Cult hybrid literature and art, the result is a tableware

Dina 2022-03-24 09:01:59

"Human-Beast Hybrid", the translation of such a movie title is really "a stroke of genius". This is a title that is reminiscent of Private and Vivid. The title of the film, in short, has deviated from the director's intention from the title, and it is no wonder that this film, which was quite appetizing before its release, eventually became a tableware, even more than the human anti-natural ethical issues it discussed. . Ordinarily, director Vincenzo Natali is also considered a strongman in the Cult film industry. A "Different Dimension Killing Array" is enough for him to eat for a lifetime, but in this film, he just lacks a ruthless strength. Continue to cult, but the cult is not thorough enough, and at the same time, I have to reflect with the atmosphere of a literary film. As a result, this film looks like hemiplegia. From the plot, atmosphere to reflection, there is no place to "stand up". In itself became a nondescript monster.

The combination of the director and the actors in this film is already a bit weird, but it has a good reputation. The director mentioned it earlier, and the male and female lead actors have independent or literary film experience. Needless to say, the male protagonist Brody is a regular in independent films and is also an Oscar winner, which also makes his film selection angle this year seem very Cult to himself, either over there with the Predator, or here with hybrid creatures Come to an emotional entanglement, in short, Brody suddenly became a monster lover from pianist. Sarah Polly is also a literary and independent actress. Although she has also acted in horror films before, her participation in such a film still makes me curious, not to mention that in the past films, she often appeared sensual and weak. And this film will interpret a character that makes people want to pump, which is indeed Cult. The relatively strong creative lineup is also an important reason for the anticipation of many fans before the film is released. The three characters are followed by a group of fans, and the subject matter is strange and ambiguous. What to do.

The main line of the film is actually a reflection on the development of human science and moral ethics, and the model is still the set of "Jurassic Park", which tells the anti-natural trend of scientists who get crazy and destroy the dead. Originally, scientists were enthusiastic about their careers and research, and their world outlook was slightly different from that of ordinary people. It was no big deal. Just like Sheldon, sometimes they seemed conceited, reserved, and speechless. When they kept a distance, there was still a hint of cuteness. And like the pair of lovers scientists Cliff and Elsa in the film, if you want to create new life against nature, it will be a mess. In "Jurassic Park", a beautiful depiction of a dinosaur world made by humans using genes and biotechnology, what a magnificent and magical world. Similarly, in this film, scientists are like building blocks, and the purpose of piecing together various genes seems to be very pure, to create magical proteins for the benefit of mankind. Although it is for commercial purposes, it seems that it will also produce amazing Products for a happier life. However, when the experiment will be stopped, the complexity of Elsa's personal motives will be revealed. From this angle, the film's expression is actually quite in place. Elsa is one of the characters in the film that makes the audience want to rush into the film. The role of the "bad guy" who gets a good meal, but also a character who looks kind and innocent. When everyone engages in a career in society, they bring the duality of personal value realization and social influence. As a scientist, Elsa has a pure motive for exploration and a utilitarian expectation to realize her own ambition, but , this investment eventually became a paranoid obsession. In order to prove her correctness, she had forgotten the social attributes and influence of her career, and stubbornly continued to the end, while dragging Cliff into it.

The failure of the film lies in reflecting human beings' "anti-natural" and "anti-ethical" reflections. Before that, after the little creature came out, a period of growth even had a strange "monster childlikeness", and this kind of Cult In fact, the director is good at it, and the display of Elsa's maternal feelings at this time also paved the way for her later tragedy. It's just that the performance of reflection can be a serious and serious reflection, or it can be a funny irony with black humor, or a shock with a unique Cult. The key depends on the way the creators are good at. In "Different Dimension Killing Array", Vincent's ingenious conception and layout, without wanton emotional rendering, showed human nature in a small pattern. However, in "Human-Beast Hybrid", he used a straightforward narrative, and at the same time, a serious literary and artistic way of reflection, what we see is that the little creature grows up, develops self-awareness, and regards himself as the same as his adoptive parents. The same kind, but at the same time, she did not form a human ethical system, and was in love with her father. The pair of parents here have never treated their daughter as a human being, nor did they have the awareness and kung fu to teach her so much. So, there is an incest tragedy in the film. The little creature first hooked up with his father, and then after being killed, he was reborn, changed his sex, and kept seeds in his mother's belly. Ethically, Vincent is quite important. I have a taste of Cult. I think his purpose is not only to express his own Cult taste, but also to reflect on the ethical paradox of this scientific tragedy with this tragic scene. However, such a Cult is only a pseudo-Cult in form. Playing some music to make Brody dance with the little creatures is also a vulgar pseudo-interest. The final ending makes Elsa's stomach swell and a sequel spews out. The taste is even more speechless. As a result, the film is getting farther and farther from the theme it is trying to explain, and it eventually becomes a mess without a theme.

In the end, what more people remember and talk about in "Human-Beast Hybrid" is that this film has a very heavy taste, a messy ethics, a strange shape, and the heroine is not drawn enough, but the messy film lacks themes and highlights, making it so You feel that you can still watch this film, but the lack of a supportive theme always makes me feel a little pity. At the same time, it is inevitable to imagine that such a theme, if the Simon Pegg team can make a black humor, or let the Apatow team play a spoof, or even let Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the film history disaster combination, make a "big movie" , may produce a more wonderful hybrid taste than the original film.

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  • Elsa Kast: If you could understand crazy, it wouldn't be crazy.

  • [techno music playing]

    Clive Nicoli: This retarded, fascist, über music is the fuckin' problem. It's got us thinking in circles.

    [turns on jazz music]