If you're still obsessed with the bizarre visions and worldviews that Guillermo del Toro created in Pan's Labyrinth, you might be disappointed in Hellboy 2, which seems to be the director at best He tried the production line of Niu Dao with the production team. Compared with the first film, he did not have any breakthroughs in plot creation and character setting, and the rigid performance of the actors and the blunt advertising placement seem to be somewhat old today. earth. But this film will certainly not let you fall asleep, because the rhythm of the conflict scenes and the stunts that detonate the thrill will definitely make you hooked. You know, Peter Jackson approached Guillermo del Toro to direct Halo, and although Del Toro really considered the offer, he did it because of this sequel And rejected the opportunity that everyone dreamed of. He also turned down director invitations for "I Am Legend", "Ghost Call" (US version in Japan) and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". From this, we can see how much the director values the performance of "Hellboy 2".
Del Toro is worthy of fans. Compared with other directors who simply and rudely use gimmicks on nausea, low-grade brain fluid, plasma, bone marrow and vomit, Del Toro is naturally the best at the most pleasing old way, In "Hellboy 2", you can see all kinds of hell monsters, and the novel image creativity will definitely dazzle the viewers. In addition to Hellboy, his girlfriend Liz, and the aquatic energy sensor Abel, who optimized their images on the basis of the sequel, the mysterious gas man John, the hell messenger mushroom face, the crossbow Ada Prince and his subordinates one by one Superstar monsters, of course, the most interesting is the group of skeleton warriors "Golden Legion" at the end, plus all the ghosts and snakes in the film, it is really reminiscent of "Journey to the West" (Mainland version Hong Kong version Japanese version ).
In fact, in this kind of film, the story and acting skills are just nonsense. Many roles can be played by anyone else, because they don't even have a face, so change the actor to sleep? Dubbing to find the right person has become. The key is to throw money at the visual technology. From this point of view, "Hellboy 2" lives up to its mission. Within half an hour before the opening of the film, various monsters and monsters appeared in turn, and in the auction scene, although the technique of instant killing was not novel, it did immediately capture the audience's mind. And when the investigation team of "Hellboy" ran to the scene, the classic scene that appeared countless times in many CUT films, "Swarms of Insects Wearing Intestines" flew out again, although we were somewhat resistant to this. , but when you see the live policeman being gnawed into skeletons by little monsters like termites in the blink of an eye, I believe your pores will shrink quickly again.
Fans of "Hellboy 2" will definitely not deny the improvement of the character modeling, even the minor details, especially the "Murman" Abel's "embarrassing" face, Prince Nuada's heavy and cracked powder makeup, There are green plant monsters that appear in the middle, and withered stone monsters rising from the ground near the end, and of course the most amazing mushroom head messenger. Although their appearance time is extremely limited, they can still make you feast for the eyes.
It's a little pity that Guillermo del Toro may have pursued the technical problems of visual sense too much, but ignored the breakthroughs and attempts in the plot. After the whole play, what stimulated the audience is full of thrilling and bizarre pictures. And the lack of story also makes fans less immersive. Even the emotional scene between "Red Boy" and Liz, Liz's girlfriend, was too pale and scribbled. The kissing scene is not even as good as "Dragonfly". I don't know how many fans will be a little disappointed to miss Ron Perlman and Selma Blair's "Beast Love" again. What is less surprising is that in the sequel, the hazy love between "Murman" Abel and Princess Nuara, as well as the presentation of the latter's tolerance and love, is warm and lovely through concise and meticulous interpretation.
Overall, even if there are no twists and turns of the bizarre plot; no lively handsome men and beauties; and no sad emotional entanglements, but Guillermo del Toro still sent us a copy through "Hellboy 2" Satisfactory answer sheet. Not to mention the cold and dark atmosphere design of the film, it is absolutely enough to just watch the magical and weird monsters fight alone and divide their bodies into five horses. This time, the fresh and bizarre appearance of ghosts and spirits barely overcome the curiosity of the audience, but next time there is no real thing, Guillermo del Toro will not be so lucky.
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