Compared with the previous work, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a continuation of the dog's tail. The plot is too loose, there is no rigorous thinking, and it has not excavated the meaning that can be thought-provoking, let alone highlight the complexity of human nature in a crisis. The whole plot feels like it was prepared for bloody horror. The blood is sprayed more, the fights are more tragic, and the disgusting scenes are one after another. It seems that only bloody and terrifying means can be used to attract the audience's attention.
People who have seen the previous work can say that they are immune to this film. It is not as thrilling as the previous work. After all, the image of the monster has already been seen clearly, and it is quite similar to a human being. , as long as you are strong enough, you can kill as many as you want. In order to make a name for herself, Sarah, the female lead of the previous work, finally escaped from the cave and was rescued to the hospital, but by chance, she lost her memory. However, the director can make it up, and it will make people appreciate it. If it is badly written, wait for the foam to fly. As for this time, it can only be said that it is quite satisfactory, not exciting and not disgusting.
So the six-person team set off again and went deep into the underground cave. There were three men and three women. The strength should be stronger than last time. Unfortunately, this film is from the perspective of women, and gay men had to be cannon fodder. British horror movies give me the feeling that the strong survive, and there will never be any kind of women. For example, the very nice team leader Dan, who once gave Sarah a sip of water very considerately, turned out to be the first to eat But Sarah only hid in the dark, watching indifferently Dan was attacked by monsters and did not help, but it was Dan's tool kit, but she was willing to take the risk and secretly took it from Dan's body. This is too chilling, anyway, Sarah herself has a bit of experience, so it's not impossible to attack a monster, but for absolute safety, she is indifferent and stands by. In fact, Sarah is quite a selfish person, greedy for life and fear of death and ruthless, but it is such a person who can live to the end and go to the exit. While American Hollywood horror films focus on protecting the beautiful human nature, the ones who finally escape are usually those who are assertive, decisive, who dare to take risks and sacrifices, and who have love and will help their companions, and stage a happy ending. Of course, this is a relatively vulgar plot. After all, Hollywood has produced too many batches, and there is a suspicion of similarity, while the British horror films are unique, it seems to be doing the opposite, creating a unique brand, the United States While praising goodness and justice will surely destroy the forces of evil, the United Kingdom highlights the contradictions and complexities of human nature, depicting various shadows in human nature, and even creating an abyss of despair. In the face of crises and disasters, people are so vulnerable, which gives me the feeling Like losing subjective hope, even struggling is so powerless.
As far as the previous work is concerned, Beth was undoubtedly the most tragic and innocent person who died. She was very friendly and knowledgeable. In addition, she would never abandon her friends. At the moment of the accident, she wanted to get back to Sarah. And when she heard that Juno was in danger, she was the only one who dared to go back to help. Unexpectedly, it was her friend who hurt her instead. It was really kindness that didn't pay off, and even became a conflict between Juno and Sarah. fuse. The same thing happened to Juno again. In the face of the monsters who should have cooperated and escaped together, Sarah turned on Juno and took the opportunity to avenge her hatred, but she didn't know that Juno had been trying to find her to save her. out.
"Doomsday Invasion" is even more prominent in this regard. The infection of the virus has led to the division of a country. In the face of a catastrophe, it is necessary to fight against the crisis, but what is even more terrible is the discord between people. The deep crisis comes from human nature. of dark selfishness. Another example is "28 Weeks Shocking", which was a viral outbreak caused by human negligence. Family members were infected and massacred. The most terrifying thing was Red Code. That kind of unsympathetic massacre was more desperate than the deadly virus infection. The moment before In an instant, the trust of the people became the target of the bullets, and the ugliness and cruelty of human nature were exposed. But it is precisely because of the return to the discussion of human nature that this type of horror film is more valuable for thinking, and it will have more enlightening significance on how people should behave and make choices.
Speaking of this film, there is also no lack of ruthless human nature. The most annoying of the three men is definitely the fat, heavy and mean policeman. Forcing Sarah, who is still mentally unrecovered, to lead the way, you have to be more picky about drinking water. It is quite unkind to always treat a patient. Of course, as a policeman, he has his own position and must solve the case as soon as possible, so he pulled Sarah back to the cave with great determination. He has a female assistant, Rios, who has always been very kind and considerate, and cared about Sarah in every possible way. It was precisely the most horrifying scene between the two policemen.
But before that, there was a surprise, that is, Juno hadn't died yet. He was abandoned in the monster group by Sara's calf, and survived unharmed in the dark cave. Of course, Sara was the most frightened. The grudge between the two will continue. As soon as they met, the two fought angrily. After a week of living at the bottom of the cave, it was obvious that Juno's fighting skills were better. Queen Sarah had been recovering for a long time, and naturally she would become weaker. Juno rode Sarah on the ground, raised the ice-breaking axe and was about to chop it down. After all, he still cared about the old friendship. The most important thing was that he survived. What was the point of killing Sarah other than venting his anger? Still going to jail for this? Although both of them were resentful in their hearts, they had already calmed down after experiencing a life-and-death catastrophe. The most important thing at the moment is to escape from this ghost cave. Any grievances can be settled slowly after they escape.
