The worldviews in Oriental comics are generally mysterious and mysterious, while the worldviews of American comics are mostly relaxed and high-spirited. The difference between the two is destined to be two different products after adaptation. Therefore, when I heard that Hollywood's "The Exorcist" is based on a Korean comic, my first reaction was quite pessimistic, but after watching the final film, I was somewhat surprised, except for Miss Q's Asian Outside of the face, there is no trace of oriental elements in the whole film, so naturally there will be no disturbance of the aura.
As far as the text of the story goes, The Exorcist is pretty extensive. Vampire slaying, church dictatorship, free will, doomsday complex, and western style are like a melting pot of dark comics' signature elements. On this basis, the director easily constructed a series of genre collages, and the most direct expression is the combination of action films and monster films. The image of the vampire in the film is no longer a noble descendant of the European royal family, but a group of brutal creatures that resemble "aliens". Even the elegant humanoid skin has been completely deprived. If there is no "blood-sucking" attribute setting, it can be said that Almost no different from ordinary monsters. In order to fight against such a group of savage creatures, there is a special organization called "Exorcist". They rely on the "God-given" high-strength martial arts to "subdue demons and help demons", and then make the whole story reach the basic structure of binary opposition in the action scenes.
Different from the generally unsatisfactory fighting scenes in recent fantasy movies, the action scenes of "The Exorcist" are still gratifying on the whole. In the specific action contest, the main creators are not like the "Witch Season" in the first half of the year. , "Conan the Barbarian" exaggerates violence in a single line, resulting in a single and uninteresting fight scene. Instead, the technique of "blank" is used in many places to point to the end, especially the concise comic treatment at the beginning of the historical background, which is much better than the lengthy crusade at the beginning of "Season of the Witch"; little girl The scene of hiding under the floor and not witnessing the murder of the parents also brings out the atmosphere created by "Blank" just right.
And the vampire fighting produced by computer CG in the latter part of the film directly presents a certain visual impact. As for the combination of futuristic atmosphere and western flavor at the end, it also presents an alternative action style. In the action design of vampires, the main form of expression is long-shot jumping and impact full of power, and the ferocious and brutal characteristics of "aliens" are presented under the combination of the horror appearance; in the depiction of the exorcist, the The main focus is composure, and the use of cold weapons such as darts and daggers makes the fighting routine look very retro, which can well satisfy the love of some bloodthirsty audiences for bloody scenes.
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