“The Boys from Brazil” The terrifying true identity of the black-haired, blue-eyed “boys”

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In fact, the one who left an even stronger impression than those two great actors was Jeremy Black, who played all four boys who appear in the movie by himself. As soon as he appears on screen, he intimidates the audience with his bright blue eyes, and freezes the hearts of the audience with his acting that can be seen as both children and adults, innocent and evil. His individuality can be said to be the main pillar of his work. The reality of this creepy child, which makes you think it's likely, arouses even more fear. Black shocked Hollywood with this film, but after that he quickly abandoned Hollywood and moved to the stage of New York.

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From a film historical perspective, ``The Boys from Brazil'' can be categorized as `` The Odessa Files '' (1974), a thriller about Nazi war criminals, the aforementioned `` Marathon Man '', ``In Pursuit of Genesis'' (1980), and... It may be possible to position it as a thriller film that combines the works of `` The Exorcist '' (1973) and `` The Omen '' (1976), both of which depict dangerous children. Naturally, `` Rosemary's Baby, '' which depicts the fear and conflict of a mother pregnant with a demonic child, would be included in the latter category.

Furthermore, in `` Rosemary's Baby '' and ``The Boys from Brazil,'' the original author Ira Levin conveys to modern people the fear that lurks in everyday life, or in other words, ``Fear thy neighbor!'' They all have something in common, like the will they left behind, and that's probably the biggest reason why it still makes me tremble when I look at it.

Text: Kiyoto Kiyoto

Transitioned from the apparel industry to a movie writer. He regularly writes reviews for Eiga.com, Pia, J.COM Magazine, Tokyo Walker, Yahoo! News personal "Kiyoto Seito's Cinema Gym", etc. She has written books such as ``Learn from Audrey's Stylish Practice Book'' (published by Kindai Eigasha), which utilizes her knowledge of fashion. Currently in charge of commentary on BS10 Star Channel's movie information program "More Movies."

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