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Director Guillermo del Toro is set to rocket
off to superstardom with this spring’s latest foray
into the superhero genre, “Hellboy.” Mexican-
born del Toro has created a name for himself
among horror junkies with well-crafted films that
feature everything from vampires to giant bugs.
“The Devil’s Backbone” stands to be possibly his
finest work yet, presenting a gothic movie about
revenge and redemption.
‘‘The Devil’s Backbone” is set in Spain in
1939. A civil war has torn Spain in half, and
young Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is sent to live in
an orphanage. Before Carlos can unpack his
belongings, he is given a lesson in dominance
from the local buliy.
Carlos begins to explore his new home and
finds a mysterious storage room with a deep well
guarded by a violent care keeper, Jacinto
(Eduardo Noriega). Local orphanage legend
says the well is haunted by the ghost of a boy
who recently disappeared. Carlos is soon visited
by the boy’s ghost, who offers a warning:
Everybody will soon die.
The subtlely written script offers excellent dia
logue and exquisite insights into the nature of life,
survival and the blackness of human nature.
Tragic as it is unsettling, the film offers a wide
array of finely written scenes that will keep view
ers enrapt as the story unfolds.
Filmed in Spain, the movie employs an excel
lent cast of actors, most of whom are children. All
too often in movies staring children, the film can
be plagued with scenes in which the pint-sized
stars break character, distracting the audience
from the plot with their out-of-place antics, del
Toro, though, managed to create a miracle with a
film set in an orphanage in which the actors never
once distract viewers from the story. On the con
trary, the children manage to add nuances to their
characters that add depth to the tragedy of the
finale of the film.
Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro is a testa
ment to his craft, creating a beautifully surreal
landscape out of the desolate dessert that sur
rounds the the orphanage that is equally bleak.
Utilizing a wonderful talent, Navarro captures
somber scenes of the tragic ghost with an almost
magic touch.
Junio Valverde as Santi is an unforgettable
phantom that joins the leagues of King Hamlet.
With soulful eyes, Valverde works with the
astonishing special effects to create a disturbing
ghost. The special effects implemented are
sparse, but when they appear, it is to the full
advantage of the film.
A foreign film, ‘‘The Devil’s Backbone” is
filmed in Spanish with English subtitles. Never
distracting, these subtitles serve to give the movie
an almost storybook-like fantasy that stays true to
its gothic nature. The film is slow paced, allowing
the plot to build as the movie goes. The ending is
guessable halfway throughout the movie, but the
finale is rewarding all the same. An excellent
drama featuring an exceptional cast and a remark
able script, “The Devil’s Backbone” is a wonder
ful horror drama that shows the promise that
director Guillermo del Toro’s future holds.
In a recent interview. Director Joe Dante(1
Howling”) once explained that in horror movie,
would behoove directors to insert comedyioils
scripts. If they do not, Dante warned, audiee
will find things to laugh at on their own.
“Ginger Snaps,” directed by John Fawtj
(“The Boy’s Club”), is a take on the legendofj
werewolf that often uses a hilarious tone.
The film stars Katharine Isabelle (“Freddyi
Jason”) and Emily Perkins (“It”) as Gingers
Bridget, two sisters obsessed with death. 1
Ginger is attacked and bitten by a werewolf a
night. Bridget must prevent her sister frombece:
ing a werewolf before the next full moon.
In the past, movies that centered around we
wolves have suffered from a lack of original;
“Ginger Snaps” manages to breathe fresh life:
the sub-genre with a creative take on the®
While most modem werewolf flicks feature
epic transformation that often relies too heavih
the aid of computer graphics, “Ginger Sn?
stands out for its gradual transformation, f
Ginger, this means she increasingly becomesm
wolf-like both in attitude and appearance ini
days leading up to the full moon. Thistendstoi
hairy, as Ginger is forced to shave her grow
body hair on a daily basis while finding ways
hide her blossoming tail.
As Ginger devises ways to hide her ev
increasing changes from her oblivious parents;
cruel classmates, her sister must come up wit
cure. Luckily for Bridget, she meets up witlu
local stoner who also happens to be an expen
werewolves.
With a tongue-in-cheek approach to the pi
the audience can’t help but be drawn into!
increasingly bizarre chain of events. In itstigh
written script, the film manages to comparei
curse of the werewolf to — of all things — me
struation and sexually transmitted diseases.
While today’s callused generation has grow:
up surrounded by all kinds of real-life horrer
becomes harder to scare, many movies to
resorted to jump cut editing and shock fact!
scares that leave viewers with an empty fe
“Ginger Snaps” does not attempt to trickaii
ences with frights, but instead crafts an intrigif
story with gruesome effects and a bloody eni
that packs an emotional punch.
The final werewolf effects may not stands
some of the wonders being turned outinthex-
Cineplex, but the initial transformation’scetJ
make up for the final product with the super
manipulation of prosthetics;
This Canadian movie also features excellei
acting from a cast composed of relative unknowr.
The movie may not reign as the best were™
movie, but it is a welcomed break from the repel-
itive and hackneyed slasher movies that invade!
theaters in the late 1990s.
“Ginger Snaps” has quickly developed a has
fan following in the United States andtwoseqae!
are currently in post-production. With a potential!
grow into a werewolf franchise that may help era-
painful memories left in audiences’minds by
est “Howling” series, “Ginger Snaps” is a
classic that deserves a viewing this October.
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