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"Resident Evil" What is the achievement that breathed new life into the horror movie genre?

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"Resident Evil" What is the achievement that breathed new life into the horror movie genre?

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"Resident Evil" synopsis

Raccoon City, America. A major accident occurs at the facility of the giant pharmaceutical company Umbrella, where a virus that is in the research stage leaks. The company locks down its research facility, Hive, keeping many of its employees contained, and later sends special forces into the building to shut down the computers controlling the facility. Special forces detain Alice, a woman who has lost her memory, at a Western-style building that is the entrance to the hive. Alice works with the troops and resists the attack by the employees who have turned into Dawn of the Dead inside the hive...


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A thriller made by a small European film company.



The `` Resident Evil '' The Game series was born in Japan and has gained worldwide popularity. Under the production of Capcom, The Game continues to create new titles and cultivate a new generation of fans, but it goes without saying that the film series has made a major contribution to this success. The movie " Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City ", which was released in Japan in January 2022, is a new chapter that revisits the worldview of The Game, but its roots lie in the first movie "Resident Evil" in 2002. 'I can't help but talk about it. In this article, I would like to take a look back at this memorable first movie, ``Resident Evil.''


Let's start with the synopsis. The story is set in the fictional American city of Raccoon City. A major accident occurs at the facility of the giant pharmaceutical company Umbrella, where a virus that is in the research stage leaks. The company locks down its research facility, Hive, keeping many of its employees contained, and later sends special forces into the building to shut down the computers controlling the facility. Alice, the main character of this work, is arrested by special forces at a Western-style building that is the entrance to the hive. Having lost her memory, she works with the troops and resists attacks from the Dawn of the Dead employees inside the hive.


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The ``Resident Evil'' series that started with this work has become a worldwide hit, and many people have the image of it as a Hollywood blockbuster. However, at the time of this first film, as lead actress Milla Jovovich explains, it was just a "thriller made by a small European film company." Constantin Films, which led the production, is a German film company.





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