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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Em vaig submergir en aquesta lectura atret per l'estètica pulp i la presència a la trama d'una pel·lícula maleïda. I certament hi he trobat ambdues coses: l'estètica creepy que impregna bona part del còmic m'ha encantat, amb aquest monstre, el ghoul, que pretén fer ombra a altres éssers clàssics com els vampirs, els homes llop, etc. La part del metratge maleït m'ha fascinat, sobretot com està incorporat dins del volum, amb uns tons sèpia que faciliten molt la transició, i el que explica m'ha atrapat des d'un primer moment, no pas com la història actual.
Perquè en el fons la història es basteix en dues històries, una que té lloc al present i una altra que va succeir en el passat, que tenen similituds i punts en comú. Personalment, com deia, he gaudit més de la narració pretèrita: els personatges i la història en si m'han captivat. Els personatges actuals, en canvi, m'han deixat més aviat fred, sobretot el nano aquest (se suposa que té 17 anys), que resulta massa irregular. Alguns girs de guió no m'han fluït gens i els he trobat impostats.
Si bé el guió no m'ha fet el pes, a la part visual sí que li dono l'aprovat, fins i tot un notable baix. Sobretot per aquesta criatura tan misteriosa, que quan s'acaba mostrant ho fa amb una contundència brutal. Els tons i la combinació dels mateixos en els relats present/passat també m'ha agradat força. Haig de reconèixer que soc un lector fatal en anglès, però aquest volum l'he trobat molt amè, molt fàcil, i no m'ha suposat cap maldecap.
És en definitiva, un volum 100% recomanable pels amants de les pel·lis de terror, que trobaran aquí dues de les seves passions combinades de forma prou efectiva. Un cop a dins agradarà més o menys, però crec que és fàcil trobar elements que agradin i que facin que la lectura global sigui satisfactòria. Que no té un gran guió, això ja ho sabem, però quantes obres literàries i audiovisuals el tenen, avui dia? Deixem-nos endur per l'esperit més visceral del ghoul i gaudim del terror, que en el fons és el que hem vingut a buscar.
Perquè en el fons la història es basteix en dues històries, una que té lloc al present i una altra que va succeir en el passat, que tenen similituds i punts en comú. Personalment, com deia, he gaudit més de la narració pretèrita: els personatges i la història en si m'han captivat. Els personatges actuals, en canvi, m'han deixat més aviat fred, sobretot el nano aquest (se suposa que té 17 anys), que resulta massa irregular. Alguns girs de guió no m'han fluït gens i els he trobat impostats.
Si bé el guió no m'ha fet el pes, a la part visual sí que li dono l'aprovat, fins i tot un notable baix. Sobretot per aquesta criatura tan misteriosa, que quan s'acaba mostrant ho fa amb una contundència brutal. Els tons i la combinació dels mateixos en els relats present/passat també m'ha agradat força. Haig de reconèixer que soc un lector fatal en anglès, però aquest volum l'he trobat molt amè, molt fàcil, i no m'ha suposat cap maldecap.
És en definitiva, un volum 100% recomanable pels amants de les pel·lis de terror, que trobaran aquí dues de les seves passions combinades de forma prou efectiva. Un cop a dins agradarà més o menys, però crec que és fàcil trobar elements que agradin i que facin que la lectura global sigui satisfactòria. Que no té un gran guió, això ja ho sabem, però quantes obres literàries i audiovisuals el tenen, avui dia? Deixem-nos endur per l'esperit més visceral del ghoul i gaudim del terror, que en el fons és el que hem vingut a buscar.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
By no means perfect, but certainly fun and inventive enough to warrant a read. The story of a paranormal event during the war, the 1940s filmmaker who suffered a tragedy trying to make a movie about it, and how the events have caught up to the future. In the end, it kind of goes full SCOOBY-DOO! with explanations and top-secret cults, but it’s still worth the ride, even if the ending is predictable.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The story interweaves an old film with present time, using "phrasing" like they do in Archer, although not for comic effect. It's an old-school horror tale that is 100% predictable (unless you're an 11-year-old who isn't familiar with plots, in which case you're probably not reading this), but that doesn't make it any less entertaining. The art, as was promised when I heard about this book, is excellent, as good as those comics my brother used to get in the 70s. As a girl, I was given Archies. According to the back cover of this book, these guys have turned the Archie gang into a horror comic series, so I will be seeking that out at some point, too.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was an interesting story, with a cool monster and explanation of sort of how and why it exists within today’s world, but I did see the twist coming pretty early on.
The art was great and definitely lended to the story being told. The story itself could’ve been fleshed out a little more and I didn’t feel very attached to the characters. Personally, I think it could’ve benefitted from the film timeline being an actual timeline of events, from the father finding the tape to starting to digitize it and showing it to his son, and as they slowly watch more of it and become obsessive in their own ways, we get to see that father-son dynamic push and pull. Then see why exactly the son dropped interest so hard and so fast near the end of finishing the movie, and how that just made the father more obsessive, trying to rekindle that spark, and it leads him to the nursing home where our story begins. I think that’s what this story was really missing for me. It said the son had been obsessed, but it only ever showed the father being obsessed without motive. It would’ve been nice to see that obsession be driven by something like a need to understand his son.
Then again, in the book, the father is speaking to the director about how the movie was about so much more than the monster. He starts to say it was about father-son dynamics, and the director interrupts him to say he fundamentally misunderstood, and it was only ever about the Ghoul. So maybe it’s just about the Ghoul.
The art was great and definitely lended to the story being told. The story itself could’ve been fleshed out a little more and I didn’t feel very attached to the characters. Personally, I think it could’ve benefitted from the film timeline being an actual timeline of events, from the father finding the tape to starting to digitize it and showing it to his son, and as they slowly watch more of it and become obsessive in their own ways, we get to see that father-son dynamic push and pull. Then see why exactly the son dropped interest so hard and so fast near the end of finishing the movie, and how that just made the father more obsessive, trying to rekindle that spark, and it leads him to the nursing home where our story begins. I think that’s what this story was really missing for me. It said the son had been obsessed, but it only ever showed the father being obsessed without motive. It would’ve been nice to see that obsession be driven by something like a need to understand his son.
Then again, in the book, the father is speaking to the director about how the movie was about so much more than the monster. He starts to say it was about father-son dynamics, and the director interrupts him to say he fundamentally misunderstood, and it was only ever about the Ghoul. So maybe it’s just about the Ghoul.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the twist ending was kind of overdone imo but overall a fun read!
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated