Resident Evil 2021 Is More Horror Than Previous Movies

Resident Evil 2021 Is More Horror Than Previous Movies

Director Johannes Roberts says that Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is very different from Anderson’s movies; it’s a full-fledged horror film.

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Resident Evil 2021 Is More Horror Than Previous Movies

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City will have more horror than the previous movies. Directed by Johannes Roberts, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City serves as the latest adaptation of Capcom’s video game series of the same name. Previously, the franchise was adapted by Paul W. S. Anderson, who made six films all led by Milla Jovovich. Although the movies were quite successful commercially, grossing $1 billion at the box office, they were generally lambasted by fans for their radical diversion from the source materials’ spine-tingling essence. But now, in his forthcoming reboot, Roberts seeks to return to Resident Evil’s classic survival horror roots, narrating an origin story set in 1998 Raccoon City.

In development since 2017, the Resident Evil reboot has taken its time to get off the ground. Originally, The Conjuring’s James Wan was supposed to serve as executive producer on the movie, but he left the project in favor of Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat live-action film. After his departure, Roberts stepped in as the writer and director, confirming that his new movie would be “super scary” and would hearken back to the unsparing scares of the Resident Evil games. N0w the director has opened up a bit more about the movie, expressing how its genre would differ from Anderson’s films.

In a recent conversation with IGN, Johannes Roberts revealed that Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is nothing like the previous franchise. The movie, like the video games, is primarily a horror piece that doesn’t borrow much from the sci-fi action storytelling of the earlier theatrical installments. Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City also has a decidedly dark aesthetic, which is a far cry from the vibrance of Anderson’s films. The influences for the movie come directly from horror classics like The Exorcist and The Shining, and to ensure that the movie honors the tone of its source material, it was filmed wholly at night, with effects of haze and rain used to authentically emulate the games’ settings.

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“This movie really had nothing to do with the previous franchise. This was all about returning to the games and creating a movie that was much more a horror movie than the sort of sci-fi action of the previous films. I was hugely influenced in particular by the remake of the second game and I really wanted to capture the atmosphere-drenched tone that it had. It was so cinematic. The previous movies were very bright and shiny whereas this movie was dark and grimy, entirely shot at night. It’s constantly raining and the town is shrouded in mist. … I was hugely influenced by movies like The Exorcist (and Exorcist 3!), Don’t Look Now, and The Shining. You can really feel the texture in this movie. Nothing in this town feels hi-tech. It feels dilapidated. I wanted Raccoon City to feel a bit like the town in Deer Hunter; a ghost town forgotten by the rest of the world. And the whole structure of the film was definitely very influenced by Assault on Precinct 13.”

Time and time again, Roberts has urged fans to not hold any presumptions about his movie based on the early Resident Evil films. Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is entirely a new movie, that adapts RE1 and RE2, with the latter being the greater focus. The ensemble is also filled with actors playing original characters from the games, including Chris Redfield (Robbie Amell), Jill Valentine (Hannah John-Kamen), Albert Wesker (Tom Hopper), Leon S. Kennedy (Avan Jogia), Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario), and Ada Wong (Lily Gao). Plus, the “around-the-corner style of storytelling” is also intact, with huge attention being paid to getting the creatures and CGI right. Still, fans were generally apprehensive about how the final product would look, but now with the first-look Resident Evil images teasing authentic renditions of the Spencer Mansion, its native critters, and the iconic Umbrella Experiments, those concerns have been put to rest.

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With Resident Evil’s November 24 release date inching closer, fans became quite anxious about the fate of the film in the past months, as there was no marketing activity from the side of the filmmakers, and there were also some rounds about reshoots taking place. But now, the promotional campaign for the film has officially kicked off, and it gives a clear idea of just how loyal will the reboot be to the games. As per the director’s comments and the new images from the movie, it’s completely evident that Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City will hue closer to the hair-raising and suspenseful storytelling of Capcom’s games, and it will definitely not become muddled in action like Anderson’s films. So fans should keep their expectations high, as they are in for a thrilling ride down the Resident Evil memory lane.

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