Today, let's talk about the movie "Hold Your Breath 2".
The film title Don't Breathe 2 (2021), alias Forbidden Room Killing 2 (Hong Kong) / Temporarily Stop Breathing 2 (Taiwan) / Don't Breathe 2.
"Hold Your Breath", which achieved remarkable results five years ago, strikes again. Rodo Sayagues, who wrote the first film, is directing and co-writing the screenplay with former director Fede Alvarez.
Stephen Lang, the backbone of the film, also returns. The audience can once again appreciate the super strength of the blind old man.
The story takes place several years after the previous one.
The blind old man lived in the suburbs with his new daughter. He wanted to live in peace, but he never thought that a group of vicious gangsters would stare at him. The evil from many years ago has finally come to the door. The blind old man needs to fight against the gangsters who come to the door.
Although Stephen Lang is referred to as "The Blind" in both films, the character's real name is Norman Nordstrom.
In addition to continuing his super fighting power, this film also continues his obsession with his daughter. It was this obsession that supported him until the end and the battle to the end.
Generally speaking, people who are unconcerned will lose faith in life long ago, and they can only find the meaning of life if they still have some memories of the world. Daughter is the whole meaning of life for the blind old man.
Contrary to "Hold Your Breath" above, the blind old man goes from a less positive image to an action hero.
In fact, in the first part, the blind old man is not a villain. He is a strong man in the disadvantaged group and seeks justice from the powerful in his own way. In the face of bullying weak thieves, it is also exercising its own unlimited defense power.
"Hold Your Breath 2" retains many of the advantages of its predecessor.
For example, a small amount of blood is used to create a greater sense of oppression, and there will be no strange power and chaos, which is the fight in the normal world.
The previous film showed the character's reaction after being deprived of vision in the absence of light, but this film shows the same point of view when the line of sight is completely obstructed.
In addition, there are still excellent long shots. The camera wanders back and forth in the small house, fully conveying the thrill of the little girl's escape to the audience.
In the end credits after the subtitles, the dog who abandoned the dark and turned bright returned to the pool and licked the hand of the blind old man.
This hand moved slightly, proving that the blind man survived, and it can be boldly speculated that as long as the film does well at the box office, there will be a sequel.
From the first secret room battle royale to the second revenge old man, "Hold Your Breath" seems to create the rhythm of another old god of war.
If the series makes its way, we'll be lucky to see a further expansion of the ranks of aging action stars like Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson, Bob Odenkirk, and more.
"Hold Your Breath 2" also pays homage to "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" (Léon, 1994).
In the drug dealer's lair, when Leyland asked Raul to "bring people and kill the blind", and Raul asked "how many people do we have", Leyland screamed hysterically, "all of you!"
It's a nod to the scene in "This Killer Isn't Too Cold" where Gary Oldman answers a similar question, in which he also yells "Everyone!"
Like the first, there are many small details in Hold Your Breath 2.
The baseball cap Hernandez wears has the production company's logo "Bad Hombre" on it.
Rocci Williams plays drug dealer Duke, who wears a jacket emblazoned with the logo of Uruguayan metal band "Alvacast". Roach Williams and Feder Alvarez were both born in Uruguay.
Continuing the advantages of the previous game,
Cultivate new killing gods.
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