Recently, a new work has attracted a lot of attention, that is, the American drama of the same name adapted from Stephen King's novel "The Mist" (The Mist) . The film was released in 2007 and received a good reputation. Today, the American drama version still follows the setting of the book, but the expansion of the plot has obviously expanded the content, trying to tell a brand new thriller. , suspense, horror stories . [Note: This article contains all the spoilers of the first episode , and there are some terrifying and bloody pictures , please detour if you mind. 】
The rain is coming
At the beginning of the story, it is a scene of an American soldier suddenly waking up. His mind is blank, and there is a dog named Rufus by his side. He can only know that his name is Brian through the documents he carries with him.
Soon after, the "Mist" came from the mountain, and Rufus and Brian entered one after the other.
There was chaos in the fog, and it didn't take long for Brian to discover that Rufus had been dismembered and his head was in a different place.
Frightened to the extreme, he immediately fled the fog, came to the main road, and ran to the small town of Bridgeville under the direction of the road sign.
However, the fog always followed behind him, lingering like the haze in his heart.
small town life
Much of the first episode was devoted to ordinary life in a small town in Maine.
Eve, a female teacher, was expelled from school because her sex education class was too open. Her maverick always seemed out of place in the small town. Only her husband Kevin and daughter Alex could give her some comfort.
Kevin was thinking about moving for his wife, but Eve knew that her husband liked this place, so he dismissed his idea.
Unsatisfactory work, and children can add color to life . Daughter Alex has a crush on Jay, the handsome boy on the school football team, who invites her to a party at night, but the protective Eve refuses.
The daughter was crying, just because the mother sang the black face, and the father who sang the red face felt sorry for the daughter, so she allowed her to sneak out to play.
So, the incident of Alex's drunken rape happened .
The whole situation began to "take a turn for the worse", and this teenage adultery case was strange and unknown everywhere.
The medical appraisal can only confirm the objective fact that she had sex, and the doctor cannot prove that it was rape.
And the perpetrator in Alex's mouth is her favorite handsome guy Jay...
One is a sunny boy who is loved by everyone and has a good relationship with girls, and the other is a cowardly and inconspicuous little girl who has been protected by a weird mother for a long time. There seems to be another explanation for this case.
Jay's friends, and even people in the whole town, thought that Alex had seduced Jay and then bit back, so Kevin's window was smashed and the front door was engraved.
On the other hand, Jay's father, Sheriff Connor, told his son "don't worry", but Jay asked back, "Why do you say it as if I did it?"
The only thing that could comfort Alex at this time was her good "GAY honey" Adrian .
Adrian was ostracized by his father and everyone because he faced his own heart. He and Alex are each other's best and only friends... But while he comforted him, he also explained the ruthless reality .
Alex, who suffered multiple "beats", even changed her mood.
She began to give up on herself, and took her anger out on Eve, who had been watching her closely. Of course, she got a slap after scolding her mother.
At the same time, there is an unidentified woman Mia in the town, all signs indicate that she is a drug addict with a criminal record .
After counter-killing a man in the cowshed, Mia went to the former residence to look for "relics". After being smashed by the current owner, she fled desperately and was immediately arrested.
Mist Invasion
The conservative town is about to be haunted by the fog .
The first clue comes from Brian who escaped to the town.
Due to his unstable mood and unknown identity, he was locked up by the police such as Connor, and the "it's coming!" in his mouth was naturally regarded as an imaginary statement.
The second clue comes from Natalie, a town resident.
The old grandmother, who was enjoying the scenery of the lake and the mountains, was suddenly stunned by the toads and birds migrating in groups.
Animals always have a sensitive instinct to seek good luck and avoid evil. Natalie, who felt strange, ran to the library to check the news.
This move was ridiculed by his wife, who thought she was just mediocre.
The third clue has become direct evidence- because in front of everyone, the fog rushed towards the town against the wind .
There is real danger in the fog .
The first is to kill Officer No. 1 Pendyke. Both Kevin and Connor ran into the police station, but he insisted on taking a selfie in the fog, and then he was covered with his most hated cockroaches...
When he came out later, he had become a creature with half of its face gnawed away, more like a zombie.
Then there is Mrs. Carmody, who is the second killer. Alex just ran into the mall from the center of the fog with a broken heart, and loudly warned that "there is something in the fog", but she is still big out of disgust for Eve and her daughter. Tingly walked out with his son...
After a while, Mrs. Carmody's screams were heard, and she appeared in front of the door with her entire jaw missing, and was instantly pulled back into the fog.
In addition to the danger posed by the fog itself, death also comes from the terror around you.
"Are you real?!... It's all real here ."
Natalie and his wife walked into the fog and were questioned by a terrified man with a gun. Even if he knew that the two in front of him were real, he still had no sense of security——
He shot and killed the old man, then bowed his head to admit his mistake: "I'm sorry, I can't tell the difference, please forgive me." Then he committed suicide.
The unknown threat is the most feared... But if there is a more terrible existence, it can only be the human heart when facing the unknown.
spooky future
At the end of the first episode, Natalie walked into the church with her wife's blood on her face.
Connor panicked, and without waiting for Kevin and the others to come out, he drove to the church alone.
After the remaining Kevin and Adrian hesitated, they released Brian and Mia who were in custody.
After killing Pendik, who was not a ghost, the four formed a temporary action team.
Eve and others were trapped in the mall and dared not go out again. She kept comforting Alex that "it will be fine", but her daughter saw Jay who was in the same room...
It is foreseeable that in this feudal and conservative town with surging undercurrents, as the threat of the fog continues to deepen, the residents will have more conflicts that were originally hidden. Judging from the plots of the second and third episodes, It's really going in this direction...
The unknown dangers in the fog are pressing on everyone's heart, and the ensuing panic, doubt, suspicion, surly, and arrogance will exacerbate everyone's demise.
After the episode came out, many people gave bad reviews, excluding ridiculous reasons such as "the actors are too ugly" (it's strange that everyone in a small town looks like a star), "five cents special effects", etc. In general, there are indeed some problems. .
Such a not too complicated setting can be extended into a series, although the plot can be richer, but the sense of compactness is correspondingly diluted. If you want to ensure the color, you must fill in more details . Judging from the current updated episodes, the basic plot is ordinary, the scene effects are a bit low-cost drama, the performance is also quite satisfactory, the overall texture is gloomy, not gorgeous ...
The current performance of the American drama "The Mist" is indeed not that good, but it's not that bad. It's just... a little mediocre. Probably many people can't stand this the most.
As far as the matter is concerned, if you are interested in suspense, thriller, horror, heavy taste, dark humanity and other types of elements, you can still watch this show. If you don't like it, don't be too harsh, just detour.
[Note: This article is a simple new drama appreciation, and there is no plan to continue writing single episode drama reviews, eh. Next, there is an OP analysis article and a lawyer's drama review to be written. Welcome to pay attention to my public account "You Love Comment Area". 】
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