Nerdist: Whether you thought it was a good video game adaptation or a poor one, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil swung for some fences. In addition to some good zombie stuff, the standout creature was an ever-growing mass of flesh and appendages. This thing, like a Koosh ball made of people, follows our hapless courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) through the entire movie. But, what is not perhaps immediately evident, like much of the rest of the movie, the film used real people to create the Merged Monster. And we know this because Jakub Hudlicky, the movement coordinator, posted rehearsal footage.
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I am super excited about this move! Purely because this is an IP I have been following, though I do not play the games, especially horror games. I mainly just watch the gameplay. I am interested in what kind of story they will tell in this movie. Despite the fact that there are around 11 games in this series, I do not think the director wants a one-to-one recreation of the game story. Though there is huge dissatisfaction in the fan base that a certain beloved character is not showing up, I personally think it is a great choice. If they turn the game story into a movie, it will just be a lesser version of the game, since in the game we get to spend a lot of time with the characters and resonate with them better. I have seen the trailer already, and so far the monster is only behind the shadow of a door, so we have not seen its full appearance yet. After seeing this article, I am fully expecting a monster with limbs and legs only, no head. Basically something very typically Resident Evil.
I am a huge fan of Resident Evil and because of that I saw the movie opening weekend. I thought the monster was super cool and the way it looked on screen really blew me away. I’d actually stumbled upon this video earlier in the week and loved to see that the monster was done practically versus fully CGI. *Slight Spoilers Ahead*
Throughout the movie more bodies get added to the merged monster, so of course there are more arms and legs. So as the movie progresses the way the monster moves also changes as it gets bigger as more limbs support it in different ways. I really enjoyed that the video posted on instagram showed the different progressions throughout the movie. I can also really see how those movements in the rehearsal lent themselves to the movie as it all looks so similar. The movie overall was fantastic so I am really glad to see stunt and movement people getting their due for their great performance.
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