In my life I have been called lukewarm several times when it comes to criticizing movies, this because some people are very used to always having bad reviews. I understand, it's something that sometimes can be entertaining, but the truth is I prefer not to talk about a movie if I didn't like it, because it feels like a waste of energy, however, every now and then I see a movie that not only I don't like but also, it disappoints me, which makes that I can't keep quiet about the movie and I have to talk even a little bit about it. This month this movie has been the monkey, and although I have read some people say that it is an interesting movie, today I am going to talk about why I think it is a bad movie.
En mi vida me han dicho varias veces tibio en cuesti贸n de criticar pel铆culas, esto porque algunas personas est谩n muy acostumbradas a siempre tener malas cr铆ticas. Lo comprendo, es algo que a veces puede ser entretenido, pero la verdad yo prefiero no hablar de una pel铆cula si esta no me gust贸, ya que se siente como una p茅rdida de energ铆a, sin embargo, cada cierto tiempo veo una pel铆cula que no solo no me gusta, sino que adem谩s, me decepciona, lo que hace que no pueda quedarme callado sobre la pel铆cula y tenga que hablar aunque sea un poco de ella. Este mes esta pel铆cula ha sido el mono, y aunque he le铆do a algunas personas decir que es una pel铆cula interesante, hoy voy a hablar de porque me parece una mala pel铆cula.
First I have to make a call here, because it's true that I do think it's a bad movie, but as I said, to talk about a movie I don't like, I not only have to think it's bad, but I also have to be disappointed. I was commenting with a friend about the movie and he asked me what I expected from a movie about a killer monkey toy, and I told him that my expectations were really high for several reasons; it is based on a story by a very funny writer, Stephen King, it is directed by the same person who made Longlegs, it is produced by James Wan, and, besides, it is a black comedy. These characteristics made me want to see Monkey as soon as it came out in theaters, since I had also read that it was a kind of Final Destination but a bit more comical, which I found interesting and also funny, like those movies that don't take themselves seriously and therefore end up being very satisfying.
Primero tengo que hacer un llamado aqu铆, porque es verdad que si me parece una mala pel铆cula, pero como he dicho, para hablar de una pel铆cula que no me guste no solo me tiene que parecer mala, sino que tambi茅n me tiene que decepcionar. Estaba comentando con un amigo acerca de la pel铆cula y este me pregunt贸 que esperaba de una pel铆cula sobre un juguete mono asesino, y le dije que realmente mis expectativas eran altas por varias razonas; est谩 basada en una historia de un escritor muy divertido, Stephen King, est谩 dirigida por la misma persona que hizo Longlegs, est谩 producida por James Wan, y, adem谩s, es comedia negra. Estas caracter铆sticas me hicieron querer ver el mono apenas sali贸 en cines, ya que tambi茅n hab铆a le铆do que era una especie de destino final, pero un poco m谩s c贸mica, lo que me pareci贸 interesante y adem谩s divertido, como esas pel铆culas que no se toman en serio y por ende terminan siendo muy satisfactorias.
However, to be completely honest, the film never really feels like a mockery of itself, but more like something poorly written that is silly and pointless. The characters are awful and the story, which could have been something very interesting to watch, ends up being awful and almost unbearable, with very forced and also very specific humor that may appeal to a certain number of people but overall doesn't work very well. And I understand that humor, as well as tastes, are subjective things for the most part, but being in an almost full room, I can say that none of the people were moved by the jokes, but they were moved by other things.
Sin embargo, siendo completamente sinceros, la pel铆cula nunca llega a sentirse como una burla a s铆 misma, sino m谩s bien como algo mal escrito que es tonto y sin sentido. Los personajes son horribles y la historia, que pudo haber sigo algo muy interesante de ver, termina siendo horrible y casi insoportable, con un humor muy forzado y adem谩s muy espec铆fico que tal vez le guste a cierta cantidad de gente, pero que en general no funciona mucho. Y comprendo que el humor, al igual que los gustos, son cosas subjetivas en su mayor铆a, pero estando en una sala casi llena, puedo decir que ninguna de las personas se movi贸 con los chistes, pero s铆 lo hizo con otras cosas.
The deaths in this film are very funny, and I think I was expecting to see a lot of that in the film. Perkins' direction works perfectly and there are beautiful shots in both direction and cinematography, which I found both surprising and unnecessary, and how far-fetched and over-the-top the deaths were also struck me as something worthwhile, but that was only for a few scenes, so overall the film doesn't strike me as good. However, I'm sure it will eventually get its audience.
Las muertes en esta pel铆cula s铆 son muy divertidas, y la verdad creo que estaba esperando ver mucho de eso en la pel铆cula. La direcci贸n de Perkins funciona perfecto y hay planos hermosos tanto en direcci贸n como en fotograf铆a, lo que me pareci贸 tan sorprendente como innecesario, y lo rebuscadas y exageradas que eran las muertes tambi茅n me parecieron algo que val铆a la pena, pero eso solo fue por unas cuantas escenas, por lo que en general la pel铆cula no me parece buena. Sin embargo, estoy seguro de que con el tiempo conseguir谩 su p煤blico.
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