The true feelings of the creators behind “Ghost/Phantom of New York”

“Ghost/Phantom of New York” synopsis

Just as Sam begins to live happily with his girlfriend Molly, his life is taken away by a thug. But his death was due to a conspiracy. Sam's soul remains in this world, and with the help of a fake medium, he tries to protect his beloved Molly...

The Japanese poster for ``Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (15) includes phrases such as ``Knowing love - dedicated to all humanity'' and ``Even if I lose you, this love will be forever...'', which are not missing from the work. However, many people must have felt uncomfortable with the emphasis on ``love,'' which is by no means the main theme.

For some reason, in Japan, there is an unsubstantiated saying that ``romance movies are hits'' that resembles an urban legend, and this kind of strange phenomenon often occurs. Not limited to this case, there are many cases where there is a strange disconnect between advertisements and works. On the other hand, the impression created by the advertisement may update the impression of the work itself. ``Ghost/Phantom of New York'' (1990) is one such work.

Index

• A screenwriter obsessed with death
• A famous director of silly movies appears!
• Ghost as a suspense thriller
• We are flooded with requests to take pottery classes! Behind the scenes of famous scenes

A screenwriter obsessed with death

Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin had worked on two films before working on Ghost.

He was in charge of the original idea for `` Close Encounters of the Third Kind '' (1983), directed by Douglas Trumbull, who was in charge of visual effects for ` `2001: A Space Odyssey Odyssey'' (1968) and ``Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977). This work depicts the conflict between the government, which plans to use the device for military purposes, and researchers who seek data recording the moment of death over a device that senses and records the brain's perceptions. The synopsis is reminiscent of a sci-fi thriller that takes virtual reality ahead of its time, but because the focus of the work is on ``records of death'', it becomes a strange work with a mix of sci-fi dryness and occult wetness. ing.

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Next up, ``Deadly Friend'' (1986), for which he was in charge of the screenplay, is a work about a genius boy who saves a brain-dead girl by implanting a microchip in her brain. Although this film also has sci-fi elements, director Wes Craven's excellent horror direction makes it a complete horror film, with the highlight being the spectacular destruction of human bodies.

These two works were followed by ``Ghost,'' and after that, ``Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), ``My Life'' (1993), and ``Deep Impact'' (1998), all of which have wonderful themes and genres. Although the works vary widely, "death" is always at the center of each of his works, resulting in a gloomy, heavy, and dark filmography.

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Among them, ``Ghost'' is a screenplay written by Bruce Joel Rubin, who is obsessed with ``death'', and focuses squarely on ``death'' and ``the spirit of the afterlife.'' Dew.

A famous director of silly movies appears!