Resident Evil: Afterlife

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Movie
German title Resident Evil: Afterlife
Original title Resident Evil: Afterlife
Country of production Germany , France , USA
original language English
Publishing year 2010
length 96 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
JMK 14
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Director Paul WS Anderson
script Paul WS Anderson
production Paul WS Anderson
Jeremy Bolt
Don Carmody
Bernd Eichinger
Samuel Hadida
Robert Kulzer
music Tomandandy
camera Glen MacPherson
cut Niven Howie
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Resident Evil: Extinction

Successor  →
Resident Evil: Retribution

Resident Evil: Afterlife is the fourth installment in the real-life series Resident Evil , which is based on the video game series of the same name .

It is the first film in the series to be completely filmed in 3D .

action

At the beginning of the film, a young woman can be seen standing in the rain on a busy square in Tokyo for several minutes. Suddenly the newly mutated zombie jerks his head up and attacks a man walking past her. Then you can see in an upward tracking shot how the T-Virus spreads over Tokyo as the city lights go out. Then the actual action sets in, which takes place a year after the predecessor Resident Evil: Extinction .

After Alice and her clones have conquered Umbrella's headquarters in Tokyo, as announced at the end of the last part, Albert Wesker, who is meanwhile himself infected with the T-Virus, escapes from the base by plane. He activates a self-destruct mechanism by radio and destroys the headquarters and also half of Tokyo. The real Alice is also on board the plane. Wesker can take her by surprise, heals her from the T-Virus (for which Alice thanks, since she is now human again) and takes away all of her extraordinary abilities. In the ensuing duel, the aircraft gets out of control and crashes.

Alice survives the crash and goes in search of Claire Redfield and the other survivors of the previous film who fled to Alaska by helicopter to find the radio message mentioned Arcadia - a city where the remainder of humanity was should be able to live in safety. But six months later Alice finds no one in Alaska except for empty planes and a memoryless Claire influenced by a spider-shaped device. Alice overwhelms Claire and removes the device.

So Alice sets off again with Claire and flies south with her plane. In Los Angeles, she discovers a cry for help written on the roof of a maximum security prison, and tens of thousands of zombies crowd around the building. After half crash landing on the roof of the prison, she learns from the people living there that Arcadia is not a place, but a ship that is anchored off the coast of Los Angeles. However, there has been no sign of life from there for two days.

The group's goal is now to reach this ship. The aircraft turns out to be too small, an armored military vehicle useless. When the zombies finally storm the prison, Alice's group uses their only chance and escapes through the underground canals under the guidance of Chris Redfield, Claire's brother who is being held in prison. But only Alice, Claire and Chris reach the coast alive and can cross over to the Arcadia.

The ship appears deserted, the crew fled with the lifeboats a few days ago. However, no immediate danger is recognizable. Then the three survivors discover the symbol of Umbrella and expose the seemingly safe ship as a trap for the last remnants of humanity. The apparently rescued people are abused for experiments. At that second, Claire's memory of the past also returns.

During the further search of the ship, the three come across Albert Wesker, who also survived the plane crash. Together they can defeat Wesker, who is endowed with superhuman abilities due to the T-Virus. Although he can escape, Alice, who was warned by the events in Tokyo, has already managed to carry the self-destructive explosive device known to her on board the aircraft. When Wesker now supposedly wants to destroy the ship from a distance, his plane explodes instead, apparently killing him. Shortly afterwards, Luther West can be seen, one of the survivors from the prison, who has been missing since escaping from prison and has now escaped from the canals or reached the coast. A parachute can be seen far in the background, indicating Wesker's survival.

The people rescued on board from the experiments gather on the deck of the ship, and Alice plans to make the ship what it claims to be: the last safe place on the planet to which the last survivors can escape.

At this moment a squadron of umbrella planes flies towards the ship. In the end credits it turns out that there are soldiers on board led by Jill Valentine, known from Resident Evil: Apocalypse , who, like Claire before, are under the influence of a spider device.

production

Emergence

In May 2005, the producers of Resident Evil: Extinction announced that there would be a possible sequel to the film. It was planned that the recordings would be made in Tokyo, Japan and Alaska. After the success of Extinction , development of the film began in June 2008. The film is a co-production by Constantin Film Produktion GmbH , Davis-Films , Impact Pictures and Resident Evil Productions , distributed by Screen Gems Inc. in the USA and Constantin Film in Germany.

