Sci-fi thrillers are getting more and more comedic

Leonora 2022-10-16 18:15:16

For directors who are keen on cult tastes or the author's style is in command, the shooting of star production must be very restrictive, and sometimes it will affect the play of the inherent style. In Brian de Palma's early work, this one feels underwhelming, failing to bring out the full flavor of Cult. Despite the familiar political metaphors buried in the opening scene with a big gunfight blast, this cross-genre sci-fi thriller becomes more and more comedic as you watch it. Imagine Kirk Douglas killing people in the streets of Chicago with a pistol, and you might have a clue.

I feel that the clues of the film are too complicated. I haven't read the original book, and I don't know if the director has cut out some scenes, showing a lot of characters and plots that cannot be explained clearly (such as the son's anger, the woman who is willing to sacrifice for Douglas). There are several groups of characters that are developing at the same time. If we want to clarify the intricate relationship between the characters, I am afraid that the filming will take more than two hours.

However, the car chase scene and the slow-motion scene showing the escape of the female student in that night are very characteristic of the director's author, and the human body explosion scene at the end finally brought a city back. I wonder if David Cronenberg's "Eye of the Dead" was inspired by it?

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The Fury quotes

  • Peter Sandza: Mother Nuckells, I'd appreciate it if you didn't untie 'em until after "M*A*S*H" is over.

    Mother Nuckells: "M*A*SH"? I won't untie 'em until after "Sunrise Semester".

  • Peter Sandza: Ask Childress if all this was worth his arm.

    Bob: What? Did you do something to his arm, Peter?

    Peter Sandza: I killed it. With a machine gun.