Let's start with the fusion of the various film genres in this movie. The official genre classification is: Drama, Horror, Mystery, or Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Xiao Xuan'er thinks it can be summarized as: Thriller, suspense, disaster, science fiction blockbusters. The first thing that attracted Xiao Xuan'er to the cinema was not the production of the film J·J·Abrams and the connection with "The Clover Archives", but the male lead actor: John Gu Deman, because I watched too much of his performances in the early Coen brothers' works, the giants in "Barton Fink", the accomplices in "Murder of Green Toe", and more supporting roles in movies. So unforgettable, in the earlier "Escape from Tehran" and last year's "Trombo", he played the role of the fat film company boss. The characteristic of this actor comes from his own oppressive feeling, a plump body shape, and a horoscope pattern on the corner of his mouth. A slight raise of his hand feels that he can crush a person. The story of "No. 10 Clover Road" takes place in a basement far away from the ground, and this John Goodman is the owner of this underground shelter. In this small space, his control is the source of tension.
Let's get into the topic below. What does this "No. 10 Clover Road" talk about? The audience begged to be abused, and the media continued to pursue it. First of all, its relationship with JJ Abrams's "Clover Archives" in 2008. JJ said in the director's narrative: The film has part of the same DNA, but the characters and monsters are no longer It's the same! In fact, during the filming of "No. 10 Clover Road", it was called "The Cellar" and then renamed "Valencia". It was only before and after the release of the final trailer that it was released by producer J.J. Abram. With a stroke of his pen, he changed it to "10 Clover Road." So the combination of cause and effect, eh! This is the marketing strategy of the producer! We saw similar names and thought it was twin brothers. After all, sequels and the like are easy to sell, so JJ Abrams gave us such a "fraternal twin" gimmick. In fact, the two films do not need to be considered together at all. It is better to be separate and independent. If you have to look for clues, it is only at the end of "The Clover Archives" that a satellite that can be seen by the naked eye falls into the sea. It is the same company as the actor of the new film "10 Clover Road", the Big Fat John Goodman: Howard, the naval satellite company that mentioned his service. Of course, there are many reusable props in the film. You can explain that the satellite of this company may be the inducement of alien monsters in the "Clover Archives". Then, Howard, who worked in it, was convinced that disaster was imminent, so he started to build a shelter at home. The story is even connected in this way. I personally feel that it is not impossible to pull hard in the later stage. But as a fan of J.J, I still accepted it very readily. After watching the new movie in minutes, I went to the old movie to find clues. In fact, looking back at J.J. Abrams’ original intention of making "The Clover Archives" eight years ago, it was to shoot his own monster movie, because a trip with his son in Japan made him feel like Godzilla. Monumental monster movie, once again full of desire to shoot, and must do a different monster blockbuster, the facts have proved that he did it. And he has always had a distinctive taste and interest in films with a terrifying atmosphere in such a disaster environment. This "No. 10 Clover Road" originally came from an idea: "When you wake up in a coma and find yourself locked in a basement, and then you are told that the outside world has been destroyed, what will you do? ". J.J. Abrams, like Pixar, likes such a What if hypothesis, so he took on the role of producer, and a team of screenwriters began to extend this original idea, including the "Burst Drummer" the year before. Screenwriter Damien Chazele. Perhaps out of trust in the script, J.J. Abrams invited a new director: Dan Trachtenberg to cooperate and gave a super high evaluation. The film’s shooting standard far exceeds The level of director's feature-length debut. The actress had finalized Mary Elizabeth Winstead early in the morning. Although we may not know the actress before, the feeling she gave was as stunning as another woman trapped in the room last year. main character. By the way, I'm talking about the actress who won two Golden Globe and Oscar awards for "The Room": Brie Larson. The same scenes in the sleepy room, of course, the mother-child relationship between Brie Larson and her son is more varied. And Mary Elizabeth Winstead, accidentally overturned, was imprisoned in the basement, experienced many different heart changes, the two actresses are not celebrity faces, so it is closer to the girl next door effect, it is easy to let The audience enters the play. The story of the movie begins with the