies.
Our zombies are different from zombies, not to mention the kind of pale and beautiful teenagers with deep affection in "Vampire New Century".
In Chinese folklore, zombies are people who die in foreign land, and they must use Taoist mana to lead them to return to their hometowns. Dress Code is an official uniform of the Qing Dynasty. It uses a jumping and frightening method during the action, during which the hands will be stretched forward.
As early as in the Cantonese feature film, zombies have already appeared. Like the martial arts film "Bone Yin and Yang Sword", there is a scene in which the heroine "commands" a zombie action. Bizarre in the era of "Bone Yin Yang Sword" is not the Qing Dynasty nor the beginning of the Republic of China, but in the more distant ancient times (even the ancient ones), there are zombies wearing official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty...For the sake of entertainment, Cantonese long The film era can go to its end.
One thing is certain is that zombies have been set up as unwilling creatures from the beginning.
Humor + Kung Fu + Zombies
In the last big fight of "Zombies", I saw Chen You drew spells on Qian Xiaohao, and he immediately experienced "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts"-Zhong Fa also drew the charms on Sammo Hung (the whole body of Sammo Hung was naked) before going to single out the zombies. .
Zombies have always been seen in Hong Kong movies, but they have never been described in a big way-until "Ghost Fights Ghost".
The Kung Fu movies at that time were still in the humorous Kung Fu trend at the beginning of the Republic of China, and the martial arts movements had not yet entered the city wildly.
Humorous kung fu movies are gradually declining. Before a major revolution in kung fu movies appeared on the market, Sammo Hung boldly introduced Maoshan Taoism and zombies into a kungfu movie that was both magical and funny at the beginning of the Republic. On the surface, the zombies use Taoism, but in fact they still use fists and kicks.
And in the core proposition of "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", the (without voluntary will) zombies harm people, all because they are controlled by people, and the (most declining) perpetrators are always people.
Lin Zhengying = Maoshan Taoist
Master’s "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts" broke the revolution successfully, "Man Scare" and "Man Scare Ghosts" were used for food and accommodation. In terms of creativity, they were not as creative as Xianju's "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", but Lin Zhengying was also found, he was not The protagonist, but the role surpasses the protagonist-the formula "Lin Zhengying = Maoshan Taoist" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The masters and apprentices of "Mr. Zombie" and Nuomi's
"Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", "Man Scaring People", and "Man Scaring Ghosts" are all works by Sammo Hung, and the taste of humor and kung fu is still strong.
Zombie films need a newer configuration.
In 1985 "Mr. Zombie", Sammo Hung was only the producer and directed by Liu Guanwei. In addition to the necessary actors Lin Zhengying, Qian Xiaohao and Xu Guanying, the three formed an interesting and emotional relationship between teacher and apprentice, and there is no need to deliberately operate. You will feel it naturally.
But the feeling of mentoring and apprenticeship, I first revisited it later. For me who was in the middle of the year, the best feeling of "Mr. Zombie" is the strong sense of substitution-whenever I see that one (played by Yuanhua) When the zombie king appeared, I really unconsciously stopped breathing with the people in the buried scene... and later discovered that I didn't stop me from doing it.
As for glutinous rice, in addition to being a method of fighting zombies, it also derives a big piece of jokes-from "Mr. Zombie" you will see the unique agility of the Hong Kong films in the 1980s, and everyone is still full of vitality and funny with you.
Nuomi arrived in "Zombie", but only sorrow remained. In the era when there were no zombies, the identity of Chen You's preacher became meaningless (no need to pass on from his apprentices), and glutinous rice was also fried into glutinous rice by the magic weapon of curing zombies.
The Chinese corpse is the body, and the western corpse uses the
English title of "Mr. Zombie" as Mr. Vampire. The zombies do infiltrate a bit of Western design.
The kind of vampire that we are very familiar with-can suck human blood, and the vampire will slowly become a zombie minion.
"Mr. Zombie" extracted this point and explained the process of Xu Guanying being bitten and gradually mutating into a zombie-but in this process a little modification was made. In the Western vampire zombie story, as long as a person is bitten, Destined to harden zombies, but in "Mr. Zombie", this is not an inevitable result, so Xu Guanying is still saved.
By the time "Zombies", the zombie has been portrayed as a brutal monster, so it is easy to fight.
It was a
common practice in Hong Kong movies in the early 1990s to watch zombies. After the big box office sales of "Mr. Zombie", a large number of zombie films were born, which played from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.
Lin Zhengying's performances alone include "Zombie Family", "Mr. Fantastical", "Musical Zombie", "Musical Zombie" (the name of the single watch is known to be a strange film), "The Exorcism Policeman" ", "Golden Taoist Fighting Ghosts", "Mr. New Zombie", "Exorcist Daoist"... Later (already a little lingering) the zombie boom even spread to TV, like ATV vented heavily to hire Lin Zhengying to start filming "Zombie Daoist" , Qian Xiaohao also filmed TBB's "Big Head Green Zombie". To tell the truth, I'm really sick.
