In 1996, Sega Saturn once released a game called "Alien" (E0), which was about a spaceship being attacked by invisible aliens, and the spaceship instantly turned into a hell on earth. The protagonist can only use the sound to judge the location of the alien to escape.
So when 12 years later, when a similar theme is about to be put on the big screen, my expectations for him are already full.
"The Darkest Time" adopted the setting of "invisible aliens", but moved the stage from a closed spaceship to open Moscow. The sound detector used to detect aliens in EO was too After being sci-fi, being replaced by aliens can make the surrounding electrical appliances react. Such a big story frame is considered rigorous, and the story ideas are also considered new. But a good idea is not enough to support a movie. As a thriller, it is nothing more than the three main points of the stage, suspense, and the fate of the characters. But as a thriller, this film is obviously not a masterpiece.
First of all, his stage is relatively open, and it is difficult to create a thrilling atmosphere by itself. Secondly, the creation of suspense is very poor. This movie insisted on something suspenseful, that is, the person I always thought was the leading actor suddenly received a lunch box in the middle of the act. At that time, I was 233. Looking at the film reviews later, I found that more than one person had the same idea as me: "What?? So Ben is not the protagonist?". This leads to another problem: the characterization is too failed. The male pig's feet acted like a dragon sleeve, and the dragon sleeve was like a protagonist. If it weren't for the dragon sleeve, the protagonist would be completely submerged in the shadow of the dragon sleeve. And since you have found a villain to enter the five-person escape group, you have made so many preparations for the villain in the early stage. At least let the villain show off the heat, show the dark side of human nature, and create a frightening atmosphere. As a result, this The villain finally took the lead with a very high-quality image, just like the frontal dragon sleeve we often see in revolutionary films... Can you fail in the setting of your character?
In summary, this film is undoubtedly a failure as a thriller. The director himself seemed to recognize this, so in the second half of the film, the film was transformed into a sci-fi shootout. Surprised? I was surprised anyway. But as a science fiction film, it is also inappropriate. Because he has no science fiction elements at all. At most, it is classified as a science fiction film because of the subject matter of aliens.
When I watched "Battle of Los Angeles" last year, I used to think that this is the weakest alien in the history of human cinema. Watching "Super Battleship" this year, I thought that I saw the weakest alien in the history of human cinema. Until I saw this "Darkest Time", I thought that I finally saw the weakest alien in the history of human cinema. In the past, aliens invaded the earth, relying on black technology, such as the BUG-like protective shield in "Independence Day." Apart from being invisible, this alien has no bright spots. They did not have a spacecraft, and it is estimated that they came to the earth on foot. As for how to travel between stars on foot, this is a secret that the director can know. Their bodies are horribly fragile. At the end of the film, the protagonist holds a large slap rock (or a fragment of an alien protective shell) and actually smashes an alien to death. Sitting in front of the computer, I was already bursting into tears. I firmly believe that there will be no aliens in the history of human cinema that are weaker than this (not counting ET). We should remember the Christmas of December 25, 2011. When we count the alien science fiction films in the future, this film will be able to sit on the top spot of the "weakest alien".
Finally, I would like to talk about the biggest impression of this film: still want to invade the earth at this level? ? You should hurry back to Mars!
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