“Heavy Trip” The marginal nature of heavy metal makes the “movie” roar

“Heavy Trip”Synopsis

A rural village in northern Finland. Tulo, a 25-year-old who lives a boring life, is the vocalist of a four-piece heavy metal band that advocates the genre of "apocalyptic symphonic, reindeer-crushing, anti-Christian, war-promoting metal." In the 12 years since their formation, the band has never performed on stage or composed a single original song, and is nothing more than a copy band. However, one day, the members finally had the strong will to create their own song, and through trial and error, an absolutely killer masterpiece was born. At the same time, the organizer of a huge metal festival in Norway visits the band's house, giving the band a once-in-a-lifetime Being There.

Index

• An exciting metal movie from the land of Moomin and the Midnight Sun!
• Heavy metal is the king of band movies
• The reality of metal fans
• Frontier = Strength of those struggling in the corners

An exciting metal movie from the land of Moomin and the Midnight Sun!

What do you think of when you are asked, "What do you think of Finland?" Moomin, reindeer, saunas, Santa Claus...you'll probably be flooded with peaceful images. However, this country is one of the world's leading heavy metal countries, where men and women with long hair and leather jackets shake their heads. As proof of this, there are approximately 3,000 metal bands in Finland, a country of less than 5.5 million people. This means that there are nearly 53 bands per 100,000 people, while in Japan it is about one-fiftieth of that number, so you can probably guess why Finland is so prominent.

From such a country appeared “Heavy Trip”. As the rather descriptive subtitle suggests, it is a comedy film, but it is sprinkled with the finest essence of the ``band movies'' that have been passed down throughout the history of film, and will envelop the audience with laughter and tears.

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Heavy metal is the king of band movies

Tulo, a 25-year-old caregiver who lives in rural Finland, has formed a metal band with local friends, but in the 12 years since its formation, the band has never performed on stage. Because he has long hair and wears a leather jacket, he floats around the village, and is ridiculed by the Yankees and the police pay attention to him. Then they get a Being There to perform at a metal festival held in neighboring Norway. However, I finally created one original song. We have no money, no stage experience, and we haven't even decided on a band name. Will they be able to safely stand on stage, doing everything they can?

After reading the synopsis, movie fans will be reminded of classic band movies from the past. ` `Spinal Tap '' (1984) is a masterpiece of a fake documentary about a fictional rock band, and `` Hard Rock Hijack '' (1994) is about a struggling rock band occupying a radio station and trying to get their songs aired. ` `School of Rock '' (2003), in which Jack Black forms a rock band with elementary school students and participates in a competition.

“Heavy Trip/We are Nordic Metal on the Edge!” (c)Making Movies, Filmcamp, Umedia, Mutant Koala Pictures 2018

“Heavy Trip' is a metal band movie with a uniquely Finnish perspective, while still incorporating the 'gag about the band' that these previous works have cultivated.

However, if you think about it, hard rock/heavy metal is often the subject of band movies (especially comedies). As with the previous three films, I personally love the documentary film " Anvil!". ``Men Who Can't Give Up on Their Dreams '' (2009) closely follows real-life metal bands and transforms their struggle to become popular into laughter through a loving perspective, and in the end brings tears to your eyes.

Even among band movies, there are no serious human dramas like Bohemian Rhapsody (18), but works depicting metal bands convey the sadness of those who can never play a leading role in society, and the empathy for those who exist. It's overflowing. I think this has a lot to do with the "peripheral nature" of heavy metal music. In fact, that frontier nature is precisely why “Heavy Trip” I strongly believe that this is the element that made ``A Masterpiece.''

The reality of metal fans