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The Abyss (2023) | Review [ENG-ESP]@davidpena21783d

Movies that are characterized by the end of the world, where the earth is divided into many parts or simply where everything is sinking and the only thing left to do is to run until you can reach a safe place, are perfect for the action genre and in my case I have seen several of these and it would not be good to have to go through something like that. This happens in the production known as The Abyss, which covers a series of events in a city that is about to sink due to geological faults, being of great impact. I was surprised to see it, because beyond seeing how everything is destroyed, we have to see the survival and instinct of human beings in order to stay alive.

It presents us with certain elements that are very attractive and it is a situation that no one could be prepared for, where everything begins in a very calm way, just simple holes until things take another path, causing a great disaster in the community. And as the second the relationship between the characters with the environment in which it is located is very shocking, also presents a unique touch and that's why I hooked is that they are in a big mine, and this is where the suspense, action and anxiety to get out alive grows, with all the hope to see what will happen in this movie.

Another point that has to be taken into account and not always movies can be good or bad is the work done by the director to recreate everything, where it is the first time I see it and it is a little loose and even more in those places so dangerous at the time that all that disaster begins, as it could be very exaggerated and lacked more awareness. Therefore, I continued watching, since I had more than half of the movie seen I wanted if they live or die.

Las películas que se caracterizan por ser el fin del mundo, donde se divide la tierra en muchas partes o simplemente donde todo se está hundiendo y solo queda correr hasta poder llegar a un lugar a salvo, son perfectas para el género de acción y en mi caso he visto varias de estas y no sería nada bueno tener que pasar algo como eso. Esto ocurre en la producción conocida como The Abyss, la cual abarca una serie de acontecimientos en una ciudad que está a punto de hundirse por fallas geológicas, siendo de muy gran impacto. Me sorprendió al verla, ya que más allá de ver como todo se destruye, tenemos que ver esa supervivencia e instinto del ser humano para así poder estar con vida.

Nos presenta ciertos elementos que son muy atractivos y es una situación que nadie podría estar preparado, donde todo va comenzando de una manera muy tranquilo, solo simples huecos hasta que las cosas van tomando otro camino, causando un gran desastre en la comunidad. Y a medida que los segundo la relación entre los personajes con el entorno en que se encuentra es muy impactante, además presenta un toque único y por eso me engancho es que están en una gran mina, y es aquí donde ese suspenso, acción y ansiedad de poder salir con vida crece, con todas las esperanza de ver que pasara en esta película.

Otro de los puntos que se tiene que tener en cuenta y no siempre las películas pueden ser buena o malas es por el trabajo que hace dicho director para recrear todo, donde está es la primera vez que lo veo y se nota un poco flojo y más aún en esos lugares tan peligrosos al momento de que comience todo ese desastre, ya que podría ser muy exagerado y le falto más conciencia. Por lo tanto, continué viendo, ya que tenía más de mitad de película vista quería si viven o mueren.

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You will see a somewhat new concept and at the same time something old, since we have already seen in other films everything that refers to geological problems in a city and immediately disasters, catastrophes and holes in the ground occur, and that part is nice, because everyone will have their own way of telling the story, since they place certain points and aspect. In addition, we can not leave out those twists and turns of scenes that were very well worked and that way we can see how this great disaster is developing from various perspectives.

We highlight that the visual and special effects that are placed in this film are very good and you can see that they put a great effort and dedication to recreate it, since from the first moment one is shocked by the details, taking good care of each of the colors, the sound and are things that one expects to see and more when the world was coming to an end. Although in certain parts they make some jokes that I did not like, because in that kind of situation the slightest mistake that is made everything will be affected.

Verás un concepto algo nuevo y a la vez algo viejo, ya que esto ya lo hemos visto en otras películas todo lo que se refiere con problemas geológicos en una ciudad y de inmediato ocurren desastres, catástrofes y los huecos en la tierra, y por esa parte es agradable, porque cada quien tendrá su manera de contar la historia, puesto que le colocan ciertos puntos y aspecto. Además, no podemos dejar por fuera esos giros y cambios de escenas que fueron muy bien trabajados y de esa manera poder ir viendo cómo se va desarrollando ese gran desastre desde varias perspectivas.

Resaltamos que los efectos visuales y especiales que le colocan a esta película son muy buenos y se nota que le pusieron un gran empeño y dedicación para poder recrearlo, puesto que desde el primer momento uno queda impactado, por los detalles cuidando muy bien cada uno de los colores, el sonido y son cosas que son que uno espera ver y más cuando el mundo se estaba acabando. A pesar de que en ciertas partes hacen un tiempo de bromas que no me gustaron, ya que en ese tipo de situación el mínimo error que se cometa todo se verán afectados.

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A film that has very few characters and each of those who make life has certain personalities and skills that define them, where many of them are very arrogant, arrogant and believe they are right in a situation like this, seeing that the city is being destroyed in seconds. Where to be part of the failure and had to have placed more people and that way to support each other, give their point of view or simply provide more value and see that everyone can help each other to get out of that situation.

