New picture Ridley Scott is in the Russian hire since may 18, and I was on our first session in the city, because they could not otherwise.
We were waiting for “Alien: the Covenant,” Oh, I’m waiting. In fact, the creators did not give a single day of respite in its powerful promotional company, throwing the Internets new people, VIDOS, spoilers and theories. Even the feeling of a satiety appeared at the end. Did the film stimulated all these inflated expectations? Or fans of the old “Foreign”, razozhravshiesya in the franchise, you can still rejoice?
Well, I guess that is true, and more.
But let’s look at everything in order. Actually, that is why I did not write the review immediately after viewing. Had to find out. In addition, Nikolai Ivanov, who was bloody at a press preview, already spoke on behalf of the Zone Horror about the picture, claiming that it is the most bloody and violent film of the franchise. About “the Covenant,” the colleague said very emotionally, but in the case, pointing out all the main parts. What could I add to it, because our experiences have been very close?
Well, I have not invented anything better than to try to put the tape on the pros and cons to weigh them and come to some General conclusion regarding this story.
During the examination, a distant planet located on the other side of the galaxy, the crew of the colonial ship “Covenant” finds that what they initially took to be unexplored Paradise, actually — dark and dangerous world. Its only inhabitant — synthetic Android David, survivors of the doomed expedition mission “Prometheus”.
To begin with, to criticize Ridley Scott, writers and all others. We love it, right? But I must say that I will not name so many of his own pretensions, but the fact that he learned from commentyou in the VC, where live the most your critics, as you know. So…
Cons the movie “Alien: Covenant”
And most importantly, most fat what immediately clings to the brain when viewing is…
Strange carelessness of colonists on a distant unknown planet
Okay, the air is breathable, and in General the atmosphere close to the Earth. But does this mean that somewhere there can’t soar the deadliest to humans bacteria, viruses and other crap? Dudes dressed in Hiking shape, picked up the gun, but is it sufficient precautions for his mother, another planet, about which almost not a damn thing you know? And it is difficult to attribute to the stupidity of the characters themselves, because they say that they are acting strictly according to instructions. And the audience has to do here is a powerful assumption, they say, okay, in this movie.
As we know from the trailer, it is the lack of suits leads to infection of the colonists by the local parasites. So if you can’t swallow it at the beginning of the movie, and then the whole picture will probably be stuck in my throat.
But let’s be honest, you don’t think idiots heroes of ray Bradburywalking on Mars without a turtle? Yes, Ridley Scott is committed to realism in many things, just so you could feel yourself inside this story, but it’s definitely not its main goal. As the classic science fiction writers, he first wants to bring some ideas to your audience. We know what he can do in a real science fiction if it is necessary.
Stupid behavior of the characters
About it now, many say, but here I would argue. It’s not “Prometheus”, where a couple of scientists, a geologist and biologist freak out in the middle of an alien spaceship, because its very existence not to their liking, and then talking about that dump, because they do there is nothing like potential discoveries in all fields of science are now around them, we need only poskresti a finger on the wall or something. And how they managed to get lost with electronic map — the puzzle is more difficult than all the questions of the Director about who created us and why.
Unlike the morons who make drama where there is none, people are in a “Covenant” are, in fact, like people. They panic, they fall into a stupor — but only in situations where going full zvizdets.
For example, I loved the scene in which first appears the handsome Neomort. The heroine Amy Seimetz runs here and there, slips, loses their weapons — and that’s fine. This is “real shit”, and not any doctrine, which they certainly participated before shipping.
To this they are clearly not ready.
In the crew there are trained soldiers. These are clear and smoothly. Vigilance is, they also lose, but do it only rarely and quite soldierly, during smoke breaks.
It’s not “Alien” and “Prometheus”
Yes, it is. If you were hoping that the main and the Central antagonist is Xenomorph, sorry. If you wanted to get the development of ideas about the creation of mankind, life, the universe, and everything — here, too, sorry, no.
Of course, I’d like to see the good old “Alien” in a new wrapper to only one woman, one monster and no reason, besides the Freudian. But no reason to criticize Scott for what he makes the horror a little wiser, I see. Dark, horse is still in the center of the story, but they have become a means for holding voltage. With this we have to accept.
About chopped strands of “Prometheus” to speak while difficult. I suspect that Ridley to come back to them, the benefit plans at it Napoleonic. I think the religious element may appear again, but hopefully in the future it will be woven into the plot is not so rude and in the forehead, as in “Prometheus”.
Weak drama
Here I speak of myself, but only one time. In the beginning of the tape, the heroine Katherine Waterston tells Android to Walter about the lake house and all such other matters. Important plot scene, but very much deliberate. Apparently, the viewer is sure to notice.
As you can see, I quickly slipped into some detail. So let’s move on quickly to the next part.
The pros of the movie “Alien: Testament”
Yes, everything is simple! The film starts and start pros.
