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What is the post-9/11 panic movie created by J.J. Abrams, the legendary hit maker of “Cloverfield”?
2019.12.06
Scenes other than monsters are the highlight
A huge amount of footage from the day of 9/11 has been uploaded to YouTube. You can see that horrific incident anytime, anywhere, but there are things that can't be conveyed through video these days. This is the feeling that people all over the world felt on the day of the incident, the fear and anxiety that comes from not being able to see the whole picture forever: ``What the heck is going on?''
This film has a sense of being stunned by the sheer scale of power that threatens the everyday landscape in an instant. It also has a sense of being stunned and unable to accept the destruction that is faced. It is a feeling that awakens the "sense of incomprehensible fear" that many Americans have felt, and slowly resonates in the psyche.
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In fact, the reaction from the audience after watching the movie was that many people said that although they didn't like monster panic movies, they found the scenes where no monsters appeared interesting.
Battles that unfold in front of your eyes with explosive sounds when you can't see the monsters, empty carriages traveling on deserted roads, distant views of collapsed skyscrapers, dust, scattered documents, echoing sirens, etc. , the New York that we knew is no longer there, and the production of the sense of despair and loneliness that goes beyond the simple level of reconstruction is extremely excellent. (At the beginning of the movie, a caption reads, ``This is footage found where Central Park once was.'')
It depicts the helplessness and feeling of being left behind by ordinary people in the face of a major disaster, something that is rarely depicted in Hollywood movies. I think this feeling is one that Japanese people, who have often suffered from earthquakes, can relate to. The daily lives of ordinary people on the run, something that has not been depicted even in Japanese monster movies. I think the reason it became a hit in Japan was because of this aspect.
J.J. Abrams' skill as a producer lies in his skill as a producer, using skillful advertising and descriptive skills to make a hit that appeals not only to monster fans but to a wide range of audiences.