After so many years of trashy sequels and reboots, this truly "sequel" finally brings us fans the hard-to-replicate magic of the 1978 original.
The best thing about this movie is the shooting. The use of the lens and the angle of view are truly outstanding. Without any superpower blessing (except for special resistance), it is very difficult to shoot a murderer who is tall and moves slowly but with a sense of tension. In this case, choosing how to frame the scene and perspective is to create An important element of the atmosphere. The director of this film and the original film, Carpenter, adopts the suspense shape derived from Hitchcock. Instead of covering up the villain like other horror films, he throws the drama burden on the audience when he comes up, through the third-person narrative. The angle, while portraying the unwitting victim and the approaching murderer, uses this "under the table bomb" suspense to maximize the sense of oppression that Michael Myers brings to the audience.
There are two very impressive scenes in this film: the first murder scene at a gas station, the main camera follows the two reporters holding Michael's mask, but outside the focus, Michael has already started to take back the mask. , walked slowly behind the reporter. The old woman in the car by the side kept giving the male reporter a look at the danger behind her, but the other person didn't understand it. When the female reporter walked into the toilet, the window on the side outlined Michael's back in the repair workshop. By the time Michael was ready, and the male reporter discovered the convenience store owner and the car mechanic who had been tortured and killed, it was too late. In the second scene of killing in a small town, a long shot followed Michael, from his point of view to observe how to choose the victim, choose the weapon, and finally execute it. Michael's mechanical precision obeys the killing instinct at the same time. , and thoughtfully thinking about how to enter the victim's home without being discovered, a cold-blooded killer without a personality is vividly expressed through the language of the camera. It can be said that the impact of this scene can really make the audience in the theater stand upside down, and this is also the charm of Michael as a classic villain in film history: people like him can really appear in real life, without emotion, Only the "pure and simple evil" as the movie puts it, hiding in the shadows takes pleasure in killing. . . This kind of fear that is closely related to real life is incomparable to many other villains with sci-fi or magical colors. Ghosts and gods may never be seen by ordinary people in their entire lives, but one day, there is such a human demon from you. There is still the possibility of coming out of the wardrobe, and the good use of the camera highlights Michael's real sense of terror and oppression. In terms of photography, it is indeed enough to win the top spot in this year's horror film market with "Hereditary Doom".
As for the story, the mainline grandparents and grandchildren have been grinding swords for 40 years to avenge the great demon king. There is nothing to say about it. It is commendable that the mainline characters did not make any stupid decisions that are stereotyped in horror movies to promote the plot. Most of the behaviors of the characters It's all pretty logical. Forty years of sacrifices made to the family in preparation for Michael's escape, the first half of the film also depicts some conflicts and feelings between family members, but it ends with Michael's return. But it is precisely that many things have not been developed in depth, which makes me very dissatisfied with the plot. The most prominent is the portrayal of other characters in this film. Many of the characters that appear do not have any effect on the development of the plot, but are more like A tool to spread the word is even an NPC that exists for the sake of existence, the black sheriff, the boyfriend of the granddaughter, and many characters suddenly disappeared without a trace in the later clips. Personally, I feel that this is likely to be caused by some creative differences. After all, there is Danny McBride in the co-writer. As a member of the Bad Boys Gang, I still want the style of the film to be similar to the original youth horror film. Be consistent (add a bit of marijuana), but no matter what, this is still an R-rated movie. Those teenage children's love affairs are not only inconsistent with the atmosphere of this film, but also have no impact on the main line in terms of plot. Personally, it is appropriate. The deletion is better. In addition, some very important supporting roles, especially those who will have a major impact on the plot, die very suddenly, which always makes people feel a little pity (Michael's attending physician originally had a seemingly very important turning point, but did not Hastily omitted when fully developed) A lot of the script's potential was wasted in vain.
Today, when horror films are becoming more and more homogenized and clichéd, this is indeed a sequel that cannot be missed. For fans of the old series, this film is even more of a surprise. Many of the details are in Inadvertently pays homage to the original, such as the way of killing (the original and the sequel Michael twisted the victim's neck in the car and nailed the victim to the wall with a knife) and scene props (Christmas costume ghost gown, outside the window) White sheets to dry) and even the settings and actions of the characters are echoed (being a babysitter on Halloween, the first Michael fell from the window after being injured but disappeared as soon as he turned his head, there is also a tribute scene in this film ) makes old fans feel more cordial. Overall, it is highly recommended for horror movie fans, and for old fans, this is a fresh and retro nostalgic journey, must watch
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