"Happy Death Day" finalized poster
In the 90th Oscar nominations announced last week, a low-cost, small-cast horror film "Escape from Deadly Town" won the best in one fell swoop. Film, best director, best actor, and best original screenplay were nominated for four major titles. The film was produced by Hollywood "Pixar of Horror Films" Blumhouse Production. This Friday, another thriller comedy produced by Blumhouse "Happy Death Day" will also be "anti-routine" on the mainland big screen.
not only does not play the card according to common sense, but mainland audiences can experience "Happy Death Day" on the big screen. It is also "anti-routine" enough. After all, the industry media and ordinary audiences did not expect such foreign films involving thriller elements. Able to pass the review, its introduction this time also fills the vacancy of domestic movies with similar themes to a certain extent. What's more rare is that it is reported that this film involving plots such as "death", "homicide" and "rebirth" was released uncut this time, completely retaining the original enjoyment and excitement of the thriller comedy.
The heroine collapses and asks for help The heroine
The movie tells about the weird experience of female college student Tree being murdered by a mysterious mask man on her birthday, but later found herself trapped in the murder day. She wakes up again and again, but repeats the same day again and again. In her life, unless the real culprit can be found, she will never get out of the "death cycle".
Compared with other commercial blockbusters, "Happy Death" has neither super casts nor money-burning special effects, but it "anti-routine" first hit the box office and then the word-of-mouth in the North American market. The first weekend was $26 million. At the top of the box office, Rotten Tomatoes maintained a high degree of freshness and became a well-deserved annual "scream" film. The reason is that "Happy Death", whether in terms of setting, plot, or structure, has played out its own unique characteristics of the genre of thriller comedy films.
The heroine screamed and screamed
Compared with orthodox horror suspense movies, "Happy Death" is more entertaining, and the atmosphere is relatively relaxed; compared with traditional comedy movies, it has one more "birthday to death" The horror brought by it, and the protagonist's reasoning pleasure in finding the real murderer step by step in an infinite life cycle. In addition to the aura that comes with the circular narrative structure, "Happy Death" is also completely exquisite in the play, and the bright rhythm can firmly capture the audience's attention throughout the process. When the "New York Times" commented on "Happy Death Day", it praised the film "there is enough back and forth between easy and playful and suffocating tension, which completely raised the audience's interest in continuing to watch. The director is even more interested in her. Every time I wake up, run wild, and complain, I maintain a lively tone, and play the setting of the'death cycle'. "The roommate
celebrates the birthday of the heroine
. The movie does not shy away from "Groundhog Day" and " A tribute to "Scream": the former is one of the most classic movies under the setting of "unlimited reset at a certain time"; the latter is a typical thriller comedy regarded as a standard by countless young people. "Happy Death Day" adopts the structure of "Groundhog Day" and also absorbs the genre elements of "Screaming and Screaming". At the same time, it sets the background of the story on the campus, which successfully makes the film fit the tastes of the current young audience: Pursue freshness, like excitement, and respect fun, terrifying and "cool". The murderer intends to kill the heroine
. It is worth mentioning that there is also the actress Jessica Rhodes, the actor and actress of the heroine Tree. She once starred in the "popular" movie "City of Philharmonic". This time, in "Happy Death", she singled out the leading role for the first time, and her role was even ridiculed and "occupies every frame of the film." Fortunately, she lived up to the expectations of the creative team and the audience, and her brilliant acting skills brought no small surprises to the film. Every time Rod wakes up in the film, he experiences the same plot, but his mood, behavior and even psychological state are constantly changing. Her just right detail processing and emotional control interpret this change calmly, making Tree's attitude changes before and after, whether it treats family, or friendship and love, very logically. Choosing a girl like Tree as the protagonist and experiencing growth with her is another unmissable “anti-routine” aspect of "Happy Death Day".