Rory Bruer, Sony's head of distribution, said: “I wouldn't be surprised that the Resident Evil brand can boost sales even further. It would be a real possibility ”. Since the third part of the Resident Evil saga was successful, a fourth part would be worthwhile from the point of view of producer Jeremy Bolt and therefore Anderson should talk to Sony about the possibility of Resident Evil: Afterlife . In June 2008, after negotiations with Sony, Anderson received the promise that the film could be produced. In December of the same year it was announced that Anderson was working on the script. The following year, Sony announced that Resident Evil: Afterlife would be released on August 27, 2010. Resident Evil: Afterlife was produced on a budget of $ 60 million.

Casting

In September 2006 casting began for the fourth part. Ali Larter got the role of Claire Redfield as in the previous part and could therefore not participate in seven episodes of the US television series Heroes , in which she played Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss . Wentworth Miller got the role of Chris Redfield and scoured the internet for pictures of his character as he did not know the series. He was very surprised at how muscular his role was and only had three weeks to start shooting. Miller knew that it was impossible to gain muscle mass and decided to do a cardio program to get more stamina.

Shawn Roberts auditioned for the role of Chris Redfield before Miller accepted. Then Roberts auditioned for the role of Albert Wesker , previously played in the film by Jason O'Mara . He described his role as: “Chairman of the Umbrella Corporation, as an important position with power. Wesker is someone who enchants the world and Alice a nuisance. The role is an entire process: On the set, the cloakroom with the big black coat and the additional utensils such as glasses and gloves. Your gait changes and you feel by stronger ". Sienna Guillory embodied Jill Valentine who this also previously in Resident Evil: Apocalypse played.

Camera and design

Anderson recorded the film as high definition video with an aspect ratio of 2: 35: 1 and used the same equipment as Cameron, a special Sony F35 camera. The film crew spent two weeks in preproduction getting to know the 3D camera system. The 3D recordings devoured 20 percent of the budget. A twin phantom camera , which records 200 images per second , was used for slow-motion shots of bullets or falling drops of water . Due to the weight and size of the 3D cameras, the cameramen could not use the steadicam as usual . The cameraman used a Segway Personal Transporter as a “replacement” to record the scenes.

Turn

Robarts Library , depicted as a prison.
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy as the headquarters of the Umbrella Corporation.

The 3D horror film was recorded under the working titles Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 4: Afterlife . Most of the recordings were made in the Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto , Ontario . Toronto police received hundreds of calls from the neighborhood while filming. The reason for this was a scene in which a burning plane crashed. For the underwater scenes, several freight containers were welded together to form one large one. The opening scene of Resident Evil: Afterlife was filmed in Shibuya , Tokyo . The interior of the Umbrella Corporation was filmed at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy . The appearance of the Robarts Library was used as the exterior view of the prison in Los Angeles , the interior photos were taken in the University of Toronto Scarborough . Some scenes are reported as an aircraft graveyard in Alaska , but the recordings were made at the airport in Oshawa . According to one statement, it is said to be a beach in Alaska, these pictures were taken in the Sandbanks Provincial Park . The second unit was sent again to Alaska to take landscape photographs.

The shooting began on September 29th 2009, lasted 55 days and ended in December. Boris Kodjoe trained for six weeks to perform his stunts himself. He dislocated his knee when stepping into a gate. Shawn Roberts was on set from October 10, 2009.

Many of the fight scenes were shot in front of a green screen wall . The recordings on the plane, a Jakowlew Jak-52 that Jovovich and Larter use, were flown by stunt pilot Martin Mattes, dressed like Jovovich. The 3D recordings with light reflections were painted in an extra silver color, as the reflections were perceived by the camera as irritating. Therefore, all metallic devices were repainted by the outfitter Cal Loucks. "A scene in the dark hallway was in the can and everyone thought the shot was perfect, but when the footage was viewed it looked too bright." The shots then had to be rotated again.

The fight scene with Wesker and Chris from the game Resident Evil 5 was replayed frame by frame with the help of the phantom camera. Wesker's superhuman powers should come into play here. Two days of shooting were needed for this shot. Six days of shooting were required for the final scene. Jovovich shot down a camera worth $ 100,000.

Visual effects

Visual effects were of Rocket Science VFX and Mr. X Inc created. Paul Jones was employed by Mr. X Inc. as a special effects creator, who was already responsible for the appearance of Nemesis from Resident Evil: Apocalypse . The production team planned that 300 zombies would appear in one scene at once. This effect could only be created with 150 zombies. The remaining 150 zombies only made their way into the scene in post-production . The clones of Alice were created with motion control photography , on the one hand, but also through digital photo doubles.

