It’s better to watch a cartoon

Shanie 2021-11-22 18:54:23

Horizontal comparison: "Resident Evil Punishment" (the main story) and "Resident Evil Curse" (animation), which

one is better ? "Resident Evil" in the depths of
my memory so far, I still remember the first time I was exposed to Resident Evil. It was 15 years ago when I first started contacting computer games, which should have been when I was in junior high school. In Internet cafes, the online "StarCraft" is about to become popular, and "Red Alert", which can build many electromagnetic towers, is still very popular. Those who play games are groups of classmates. As a dog who can't prevent the speed of the dog, I am often kicked out of the melee within five minutes. While waiting for the tank battle or the Hydralisk Sea, I have to play alone. The game wasted time, from "Undressing Mahjong" to "Monopoly", and later came into contact with "Resident Evil 2" by chance. When the character is chased by a group of zombies and runs all over the field, I will scream personally, and the attracted companions will also put down the interstellar to watch how the character was gnawed to death.

For so many years, the plot of the game has long been forgotten, but so far, I still remember the atmosphere of the game. In the dark streets, I don’t know where there are disgusting zombies, or some mutant spiders or plant monsters. . Because of the limited ammunition, this game is more about playing how to escape. As a coercion, I have to admit that, to this day, I still dare not play the "Resident Evil" series of games by myself.


two. The two series of movie
games are on fire, and movies will naturally be produced. When the "Resident Evil" movie was launched, it was ten years ago. In 2002, the Internet was not popular, and DVDs were not available in every family. I remember that I watched the first movie three times. It was two vcds wrapped in plastic wrap. It may still be in a corner of the house now. Time always flies quickly, unknowingly, the movie series of "Resident Evil" went from vcd to dvd, and then to the current fast broadcast. In a blink of an eye, there have been five animated films. Two have been launched.

What’s interesting is that the latest authentic film "Resident Evil Punishment" and the animated film "Resident Evil Curse" were launched almost at the same time. The two have similarities and differences. Therefore, they are regarded as a "Resident Evil" For the fans of the series, simply combine the two into one for comparison and identification.

Of course, this kind of contrast is not scientific. True story movies are theatrical works, and animated movies are mainly launched as videos. There is a category difference between live performance and cg animation. I wrote it together here, it's considered lazy.

three.
What is the most attractive monster in the movie "Resident Evil"? It must be a monster!
Since it is a game adaptation of a movie, we must take into account the material that the game can provide, that is, the characters and the worldview. From the perspective of characters, the Resident Evil True Story movie takes Alice as the main character. The five works revolve around a female character, while the external transmission painting takes Lyon as the protagonist.
The complex virus variants in the game are not explained much in the movie, mainly because the virus is too abstract. More specific is the monster. In terms of monsters, the animated version of "The Curse" has three characters: parasitic zombie, licker, and tyrant. It can't be said that there are many, but the order of appearance in the film matches the rhythm node in the film. It appears in the order of horror and shock, and the characteristics of monsters are also explored in depth. For example, the licker vs. the tyrant is an exciting point.
In the fifth true story movie "Punishment", although it seems that there are many types of monsters, including mutant zombies, oversized lickers, axe tyrants, Soviet zombie soldiers, cloned mercenaries injected with parasites, and the red queen. Controlled Jill. The number of various monsters looks dazzling, but their attack methods and the order of appearance are a bit loose and not very consistent.
Therefore, in comparison, the animated movies are few and refined, and the monsters are more detailed, while the positive movies win in number and are slightly messy. The two are evenly divided

. Concept transmission
Although the Resident Evil series is a game, the contest between justice and evil, as well as the theme of survival and resistance is relatively simple, but as a derivative version of the game, the movie should be improved or re-created.

In the fifth true story film "Punishment", because of the simplicity of the story, there are basically no new concepts, and even the simplest conflict between good and evil is omitted. For example, Wesker rescues Alice, and Alice is also willing to cooperate, making the role seem very unprincipled. In fact, it’s not that there is no material to dig out the meaning of the story. For example, the two characters of the female mercenary sample of that generation can originally see exactly the same themselves when chasing and caring for the children, resulting in some human choices and confusion, but the result is unknown. It's not for nothing that he fell to his death to see how no creators were thinking about it.

The animated version of "The Curse" is much better. Although there are few characters and the performance is relatively straightforward, the composure of Lyon, the love of life in jd, and the emotions between Slavic residents' friends and neighbors are all easy to empathize with the audience. . What's more, there is a metaphor of "politics" in it, which is also a bit ideological.

