Cruella

2021년 • 133분

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아카데미 수상자 엠마 스톤("라라랜드")이 디즈니의 "Cruella"에 출연한다. 완전히 새로운 이 라이브액션 영화에서는 영화 역사상 가장 악명 높고 가장 패셔너블한 악당인 전설적인 크루엘라 드 빌의 반항심 가득했던 젊은 시절 이야기가 펼쳐진다. 펑크 록 혁명이 한창이던 1970년대 런던을 배경으로 한 이 영화는, 디자인으로 유명해지겠다고 단단히 마음먹은 에스텔라라는 똑똑하고 창의적인 젊은 사기꾼의 사연을 다룬다. 에스텔라는 자신의 악동 기질을 이해해주는 젊은 도둑 두 명과 친해지고, 이들은 다 같이 런던 거리에서 자신들만의 삶을 살 수 있게 된다. 어느 날 무서울 정도로 시크한 상류층 패션계의 전설인 헬먼 남작부인이 에스텔라의 패션 재능을 알아본다. 두 번의 오스카 수상자인 엠마 톰슨이 이 역할을 맡았다("하워즈 엔드", "센스 앤 센서빌리티"). 하지만 이 둘의 관계는 여러 사건과 깨달음으로 이어지고, 이를 통해 자신의 사악한 면을 받아들이게 된 에스텔라는 결국 요란하고 패셔너블한 복수의 화신, 크루엘라가 된다. 디즈니의 "Cruella"는 크레이그 길레스피("아이, 토냐")가 연출했고, 데이나 폭스와 토니 맥너마라가 시나리오를 썼으며, 얼린 브로쉬 맥켄나와 켈리 마셀, 스티브 지시스가 줄거리를 담당했다. 앤드루 건("프리키 프라이데이"), 마크 플랫("메리 포핀스 리턴즈"), 크리스틴 버("곰돌이 푸 다시 만나 행복해")가 제작한 이 영화는 엠마 스톤, 미셸 라이트, 재러드 르보프, 글렌 클로스가 책임 제작자로 참여했다. 두 번의 오스카 수상자인 의상 디자이너 제니 베번("매드맥스: 분노의 도로", "전망 좋은 방")이 만든 눈부시고 기발한 의상 역시 영화에서 아주 중요한 부분을 차지한다.

평가 및 리뷰

Not only does the film take quite a while to get on with it but it is also an origin story. There are many slow parts that the director will tell you are necessary and few that are not causing an unavoidable length. Arty is the only truly interesting character. Cruella's treatment of friends that literally picked her up off the street is just bad form. Why are they even sticking around, what could they possibly get out of that relationship? There are two parts that slapped together well which were the music and the period. As the film wanes, an utterly unnecssary plot twist is thrown into the mix. The purpose was not needed as you already hate the character you are needed to hate. The good part of it was that it was really said and done in two minutes and if you nodded off it wouldn't make too much of a difference in A) understanding the plot and B) your entertainment. Nobody will be talking about this movie. That Mark Strong's talent was completely wasted is about all you need to know.

The original 1961 animated classic "101 Dalmatians" has been one of my favorite childhood films growing up. This animated classic spreads awareness to animal lovers about animal cruelty and has an unforgettably wicked witch of a lady, Cruella De Vil, she is a menacing woman with an outrageous temper. Now, after the first origin story involving Maleficent, Craig Gillespie (director) and his crew decided to make another origin story about a sympathetic antagonist. Unlike "Maleficent," "Cruella" is a lot less entertaining and a lot more disenchanting in a way that is quite aggressive. There is almost nothing special about the craftsmanship that the filmmakers constructed; There isn't anything that is sharply executed to make this film eye-popping and fun, like "Maleficent (2014)." But, there are only two moments where men yelped with a sharp result that only made me chuckle quietly; nothing about the comedy is actually funny. There is hardly any surprise in the this entire film. Craig Gillespie must've struggled to find a way to surprise me with shocking results that are sharply executed. The latter is one of the worst ways to end a movie I have ever seen; it is muddled involving the death of our main character and the filmmakers decided to stretch out the film even more with an extra scene that should not be used. Nicholas Britell (composer) did a decent job making his score suspenseful during the second half of the film, but when it comes to the somber elements of the score, It does not succeed to make me feel bad for anyone (although that does not mean that the somber elements sound depressing). The big issue with the music is that there is a redundant soundtrack that is overstuffed with an absurd amount of 70s punk rock songs and other colorful songs that did not support the movie's narrative and the emotional value at all. As for the production design, there are some striking costume designs, but that is not what makes the movie worthwhile. Here is another calamity: Unlike Maleficent, the origin story of Cruella (Emma Stone) is surprisingly unsympathetic. Yes, there are some relatable moments of Cruella's past, and she does have an understandable backstory, but I could not help but denying the sympathy for the title character, as I have noticed that it has been poorly-executed. Let me explain: first off: The main antagonist named "Baroness" (Emma Thompson) does have some motivations, but the real questions are "how and why did she become so evil?" "How did her Dalmatians ended up being very aggressive guard dogs?" (did she mistreated the Dalmatians? or did she trained them to be so vicious?) "What is her real destiny?" These questions remain unknown. At least Cruella is nice to her dog "Buddy," and her sidekicks (Horace and Jasper) are nice to their dog "Wink." But when Cruella says "I'm gonna kill you, and your dogs" to Baroness, I was disgusted. There are some lines of dialogue that forces us to be on the cruel dark side of individuals which is highly unnecessary. The big drawback is that Dalmatians are not truly aggressive. They are more energetic and sensitive dogs. And if unhappy, they become high-strung when meeting strangers. As for the acting, The acting from some of the men on set were exaggerating their portrayals of British-men with twitching and barking. And the women are obviously classy. Emma Stone does a decent job portraying the old Cruella De Vil from the classic cartoon. In conclusion: The origin story of Cruella De Vil is reckless, dull, and unsympathetic, not to mention that makes us not want to root for the lovable canines, and strongly aspires cruelty and compassion for the dark side. Not Recommended!

It takes a while to get going. Interesting soundtrack and the two actress saved this film although I should say it didn't feel like a cruella film and quite frankly didn't need to be, could of been the plot of quite two fashion designers going up against each other. Still it sets up a sequel that will hopefully dive into Cruella's villainous story.