"The Magic Boy" is supervised by James Gunn, the director of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series. James Gunn's relatives Brian Ghosn and Mark Ghosn are the screenwriters.
"Magic Boy" tells the story of a pair of farmers who picked up a baby in an alien spacecraft and brought it up. Later, the child discovered that he was very different from the people on earth, but had powerful superpowers...
Why is this plot so familiar?
Yes, this is the horror version of Superman.
"Magic Boy" has nothing to do with DCEU, and it is not produced by Warner, but by coincidence, James Gunn and "Superman: Man of Steel" director Zach Schneider are good friends, and the two have also worked together on "Live Dawn of the Dead.
In addition to returning to directing "Guardians of the Galaxy 3", James Gunn will also direct "The New Suicide Squad", which will start shooting in September this year and will be released on August 6, 2021.
In addition, there are rumors that Warner will invite the "Magic Boy" screenwriter Brian Ghosn and Mark Ghosn to direct a DC movie. Of course, this is just a rumor and has not yet been officially announced.
The protagonist Brandon and Superman in "The Magic Boy" are also aliens. They also came to the earth in a spaceship. They were also raised by a pair of farmers. They can also fly, move fast, and have the same hot sight. , The same invulnerability, the same thing from their planet can hurt him.
Even many storyboards are highly similar.
"Magic Boy" and "Superman" correspond to each other in terms of plot, setting, superpowers, worldview, etc. This is not accidental, but the crew deliberately did it, especially the end credits egg that supports this conjecture: this is Filming the horror version of "Superman."
As for what the ending egg is, I will sell it first, and let me start from the beginning.
Brandon is the son of a farmer couple. One day, he accidentally discovered that he could throw a lawn mower tens of meters away.
He plucked up the courage and tried to reach into the lawn mower.
A miracle happened: the weeder couldn't hurt him at all.
On the parents' side, it was discovered that Brandon had hidden some small yellow pictures.
They knew that Brandon had begun to develop. But unlike the other boys, in addition to hiding the little yellow pictures, Brandon also hid many pictures of human internal organs.
Although the movie doesn't say it explicitly, I guess Brandon has the super power of perspective. He can see the internal organs of the human body. He is curious about the internal organs, so he went to find pictures of the internal organs.
And the super power of perspective corresponds to superman.
Seeing that Brandon hid the little yellow picture, his father decided to popularize sex education for Brandon, telling him that it is a normal physiological phenomenon for this age group to feel the opposite sex.
However, Brandon misunderstood what his father said, and went to spy on female classmate Caitlin that night .
Although Brandon did nothing and just glanced at her and left, Caitlin was still afraid of it.
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From the time when the parents discovered Brandon’s little yellow picture, it triggered the butterfly effect:
Caused father Kyle to talk to Brandon;
Further led Brandon to spy on Caitlin;
Caitlin said Brandon is a pervert;
Brandon squeezed Caitlin's hand;
Caitlin's mother Erica scolded Brandon "Which crazy woman did he give birth to" and didn't want Caitlin to talk to him;
Brandon killed Erica;
Psychological counselor Mei Ruili talked to Brandon (at this time she did not know that Brandon killed Erica, only that Brandon squeezed Caitlin's hand), and said that she would squeeze Brandon's hand from her classmate Tell the sheriff of the matter;
Brandon asked Mei Ruili not to do this, but Mei Ruili refused;
Mei Ruili's husband Noah loses his temper with Brandon;
Brandon killed Noah;
Father Kyle guessed that Brandon killed Noah, so he wanted to kill Brandon, but Brandon counter-killed;
Mother Tori wanted to kill Brandon, but was also killed.
Just like a butterfly in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon River Basin in South America, occasionally flapping its wings can cause a tornado in Texas in two weeks. Kyle, Tory, Caitlin, Erica, Merelli, Noah's words and actions also made Brandon a demon who killed countless people.
Brandon was originally a good student who actively answered questions in class, but his classmates wanted to laugh at him;
He fell, Caitlin did not want to pull him up, and said he was a "pervert";
Erica said openly in front of many people: Do you know who his biological mother is? Which crazy woman did he give birth to?
He found Caitlin, apologized to her and offered flowers, but her mother did not allow her to talk to him;
He found Mei Ruili and calmly asked her not to tell the sheriff about breaking Caitlin’s hand. He also said, “It’s not good for anyone, it’s not good for me, my parents, or you.” But Mei Ruili didn’t Not accept his request;
Coupled with Noah's tantrum at him, even his parents wanted to kill him...