Eric Robertson describes the appearance of the film as having interesting contrasts with rich whites and therefore the film looks overwhelming. A burning cityscape with ash and smoke in the sky shows a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles where the film takes place. Bolt said: "A world without controls and firefighters shows what can happen to Los Angeles if there is a fire."

The infected Dobermans from the game series and the previous film are also reappearing. The dogs were given costumes with partial dentures because Anderson wanted them to look scary. Computer effects were used so that tentacles could come out of the dog's mouth, as in the fourth and fifth parts of the game series. Other creatures from Resident Evil 5 are the Majinis , intelligent beings with mouthparts and tentacles, and The Executioner , whose name is Axeman in the movie .

marketing

Milla Jovovich answers questions about the film at WonderCon 2010.

On April 3, 2010, Anderson, Jovovich and Larter were at WonderCon to answer fan questions about the film. On July 24, 2010, they went to the San Diego Comic-Con International together to further promote the film.

Influences

Anderson got the idea to shoot Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D after watching James Cameron's sci-fi film Avatar . The film draws on actions and characters from the game Resident Evil 5 . The infected humans and dogs are mutated in such a way that they can split the lower half of their jaws and stick out tentacle-like arms. The Executioner, a well-known intermediate opponent from the game, also made an appearance in the film. The fight scene between Chris and Claire Redfield against Albert Wesker was completely taken over. However, Sheva Alomar fights at Chris Redfield's side in the game.

publication

movie theater

In August 2009 it was announced that the film should be released on August 27, 2010, the date was revoked in December and postponed to January 14, 2011. In January 2010, the start date of Resident Evil: Afterlife was changed again and terminated on September 10, 2010 for the USA. The film premiered on September 2, 2010 in Tokyo. The horror film was released in Germany and German-speaking Switzerland on September 16, 2010.

Screen Gems paid Constantin Film , Davis Films and Impact Pictures $ 52 million to obtain the North American distribution rights.

media

Resident Evil: Afterlife was released on DVD , Blu-ray, and 3D Blu-ray in the United States on December 28, 2010. The DVD special edition contains comments from the director, screenwriter and producer as well as some actors. The Blu-ray Special Edition contains the same comments, and deleted and unpublished scenes, a making-of and outtakes can be played back. Since March 10, 2011, the media can also be purchased in German-speaking countries.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was composed by the composer duo Tomandandy and released on September 28, 2010 by Milan Records . In addition, the soundtrack The Outsider (Apocalypse Remix) was used by the progressive rock band A Perfect Circle to market the film. The song was inserted in the film during the confrontation between Alice and Wesker and in the credits.

Gross profit

With a budget of $ 60 million, Resident Evil: Afterlife grossed over $ 296 million worldwide. On the opening weekend it was $ 26.65 million in the United States. In Germany, the film saw over 1.14 million visitors.

criticism

“Eight years after directing the first 'Resident Evil' film, director Paul WS Anderson returns behind the camera and presents an irony-free horror spectacle that, with its numerous allusions, seems to be aimed primarily at fans of the console game series launched in 1996 . Unfortunately, the extremely simple shooter dramaturgy means that the actors act even more emotionless than their computer models - in Jovovich's case even increased by a fabulously dull dubbing voice. With that, 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' could actually be booked as a cinematic roar - if it weren't for the stylish action pieces. Filmed with the Fusion Camera System developed by James Cameron for ' Avatar ', Anderson sprinkles luxurious slow motion and freeze frame effects into his furious lead thunderstorms, which unfold a breathtaking effect in 3D - congenially accompanied by apocalyptic industrial rock sounds by the sound tinker duo TOMANDANDY. Conclusion: Terrifyingly simple horror spectacle, whose stylish action interludes in 3D deliver breathtaking visual values ​​"

“In addition to the technical deficiencies, it is particularly important that the film does not tell a story, but just drills through a monotonous action course without a beginning, highlights and an end. During the end credits, the security that the survivors believe they are in is undermined by a scene that prepares the next sequel. Proof that 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' is superfluous even within its film series; a genre production lacking in ideas, in parts seemingly amateurish, which is additionally irritated by some narrative breaks in logic. 'Maybe everything will soon make sense,' they say. A fearful hope. "

Web links

Commons : Resident Evil: Afterlife  - collection of images

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