I start to miss the 99 edition after reading it

Leanne 2021-11-24 08:01:24

I don’t know if I don’t compare it. I just found out that I miss O’Connor, Eve and Jonathan in 1999's "The Mummy".

Even for the terrible "Mummy: Dragon Emperor", the character and performance interaction during the filming is better than this new version of the mummy.

Universal Monster World is coming

In recent years, the original blockbuster movies of Hollywood in Europe and the United States have become less and less popular. Instead of relying on the big luck to open original movies, it is better to rely on sequels to support them. After all, there is a box office that can be expected.

If a well-known actor does not have one or two sequel movies, his worth and schedule will easily fall off.

There are two main factors that Hollywood determines the pay, one is whether it can be accepted by ordinary people in the type of role that is continuously performed, and the other is how many types of roles can be controlled.

Therefore, everyone can see Johnny Depp returning to "Pirates of the Caribbean", Van Diesel returned to "Fast and Furious" and restarted "Agent X", maybe in the future "Interstellar Legends" will also restart. Brother Tom restarted "Mission Impossible" and even "The Detective Jack".

Therefore, even in Hollywood, celebrities and film companies want to find a stretchable series, just as the mainland is copying the concept of IP, because it has a predictable money scene.

In addition to the sequel series , the second is the success of Marvel .

The success of Marvel Universe has built a chain link between the series, connecting them into a whole, just like the character Jiao Tu in Onmyoji, the overall box office level will not be low, and the plot development of the series will make the audience more addicted. .

Therefore, many film companies think that the world within their copyright can become a universe.

Marvel’s deadly rival DC’s "Wonder Woman" is only available, and "Justice League" is ready to go. The production company Warner finally cheered up after "Superman: Man of Steel", "Bat Super" and "Suicide Squad". Bundle.

In addition, everyone must remember the final roar of Godzilla in "King Kong: Skull Island" last month, and the Warner Monster Universe has also entered the production cycle.

Not to mention the already self-contained "Star Wars" world and the wizard's "Harry Potter" and "Where are the Fantastic Beasts" series.

Sequels, prequels, sidelines, etc., how to toss and toss.

What to do with so many classic movie images in Universal's hands? I can’t just leave it there to get moldy. Although those classic characters do not work well after restarting single shots, it is better to put the existing classic characters under the film industry into a movie universe that has been structured by themselves, and let these characters wipe out each other. The new spark is good.

The first Dark Universe, the new mummies are here.

Tom is an interesting person, handsome and popular. He has always carried the label of a vase in the past. Although he is not tall enough, to be honest, whether it is acting or hard work, he is a well-deserved superstar.

He was selected as the male lead of the first part of Universal Dark Universe, which shows that Universal has high hopes for his monster universe. After all, Tom's pay is not low.

Moreover, unlike the handwriting of several other production companies, Universal basically looks for big-name actors to play classic roles. Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, and Javier Baden, each likes one by one.

Alright, back to "The New Mummy".

Two thousand years ago, Egyptian princess Anmanite was murdered by her father and died and was buried in a tomb deep in the desert. Later in modern times, a SEAL team headed by Nick found the ancient coffin of the princess in the desert of the Middle East, but it awakened the terrible ancient curse; the revival of the modern Anmanite brought a vicious He’s resentment and intends to descend on the modern world with an evil force that has been buried for thousands of years. This makes Nick, who accidentally survived an air crash, must find a way to prevent the world from being destroyed.

Role

As the pioneering work of the Universal Dark Cinematic Universe, this work is not only mediocre. Except for nothing special, the plot logic and character settings are a bit crooked. On the contrary, it is the villain’s mummy (the ace agent’s blade girl) Sophia Bout Pulling is very brilliant, she is the most impressive character in the film. Sophia still relies on her own unique temperament and charm, combined with the curse-printed double pupil shape to create a striking effect, and the ancient Egyptian part of the shape is also full of exotic style, and the whole film runs through her charming and charming figure.

And the image of the male protagonist Tom Cruise has always been tall, his face is full of chicken thieves, handsome Mission Impossible agent fan... Langdon Fisher is so cute and stupid and low IQ. He can't do it himself, especially since I don't understand his character setting. For example, he broke the rope in the graveyard well without saying anything. Getting out of the coffin is nothing more than a brain.

Plot

In addition, the narrative of "The New Mummy" is almost lacking in logic, and in order to advance the plot, only the basic logic is guaranteed to be reasonable, but the emotional investment is not enough, which leads to a poor sense of continuity in watching the movie.

The background of the "Dr. Avatar" played by Russell Crowe and the doctoral department behind it were not clearly explained at all, but was forcibly inserted in order to unfold the follow-up work of the "Dark Universe". This not only caused some loopholes in the overall narrative of the film, but also disrupted the not-so-smooth main story to a certain extent.

The interaction between the male and female protagonists depends on the parachute on the plane, and there is basically no other emotional input, so when Tom finally recalled the good person card sent by the heroine without motivation and logic, he stabbed himself and then mentally suppressed death. The performance of the god Seth was embarrassing throughout.

style

And the style orientation of "The New Mummy", is it dark horror or adventurous and funny?

At the beginning, I thought I was walking closer to the adventure with the easy and funny temperament of the 1999 original series of mummies, but after the plane fell, it turned into a horror and thriller, and then there were some deliberately funny scenes. In comparison, I prefer the horror and thriller, because Ah The interaction between Brother Tang and zombie friends is too funny.

Well, according to this trend, the first word of mouth is no longer up, but Brother Tom is still able to attract the box office. However, according to the star pay of the series, if the follow-up Dracula, Werewolf, Dr. Avatar, Frankenstein, and Transparent Man do not achieve an effective box office ratio, the series may really die.

Marvel’s universe always has a sense of relaxation and interesting heroic characters. I hope that Universal will find its own cinematic style in the future. If the reputation of the new mummy is broken this time, I think it may be necessary to push the recognition first. The tallest Dracula vampire is only suitable to suppress the field.

Miss again, the old version of the mummy.

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  • Selina 2021-11-24 08:01:24

    Everyone who says it’s bad after reading the trailer is ready to slap your face, because it’s definitely not as bad as you can imagine. The old fan will cry when she sees it, and cry alive. Enough special effects, the old version decades ago are all used in the new version, so it is not easy for prices to soar. In order to do special effects, the scenes and art are saved.

  • Beth 2022-03-20 09:01:31

    What the hell! The eyes with the VR function are so beautiful, right? !

The Mummy quotes

  • Dr. Henry Jekyll: Welcome to a new world of gods and monsters.

  • Dr. Henry Jekyll: It's not an exact science, this business.

    Nick Morton: What? And the business being?

    Dr. Henry Jekyll: Evil, Mr. Morton. Recognize, contain, examine, destroy.