More or less I knew how this movie could have ended, where I was not so happy, since they placed an unexpected twist to put an end to a very complicated situation, since more replicas of this problem can occur and continue to cause damage. In addition, a mine that is affected and it would not be pleasant to return to these there for many years, all for the trauma, therefore I started with very good expectations and I agree with the friend @olujay with that assessment, where I give it 4/10. Hopefully the next movie similar to a situation like this will improve.

Una película que cuenta con muy pocos personajes y cada uno de los que hacen vida cuenta con ciertas personalidades y aptitudes que los define, donde muchos de ellos son muy creídos, arrogantes y creen que tiene toda la razón ante una situación como esa, viendo que la ciudad está siendo destruida en segundos. Donde por estar parte fallo y tenían que haber colocado más personas y esa manera poder apoyarse, dar su punto de vista o simplemente aportar más valor y ver que entre todos se puedan ayudar para salir de esa situación.

Más o menos sabía como podía haber terminado esta película, donde no quede tan contento, ya que colocaron un giro inesperado para dar fin, ante una situación muy complicada, puesto que pueden ocurrir más réplicas de ese problema y seguir causando daños. Además, una mina que queda afecta y no sería nada agradable volver a estas allí por muchos años, todo sea por el trauma, por ende comencé con muy buenas expectativas y estoy de acuerdo con el amigo @olujay con esa valoración, donde le doy 4/10. Esperemos que la próxima película parecida a una situación como esta mejore.

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›The Abyss: A Film That Sinks Under its Own Weight@olujay795d
Apocalyptic films often fit in the thriller category just fine. The Abyss seemed like it would deliver with its type of story involving geological problems in a small town. Predictably, however lacking novelty, the supposed love dilemma we see between the main characters, along with the dysfunctional family setting, steered the film into a rather indecisive ending.

How the story and dialogue between the characters could have been saved is a difficult question to answer. And so, as time kept on passing by rather slowly owing to the films perplexed pacing, my hopes were dashed away when it dawned on me that I had wasted time.

No actor was familiar, and neither was the writer, but scrolling endlessly for something to distract myself for a while with, The Abyss was the lucky one—unfortunately so.

As the Swedish town of Kiruna sinks, Frigga finds herself torn between her family and her job as security at the world's largest underground mine. _{_Source}

Everything's normal at first in this type of film, until something odd and unusual happens, and then it all changes. At that point, you can expect the film to take interesting turns and could thrust into truly thrilling experiences, or it just flops and becomes somewhat nonsensical. And so I deemed the film to be starting fairly well in the beginning.

You see, efficient dialogue is important in thriller films, but the visual storytelling should also play its part well in telling the story. What I found in The Abyss was that the dialogue between the characters was a tad bit too much, and the visual storytelling wasn't even anything to appreciate.

There was so much talking that it felt tiring to keep up, and there was no good reason why that had to be, as they weren't exactly contributing to the storyline or its depth. In films like A Quiet Place, Birdbox, and Don't Breathe, you'd barely hear much dialogue between characters, and those films did quite alright.

The concept of a town crumbling due to some geological problems in that area really is alright for a concept that something commendable can be built on. What I saw in most parts of the film, however, were frequent banter between characters and pointless diversions. I didn't quite understand where the film was going.

It may have been just me, but the male characters in this film were generally portrayed as weak. I just didn't get it. And, also, the film focuses way too much on the dysfunctional family. The film just centred on that family, and their meaning of dysfunction wasn't anything deep or worth that much attention.

For a film with a cast of main characters so small—just four—you would expect to see most of them frequently or all at once on the scene. In such a case, which is really common with thriller films, performance goes a long way. Dialogue being poor, the acting didn't even help salvage. And the same goes for the extras in the film as well.

And talking about the film's cinematography, I would have said the film was from 2010 because of how outdated it looked. The earthquakes caused by the tremors in the mountain due to the mining in that area were unimpressive.

When the film ended, I was perplexed and appalled by what I had just spent one hour and four minutes watching. And I didn't even watch it all at once, as I kept stopping to continue later. The characters were very underdeveloped, the story was all over the place, and the CGI was terrible.

A 3/10 rating is what I'll give this film. Sadly, I had been enjoying Swedish films a lot lately, only to find this one and ruin the streak.

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›The Abyss (1989) - Act 1 Setup, Theatrical Cut@lionsuit3006d

First off, see this film, then see the making of documentary about it, Under Pressure.

It is my favorite James Cameron film. The extended edit is also good, but today I rewatched the first act of the theactrical cut.

Find a second/third source or perhaps compare them for yourself before you quote me on this part, but from what I understand, the film ran long, and most of the editing for the theatrical release was done in the last third of the movie, so you could take another pespective if you broke down that cut (probably extending Act 1 theory up through Bud and Lindsey's conversation about what she "saw" down there, and the story question would remain the same).

To me the film sets up much like Jurassic Park. An event sets the film off, we meet our main characters as they're asked to help, we learn a thing or two about the world we're in (to be paid off later), we settle into our new surroundings, and we set up the question of the film. Here we have a sci-fi mystery that unravels into a huge conversation on mankind, peace, and our connection to "alien" life.

From this we can see the film's main question. What is the connection between us, possible "aliens," and a nuclear weapon several times the size of those from WW2?

