What good is a new series "Swamp Thing"

On the streaming service was launched DC Universe series "Swamp Thing" - another project based on the DC Comics company and part of one kinovselennuyu with "Titans" and "Doom Patrol". After the release of the season he will appear on Netflix, and while that in Russia it officially can be viewed at "kinopoisk".

Surprisingly, DC Universe again managed to intrigue the viewer. And if "Titans"Looked very good superhero action, but" Doom Patrol "- a witty to the point of madness comedy and drama, the "Swamp Thing" yet it seems the classic horror with a very catchy atmosphere.

Pilot episode is built according to the laws of horror films. Even if the first scene came from classic 80: Swamp, night attack of an unknown monster.

A further effect is already developing on the basis of patterns of epidemic of an unknown disease. Dr. Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed) returns to the home town Mare, living at the expense of the surrounding marshes. The heroine once ran away because of personal experiences, but now it needs to investigate the appearance of a mysterious virus. And help her in this charming but slightly ridiculous colleague Alec Holland (Andy Bean).

Everything is logical is to ensure that they are faced with a conspiracy, and even on the pilot episode it is clear who will be the villain. A final series of clearly hints at the future of Alec, and so that everyone knows who is even slightly familiar with the original comic books, movies, TV shows or animation projects - it will become a defender of nature, known as Swamp Thing. But the advantage of the series is not in the intrigue, but in its filing.

In fact, the whole story "Swamp Thing" - in comics, on the screen - has more to do with the horrors, than with supergeroikoy. Even despite the fact that the character and included in the total universe of DC Comics, and met with Batman, Superman and other characters in raincoats. Less popular series and has flourished ever thanks to a new approach.

First, the future author of "A Nightmare on Elm Street"Wes Craven took the eponymous film. The painting was executed according to the laws of horror films of the eighties: half-naked girl in distress, villains with guns, spooky character who ruthlessly cracked down on offenders and save the lady of the heart.

The film was released mediocre: rubber suit Swamp Thing nobody scared, but the script seemed predictable. Yet the picture has spurred a new wave of interest in the hero.

And a little later the legendary writer Alan Moore took restart the comic series "Swamp Thing", adding it the atmosphere of the film "Something" by John Carpenter, and along with social issues.

The pilot of a new series looks exactly the same and comes to mind creativity Carpenter. Here and dark entry to the ill child, and the people, through which the sprout roots. A scene in the morgue openly refers to the classic horror film. And everything works fine - just one can find fault only to the level of visual effects. Yet this TV project and not a blockbuster movie theater.

And to understand why all these things are built so well, just look at the list of producers of the series. Among them we can find the author of "paternoster"," Astral "and" Saw "by James Wan. And that he is a consultant for visual representation.

Wang, as no one else in modern cinema, is able to show a simple turn so as to create a tense atmosphere. In addition, as the director of the pilot took Len Wiseman - creator of "Godzilla" in 1998 and "another world." And the authors use their favorite tricks: horror show no "head on", allowing the viewer to independently think out what's hidden in the shadows, and why it's so terrible.

In contrast to all projects Netflix and many TV shows Hulu and Amazon, streaming service DC Universe produces not the entire season at once, and on a series in a week. So for now, the audience showed only a pilot episode. And that's just familiarity with the characters and the atmosphere of "Swamp Thing."

There's even hardly shows the title character - there is only the background of its occurrence and the first hints of the face.

But the authors are trying to talk about the scene and all the main characters. Then felt some haste that many characters appear for a few minutes, tell some important information and disappear again. One can only hope that in the future from such a fuss and get rid disclose their storylines.

Despite the title, in the center of the story will be clearly Abby - she leads the main investigation into the disease and its relationship to the marsh. And this is, of course, not a girl in trouble: The heroine from the first scene seems to be more courageous and resolute than Alec.

How will manage with the character of Andy Bean, is unclear. Perhaps it will disappear from the TV series. It is only known that Swamp Thing plays stunt Derek Mears. This is logical, because the monster must look impressive, but Mears about two meters tall.

Probably, in the next episode will be the authors combine the atmosphere of horror and monster story with Abby activities and its attempts to deal with its past.

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When properly applying the new series has all chances to become the best adaptations of comics about Swamp Thing. Visual effects, and shooting can create an atmosphere of horror, and the plot is still scope for a good detective, which clearly hinted in the first series, and drama.

The series just before the start of the cut from 13 to 10 episodes. While it is difficult to say whether this is good or bad. Perhaps because the studio will be able to avoid the traditional "drawdown" of the plot in the middle of the season. Well, or the creators of fear that the project may not be very popular. In any case, a pilot series seems interesting: it is intriguing and sometimes frightening.