role played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Michelle, who quarreled with her boyfriend and drove out of the city by herself, ended up in a car accident on the road and was unconscious. After waking up, he found that his left leg was wrapped around his knee, and he was then tied to a pipe on the wall by handcuffs, while his right hand was hit by a bottle. On the other side of the room was his personal belongings. I have to say that there are some "Chainsaws" at the beginning. It is not a simple imprisonment, but a hope of survival. For example, if you are caught and locked here, you are given treatment. The hanging rod can be used as a tool to hook your own mobile phone. I believe that the more suspenseful crime films I have watched before, the more brain-burning I will be in the process of watching the film. Such an inaccurate "trap" and desperate "escape" form a very interesting opposition. From then on, the audience followed the heroine: Michelle's perspective, and began a survival-oriented escape game. However, if you think this is just an escape room, it is absolutely impossible! After that, the film will use the "uncertain" relationship of the three characters to transform the story into a family comedy and a sick crime, and then return to the escape room again. The "homeowner" is also the protagonist who imprisoned Michelle: Howard "Intruder" helped Howard the worker who built the basement: Emmett "victim" is like every one of us who has encountered an accident: Michelle (the following part is slightly (Spoiler alert) Because the nesting of the story in this movie is very interesting, so in fact, the less you know, the more surprises you will be watching the movie. Xiao Xuan'er will no longer extend the plot part here. You can roughly use the following character relationships to understand the structure of the story. "Kidnapper"-"victim"-"involved"-deliberate crime "rescuer"-"victim"-"witness"-disaster survivors "perverted criminal"-"victim"- "Intruder"-morbid imprisonment (spoiler end) The film is in a closed basement: it is thrilling and suspenseful. And when Michelle escaped the secret room most, the outside world was destroyed, which turned to the rhythm of disaster and sci-fi action movies. This time it is no longer the escape journey recorded by DV in "Clover's Archives", but getting into different troubles again and again. As described by J.J. Abrams, the attractive charm of the film comes from the double pressure, indoor imprisonment, outdoor disaster, facing dangerous people and unknown outside world, how would you choose? What will happen after that? For the heroine: Michel, what should I do next and how to choose the right one, so that I can survive? It is the whole film that hangs in her mind, and it is also the question that hangs in the hearts of the audience. From a trapped ordinary girl to a human warrior who bravely fights alien monsters, the story background and environment have been changed several times. Like Michel, the audience has no time to think about the causes and consequences of crossing. The only thing that can be done is to continue. Clarify the current situation, then quickly make a judgment and take the next step. The feeling of "No. 10 Clover Road" can be said to be completely different from the "Archives of Clover", from the tension between people in the secret room to the sudden disaster of the external world. , The small human body in the big environment, the sensory impact is constantly escalating. All the audience can do is to sit down and wait for the "Jump Scare" section in the film one after another.
I won't say much at first, but I will say more, haha, because "The Witch" at the beginning of the year added the blood of literary films to the horror film, I feel that this year's thriller genre film has been repeatedly subverted, which is really exciting. And the two directors are both feature-length debut works, and it is even more exciting to look forward to their sequels. What's interesting is that the poster slogans of the two films are still very close, except that one is a story about a devil and the other is a story about a monster. For this new film, timid girls may wish to take a look. Suspense, disasters, and science fiction are more important. Thriller is only a means to create atmosphere. The key is to use their own IQ and screenwriter PK competition for 103 minutes. Try to put yourself in the position and situation of the heroine: Michelle, solve layers of puzzles, and see if your prediction will be crushed by the screenwriter? Is it because the screenwriter’s pen is turning fast, or the brains of fans who have experienced countless suspense films! After that, you will definitely scream out, these stories are taken apart, you have read them all, but you didn't expect someone to take them together this time! March 15, 2016 Toronto Xiaoxuaner Ji————————————
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