The so-called prequel, according to the usual understanding, seems to be to show the antecedents of the story that the audience is already familiar with. The character development process is clearly explained. Therefore, among the films I have seen, the best prequel is the "Infernal Affairs" series. Many plots that pass by in the main story have been subtly enlarged by the screenwriters, which not only makes the characters more plump, but also more personal. It is clear, and it always makes the audience feel suddenly open-"Ah, so that's what happened".
If there were no major deviations in my understanding, "Young Hannibal" would have been a very unsuccessful prequel. According to reports, the original intention of making this film was to answer the audience's question of "why Hannibal became a cannibal". In that sense, the film gets the job done, and the audience clearly sees that Hannibal became a "cannibal" because his sister Misha was eaten by starving soldiers during the war. But in the two-hour-long film, the plot to explain this reason is only about one-fifth at best, and most of the rest, after Hannibal turns from a child to a teenager—that is, after changing actors , he all appeared in the image of a "devil", killing again and again, and the people who were killed included both the enemies he wanted to avenge and those who looked very innocent - such as the butcher. Is this what we expect to see? Obviously not.
In my opinion, when the audience asks a question, they should expect the answer. What they want to know is Hannibal's mental journey from a normal person to a "devil", watching a story of psychological evolution, Meet a character full of pain and struggle. However, in "Young Hannibal," those expectations fell through. When the young Hannibal's face changed, his heart changed. He used a fork to hurt someone in the first appearance. The transformation from human to demon is as fast as the change of face in Sichuan opera. Hannibal, played by Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs", not only has the ruthlessness and cruelty of the devil, but also the kind smile of a generous elder, but in "Young Hannibal" this clean and straight The young man, in the words of the policeman in the play, "I can't use any language to describe him, except the devil".
At the same time, the focus of the film is also quite problematic. It can almost be said that it has spared no effort to shape Hannibal's "devil" image. In the film, he not only kills two or three times again and again, but also the methods are refurbished - knife killing, beheading, strangulation, drowning, explosion, hamstring cutting... The film therefore appears bloody and cruel.
At first I was a little indignant about Gong Li playing a Japanese in "Young Hannibal". Our Chinese martial arts are so broad and profound, why is Japanese kendo stealing the limelight? However, after watching the whole movie, I feel that I really have to thank these Hollywood filmmakers for not letting Chinese martial arts help Hannibal turn from a human into a "devil". Moreover, the role of Mrs. Zi is indeed a vase, and what is especially unacceptable is that she took the initiative to show her love to her nephew Hannibal. Fortunately, she is Japanese.
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