"Constantine", those magical things

Christy 2022-04-20 09:01:12

Because I don't like "Hellboy" very much, and the image of monsters in it is too failed, so I have never wanted to watch "Constantin Hell Detective". But fortunately, not disappointed. Keanu Reeves made it clear in it that he wanted to pretend to be cool and handsome. Although it was too deliberate to be cool, the action of lighting the lighter was really handsome. This is called taking the handsome guy no way! The significance of this film lies in the visual, and the most important point of this kind of demon and monster story is the modeling design. The image of all the monsters in "Hellboy" is octopus and half octopus, which is very unappetizing. The only cool thing is Kroenen, the masked man in the fish and villain. The setting of the latter is really cool: a surgical hobbyist, with blood all over his body, his upper and lower lips and eyelids cut off, his body covered in amputations and cuts, and he wraps himself in layers of armor. Clockwork, self-winding to generate power to kill... Isn't it cool? As for Hellboy, the image in his childhood is a bit mysterious and hellish. The gatekeeper of hell is a bull's head with a moon on his head? ! And the monsters in "Constantine" are still a little bit on the point, the only regret is that the images of the mixed-blood monsters in the world are all skull heads, which is not very good. The final boss in it should be considered Satan, and the image is a bit mixed. I like the setting of his bare feet full of mud and striped tattoos on his body. But there is a problem. Since the story uses the statement that Satan is both Lucifer, Lucifer, who is known as the most beautiful archangel, can't be the image of a perverted uncle even if he falls... Although this uncle is very BT charming. Of all the works that set Satan as Lucifer, the only one I like is "Paradise Lost". Lucifer is the devil, yes, but he doesn't have the temperament of BOSS, because he is a rebel angel after all, so it is impossible to have the same character as the gods. The innate BOSS temperament. And Satan here is more like one of the six monarchs, not a fallen angel - Lucifer or Samuel. The image of the son of Satan, Mian, is relatively vivid, but unfortunately the one who was supposed to be the BOSS has become a trickster.
I like the Archangel Gabriel in it the most. Basically, everyone who has watched this film will think that the image of this angel is too flashy! This is how it should be! That's how angels are supposed to be! In other words, the archangel should be like this! Gabriel in the records is very specific and very general, a wise angel, a seraph, one of the seven great angels, representing truth, reincarnation, and life, sitting on the left hand of God, so he is a woman, and Lucifer is a twin... Gabriel in the movie should not be like this, or it should not be Gabriel like this, I may still believe it is Uriel. The angel played by Tilda Swinton is so beautiful, with half-length blond hair, tall stature, ambiguous gender, and a face that seems to be noble and ruthless, usually graceful lines, but full of power when attacking, and gray wings that symbolize mixed blood. Archangel (I don't want to say Gabriel, because the Gabriel in the movie has a name but nothing) only appears twice in it, two appearances, the first time in the church, standing in front of the fireplace, black Smoking suit, open wings. The second time was in the final duel, and was summoned by Constantine with a spell. He was all white and stepped on Constantine arrogantly and noble. In the end, I don't like his ending very much. He was burned by Satan and lost his angelic power. I think it's better to just be destroyed than to become a human. The fate in the end is very ugly....... I really like Tilda Swinton, but I only watched her in "Orlando" and "Narnia" The Snow Queen in "Legend", and because of the latter's tasteless BT, I don't like her.

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Extended Reading
  • Emmanuelle 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Can't tell it's a comic book superhero too - that's a high compliment; reasons presumably include "kind of like a horror movie". I don't know if it's hallucinatory or not, the soundtrack and even the tone are a little bit like The Matrix 1. Not so perfect, four or five ★ can be.

  • Lois 2022-03-24 09:01:19

    TILTA SWINTON is so stylish! There is not a particularly obvious climax. The story development is relatively stable, and it is OK to get together. It has a certain degree of appreciation. KEANU REEVES has shown the vicissitudes of life, and RACHEL WEISZ is getting more and more unable to hold it. The bar music is too sensible! Three and a half!

Constantine quotes

  • Angela Dodson: [after taking off her jacket] So, do I have to take the rest of my clothes off or can I leave them on?

    [pause]

    Angela Dodson: John?

    John Constantine: I'm thinking...

  • Gabriel: You are going to die young because you smoked 30 cigarettes a day since you were 15... and you're going to go to hell because of the life you took.

    [pause, leans in]

    Gabriel: You're fucked.