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The trailer of "Hellboy: The Rise of the Blood Queen" attracted the attention of the inspector.
A few seconds of footage is a godsend for monster control and heavy taste patients:
The director is Neil Marshall (Neil Marshall), old drivers know that his scale is amazing.
The brain-eating "Hannibal" (season 3), the violent "Western World" (season 1) and the bloody "Game of Thrones" (season 4) are all works he has directed.
The heroine is Milla Jovovich, and she can feel her powerful aura and goddess as soon as she plays.
But once the movie was released, it became the most money-losing movie this year.
The cost was 50 million U.S. dollars. In the end, the global box office was less than 22 million U.S. dollars, and half of the cost was not earned.
Blood compensation.
Its box office is completely smashed, but it is "passed from disk to disk" in the hard drives of many old drivers.
Is this R-rated movie with a strong lineup and nowhere to go? Is it good to watch?
Today the inspector will give you a good analysis.
>>>>Doomed box office catastrophe
Speaking of "Hellboy" (Hellboy), everyone should be impressed by the two Oscars best director Gyro (Gilmo del Toro) made-"Hellboy" (2004) and "Hellboy 2: The Golden Legion (2008).
But this "Hellboy: The Rise of the Blood Queen" is not a sequel to the previous two, but a reboot.
Before talking about this movie, the inspector must first talk about its "brilliant record . "
Hellboy is a role under the American Dark Horse Comics (Dark Horse Comics, the third largest comic company after DC and Marvel).
His history is not long, and he only debuted in 1993, but the comics about him are "not suitable for children . "
Because he is not a superhero in the traditional sense, but a half-blood devil.
Its comic style always separates the corpses, and the flesh and blood fly...
In 1998, the spinning top, who loves horror and monster themes, took a fancy to this IP and couldn't let go of it ever since.
Everything seems to be destined, "two children favored by the devil" (the top is always attracted by demons and monsters, and he likes to sleep in the coffin when he is 4 years old, and is called the "child favored by the devil" by his parents) is destined to write a "box office miracle" " .
In the comics, Hellboy is a child of humans and demons. He is destined to bring a catastrophe to the earth.
In reality, what he brought was a "box office catastrophe . "
In order to film "Hellboy", Spinning turned down the invitation to direct "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
As a result, "Hellboy 1" has a good reputation, but it costs US$66 million, and the box office in North America is only more than US$59 million.
Blood loss.
The top refused to accept it and went on to shoot.
In 2008, "Iron Man", also adapted for comics, hit the world.
In the same year, "Hellboy 2" cost 85 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 160 million U.S. dollars. Although the box office and reputation were better than the first one, it still lost money .
Subsequently, "Iron Man" reborn Marvel from Nirvana and began the 11-year MCU legend.
The alternative superhero, Hellboy, was beaten into the cold palace for 9 years.
Gyro changed to filming the monster mech film "Pacific Rim", with a global box office of 411 million U.S. dollars.
In 2017, he directed "The Shape of Water" won the Oscar for Best Picture, and Gyro also won the Oscar for Best Director.
The inspiration for "The Shape of Water" is likely to come from Hellboy's friend "Abel the Murloc."
The top is advancing all the way, but he never forgets the hell boy.
However, Hellboy may be really allergic to the box office.
In 2017, Gyro asked fans on Twitter if they would like to see Hellboy 3. More than 130,000 people voted and 68% of netizens said they “did it very much”.
"Hellboy" was put on the agenda, but the third part of Gyro was aborted, and the filmmakers announced the restart of "Hellboy".
The crew changed their blood.
As a result, this restarted "Hellboy" lost money and made people doubt life...
The inspector dared to say that within ten years, no one would dare to touch the Hellboy (except the top).
>>>>Null ghosts and snakes, dance of demons
To ask whether "Hellboy" looks good or not, the inspector can only say that it is a carnival of monster control and heavy taste patients.
Back then, the top fancy it because there are so many monsters.
The story of "Hellboy: The Rise of the Blood Queen" is very simple.
Its main contradiction is the struggle between dark creatures and humans for living space on the ground.
Among them, there is an undead witch named Nimue (played by Milla Jovovich), who has been trying to lead dark creatures to rule the ground.
