For everyone, whether it is a movie or a game, there will be a few or a few masterpieces that can become unshakable in their hearts, and they can even be regarded as important works that influence the formation of the Three Views during their growth. For me, the movie can still have many works such as "Men in Black" and "Jurassic Park" ranked first in the first echelon, and the game is really only "Devil City" alone in the first place.
A series of "Devil City" works created by the Japanese game company KONAMI based on Dracula have constructed a complete and shocking vast world. The Belmont family and Dracula's struggle spanning nearly hundreds of years runs through history. Every corner. As for the "Devil City" series, the rich gameplay only occupies a small part of its charm. The weird gothic style, the highly recognizable music, the passages are full of tragedy and heroic adventures, all of which make the "Devil" The story of "City" has the potential to be adapted into countless film and television dramas.
However, the true fans of Castlevania are not as lucky as the fans of Resident Evil, although there have been rumors for many years that Castlevania will be adapted into a live-action movie, and it was once determined to create "Chassis on the Saw" and "Call of Souls". Wen Ziren, a contemporary horror film master from many horror series, came to escort the big-screen journey of Castlevania. But then there was no news until the wealthy NETFLIX gave the green light to this story and launched the first season with a 4-episode animation. And it has been confirmed that the second season will be broadcast in 2018, and the capacity will double to 8 episodes. (To hit the wall excitedly)
The story of the dark world and Dracula created by Castlevania is what I have seen so far, except for the ancestor-level novel "Dracula" created by Irish writer Bram Stoker, the best German Gula story. However, since the time span of the story spans nearly a thousand years (if you count the "Lord of Shadow" storyline that has not been officially included in the official history), it is particularly important to choose an appropriate entry point for the protagonist's children and grandchildren. In this regard, the "Castlevania" episode is simply a genius. The starting point is the FC-based game "Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse" released on December 22, 1989 . The corresponding history is the story of the Ralph trio in 1476 plus Alucard and Dracula.
Why is it Ralph? In fact, for the post-95 generations of my generation, Castlevania should be the most familiar from GBA's "Card Madness", "Castlevania: Reincarnation of the Moon", "Inside and Outer City with Explosive Difficulty" and "Castlevania: White Night Concerto". Started with "Dracula’s Reincarnation, Xu Cangzhen", "Castlevania: Waltz of Aria", and later "Castlevania: Cangmoon Cross", "Castlevania: Gallery of Labyrinth" and "Castlevania: Snatched" on NDS "Walking Engraving" (Secret Order of the Holy Church) these six works. (The author has recorded it manually.) The authenticity of the Castlevania game is basically gone when the Gabriel storyline of "Lord of Shadow" is basically gone. (F**K YOU KONAMI!) And Ralph is the first hero after the return of the Belmont family. This period is also the most powerful part of Dracula's tragedy.
The first chapter of the series starts with Dracula’s iconic scene. In the Principality of Wallachia in 1455, Dracula’s castle was a terrifying sight, with countless skeletons penetrated by sharp wooden stakes. This is indeed What Dracula did in history, in the battle of 1462, Dracula took this brutal act to the extreme. When the Turkish army arrived under the city, they saw the appearance of more than 20,000 prisoners of war being pierced by wooden stakes. A forest of rotting corpses exuded a terrible stench, which made these Turks scared before they even went to war. light. Many films in later generations dealt with Dracula one-sidedly, ugly demons and simple evil, but ignored his tragic and mysterious romanticism.
That's why I like the first two years of "Dracula's First Year" very much, although due to its mediocre reputation and box office performance, it lost its status as the opening general of the Global Dark Universe. What the hell is "New Mummy"! Ah!) "The First Year of Dracula" is rarely seen to capture Dracula’s charm, and the magical attack that uses bats in the sky to sweep across the army is the most current. A live-action movie close to "Castlevania". This is something that even "Van Helsing", which is the closest to "Castlevania" in terms of the concept of a large collection of monsters, did not achieve. And the story of this episode adds another layer to the previous classic tragedy version.
