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40 years in a blink of an eye.
In 1978, when we ushered in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, the poor fans of the American Empire were frightened by a so-called classic horror film. This is the horror film "Halloween" of that year, but another translation "Moonlight" It is estimated that everyone is familiar with it, and we love this cute translation more.
In 2018, 40 years have passed by. At the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 this year, the latest "Halloween" premiered. Counting this latest episode, a total of 11 films have been filmed. It can be seen that this is really a valuable big IP. As for the word of mouth of the latest one, emm...., the tomato index is still quite fresh.
look back
Let's start by talking about the remarkable history of the franchise.
This movie was Jamie Lee Curtis's debut when she was 20 years old.
Years leave a mark on anyone's face, who are you?
Fans should be familiar with her, especially the business card "A Fish Called Wanda" (another translation of "A Lot of Stupid Thieves"), as well as the blockbuster "True Lies" that we love to see (at that time, everything with Schwarzenegger was Do you still have an impression of the wonderful story of the mid-life crisis?)
Going back to the 1978 movie, if you watch it now, you will complain just like the current social phenomenon, because
1. The story has no background, why not expose the social root of the murderous mania under the evil capitalism?
2. There is no character portrayal, each one seems to have no joy, anger, sorrow or joy, even killing people do not know why
3. Why can't murderers kill? illogical
4. Why does the murderer always seem to have learned the art of piercing through walls from a Taoist priest in Laoshan, so he can go anywhere?
5. . . . .
It is true that this kind of flaw can be dug up countless times with the excavator of Lanxiang Technical School, but how can such a movie with many slots become a big IP that has been continuously remade for 40 years?
It should be said that this movie is the pioneering work of a horror genre. This type of film is called: Slasher film, literal translation: "slasher film". So let's see what he has opened up for us?
1. Created the "entanglement with the last girl" mode, that is, the story structure is basically that the murderer will kill a girl unswervingly and unswervingly for a hundred years, and then kill the girl next to her in the process of approaching step by step. Others, such as later Black Friday, Elm Street, and Scream all followed this routine.
2. This movie also created the so-called "youth horror movie", that is, a group of half-sized brothers and sisters, without the care of their parents, will encounter perverted murderers
3. From the perspective of film techniques, prominently used the bridge segment of "running into a person when you turned around, banging music, and then found out that it was an acquaintance after you jumped". I don't know how many movies have been copied and applied, and it is true every time. Works!
4. The first visual shots and breathing sounds of the killer are used to increase the tension of the movie, which were used in the later "Terminator" and "Predator" series.
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Therefore, it is not accidental that it becomes a classic. The reason why it is a classic to our ancestors seems to be dross to us today, but we have been fed too much classic inheritance.
new movie
Now to talk about the new movie, the serial killer, Michael Myers, who has only known to kill for 40 years and can't kill himself, maybe this time he could be killed? However, it is estimated that the possibility is relatively small, because killing him is equivalent to killing this super big IP. How will you make money in the future?
After the new film was released at the Toronto Film Festival, the film critics praised it very much, and the expectations of fans were also very enthusiastic. The film critic's suggestion is that for this new film, all the sequels after the first one should be emptied from the history of the brain browser, because director David Gordon Green and screenwriter Danny McBride have already formatted all the messy stories in the middle. The story tells that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has grown from a 20-year-old girl to an angry grandma with a shotgun and long memories.
Over the years, our heroine not only avoided Michael's killing, but also did not forget to get married and have a daughter, and also hugged a granddaughter. In the past 40 years, Michael, who still doesn't know why she killed her, was transferred to another mental hospital. The elements of a hack and slash horror movie are not bad, the gathering of boys and girls, the wild running in the dark forest, the death under the sharp axe, the bright chopper, the looming large-shoes in the bathroom, perhaps because of the first Tribute to the Ministry.
All these classic compositions can be found. Michael was still the same, moving slowly and like a corpse, and Granny Fury had long since grown from a panicked girl to a midnight queen who wielded a shotgun to defend her safety zone.
What will happen to the plot at the end? In fact, good money-making IP can be used forever. Just wait for the new version 40 years later. The plot is said to incorporate some comedy elements. Of course, 40 years have passed. The big murderer is also allowed to be funny, just wait for the movie to be launched, let's see if there are any worthy genre films to inherit and create new meanings.
Please read the original text, watch the 1978 "Moonlight", and wait until it goes online next month to see the latest work, right?
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