(First published in today's headline number: Tianya bird movie)
This summer, "The Megalodon ," starring Jason Statham and Li Bingbing , has rightfully attracted a lot of attention as the only monster movie.
As a prehistoric shark, if it is still alive, it is probably the largest and most powerful monster on earth !
Comparison of Megalodon and Mosasaurus——
In the "Jurassic World" released in June, Mosasaurus once again demonstrated its powerful jumping ability and amazing bloody mouth.
However, compared to the megalodon that weighs 40 tons, is 20 meters long, and has a bite force of 20 tons, what is the mosasaur with a maximum body length of only 17.3 meters and a weight of 16 tons?
In 1975, Spielberg filmed a "Jaws", which showed the bloody horror of this giant beast for the first time . There is a sentence in the movie:
"Hundreds of people floated on the sea overnight, being bitten by a group of great white sharks. Every few minutes, one person disappeared without a sound. No one knows whether they will be the next..."
And when Robert Shaw's captain is slowly swallowed by a great white shark, this bloody horror reaches its extreme.
"Jaws" shocked the world and opened the " shark terrier " for the next 40 years .
But no shark movie has ever surpassed "Jaws", "Deep Sea Shark" in 1999, "Shark Beach" in 2016, "Shark Sea" in 2017...
It's either chewing stalks or small patterns, until this summer's "The Megalodon".
When watching a monster movie, it is natural to watch monsters. The bigger the better, the more brutal the better, the more terrifying the better...
Everyone thinks so.
So, influenced by "Jurassic World", this time the megalodon not only ascended the throne of the largest monster on earth, but the horror level is not inferior to the previous one .
For example, approaching quietly, staring at you faintly ...
Then suddenly open the mouth of the blood basin !
For example , walking quietly under the aquatic plants in the swimming area , looking for the next big meal, but people floating on the sea are unaware...
From the perspective of a shark, I'm sweating for the people swimming in the film!
Cruelty alone can't make people feel full of terror. Only when brutality meets cunning, it will break out 12 points of terror.
It also depends on the "Jurassic World" series, starting with "Jurassic World 1", the monster movie has entered a new stage.
Monsters are not only cruel, but also intelligent .
For example, in "Jurassic World 1", the tyrannical T-Rex stealth and human hide-and-seek.
The tyrannical raptor in "Jurassic World 2" is smart enough to pretend to be dead, wag its tail to divert the opponent's attention, and open the door with its bare hands...
In "The Megalodon", the megalodon silently approached Li Bingbing, and appeared in front of her in an instant, but it was not in a hurry to bite, but swirled around her.
The megalodon seemed to be thinking about which angle to attack from, and disappeared in a flash...
Li Bingbing's heart sank to the bottom.
In a moment, the megalodon shark attacked from behind, with a big mouth, and quickly and ruthlessly bit the shark cage.
It has gradually become a new routine for monster movies to keep people in an erratic state of "invisible and intangible", and to stimulate human fear of the "unknown" to the greatest extent .
Play this routine well, and 2015's "Deep Ocean".
The dragon saw its tail but not its head, and Melville Whale never showed its face, only showing a side face at the last moment.
And with the development of aerial photography technology, today's monster movies frequently use aerial photography lenses to increase the beauty of the movie and the horror of monsters .
A wallpaper with exposed fins from The Megalodon.
Mouthless poster...
A comparison of Melville's whales and ships in The Deep.
After being attacked by great fear, while we exhale "cool", the relationship between human beings and nature is a heavier topic .
"The Megalodon" is no exception. When this prehistoric monster was discovered, researchers debated endlessly, nothing more than "catch or not catch".
Catch it, study it, publish it, even exploit it. Don't catch it, let it continue to hide under the dark Mariana Trench.
And when the researchers were sure that they couldn't catch it and would be buried in the belly of the fish, they unanimously decided: blow it up!
Look, the attitudes of human beings to natural creatures have always been these: research, publication, utilization, destruction, and "protection" is the last .
After so many years of clichés, human beings have not come to a conclusion. The debate continues, the hunting continues, and the research continues.
After all, no matter how powerful the body is, it cannot withstand the attack of bullets and gunpowder!
Although human beings are weak, they are the smartest and most cunning creatures in nature. Compared with "Jaws", which is fashionable and uses cold weapons to deal with monsters, "The Megalodon" machine guns, helicopters, nuclear submarines, warships, and artillery shells are staged in turn, but let me Feeling a chill .
Megalodon is indeed too terrifying, but in the end, they just follow the laws of nature and prey instinctively.
No wonder they failed to go extinct in the prehistoric era 2.6 million years ago, and when they meet today's human beings, we know who is more brutal and terrifying.
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