1500 years ago, ghosts and monsters were rampant, and humans and dark creatures were fighting vigorously.
The witch Nimue spreads a terrible plague to the human world, vowing to eradicate mankind.
The human leader King Arthur , with the help of the legendary mage Merlin , used the holy sword Excalibur to behead Nimue.
But Nimue has an immortal body, humans had to divide her body and seal her body in several different places in the world.
In modern times after 1500, human beings have become the masters of the world, and dark creatures have disappeared, only in myths and legends.
This is due to the establishment of the Paranormal Investigation and Defense Agency (BPRD), which is equivalent to the organization of men in black that specializes in dealing with dark creature events.
The most powerful one is the half-man, half-devil Hellboy (David Hubble).
While on the mission, Hellboy heard the prophecy about the doomsday.
At the same time, someone started looking for Nimue's corpse, preparing to resurrect the female leader of this dark creature.
What he didn't know was that he himself was the most critical part of this prophecy...
"Hellboy" has a simple story and obvious routines, but the plot itself is not the point.
The focus is on the dark creatures that make the scalp numb and the fantasy world view of the monsters and monsters.
First of all, the dark retro gothic style of the film wakes up the detective who has been sleeping for many years.
Dark pictures, long sharp lines, strange monster images, these all give the film a kind of authentic Gothic temperament.
Secondly, several heavy-tasting scenes in "Hellboy" are also confirmed to be enjoyable.
There are three more exciting scenes in the whole film:
Hellboy VS Giant, Hellboy VS Baba Yaga, Hellboy VS Undead Witch.
Among them, the roles of the giant and the undead witch are somewhat tasteless in the plot and scene.
There is nothing wrong with the fight, but it is difficult to touch the audience who has long been numb to the special effects.
The only bright spot is the scale of violence and blood:
The scene of Hellboy VS Baba yaga (the old witch in Russian fairy tales, who specializes in eating children) is one of the highlights of the film.
She played weirdly and proved herself to be the MVP of the audience.
Legend has it that Baba yaga is a grinning old woman, and this version presented in "Hellboy" can be said to satisfy all people's illusions about Baba yaga.
She not only has a hideous face, but also has a weird appearance. Her old and shriveled body seems to be doing the last struggle of her life.
Although the image of Baba yaga crawling on his back is not the first in film history, she combines the weird posture of "The Exorcist" with the classic slim-legged shape of "Monster City".
The lens is only a few seconds, but it still brings us a strong visual impact.
This is thanks to Joel Harlow ("Star Trek", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Pirates of the Caribbean"), the special effects makeup boss who won the Oscar for best makeup, and the hard performance of special actors:
The role of Baba yaga is completed by a special actor + makeup + some special effects. In the end, this role brings a sense of reality and horror, which is several times stronger than the image made by motion capture and CG.
The biggest surprise of the whole film is the release of the dark creatures underground.
These 2 minutes can be said to be the essence of the whole film.
All kinds of giant monsters that are beyond human cognition take turns leaving the country, not only eating food, but also giving people a sense of unknown despair and fear.
Obviously these monsters come from Cthulhu (Cthulhu) mythology (typically taken from Cthulhu and "Strange Story").
The Cthulhu mythological system was first proposed by the American novelist Howard Phillips Lovecraft between 1917 and 1935.
Its core is a variety of evil gods from outside the planet and sleeping inside the earth.
They are often huge, dark, without any emotions, and humans have no meaning to them.
Its images are often mixed with elements such as octopuses, bats and human body parts, and what they represent is the oldest and strongest fear-the unknown.
"Hellboy" mixes Cthulhu mythology with various folklore, and applies it to dark creatures.
Demons, elves, and monsters are all creatures of the dark world, and they have only one purpose-to destroy humans and occupy the ground.
Whether it's this restarted "Hellboy" or the first two films shot by Top, the monsters in the film have always been bright spots.
But after all, this kind of Cthulhu-style monster has a limited audience, and coupled with the bloody exaggerated picture, it is difficult for the hellboy who is not high in appearance to form a climate, and can only become a cult in the minds of some people.
