'the Mummy': Welcome To The "new" World Of Gods And Monsters

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In this climate is born 'The Mummy', the reboot that inaugurates the new cinematic universe based on the classic monsters of Universal Pictures, and that has received the official denomination of Dark Universe. At first it was rumored that 'Dracula: The legend never told' would be the one in charge to give the starting signal to Dark Universe, nevertheless, the free mp4 movies starring Luke Evans was like a false start, and the new era of the Universal monsters Officially starts with 'The Mummy', directed by Alex Kurtzman, who works with Chris Morgan as a narrative architect of the saga. It is clear that Universal Pictures intends to emulate the strategy of Marvel, hoping to be able to repeat the success of The House of Ideas, using the rich catalog of icons of the fantasy that has at its disposal. However, their model is more similar to DC Extended Universe, like Warner Bros., they have decided to start the house by the roof. Before 'The Mummy' reached theaters around the world, the studio had already announced about nine films as part of Dark Universe. It is soon to conclude whether ...
... Universal will be able to meet the ambitious plans it has proposed, but what we can do for now is to evaluate 'The Mummy'.
'Mummy' draws a bridge between ancient Egypt and present-day London to tell us the story of the princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), heir to the throne whose fate was unjustly taken away after the birth of her brother. Because of this, Ahmanet goes mad until she commits the most atrocious acts, which causes her to be buried alive in a grave deep in the desert, away from Egypt with the intention of erasing it forever from history. Thousands of years later, explorers Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis) and Chris Vail (Jake Johnson) find their sarcophagus during an expedition in the Middle East and wake up the princess, whom they transport in London for their investigation. Converted into the ancestral demon known as the mummy with a great thirst for revenge increased after thousands of years of waiting, this will sow terror in the British capital to recover what was taken away. Converted into the ancestral demon known as the mummy with a great thirst for revenge increased after thousands of years of waiting, this will sow terror in the British capital to recover what was taken away. Nick and Jenny will fight to survive their threat and save the world from being swallowed by darkness.
With 'The Mummy', Alex Kurtzman has set out to bring the past to the present. The director is responsible for paying tribute to the classic 1930s, starring Boris Karloff in the role of the iconic monster, but at the same time winks the franchise starring Brendan Fraser and strives to bring his mythology to the present, The tribute of the spectacular action and the technical deployment of the modern super productions. The result is a hybrid of classicism and modernity that not only sends us nostalgically to the monstrous age of Universal, but also has a certain aftertaste to the adventure movies of Indiana Jones. On the other hand, the director makes sure that 'The Mummy' is not an unfinished product despite its role as an introduction to a narrative axis that will be developed over several deliveries. Fortunately, the film does not suffer from the evil of "capitulitis" detected in sagas such as " The Hunger Games " or " The Hobbit ", leaving half the story knowing that the viewer would return to complete it the following year.
Now, despite all of the above, 'The Mummy' is never at any time a "Tom Cruise movie". The famous actor, known to be involved 100% in the projects in which he participates, exercises as creative partner of the film, so it is not surprising that at times it seems that we are seeing a new delivery of 'Mission Impossible' with elements Supernatural. Action sequences such as the plane, in which the actor continues to insist on performing his own risk stunts (with good results, as always), is where the "cruisian" DNA jumps out, thus increasing the feeling that no We are seeing nothing new in any of its facets. Of course, this time Cruise has personally ensured that the women in the film have more prominence, with two strong female characters at the head of the story. On one side is Ahmanet, the first movie Mummy played by a woman (Kurtzman's own decision), update the icon of terror that this case is organic and leaves us a seductive villain with a highly developed human side that makes it Something more than a monster. On the other hand, We have Jenny, an intrepid and determined Egyptologist who does not hesitate to take action when the situation requires it. Both are part of a triangle that apparently runs away from stereotypes, but the truth is that there is no real transgression in the role of female characters, Especially that of Jenny, who seems to be going around the cliché of "the girl of the hero", but ends up being just that. The only difference is that the actor no longer gives off the charisma of old , giving life to a character cut by the Indiana Jones boss, who nevertheless falls far short of the nerve and charm of the character of Harrison Ford.