I read other movie reviews and mentioned how it feels to make up for other people to act in this movie. Like Johnny Depp, or Brad Pitt. I think it is unfair to say this. There are many male gods in this world, but who can fit in what kind of role, the director knows best. Perhaps as a 3D version of the comics, he failed to capture the essence of it, but as far as the film itself is concerned, he was just right there, even if it was just to hold up this oversized trench coat.
And he knew it well himself. Throughout his selection of films, many have strong religious overtones. From "Devil's Advocate", to "The Matrix" that pushed his career to the top - it was nothing more than a redemption theme in sci-fi guise, and then to "Constantine". Such non-mainstream characters find him again and again, not only because of his pale complexion and confused eyes, but perhaps because he is also looking for an answer himself. He has a strong Catholic background, but he is not involved in it, and all the characters he plays reveal a kind of thinking about Catholicism and question whether this religion can save mankind. This question also pushed him to the yearning for Zen. (As for how he understands, you can probably watch his new film, although I don't hold out hope.)
As far as the film itself is concerned, the pace of the shooting is very comfortable, and the editing is well done. For comics that only create one hero at a time, picking a male god to play is the wisest choice. The heroine is just self-indulgent, and the material used to set off the opposite. . . There are almost no emotional scenes, and every time I want to refuse, I don't even have a wet kiss. Instead, the threshold was raised to the extreme. Seeing his half-naked, sickly body pity himself in front of the mirror, vomiting blood from a cough, I almost clapped my hands. . .
Constantine couldn't make a second film, allegedly because he quit. But I don't think there should be a second one. The reason why the second part of any movie is like a continuation of a dog's tail is because the first part is a complete story. The reader goes from ignorant to thorough, and the director shakes the burden a little bit. This kind of feeling is the smoothest. The second installment—unless you're waiting for other memes here—is often missing the suspenseful look and is just an extended ending. Who wants to know the married life of the prince and princess after marriage, I don't want to.
This film is very beautiful, and finally the appearance of Lucifer pushed the film to a climax. That's the real drama tyrant, and the male god is also overshadowed by it. Too good a grasp of the essence of the devil. . .
All in all a good review. To say that there is any deep meaning, it is not. I rather like it about that. This article was written when the male god was blessed, and it was unavoidable. Look at his red lips and white teeth in the old days, how can people not sigh that the world is impermanent. . .
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