An all around fun film. Great motifs (think wedding ring), great scenes (think "You never backed down from anything in your life! Now fight! Fight! Fight!"), great ticking clocks (everwhere, but think storm coming).

Good power and energy to you.

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›Daily Movie Recommendation - The Abyss (1989)@vincentnijman3040d

When people hear the name James Cameron, they usually think of science fiction action movies, like the hugely successful blockbusters Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1990) or the second entry into the Alien series called 'Aliens' (1986). Or, when you're a little younger, you might think of Titanic or even Avatar. There's nothing wrong with that, all of these movies are worth remembering and watching, for different reasons.*

Today, though, inspired by the rain of the last couple of days, I wrote not only a tiny poem

Rain, rain, rain am I in Holland or in Spain?

but I also thought, you know what, let's recommend a 'water' movie. So here goes...

Let me start out by telling you that films that take place in the water - and especially under water - have always intrigued me. Possibly, because I often feel dehydrated, I'm always thirsty and I love the sea, lakes, rivers, streams (in that order) and so on. Watery places always energize me and I'm not talking about cities and countries where it's always raining, I need my sunshine too.

Besides the aforementioned, it has always fascinated me, that 70 percent of the human body is water/ liquid and 70 percent of our planet is filled with water. There are so many creatures and places that we have never explored, hidden away in the deep. So why don't we make more movies about that?

The first title that came to mind, when thinking of the (under)water theme and my favorite films, was the 1989 The Abyss. A film, whose name alone, triggered me to watch it. This is a somewhat lesser known James Cameron production, even though it was quite a success in itself.

It won an academy award for best special effects and was nominated in three other categories: cinematography, art direction/ set design and sound. Financially it wasn't as big a success as the earlier mentioned James Cameron films surrounding it, but it eventually broke even and made some profit.

No matter what, I think it's spectacular and would recommend it to anyone.

It's a mix of science fiction, action, romance, suspense, adventure and drama. It is amazingly well made, considering the circumstances. It must have been a huge challenge to make. Then again, James Cameron seems to like these kind of challenges. Most of the actors seem to reach the maximum of their potential here.

I also remember to have had kind of a crush on the lead actress, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. When I googled her, just now, I found out that she played Marian in the 1991 Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves). I remember having an even bigger crush on her, back then. I was about ten years old and adored these kind of old-fashioned heroes; the likes of Wilhelm Tell, Ivanhoe and Robin Hood. I haven't really been into superheroes, ever, but I admired these heroes of flesh and blood. I hadn't realized that, when I watched the Abyss, I was looking at the same woman from Robin Hood, two years younger. Funny enough, I am pretty sure that I was older when I first got to see The Abyss. I honestly don't remember it though, haha!

Alright, as seems to be my trademark by now, I am gonna leave you here in the dark, in the deep, without even a trailer or teaser to guide you. I won't give you any further info.

Instead, I challenge you to descend into the abyss yourself. Just make sure that you're wearing proper diving gear, a flashlight and please, be careful! I don't want you to never return and miss my future posts...

Have you seen this film? Any stories about it? How do you like (under) water movies? What are your favorites?

*I'm not gonna lie to you. When I watched Avatar, on one of the biggest screens available in The Netherlands, I merely thought:

I wish I was 12 years old. I'm sure I would have loved this then.

I was 27 though and I merely felt disappointed. I fell for the hype. Then again, it was kind of a breakthrough, I guess. It still surprised me though that it became the biggest boxoffice success ever.

I was 15, when I watched Titanic for the first time and I kind of felt like I had to see it, as everyone was talking about it. Which makes me think, was this the most promoted film ever (up to that point)? It's a good movie though, no doubt about that. It has no place on my favorite movies' list though.

Looking at the above, James Cameron must have had one of the best marketing teams behind him ever.

Earlier movie recommendations:

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) The Virgin Spring (1960)

Short film Table Tennis inspired by David Lynch

Spanish: Todo Sobre mi Madre (1999) REC (2007) La Caza (1966) The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Other: Le Samourai (1967) Three Billboard outside of Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Castlevania - series (2017 - )

House by the Cemetery (1981) The Beyond (1981) City of the Living Dead (1980)

Sorcerer (1977) The Birds (1963) Suspiria (1977) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Nightcrawler (2014) Ghost Story (1953) Alice in the Cities (1974) Altered States (1980) Wake in Fright (1973)
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›Adapted into Comic Books - The Abyss from 1989@cryplectibles3041d

The Abyss #1 (August 1989) by Dark Horse Comics

Two thousand feet below the surface of the Caribbean, an American nuclear submarine sinks under mysterious circumstances. The crew of Deepcore, an experimental underwater drilling rig, are pressed into service by the U.S. Navy to undertake a rescue mission. What they discover may change the world for all time and may require them to make the ultimate sacrifice. Written by Randy Stradley, drawn by Michael Kaluta.

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Vintage Ads from 1987 - HOW MANY BITES OF CHIPS AHOY! CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOES IT TAKE

Adapted into Comic Books - Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1988

Comic Books from the 90s - Prophet from 1994

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