As the pro-editor of the original "Megatooth", I bought the IMAX version of the "Megatooth" movie tickets a long time ago. Until I sat on the leather chair of the movie theater, my excitement and tension were nowhere to rest. The first movie book I edited Wow!
However, I still accidentally missed the opening 3 minutes, which caused a long period of plot to have a sense of time and space, because I followed the original book... It turns out that the movie "Megatooth" is a movie that can't be late. The novel "The Megalodon" is an unspoilt-proof original.
First of all, I have to say that the excitement in the trailer is not lost in the feature film. On the contrary, because the special effects are realistic and the plot is compact, the thrills can be described as "a wave of unrest and another wave", even the popcorn in my arms Don't eat one. For Megalodon, whether it is the movie or the original work alone, it is a complete work, and in the editor's opinion, it has a completely different conception and "coolness" point.
A lot of character relationships and emotional lines are omitted in the movie, making the story look simpler, and even the relationship between the hero and the heroine is neat and crisp. There is no greasy hypocrisy, nor stupid bravery. Although the progress is a bit fast, there are gods around. Under the stimulation of assists, it was logical, and it was just right to act as a buffer against the stimulation of the underwater monsters. It’s just that the monster this time has a high IQ? In addition, such a big shark, with less than an hour's part, is a bit too much, right?
There are no technical and budget constraints in the novel, and the character images and storyline are more full, and the description of the well-deserved big Boss "megalodon" is also richer, completely showing the momentum of the once marine overlord— —
It is 60 feet long and weighs 30 tons. The mouth of a blood basin is densely packed with hundreds of giant jagged fangs, each of which is 7 inches long, like a stainless steel knife, full of serrations. Their sensory organs are extremely sensitive, even if the prey is a few miles away, they can still capture the prey's breath and recognize the beating of the prey's heart. Its linear nostrils are large and sensitive. Even if the concentration of blood or urine in seawater is only one billionth of a billion, it can be accurately positioned. The skin of the back is covered with shield scales, even leather can easily tear it...
In addition to the changes in details, movies and novels are almost completely opposite to the ultimate topic-how should people and monsters get along. Although the ending of the story is similar, the various characters in the novel have different attitudes towards the going and leaving of the megalodon. The hero and the heroine have experienced painful and difficult struggles: when you have the opportunity to avenge your lover yourself, you decide to protect it. , I think this may be a more visionary and mindful approach. Although a series of unexpected events, Jonas had to make the final decision-to die with it.
However, unlike the pediatric trick in the movie where Jason Statham used a submersible to open the belly of the fish and then stabbed the eyes of the fish, Jonas in the novel turned out to rush into the shark's belly with a serious damage to the submersible!
It is estimated that the scene was too bloody (disgusting), and the director chose a more gentle way of "slaughtering" the fish.
And at the end of the novel, there is still a big egg-a small surviving megalodon. Because of this, the author Steve Orton has successively created six books of Megalodon, all of which were published on the New York Times bestseller list. I have been secretly looking forward to the introduction of the Chinese version!
PS: After reading the original and watching the movie, I can’t help but want to make the "Megatooth" version of "Find the Difference" (you are welcome to add)
1) Is the character DJ in the film a hired hip-hop fat man, or another mysterious identity?
2) Isn't it worth mentioning that the heroine's father gets the box lunch early? In fact, he is the important role Jonas decided to come out of the mountain!
3) The relationship between the male and female lead is progressing too fast? As you know, the heroine was overwhelmed by Jonas fans when she was a child, and she was influenced by him when she entered the marine scientific expedition team!
4) Jonas’ ex-wife would drive a submarine? Also joined the scientific expedition team? The blonde in the original book is much more explosive than her, although she ended up as a snack for megalodons.
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