(Popular science: Castlevania is a castle that appeared with Dracula’s resurrection. It is a concrete product of Dracula’s hell power. The huge castle is also home to countless monsters as many as Pokemon. Every time the castle appears, there are Different, but like the clock tower where the god of death lives, between the throne where Dracula is, and the huge underground water system are all standard features. In "Arabic Waltz", Castlevania is sealed on the moon, Dracula Sing along, I'm looking into the distance... Bah! Anyway, that's it, let's continue)
The starting point of the official history of Castlevania is "Sigh of Innocence in Castlevania", the time point is 1094, the protagonist is Leon Belmont, which is the origin of this big family. It is from here that the tragic fate of the Belmont family begins, and their fiancées or wives... will be taken away. Lyon’s fiancée Sarah was taken away by the vampire Walter and transformed into a vampire. Sarah sacrificed herself and used her own blood to refine the holy whip "Vampire Killer" that can completely eliminate vampires . Since then, this holy whip will be passed on from generation to generation. , Has become one of the symbols of this family.
Dracula’s predecessor was the Crusader Matthias. Although the background is different, like the traditional "Dracula" , he fought for God, but the enemy spread that he was dead. News. His wife Elizabeth was distraught and jumped off the high wall, while the Catholic Church served by Matthias stipulated that suicidal souls could not enter heaven. Matthias cursed God for this, and designed Lyon to kill the vampire and seize the power of the vampire himself. Leon also cursed Matthias for this, and the fate of the two families was intertwined. (Previously, it was also said that Dracula sold his soul to the god of death and brought the plague in Wallachia.) After hundreds of years of reincarnation, Matthias became the later Dracula.
Then came Castlevania: Prelude to the Darkness in 1450, the protagonist is Sonia Belmont. This not-so-famous story has laid an important foreshadowing for the story in the "Devil City" episode. Sonia met Dracula's son Alucard during the conquest of Dracula, (actually, the English spelling of "Dracula" was reversed) Alucard also tried to stop his father. It is worth noting that there are two points. One is the unsolved unsolved case in the history of Castlevania, which is the life experience of the protagonist Ralph in the "Castlevania" series. Sonia gave birth to a child after defeating Dracula, and the most likely father of the child was Alucard. (So in the "Castlevania" episode, the grandson brought his little girlfriend and awakened his dad to fight his grandfather?
The second is the fate of the Belmont family. "Castlevania" is short and concise. One of the biggest advantages is that it has enough information and there is no nonsense . However, it does not mention Belmont's expulsion by the church. The explanation in the game is that Sonia showed extraordinary power when defeating Dracula, but was regarded as witchcraft by the church and the people at the time. So in Ralph’s generation, he lived worse than Batman. In order to protect the people, he was chased and beaten by the people all over the street. At any rate, Batman still has the support of the people...
The first chapter of the "Devil City" drama conscientiously shows Dracula's another tragedy after Elizabeth. Dracula (Osaimaru?!), a great demon king but proficient in science, met Lisa in 1455. Lisa's kind and pure heart that wants to learn medicine to save lives touched Dracula. The two fell in love and gave birth to Alucard. (This is what Zhengshi wrote, because there will be conflicts in the age of the story, "Castlevania: Dark Prelude" was not officially regarded as an orthodox work, but the series cleverly avoided these details, and the trade-offs were quite in place) But then Lisa He was regarded as a witch by the church and was fired in public. These atrocities completely angered Dracula, so in 1476 Dracula committed a murder, turning Wallachia into a hell on earth. Alucard tried to stop his father and was also severely injured.
