Why Resident Evil 2021 Looks So Different From Past Movies
Welcome to Raccoon City’s official trailer shows that the reboot looks very different from the Resident Evil franchise’s six previous films.
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The official trailer for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City has offered a look at the reboot’s aesthetic, and it looks very different from past movies. Resident Evil was first adapted for the big screen way back in 2002, a film that spawned five sequels over a period of 14 years, but the franchise is now being rebooted for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. The reboot will once more explore the origins of the T-virus, although it seems as though the film’s similarities to previous installments stop there.
Initially, there was speculation from fans as to whether or not Welcome to Raccoon City linked to Paul W.S. Anderson’s films in the franchise. It was quickly confirmed that the reboot would be an entirely new adaptation of the video games with an entirely new cast. Moreover, the film’s director, Johannes Roberts, stated that his film would be more faithful to the source material, foregoing the action-based tone of the existing franchise. Welcome to Raccoon City’s official trailer confirms this, and it also reveals that the film will look distinctly different from the previous Resident Evil movies.
The trailer reveals a much closer, darker look than earlier films, with horror being the central tone of Welcome to Raccoon City, as opposed to the action-based tone of earlier Resident Evil films. There are creatures lurking in shadows, grotesque zombies feasting on human remains, and some frustratingly fixed camera angles that will be familiar to fans of the video game franchise. The exact reason for this aesthetic overhaul is made clear by the trailer: there can be no mistaking that this film has anything to do with the previous Resident Evil movie installments.
While the previous movies might not be the most well-received or faithful adaptations, they were able to secure enough of an audience to warrant a six-film franchise. They enjoyed box office success, too, with the franchise earning over $1 billion worldwide. Distancing the reboot from the franchise, even in the early stages of marketing, is key – especially considering that Welcome to Raccoon City’s reboot story will retread some of the same ground as its predecessors.
There’s also the consideration of the fans. The franchise may have enjoyed commercial success, but many fans of the video games found the films’ action to be too far removed from the source material, and this created a rift between the film franchise and those that should have made up its key audience. By giving Welcome to Raccoon City an entirely different look, not only does it set the reboot apart, but it’s able to establish that, at least this time around, the source material will be treated with more reverence, essentially playing against the less-than-stellar reputation of past movies by giving fans a more faithful adaptation. This provides some early indications that Welcome to Raccoon City understands Resident Evil better than the other films.
The official trailer paints a very different picture of Resident Evil than the 2002 film and immediately establishes the reboot as a more direct adaptation of both the original game and of its survival horror genre. The film’s design indicates that the reboot will contain more elements of the game’s story – not just in its narrative but its presentation, too – which is itself a clever way to grab the interest of Resident Evil fans that weren’t impressed with previous adaptations. It already seems that Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is shaping up to set itself apart from the previous films in every possible sense, which will undoubtedly help the reboot stand on its own merit.
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