For a movie that is regarded as a classic by many fans, it is often a thankless thing to make a sequel. Fans will inevitably compare the two works, and the preconceived concept has long been ingrained in the minds of movie fans. This is also a classic. The main reason why it is difficult to reproduce.
Making a sequel to a classic IP from decades ago is undoubtedly a bigger challenge. The longer a classic movie takes, the more people will regard it as a masterpiece, and the higher the expectations for the sequel.
If you put aside the label of the sequel to "The Shining", this is still a relatively neat B-level horror film, and the superpower battle between good and evil with few new ideas and routines. Have to lose, the evaluation of the top work, it should be relatively fair.
Compared with the first episode, this one has a deeper explanation of The Shining. Danny, Rosie, and Abra, who have the ability to communicate with souls, have three parallel narratives. Contact, conflict, and final battle. The script is good, and the story and world view are considered. The above is complete, and finally the account of the mountaintop hotel is also said in the past.
It's a pity that Zhuyu was a sequel to "The Shining" before, and it is a bit extreme to say that it is a sequel, but in all fairness this is a sequel that fails.
After a lapse of 35 years in 2017, "Blade Runner 2049", the sequel to "Blade Runner", is a relatively successful sequel. After such a long time, the sequel continues the overall style of the first episode. In this respect, "Doctor Sleep" is a complete collapse, which is basically different from the first episode and completely changed.
Director Mike Flanagan is a master at directing B-level horror films. The previous "Blindfolded Eyes" and "Before Awake" were all good works. Now that he can get an investment of 45 million yuan, he is obviously no longer comfortable with shooting a B-level work. This is evident from the joining of two first-line stars, Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson. .
Speaking of the appearance of Rebecca Ferguson in the movie, is the director paying tribute to Godard's "Exhausted" or Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange", even if that is the case, the style of these two films is true It's a bit far off.
Carp once said before that making a movie is definitely not the more money the better. For the frugal B-level films or independent production directors, it is really a problem that more money will not be spent. Kubrick spent nearly 20 million in investment that year. I don’t know how much it is converted into. There must be more than 100 million. No matter how you calculate it, it will definitely be more than this one.
Compared with Kubrick, the two films compressed almost the entire film in the cramped and closed space of the mountaintop hotel, and infinitely enlarged all the elements of fear with nowhere to escape. In the first two-thirds of "Doctor Sleep", a few clues travel across most of the United States, and the horror effect seems dispensable, more like a suspenseful crime film looking for clues on the highway, or a big A great superhero fight movie.
In order to take advantage of the heat of the first episode, the decisive battle stage was pulled back to the Peak Hotel. Two-thirds of the movie was full of sea and sky, and the climax part returned to a confined space. This kind of sudden change in style can only make people feel that the director is reminding the audience that although it is a bit different, but This is really a sequel to The Shining.
In the final climax, the director re-enacted the wonderful moments of the first film again and again, trying to constantly arouse the feelings of the audience. I don't know what other audiences think. I think this approach is really clumsy.
If nothing else, including Ewan McGregor, boyhood Danny, Danny's mom, all the actors in the sequels, in these shots, the director couldn't mobilize their emotions to be able to reach the first part. The height of the actor. This is the only point to judge, not to mention that these scenes appear in the whole plot, there is a sense of abruptness that is far-fetched.
The first of these classic moments was too impressive in the minds of moviegoers. Thirty-nine years later, he dared to remake it for the audience to compare. Although the overall evaluation of the film was lowered, the director's courage is commendable.
"Doctor Sleep" is still very worth watching for B-level horror movie lovers, the key is not to have expectations for the sequel to "The Shining".
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