Juno wants to lead the team, Sarah must be very unhappy. How can the wife listen to the mistress's order and resolutely refuse to follow, but the male police have always targeted Sarah, almost treating her as a criminal. At this time, she was unconvinced. , so he made a rather foolish move and tied himself and Sarah with handcuffs to prevent her from escaping. Needless to say, this definitely means that the male policeman is going to die. My intuition tells me that in this dangerous environment, it is necessary to move very nimble and agile. Now that the two are locked together, if there is a situation, they must be playing together. Finished. But Sarah is the heroine, and you, a gay man, must be cannon fodder in a movie from a female perspective, so the male police officer will die ugly.
Sure enough, I came to a loose rocky road, and below it was an abyss. It was shaky when a woman with a light body walked on it, not to mention a fat and stupid man. Sure enough, when he was on the opposite side, the male policeman's foot was loosened, and the whole person immediately fell straight down. If he hadn't clasped Sarah's wrist, he would have killed him. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Seeing Sarah's life in danger, Juno was probably gloating at the bottom of her heart. Anyway, she asked Rios for a kit and wanted to run away alone. Sadly, she was soft-hearted and couldn't survive Sarah's few words for help. Feeling guilty, she decided to stay and help.
But to help one or the other, her solution was to cut off the policeman's wrist and let him fall to his death. It's so fucking cruel, I don't know if the days in the underground caves are long, and even people's hearts have become dark. Two strong female warriors and a policewoman former Rios, three women can't pull a man. (Although the policeman is a little fatter)? As a result, a horrifying scene appeared. It was the always gentle and kind-hearted Rios who executed the executioner. Her boss, Rao, no matter how scheming, had to doubt her motives. Want to escalate the usurpation and replace her? Rios first exposed his fierce will to survive because he cut off his boss's wrist. I vaguely felt that this was the director's deep intention. How distorted and mutated a person's psychology would be in a desperate situation, Rios, who was usually gentle and gentle, could not Don't do this crazy and brutal act. Why did Rios have to be the executioner? I think the screenwriter has carefully considered it. Rios, as a policewoman, can only ensure that this disguised killing method will not be reported if she does it herself. Otherwise, when he goes outside, Rios bites back and says that Juno and Sarah killed it. People, she can say that she has caught two prisoners, and it is not impossible to promote the case by this. People are too complicated. Does this mean that Juno is quite suspicious of others?
These are irrelevant. Anyway, the male policeman fell into the abyss and died in a bottomless pit. Only three women were left to move on. Finally, the emperor paid off and let them find the exit (don’t worry, this time it’s not a dream, the exit is indeed true. Right in front of you), but there are three monsters eating in front of them, and it is not smooth to go out. Two of them don’t matter, these three women are not vegetarians, at least they have two hands, one pick one is not a problem at all, what’s worse is that the third one is particularly burly, strong, and thick and bloody, and Juno chiseled it An axe was completely ineffective, but became more powerful, and Juno was completely suppressed by it. This time, Sarah finally had a bit of conscience. She didn't run away, and she came back to save her decisively. It's a shame that God's will is messing with people. She wanted to kill Juno, but she couldn't save Juno. The claws of the big monster broke Juno. Belly, even if you die, you have to pull someone to do the back pad.
People's emotions are still very delicate. Like the relationship between Sarah and Juno, I don't know whether it is love or hate or love and hate. Juno is actually very simple to Sarah. Part of it is guilt, and part of it is that he really cherishes the two of them. It's just that Sarah once wanted to kill Juno, and Juno hated Sarah's ruthlessness, but Juno regarded Sarah as a friend after all, and she didn't take any revenge in actual actions, which shows her sincere. But Sarah's situation is much more complicated. From unknown reasons, to discovering the truth, avenging grievances, to facing calmly, regaining friendship, and forgiving Juno at the moment of death, she has experienced a lot of entanglement. Perhaps even Sarah herself didn't know it. After escaping from the cave, it was like she died once, and she unconsciously let go of her old resentment. Once upon a time, the death of her daughter was her most unforgettable pain, and after escaping from death, the experience of the cave was the thing she wanted to forget most subconsciously. That kind of deep request made her temporarily amnesia, and even put the life in her life. All the sadness was wiped away, leaving only the good memories of what she had experienced. Just like she had refused to accept her daughter's death for a long time, at this time, she also did not want to remember those painful experiences.
So at the last moment she was so attached to Juno's friendship that she forgot the reality and even missed the chance to escape. Unconsciously, a group of monsters gathered around them, completely blocking the way out. Suddenly Sara shouted loudly, whether it was her generosity before her death or to dispel all the depression in her heart, but her purpose was to let Rios take the opportunity to escape. Sara did not continue to survive, but chose to die a great death. Whether it is the environment of the cave or the reality, it has deprived her of hope of survival. Maybe it was because she felt that she was going to die, so she sacrificed herself for others, or maybe she completely lost the confidence to live. When the relatives and friends around her left one by one, leaving only herself alone and helpless, who can say that the liberation of death is not comparable to that of death. Is it more luxurious to live with scars? If you can wait for your loved ones, the moment of death is at least peaceful and fearless.
At the end, the scene of the previous work is repeated in a small way, and a hand full of scars sticks out of the hole covered with weeds, but the setting at the end is not as subtle as the previous work, leaving only one suspense: Rios is in the woods He was knocked unconscious and dragged back to the devil's cave. The last scene of Sarah is a group of monsters rushing towards her, just like the last scene of Juno in the previous work is surrounded by monsters, whether Sarah can survive, and what is the conspiracy of that mysterious man, all this can only be Waiting for "Dark Invasion 3" to be revealed, although I am not satisfied with the sequel, I still hope this classic can continue.
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