Under that zombie movie boom, "Mongkhou Mansion" may not be too relevant, but the theme of zombies is even more crazy and outrageous. The original identity of the zombie in the film was the Japanese imperial army. After mutated into a zombie, it belonged to the Western line, but the method of countermeasures (surprisingly) is still Maoshan Taoism! It's just that we are all invested in that unprecedented sense of entertainment, and no one tries to delve into it or ask questions.
As for Xu Guanying's role, it's a bit similar to "Mr. Zombie". He is awkward but he recognizes shit and fart, but when it comes to the end, he is still kind.
As the mainstay of the zombie film craze, Lin Zhengying and Xu Guanying also have a deep and vivid image in front of the scene (of which Lin Zhengying is even enough to be the sole spokesperson for Hong Kong zombie films); the two who died of illness also died on November 6.
"Zombie" pays tribute to the two actors and a passing era at the beginning and end.
Don't see the housing estate as if the
zombies disappeared completely after the fight in the 1990s, replaced by zombies.
Zombies officially entered the house with the TV game. In Hong Kong, where there was never a zombie species in the past, zombie movies have also begun to appear (the ghosts with white faces in the "Funging List" are the first to borrow the image of zombies in Hong Kong movies. Try).
So after many years, I was surprised to know that someone was going to shoot a zombie, and it was a zombie in a clear costume.
What does Zhong Paiyan do? Can you still order?
The movie brought in a large group of old actors who were a little old, and the story scene was set in a public housing estate (viewed from the outside is a tic-tac-toe shape, but some scenes are definitely not in the tic-tac-toe shape, but it seems to be a bit older. The housing estate environment), all of the above seems to refer to the local consciousness that has been elevated in recent years.
But is "Zombie" really a purely native projection of consciousness? In fact, I don’t see any local proofs. The housing estate (processed by CG) has nothing to do with the outer ring. It seems to be a "li space" like the game "Silent Hill". It looks like reality. In fact, Absolutely surreal.
The people in the play seem to have been destined to stay in this space, but at the same time they are obsessed with keeping the evidence of their existence: Qian Xiaohao keeps his old costumes, Chen You keeps his father’s zombie treatment tool, Zhong Fa Keeping the secret of refining zombies without disclosing the traditional methods, Bao Qijing kept the body of her husband Wu Yaohan.
As a result, miraculously, the zombies were really made. Everyone got what they wanted. Those who believed in the existence of zombies proved that they were right. People who were devoted to preserving family history could be cured by zombies, and those who had beaten zombies on the screen once again regained their desperate power.
This is a story about obsession. Local is not local, it has nothing to do with grand ambitions.
Horrible clues
"Zombies" refers to the old zombie films, except for clearing the clothes and jumping fright, flicking ink lines and glutinous rice.
Instead, it is full of clues from ancient and modern Chinese and foreign horror films.
1.J Horror: The film brought in the producer of Takashi Shimizu. The fact is that many designs are also very good: the color tone of gray and blue, Huiying's red and white-haired son who always flashes out of surprise, and a sister with messy hair and a faceless sister. Strange body movements.
2. Slasher & Gore: At first I saw the trailer and thought that the whole film was extremely bloody. It turned out that there was only one game that was really bloody, and maybe because there was only one game, the usage of blood was completely uncontrollable. The tingling sensation of using a knife to squeeze the body is naturally inherited from Slasher Film, and the design that slashes the back of the hand, I think of the representative of the new wave of French horror in 2007, "Inside", which is "Inside" with reaming.
3. Dario Argento: The greatest ghost light in a Hong Kong ghost film! This red and green surreal evil light, learned from the great Italian horror film master Dario Argento, is the first classic of 1977 "Suspiria" (Suspiria). In "Zombies", the clock has a sinus, long-term dazzling red light, indicating that this is the source of all bloody tragedies in the future.
4. The Shining: The setting of the pair of sister-girl ghosts and the shots of the flat rows in the long corridor are all imitations of "The Shining".
5. Otomo Kyoyo: Of course Otomo Kyoyo does not specialize in horror subjects, but he often finds the most irrational sense of fear in the most realistic environment. The meter room where Hui Yinghong lives in "Zombies" is covered with unusual wires on the walls and floors. The mechanics are very similar to the pictures written by Otomo Keyang. Also, when I see the shot of blood splashing in the house, I Really understand one of the "Children's Dreams" immediately!
Lian, need enthusiasm,
this is not a "zombie" film review. If the movie is good, please evaluate by yourself.
What I want to say is that "Zombie" is a horror movie fan, reshaping fond memories of horror. If you are also a fan of horror movies, it is not difficult for you to find a time map of a horror movie in "Zombies" according to the picture.
It is also a love letter to a horror film, with passion. This enthusiasm can be found in "Ghost Fighting" or "Mr. Zombie", even in many classic Hong Kong movies in the past.
When you make something with enthusiasm-even if you make a zombie clock, it's worth laughing at the end.
The most despicable are those humanoid creatures that use a basket of undisclosed factors to deprive others of the right to use passion.
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