Classmates' abuse, Erica's meanness, Merili's indifference, Noah's irritability, and parents' murderous intentions became the last straw that crushed the camel.
Therefore, he chose to be the enemy of everyone.
No one is born to be a badass, and no one is born to be a villain.
If he was born a badass, he would not apologize to Caitlin or offer flowers;
If he was born a badass, he would not ask Mei Ruili not to tell the sheriff;
If he was born a badass, he would never know that his mother was hugging her with a murder weapon.
He knew that his mother wanted to kill him, but he wanted to give her a chance to see if she really succeeded.
It's a pity that she didn't pass the test. She kept saying "I love you", "I want to protect you" and "I know you are kind", but actually wanted to kill him.
She didn't kill Brandon, but killed the few kindness left in Brandon's heart.
His mother extinguished the only kind thoughts in his heart, and he was completely blackened from then on.
Parents could have handed him over to the police, must they kill him by themselves?
What kind of parents will start with their sons?
Some people say that he is a pervert, so he twisted the opponent's hand;
Some people say he was born to a crazy woman, so he wants revenge;
Someone wanted to kill him, so he had to resist.
In real life, many people are hurt, humiliated, and bullied, but they have no ability to resist.
If a superpower is being bullied, what will he do?
Will he retaliate with virtue, or will he give it back a hundred times?
The former is great, but the latter is better.
Not to mention that he is still an immature child, any words and actions may have a huge impact on his thoughts and three views.
So, he chose the latter, and gradually became a big devil from an ordinary child. He must be wrong, but it is also the result of everyone.
He was not born to be a magic boy, but people "built" him into a magic boy step by step.
In terms of the degree of horror alone, "Magic Boy" is not that terrifying;
However, the film did a good job in terms of blood and gore, and the visual impact of the scenes such as glass piercing the eyes and car accidents was very strong.
Compared to horror movies, "Magic Boy" is actually more like a superhero movie, or a super villain movie.
In addition to the many similarities between "Magic Boy" and "Superman" mentioned at the beginning of this article, the end credits are more powerful evidence.
It turns out that there is not only one person like Brandon.
The "half-man, half-fish monster" obviously corresponds to the sea king;
"The Witch with the Rope" corresponds to Wonder Woman;
There are also horror versions of Flash, Martian Manhunter...
Unexpectedly (horror version) Martian Manhunter appeared in this form for the first time in a movie.
You are so dark, are you sure it's not from the DC universe?
The whole film is obviously ridiculing "Superman", and the evil version of Justice League appears in the ending egg.
Now that we have done this, we might as well add another easter egg: When these demons were doing a lot of evil, a righteous man decided to come forward to stop them, and his name was Luther.
The story of Justice League blackening is not the first of "Magic Boy". In DC comics, there is a super villain team called "Crime Syndicate".
The crime syndicate comes from the parallel universe "Earth 3", which is equivalent to the Justice League of the main world, but the character is opposite to the Justice League.
They are Speedmaster (corresponding to Superman), Night Owl (corresponding to Batman), Super Queen (corresponding to Wonder Woman), Johnny Quick (corresponding to Flash), Divine Power Ring (corresponding to Green Lantern), Seamaster (corresponding to Aquaman) Wait.
And Luther became a hero.
The hero of the main world is a villain on Earth 3, and the villain of the main world is a hero on Earth 3.
There are criminal syndicates in the animated film "Justice League: The Crisis of Two Earths". They use superpowers to rule mankind, coerce national leaders, cover the sky with one hand, and do whatever they want.
And Luther and Jester (corresponding to the clown) formed the Justice League to fight criminal syndicates, and the death knell was the President of the United States.
Unexpectedly, Warner did not photograph the crime syndicate, but other companies did.
It is true that the filming of "Magic Boy" is not good enough.
But the creativity is worthy of recognition.
Nowadays, the super-British movies blow out, but the protagonists are all good people, and few people go to make a movie with the villain as the protagonist.
Deadpool and Venom are not villains, but anti-heroes, and they are still heroes in essence;
"Suicide Squad" is considered a villain, but it is not completely bad.
Warner has set up a single-player movie "Death Knell" early on, but progress has been minimal;
It seems that if you want to see a movie with a villain as the protagonist, you can only hope that "Joker" will be released on October 4, and the upcoming "Black Adam" will be filmed.
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