The series starts with Dracula’s first ruthless killing. It’s a great choice, because although "Castlevania" is a vampire hunter fighting Dracula, in essence, Dracula is not a The murderer who has no sense at all. If you start with the famous justice warrior Simon Belmont or Richter Belmont, then Dracula is likely to become a generation of model and boring villains. Dracula's hatred comes from an absurd era, an era in which religion completely controls and distorts the people's thinking. It is also a tragic character who is mad and defiant. (Both wives...this is the lone star of the gods)
The drama's portrayal of the church can be said to be in the woods. When the devil comes, the fools holding torches and forks actually want to kill those who try to help them, and all these are arrangements made by the bishop to preserve his power. . Ironically, it was precisely to serve his God that he committed the crime of indiscriminate killing of innocents. Such tragedies were countless during the witch hunt, and how many innocent women were sentenced to capital punishment for this. And his atrocities also directly led to the coming of demons, and these corrupt church members are the real demons on earth. If ignorance is a crime, then there are very few innocent people in Wallachia. As Dracula said, any person can try to stop such a brutality that is inferior to animals, but they just choose to gloat on the sidelines. In the story of Castlevania, there is no absolute good and evil.
Isn't it difficult to moral Gula without kindness? After being awakened by Lisa, he gradually learns the way of life of mankind. He can change himself for this beloved woman and gradually forget the resentment towards mankind. The soul who has lost faith in mankind seems to have new hope. Dracula, in a rage, faced the old woman who paid homage to Lisa, and chose to let her live. Even in the face of those who committed atrocities, he gave a warning a year in advance. His kindness is gradually being swallowed by this world. He will not kill innocent people in his eyes, but he has his standards for who should die.
The series has four episodes, which can be regarded as the beginning of the story of "Devil City 3" . Ralph Belmonte formally formed an alliance with Sefa Fernandez and Alucard to start the journey of conquering Dracula. In fact, there is another important member of this team that did not appear in the original story, that is, Grand Rogue, who was turned into a monster by Dracula, should appear in the second season of next year. If you haven't played such an ancient game, you can recall the most technically honed "Devil Lair" in the second NDS game "Devil City: Labyrinth Gallery" (the story is set during World War II), which is the penultimate one. The second-level boss is a trio of Ralph, Sefa, and Grande.
As for Sefa Fernandez, who can use magic, if you are not familiar with it, do you still remember Yoko Fernandez in GBA's most famous "Waltz of the Moon", yes, it is a direct descendant of Sefa. This family and Belmont have been monitoring Dracula's every move. (Um... Ralph is married to Sefa, so... Castlevania can be regarded as an ethical drama with a thousand years of history.) It is also from the generation of Ralph that Dracula will recover once every 100 years. Circulation, and Belmont will break it down from generation to generation, just as the Foolish Old Man moves the mountain~The descendants of the Wubei family are endless.
Castlevania created by NETFLIX is very satisfying in terms of both the reproduction of the story and the style of painting . Although it is made in the United States, most of the artists are Korean. It is not difficult to see the strong Japanese, Korean and American style of the film. The right choice! Because the most famous original artist of the Castlevania series, Fumumi Kojima's painting style is so gorgeous that no actors in the live-action version can meet the standards. Many details are also very satisfying. For example, Dracula turns into a huge pillar of fire when he is furious. This is the standard movement method of the ultimate BOSS battle Dracula in previous games. The opening animation of the first episode contains many classic pictures in the game.
And he was not stingy with the bloody scenes. Dracula was very happy when he slaughtered the ignorant people. Ralph used a whip to directly draw the enemy's eyeballs out, which is also quite exciting~
The only regret is that the soundtrack has not been as brilliant as the original game. Instead, it has gone the European and American epic style of "Castlevania: Lord of Shadow" series. This is also the biggest flaw of the damn Konami after outsourcing Castlevania, but the plot beyond the four episodes of the castle is understandable. The next season will enter the Castlevania, and the music must be in place. (Also, the number of frames in action scenes...can you increase it?)
All in all, this is only a small part of the Castlevania story. This series really has too many stories to be told, and NETFLIX has taken care of its fans and passersby to the utmost extent . I hope this is a series of film and television. Let's start~! After all, in terms of the degree of satisfaction of the game adaptation, Castlevania has basically reached the highest standard in my mind! As for the other stories of Castlevania, if you are interested, there may be a special issue later~!
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