(ESP-ENG) Alien: Romulus | Space and its dangers - Movie Review!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
One of the best known but also one of the most damaged sagas is the Alien movies. They have sought to resurrect it in many ways, putting these creatures to fight with The Predator and countless titles but I think with Romulus finally justice has been done, finally Alien has a film to live up to after the big failures of Prometheus and Covenant. Part of the success of this film is due, I think, to its director Fede Alvarez who is a true master of horror and suspense. The Uruguayan, to give you an idea, was behind films like Don't Breathe, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Evil Dead. Clearly he is a guy who knows the genre and the way he expresses it here is the best evidence. A lot of horror and suspense in a hostile environment with a good dose of action, that's Romulus.
As is obvious, we are set in a fairly distant future, one where humans live in colonies settled in different stars of the universe. This colony is run by a company (Weyland-Yutani) that cares little about the people, so some of them think about escaping. This is when we meet Rain (Cailee Spaeny), an orphan who, along with her adopted brother Andy (David Jonsson), a synthetic semi-human, decides to accept the call of another group of friends to find a way to escape from that place. The idea is to go to an abandoned ship and look for a cryogenic capsule to reach a distant planet and live in peace.
What this group did not count on is that this ship had been the site of some experiments and research of some life forms which went quite wrong. Trapped in the middle of space, they will have to find a way to survive the hunt for these creatures as they try to get their hands on the capsules in question. The Alien movies usually didn't get out of the mere fiction and one or another scene of tension, I think that changes radically here and if we see a little more terror and suspense to everything that surrounds the characters, it is as if the atmosphere is constantly heavy which makes the experience of watching the film at times is somewhat disturbing.
The plot is actually quite basic because it is a chase between these advanced life forms and the people who ended up in the wrong place. But of course, despite this it is impossible to get bored, there is no way to lose interest because they manage to play a lot with the expectation, with the surprise factor and the agony of being chased. To all this we must add the incredible staging that there is, this adds a lot when it comes to immerse yourself in the plot because it is pure terror. We are talking about these Xenomorphs are the villains but it is also interesting to see how humans do not cease to surprise but for the worse because as almost always happens when there are extreme situations it is very easy to see the extremist side of some.
Visually it is a spectacle, as I said the staging, the setting, the photography, the grotesque and well done design of the Xenomorphs and even the CGI, which is very complicated in this type of film, I think it also meets decently. There are graphic scenes that are part of that body horror which are very enjoyable and especially everything we see of outer space which surprisingly is at a very good level. It's a pretty well rounded film, it delivers perfectly in all aspects, both in plot/story and visuals. There is a Xenoform at the end of the film which is a real top, I was not expecting it which helped to a very good closure.
The characters are Rain and Andy, for me the main characters. She is one who wants to get what she wants no matter what but always with a sense of familiarity towards Andy important and rooted while he and despite being a semi-synthetic being also the affection and attachment is important. They are not Oscar performances but I think they deliver, always being in a film of these characteristics is complex. Anyway, a really good movie, very well made, simple and unpretentious but it fulfills in all aspects, good characters, good effects. I give it an 8/10, it's worth sitting down to watch it, it lasts a little less than two hours but it goes by very fast. I leave you the trailer.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!
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Excelente resumen amigo, buscaré la película para verla!
Muchas gracias por leer!
Saludos!
Le daré un vistazo y espero no decepcionarme jaja. Alien fue espectacular en sus inicios, pero después cayó en tremendo abismo. Así que, si Romulus la saca de ese abismo con gusto la veré.
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Si, hubo por lo menos tres películas que fueron realmente malas pero esta, según yo, no decepciona tanto. La disfruté mucho, buen terror, suspenso, tensión y lo visual es bastante top la verdad.
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