Will the New "Call of Cthulhu" Movie Be "Lovecraftian" Enough? I Crucial Element Needed!
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
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One thing that I failed to mention, but tip toed around, has to do with existential dread. Another reason it cannot be a godzilla/independence day type film, is because it needs to be made perfectly clear that we CANNOT defeat it! Though there occasionally may be small little victories in HPL's stories, it is quite rare and again...small victories. As I said, he usually just peels away enough for us to catch a glimpse of the issue, and even with just that, the protagonists lose a bit of sanity. There is no war to win here. We are just a mere speck in HPLs universe and it should cause us unease. This is what needs to be translated as well in this movie.
I love his works, admittedly not having read them for a few years, but have read almost every short story he ever published. I am looking forward to the movie. Totally agree with your point about the narrator.
Lovecraft's work is so hard to translate into a visual medium, that's why I think music should be the key thing to get right in a movie adaptation. And when I mean music I mean noooo violins, and no startling piano smashing. The music should be subtle but earie. Less is more. NO cheap jump scares! A lingering fear over screaming terror.
EDIT: I know Robert Bloch wrote a screenplay based on Lovecraft/Heald's 'Out of the Aeons' but never got made and I think that short story could be interesting as a movie adaptation.
You should talk about more movie/show/book stuff. A series where you watch historical movies and talk about their accuracy to real life could be a lot of fun
I was just about to send you a message to be sure you watched this. Hoped you would enjoy it! I still remember painting Abby's room listening to the Call of Cthulhu ambient soundtrack with you! Good times!
Cthulhu will becomes full GODZILLA mode
I really enjoyed the "Dagon" movie (since I'm sure someone else will mention "In the Mouth of Madness"), which captured the feel of the source material fairly well.
I forgot about that one. It's been decades so I don't remember it much. I'll have to check it out
Loved HPL for more than 30 years and I usually get very disappointed in these movies. Won't get my hopes up!
Sir, I just came to say that James Wan had a movie back in the Saw days, called Dead Silence. As a Chinese man, that movie really disturbed me from a cultural point of view. I hope he can get under the skin of Lovecraft works and produce something truly worthy.
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