Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.
剧情老套，特效敷衍，节奏拖沓，又烂又长，断断续续看了一星期才看完。三颗星都给这个ip吧。
FR167 à Mk2 Bibliothèque. 不用骂政治正确了哈！说“white privilege”只是动动嘴皮子，黑人女市长纯属摆设，自当靶子，最后还是得靠白人救世主从天而降，救人民于水火之中，嫩牛五方俨然世界名画。
影像风格很像《小丑》（2019），在罪恶遍地的环境里，探讨英雄/罪犯与社会及个人正义的关系。本片的主题可以总结为正义如何实现，蝙蝠侠存在的意义是什么？这不是别人替蝙蝠侠思考，而是蝙蝠侠的一种自省，所以用了很多他个人的旁白。影片一方面把他塑造的很伟大，那是他身上的正义精神的光芒，另一方面又把他塑造得很脆弱，那是他与人相通的地方，看不到所有黑暗、会被欺骗、救不了所有人。蝙蝠侠想以正义的手段惩罚罪恶，用恐惧减少哥谭市的犯罪率，而罪犯则是要用暴力手段实现正义，以恐惧震慑伪善和黑暗里的罪恶，两者是殊途同归还是一体两面，算是影片抛出的疑问。
要不是既定的潜移默化，真的会觉得谜语人才是正义一方，清理了政府部门里的贪官污吏，多好的人啊！反而这位蝙蝠侠脱下面具像嗑了药似的。。。╮(╯▽╰)╭
4K彩色修复版 剧作形式上倒也不比同期好莱坞差多少 但技术是真落后啊 最传统的剪辑 肉眼可见的打光方式 ps这么一看 后来的谍战片或多或少都有借鉴本片
夹在红楼梦里，是由你送出去的。
戈登局长的选角极其失败，先不说为了ZZZQ，光是他唯唯诺诺缩头缩脑的样子，哪里有一丝罪恶之都警员的样子。
给我感觉是想要电影感和漫画感兼顾，但又都做得一般的一部电影...很多地方那种漫画的似曾相识感我看的还是挺开心的，但是从电影来说就很普通了...故事也不太行，做成动漫糊弄小孩子还可以。想到蝙蝠侠暗夜骑士三部曲和诺兰三部曲...就怎么也不能夸。总之比扎克施耐德强
实用主义给风格化视听让步，既然是走硬汉侦探路线，理应着重于心理学研究，然而这条隐线在片中的刻画可以“草率”蔽之，又或者是花了太多时间去拍原始设定，在最表面的权势勾结、腐败议题上兜圈子，导致结尾让少爷化身摩西，念出大堆正义之光的台词，多少勉强和直愣了些。承认与否，在漫画系列主题被诺兰拎到一种偏哲学高度后，重启作要想制胜，大概也只能靠黑灯瞎火的氛围营造了，然而《银翼杀手》的成功绝非视觉系流水套装那么简单。接下来就看里夫斯能不能多些野心，赋予人物更深邃的内在层次变化。
上映当天说要去看，朋友说累了没去成。当天晚上接到疫情防控消息，封城三周，影院关门。解封后立刻去，适合电影院的作品。可诺兰已经给这个系列拔太高。
7 im just too old for superhero movies
晨昏时刻的风景不错，韦恩公子的宅邸装修得不错，Something in the Way这首歌让我想起了自己愚蠢中二的中学时代
上色版的怀旧味道更浓，一闪一闪的颜色和滴滴滴滴声太提神！没有打瞌睡看完全片，喜欢这种浮夸的怀旧表演～
用贯穿始终的解谜线索再现DC起源的侦探元素风采 看似普通又不修边幅的布鲁斯韦恩 其实早已超越凡人的极限 看好这只新蝙蝠；上译厂的译本在做到精准的同时也尽量向原语境靠拢 不过公映明显能感受到删减的痕迹；12声道带来的音响功率相当霸道 配合主题旋律可以说十分上头了
我觉得DC走这样的风格总体路子是没错的。不过票房上很可能不行。很难想象还有人可以再诺兰的蝙蝠侠之下另辟蹊径，嫩牛五方不用下海了，希望DC这个宇宙慢慢重新构建起来。
怀念孙道临~~~~
彩色版是真的动人，成功塑造了一个革命英雄，令人肃然起敬，爱情与革命情谊的同构。不过 非常有意思的是，由于时代的原因，在伪装阔太时一定得是充满不适与批判的，因为是先进的工人阶级。孙道临玉树临风，田华娇俏可爱。
真的是郎情妾意啊👩❤️👨五方的下巴太适合演蝙蝠侠了 维恩少爷从头湿到尾
电波的滴滴声总是那么急促，每一次电报都有可能是最后一次，看的紧张，悲壮。
永不消逝的经典～孙道临的侧颜真帅声音真好！主观镜头一点儿也不招人讨厌！
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