Review of the movie Crimson Peak. Beauty in ugliness (Topic)

Unbelievable, but true: Guillermo Del Toro, a well-known fan of ghosts and monsters, is regarded by many as a genius and a nugget, but his talent has not yet been trimmed with noticeable international awards or great success in the box office. Although Del Toro tried to tackle different genres, the general public never really gravitated towards them, but `` Crimson Peak '' as described, it seemed that connecting bridge between popcorn lovers and the unique vision of a Mexican director that makes the last skeptics bow their heads. As a result, the Gothic romance praised by Del Toro himself turned out at best an interesting walk along eerie corridors, and at worst - -; a pretentious fake in a beautiful frame.

"Crimson Peak" is indeed very reminiscent of classical literature, so to fans of the latter, it may well seem self-sufficient. However, at the same time, he does not mature to the level of such prose samples as “ Jane Eyre ” Charlotte Bronte or “ Frankenstein ” Mary Shelley, drowning in the bloody banality and plane of both the characters and the plot itself. And the unhurried pace of a good novel and florid, especially at first, dialogues delay Del Toro's creation and make it somehow fake, staged almost to theatrical format and fake.

Luxurious interiors, costumes and props do not save this sometimes inappropriately funny and sometimes unreasonably cruel production, and sometimes even interfere with it. After all, Del Toro is too carried away by the aesthetic side of the issue, making decisions that are beneficial to the movie exclusively visually, but not logically. And besides this, the script, written by him in collaboration with Matthew Robbins, does not shock to the extent that it was conceived, does not surprise, as promised, but falls apart into episodes that sometimes do not really fit together. Del Toro plays a lot with details and small details, but for some strange reason, at least half of the nuances presented in the first half of the movie do not find any application in the second. This kind of inconsistency haunts the movie worse than howling ghosts. Kind of almost brilliant only in the finale is far-fetched and stupid.

The story of “ Crimson Peak ” does not scare or worry. It's really more of a dark romantic tale than a horror story. Ghosts play absolutely no role in the plot. Fears associated with them never work, and visually they are so obviously created due to computer effects that the atmosphere of realism disappears even in the introduction.

Nevertheless, there is no high sense in the movie either. What Del Toro is trying to paint sad seems disgusting. And a very traditional storytelling does not honor the revelations of the third act, especially since the script seems outdated by at least ten years in those topics that it raises, but for some reason does not address.

On paper, the characters may have looked complicated but on screen, not least due to the rather mediocre acting of the cast, they look contradictory to themselves. Tom Hiddleston is probably the best at playing a purposeful, but vulnerable and rather sad man, driven by both his own interests and love. Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Mia Wasikowska all look convincing enough not to be annoying, but sometimes they overplay. And you don't really empathize with their heroes. They all turned out for Del Toro to be stupid and arrogant to such an extent that they look like jesters in places. Sort of horror, but unintentionally damn funny.

However “ Crimson Peak ” has his own moments when Del Toro manages to find beauty in ugliness and ugliness in beauty. This main theme of the movie is emphasized by the sometimes very romantic, waltzing music of Fernando Velazquez, which at other times suddenly begins to rattle the keys of the old piano, in truth creating that mood of moral instability and simply fear, which was obviously originally intended by Del Toro.

Greenish interiors and sickly yellow candlelight also accompany the movie, constantly contrasting with each other. But without the unnerving music score, gothic design, and agile cinematography of Dan Laustsen's 'Crimson Peak' would not be worth the ruble. The sad story became a victim of scripted nonsense, so that even at the very end, a touching, eerie and very beautiful moment had only half the effect it could have. Mainly due to the predictability of the proposed detective story, the ridiculousness of the proposed horrors and the tediousness of the proposed non-sexual romance.

Thus, “ Crimson Peak ” not worth the money spent, even if you can spend one lazy evening with him. In the end, the story keeps you interested until the end, even if it is never emotionally exciting. All the genius of Guillermo Del Toro appeared in the details, but he was not enough for the complete picture.

The Topic of Article: Review of the movie Crimson Peak. Beauty in ugliness.
Author: Jake Pinkman