>>>>Hellboy's past and present
The restart version tells the origin of the identity of the Hellboy classic- he is the son of a human witch and a devil.
In the film, the mother of Hellboy is a witch, she is the last blood of King Arthur.
In 1574, the witch married a devil.
That night, she was dragged to hell and gave birth to a son, this child is the hellboy.
Hellboy is therefore a descendant of King Arthur, and he can also draw out the Excalibur, the holy sword in the stone, to slay demons and demons.
But in the prophecy, he will also bring an apocalyptic catastrophe similar to "God Twilight".
However, such as the origin of the movie version, the origin story of the comics is more heavy and darker.
Comics, Hellboy original name Nu-Dawn Rama (Anung Un Rama), meaning "a burning flame crown between his forehead" .
In 1944, the Nazis conducted a secret experiment (Project Ragnarok) and inadvertently summoned a little boy with long horns on his head and a red body with a huge right hand.
The US military discovered him, and the scientist Professor Bloom named him "Hellboy" and raised him.
He joined the Paranormal Investigation and Defense Agency (BPRD) with his adoptive father.
And has super powers and a fish , and a possible woman sent flames Liz became close friends.
"Hellboy: Blood Queen's Rise" trailer eggs, one amphibian were found, it is Hellboy's closest partner and partner, fish Abel (Abe Sapien).
Obviously, the film crew wanted to build a "Hellboy Cinematic Universe" , but the relaunch of the first box office hit the street so badly, the sequel is probably nowhere in sight.
"The Murloc Abel was found in a container full of water. Only President Lincoln’s murder date was found on April 14, 1865, so he was named Abe (in memory of Abraham Lincoln). His superpowers are Perceive the mind"
Although Hellboy is a powerful foreign aid for mankind, his destiny is destruction.
Comics, in April 30, 1574, 16-year-old girl Sarah Hughes (Sara Hughes) from the Duke of Hell (Duke of Hell) Azzel force was able to get the witch, and she was pregnant with the child of the Duke of hell.
Before she died, she began to confess her life and begged God to forgive her and bless her soul not to be taken away by Azzel.
However, Sarah was dragged down to hell by Azzel and burned alive. In that flame, the Hellboy was born.
Azzel immediately cut off the right hand of Hellboy, and his right hand connected to his "great spirits" Anum, which is the most famous Hellboy's right hand - the destruction of the hands (The right hand of doom).
Azzel was frozen for taking the hand of a god for his son without authorization, and Hellboy was summoned to earth by the Nazis.
"Great spirits" Anum is Nielong Cthulhu (Ogdru Jahad) creator, he destroyed other gods, leaving intact the right hand, but also other gods Nielong Cthulhu seal.
With the right hand of Destruction, the Hellboy can summon the ancient Nielong Cthulhu, and the Nielong Cthulhu will bring "Twilight of the Gods", which is the destruction of the world.
The movie presents this terrible scene, and this is also the first time the evil god of evil dragon appears on the screen as a fire dragon.
But compared to the space version of the evil dragon evil god designed by the top , this version is still less fearful.
Although Hellboy has a dark background, terrifying fate, and extremely low appearance, he has always been loved by fans.
Because he is incompatible with traditional superheroes, and what he represents is a yearning for beauty and resistance to fate.
He has never accepted his identity and destiny. He always breaks off the two horns on his head that represent his identity and destiny, and swears to fight his fate to the end.
In his own words, "This XX is my life, what do I want to do, you come to kill me... I'm still alive!"
This kind of contradiction and resistance is more delicate in the top version of "Hellboy", and it can be recognized by people.
But in the relaunched version of the flesh and blood, the emotions of the characters are more inconsistent.
Overall, "Hellboy" has some commendable cult passages, and old drivers with heavier tastes like the detective can enjoy themselves.
But this one only ends with these sensory stimulations.
I don't know how the filmmakers feel after this "box office catastrophe".
But what is certain is that in a short period of time, the signature character of Dark Horse Comics will not appear on the big screen.
Therefore, the inspector still advises everyone: look at it and cherish it.
After all, in the era of Marvel DC's superhero dominating the screen, it is really not easy to have such a "special" superhero movie.
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