Powerful dynamics
Short prologue to David and Weyland (the latter plays guy Pearce) is really short, and apparently cute, so it raised philosophical questions of the level of “novice” do not have time to even begin to irritate. And then BAM, the ship Covenant, Android Walter and hell. Well, that is not the full ad, because he is ahead of us, but such a good adok. For example, a role James Franco. Want him for an Oscar nominated for the first scene with him.
After the explosion of emotion should be a natural comedown, the story slows down, but moves smoothly. All internal conflicts emerge as if by themselves, and all the characters are different liveliness. They can and should empathize.
The tension gradually increases. We all understand, and just feel — there will be trouble. The only question is when and where (or rather who) will pop up trouble. Beautiful but bleak, almost colourless scenery only enhance the atmosphere of the approximating tin. And thank you Ridley Scott, with the suspense it is not addictive. The movie is very dynamic, with a distinct rhythm: waiting, tin, waiting tin. Directing, as always, strong holds the viewer by the throat.
Well, Yes, as they said Nicholas, blood here even drown.
If about how will be the first Neomort, we all knew, thanks to the numerous promotional videos, then the second was able to surprise me. These kids climb from all the cracks guys, and is cool.
In Fact, Other People’s
A lot of them here. Basically, Neomorphic, which is actually rather Aremore or Promezhutochniy. In any case, each of their appearance good. They bring crazy drive, sometimes the emotion (Yes, I’m serious!) and always someone’s death. The birth of the Xenomorph at all was epic.
The picture is great
Cinematography, editing, special effects — all this at the height of all this, in fact, behind the above-described advantages, it is still worth to mention this point separately. About the beautiful but oppressive panoramas, I have stuttered. They are contrasted with the claustrophobic scenes of flight and hunting within the steel bowels of a spaceship. Classic! And all of this is served in is so cold and dark tones that made you cringe, sitting in the cinema.
The characters and actors
It seems that the franchise “Alien” is generally a full convex characters. Except that the fourth part was more convex faces of the actors themselves. Well, there are a couple of movies, which in polite society to talk is not accepted.
Anyway, the characters are good.
Daniels performed by Katherine Waterston inevitably compare with Ripley, and that’s comparing it with dignity can withstand. Sometimes the lady even too heroic. That’s not worth it to entrust the destruction of the alien on a flying platform Android, which was at hand? But in any case she copes with all this shit perfectly without losing femininity, and gorgeous Sigourney weaver at the time.
Billy Crudup also good in his way the captain’s replacement, a rather insecure person who is looking for support in religion. Don’t worry, no bigotry. Anyway the figure is ambiguous: it is not too pleasant to talk to and makes mistakes, but don’t write it in the villains. Oram just not in place.
Pleasantly surprised by Danny McBride. I mean, I love this actor, but I think we are all accustomed to see him exclusively in comedies, right? And inevitably waiting to see what role he will have a comic — a kind of local clown and, as usual in slashers, one of the first victims. Fortunately, this is not a slasher, and McBride were able to play in a spirited action, and drama. Everything turned out very harmonious.
Opportunities to reveal character Damian of Bisira was much less, after all he played the military, collected, cautious, always on the alert, but it was a tiny memorable moment of the drama.
And finally Michael Fassbender. Of course, I haven’t forgotten about him. This is largely his film. In “Prometheus” performance Fassbender the role of the synthetic David won the hearts of critics and audiences. And here everything is multiplied by two. Coldness and diligence, which can be mistaken for kindness, against the coldness of a different kind, against the narcissism and cruelty, against curiosity, not constrained by morality, and other symptoms of psychopathy. And I must say, the most important conversations occur between Fassbender and Fassbender.
What do they say?
Background
As many have already noted, the emphasis in the picture is clearly shifted to the “blade Runner” in 1982. The androids — the same Replicants and Michael Fassbender is a new Rutger Hauer Director Ridley Scott. Well, the replacement is quite decent. Their monologues, the logic of their characters (David and Roy) and a personal rebellion against the creators quite in tune, but David goes on, he seeks to create.
Again, the sequel to “blade Runner” is also quite close. Coincidence? I don’t think. And no one thinks so. But what Ridley Scott? He’s just trying to sum up the results of his Grand filmography and really brings these kynoselen? Then there’s the fans in the trailer I noticed something. In short, it is not clear. But definitely, that’s definitely interesting.
Summary
Hell, you saw my rating and know that I liked the movie. I tried to identify it weaknesses, and they are, but do they have value? Almost nothing. This is a great intelligent science fiction horror, but not NF, it is necessary to understand and accept. Just give the dynamics of the tape, the pulse of chilling horror and frenzied panic, just urinates in the chair, her eyes wide, for the effect will be how horrible, and just as exciting, sometimes even majestic.
Just watch a good movie with alien.
(Poster with very strong criticism from commentyou taken in the community Cinema Critique)
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