No beautiful flowers bloom in the ruins

Kathleen 2022-01-03 08:01:28

"Ruins of Horror" is adapted from the novel "Ruins" by American writer Scott Smith. Scott Smith is not very popular in China. Only the two books "Ruins" and "Project Jedi" have been published in Chinese. Both books were published by Rising Star Press in 2007. It is a pity that they were not surprised after they were launched. It didn't cause any repercussions, and it was inevitable that people would make grievances for Mr. Smith.

"Project Jedi" is a pretty good-looking novel. It has been republished several times in the United States. After the previous reprints, it has always been on the New York Times best-seller list again, renewing the Scott craze. Even Stephen King had to sigh that "Project Jedi" is the most suspenseful novel after "The Silent Lamb". In 1998, "Project Jedi" was made into a movie, starring Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bill Paxton. The screenwriter Scott Smith won Nominated for the 71st Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Compared with the boundless "Project Jedi", the novel "Ruins" is slightly mediocre, but it is still quite good in readability, and it will definitely attract you to read it to the end.

When propagating the novel "Ruins" in China, the extinction of the Mayan civilization was used as a gimmick. In the propaganda materials, there was such a statement: "...what exactly is the power that made the Mayan civilization disappear and turned a city into a ruin? Recently, the new star The "Ruins" introduced and published by the publishing house explored the mystery. "This is of course only wishful thinking in the publishing house's propaganda. If it talks about the mystery of the Mayan civilization, Mel Gibson's 2006 "Apocalypse" is more reliable. One point, whether it is the entertainment of the film or the seriousness of the director's creation, it is not comparable to the novel or the movie version of "Ruins."

The novel of "Ruins" is just good-looking, that's all; while "Ruins of Horror", which is adapted into a movie, just attracts you to read it, not even "good-looking". The movie is basically loyal to the original, with minor changes-but even this minor change is also very uncomfortable. Anyone who has read the novel should know that the German Massias in the original book is a strong and tenacious young man. He and Jeff are the two most active members of this six-person team, but in the movie Here, the screenwriter actually assigned the role of the hapless Greek in the novel to Marcias. The backbone of such a team was paralyzed by the fall first without doing anything. It is really irritating... Maybe the screenwriter I think it would be more gimmicky if the latter episode happened between two couples!

"Ruins of Horror" is obviously a low-cost horror film. Except for the cannibal vines, there are almost no special effects. In order to attract the audience, the director had to work hard on the bloody scenes-I have to admit, the second half of the movie. , Especially the amputation period, it is extremely bloody and can even cause your physical sickness. However, how can fans who have watched more bloody scenes be satisfied just because they are bloody enough? The plot lacks enough tension and the character's character is not clear enough, "Ruins of Horror" can only be reduced to a mediocre work that can be watched or not.

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  • Providenci 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    Gimmick enough, good idea for live plants. But the teammate's IQ is too low to look at, it's really depressing and vomiting blood (the filming becomes a psychological thriller, so I have to say that the atmosphere is quite good. The second female... Anyway, seeing what happened to her makes me feel itchy all over...

  • Tamara 2022-01-03 08:01:28

    It’s not the same if I don’t see it at the end. At the beginning, it’s also annoying the protagonists' various stupid behaviors, but in despair, everyone will be afraid of fear. No matter how advanced the person is, it is also an animal. The film has broken away from the previous horror routines. A movie like Heart Abuse is only suitable for a sequel, so it’s boring. PS Can’t this plant be removed?

The Ruins quotes

  • Amy: We're being quarantined here. We are being kept here to die!

    Jeff: This doesn't happen! Four Americans on a vacation don't just disappear!

  • [first lines]

    Archeologist #2: [She is sobbing, then begins to scream:] Help me! Somebody, help! Somebody! Help! Help me!