Therefore, in terms of ideology, the animated version is undoubtedly more attractive than the movie version.

five. The frame of
the story has to be acknowledged. The story of the original movie version is really not as good as one. One or two can still tell the ins and outs seriously, but the sequels of three, four and five are getting more and more dealt with.

The story of the fifth "Punishment" is extremely simple, that is, the West sent King Ada and the Lyon squad to rescue Alice. In fact, the plot did not unfold from this, there is no turning point, double line, conspiracy, but it is really just a running account of the rescue process.

In order to cut corners and round out the story, I directly designed the umbrella company to build an undersea base in the Arctic. The base can simulate several scenarios in Japan, Russia, and the United States. Therefore, the scene transition of the movie is directly "walking in" without any complicated development of the plot. From this perspective, the plot of the movie version is horribly simple.

On the contrary, the animated version of "The Curse" is more sincere. It tells a complete story. Leon was first captured by militants in Slavic investigation, and then he fought against zombies, became friends with militants, learned the truth of the incident, and then went with Ada. Wang's lines are combined into one, and it is also considered to give the male second a complete character ins and outs.

From the story point of view, it seems that the animated version is more complete. Whether it is Resident Evil fans or general movie lovers, they can accept the concept and plot better, while the movie version is more like a sequel. . Especially the animation itself has many restrictions on the characters in the scene, so the animated version of the story is undoubtedly better.

six. The overall movie atmosphere The
movie atmosphere is not a professional term, I want to refer more to the mood and atmosphere in the "Resident Evil" series of movies. It includes not only the viewing angle, but also the plot and many elements.

The whole atmosphere of "Punishment" is not ideal personally. Basically there is no "fear" and "mystery" of the first few movies, but it is a death squad-style action movie. Especially in the battle, the protagonist has sufficient firepower and all firearms, lacking sudden zombie attacks and the desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food. The texture of the whole movie is more like a shooting game adapted from cs or through the line of fire.

The atmosphere of the animated version is undoubtedly more appropriate to the original. For example, the attack on the underground parking lot at the opening of the film, the church scene, the underground laboratory scene, and the decisive battle with the tyrant, all make good use of the characteristics of the scene, and the whole atmosphere is combined. The "unpredictable" when the monster appeared, the "coolness" of the fight, and the "crisis" feeling when the monster appeared.

7. Characters
Since the story is relatively simple and adapted from the game, the performance of the characters in the movie is very important.
In Resident Evil's "Punishment", because the character is a real actor, he has a personality, and it is inevitable that there will be regrets. As for the protagonist, Alice’s actress is obviously old, and she has fat on her naked body. And Li Bingbing's Ida performed well. Lyon is worse, he is actually an old man.
In the supporting role, the Lyon five-member group did not give a deep impression. Anyway, when the five came out, everyone would think that they were destined to go. The setting of the little girl is not too touching, it also wastes time and severely disrupts the rhythm of the film.
However, a fairly good setting is to enable the old face of Resident Evil 1, combined with the recap of the beginning of the film, and it can also be regarded as a small easter egg in the series.
The key issue is that there is no villain in the whole film. This is fatal in a film with great justice and great evil without complicated plots. The Red Queen is a virus, and Jill doesn’t say much in the end. Anyway, the mercenary girl doesn’t speak and only hits. The weakness of this villain makes the movie feel less emotional.

In the animated movie "The Curse", although the characters are extremely limited and the number is much less, the distinction is obvious in personality. On the positive role, Eddie’s despair, jd’s stupid cuteness, Lyon’s composure, and Ada’s retention, let Several characters were impressed. The most important thing is that as a villain, the dictatorial female president can fight and speak, and the villain is full of flavor.

Therefore, from the perspective of the characters, the animated movie feels better.

Eight. Summary
At the end, I have to add one sentence. This is actually not comparable. After all, the movie is going to be on the theater line, and the animation is mainly sold as a data version. Therefore, in terms of overall impact, the visual impact of movies must be much stronger than animation. But as mentioned earlier, although the movie is fancy, it has many characters, weak plot, and the atmosphere focuses on bright fights rather than sudden crisis. It is more refreshing, lacking in taste, and moderately played.

The animated version of the small horse-drawn cart, in terms of animation modeling and effect performance, also exerts the unique advantages of animation, such as the process of tyrant transformation and the gesture of licking eaters. Therefore, the animation is not unsightly even though the cost is low.

I think it might be because the animated version was produced by a Japanese team, and the game was also produced by a Japanese company, and they all rely on computer technology, so it might be more similar.

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Resident Evil: Retribution quotes

  • Alice: Waiting for a written invitation?

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