Kulungile, kulungile, ngiyavuma. Ubufuna I-Hellbent, futhi uzoyithola!

Njalo ngonyaka ngiqala ukubhala izindatshana zethu zonyaka zeHorror Pride Month futhi njalo ngonyaka kufika abantu abayishumi nambili kuma-DM wami bebuza ukuthi ngizokhuluma nini I-Hellbent kulandelwa okuningi kumazwana abekiwe. Iqiniso liwukuthi, bengingaqiniseki nje ukuthi kukhona okunye engingakusho ngale filimu obekungakhulunywa, kepha noma ngubani ongaziyo uyazi ukuthi ngihlala nginombono.

Ngakho-ke, nakhu sihamba…

Ukubhala nokusakaza I-Hellbent

I-Hellbent yaziwa ngokusobala njenge-slasher yokuqala yezitabane ngombulali wayo kanye nedamu layo lesisulu elithandekayo. Yabhalwa futhi yaqondiswa yisikhathi sokuqala uPaul Etheredge-Ouzts futhi yakhiqizwa nguMichael Roth (Isifunda, UJoseph Wolf (IHalloween II), noKaren Lee Wolf (Izingane Zabafileyo Abaphilayo). Abadidiyeli abathathu babefinyelele emcabangweni womuntu oyisigaxa sezitabane cishe ngonyaka ka-2000. Babefuna indaba ye-Halloween enombulali ofihliwe eWest Hollywood, futhi yilokho kanye u-Ehteredge-Ouzts abanikeze kona.

Ifilimu ivula ngo-Eve Eve lapho abafana ababili beqa esihlalweni esingemuva semoto yabo isikhathi esihle epaki elifihlekile. Kuyinto evuthayo, emnandi, futhi engaphezulu kocansi oluncane njengoba behamba futhi bezama ukuthola indawo entofontofo emotweni. Lapho umuntu efika emcabangweni wokuvula iwindi ancike phakathi, bashaye igolide. Ngeshwa ngemuva kwemizuzwana engama-30, kuqhamuka indoda engaqondakali, engenahembe egqoke imaskhi kasathane futhi iwasusa amakhanda amadoda ngesikela.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, u-Eddie (Dylan Fergus), uchwepheshe wamaphoyisa ongakwazanga ukujoyina umbutho njengesikhulu sangempela sephoyisa ngenxa yeso elimele-lokho kubalulekile, bambelela kulolo lwazi-ujoyina abangani bakhe uJoey (Hank Harris), Tobey (Matt Phillips), noChaz (Andrew Levitas) njengoba bezobungaza iholide labo abalithandayo eWest Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.

Ngeshwa labo, badonsa ukunaka kombulali ofihliwe futhi uqala ukubacupha kusuka kwiklabhu kuya kwiklabhu eqoqa amakhanda abo ngamunye ngamunye.

Ngokwamukelwa kwakhe enhlolokhono U-Etheredge-Ouzts wayengakaze abhale iskripthi sesici esigcwele phambilini futhi wayengakaze awuqondise. Wayesebenza ehhovisi okwabelwana ngalo noRoth noWolfs futhi babefunde amakhasi ambalwa wombhalo we-rom-com owawungaqediwe ayewubhalile futhi wamcela ukuthi enze lo msebenzi.

Uzivalele kude futhi ubuke yonke ifilimu yama-80s slasher abekwazi ukuyithola futhi aqhamuke nenkomba yokuthatha ifilimu. Uhlanganise ezinye zezinhlamvu zakhe eziyintandokazi, okungukuthi “Intombazane Yokugcina,” “Isigelekeqe,” “Ingenue,” kanye no “The Tough Guy” wabe esebeka isitabane sakhe kulowo nalowo kubo.

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi kuleli qophelo, ifilimu ibingakabi naso isihloko, futhi ithimba le-PR ebelisekela iphrojekthi libe nomncintiswano “wegama lefilimu” lapho lithole khona amagugu anjengalawa I-Queer Eye Yomuntu Oshonile futhi Umfana Uhlangana Nommese ngaphambi kokuxazulula, ekugcineni kuqhubeke I-Hellbent. Manje, bekufanele nje bayiphonse.

Noma ngubani oke wayibona le filimu uzobona ukuthi yilabalingisi abamhlophe kakhulu. Umqondisi uthe babenenkinga enzima impela yokwenza abalingisi abangewona abamhlophe baye kwinhlolokhono yezindima yize kwakungekho noyedwa wabo owayebhalwe ngenhloso yobuzwe obuthile.

Uphawule kwinhlolokhono eshiwo ngaphambili ukuthi baze baba nosuku lonke lokulingisa olubekelwe abadlali bezinhlangano okungebona abamhlophe abanabadlali abangaphezu kuka-30 abebezokwenzelwa inhlolokhono hhayi noyedwa umlingisi ovelile.

Lokhu kungenye yalabo abayithatha nohlamvu lukasawoti lwama-anecdotes, kimi. Kungenzeka ngokuphelele ukuthi kuliqiniso, kepha bazame kangakanani ngempela?

Umculo Wokubulala

Ngenkathi u-Etheredge-Ouzts nomphathi wezomculo uJohn Norris beqala ukusebenza esikrinini sokuqopha ifilimu, umqondisi waba nesithakazelo esigcawini se-queercore punk eHollywood.

Kulabo abangajwayele leli gama, i-queercore ngokuyisisekelo ukuthi izwakala kanjani. Ihlumela le-anarchist punk movement, amabhendi e-queercore agxile kubunikazi bobulili nobulili.

Ngenkathi efunda udaba olwalukhuluma ngale ndaba, wahlangana neqembu elibizwa ngeNick Name and the Normals wafinyelela kubo ukuze abone ukuthi bangathanda yini ukuthola amaphuzu efilimu naye. Iqembu lavuma futhi kungakabiphi, indoda yangaphambili uNick Name, uqobo – owayekade eyimodeli yakwa-Abercrombie & Fitch ogama lakhe langempela kwakunguKent Bradley James – wacelwa ukuba adlale umbulali, futhi nakanjani wayebukeka kahle.

Babenombhalo, babenengoma yokubulala, futhi babenomuntu omubi. Manje abakudingayo nje ukwenza ifilimu.

Okuhle, Okubi, kanye nokubi kwe I-Hellbent

Ngaphandle kohlelo lwayo lokudubula olungajwayelekile olushiye ifilimu igcwele izingqinamba zokuqhubeka, kunezinto ezithile ezinhle ongazithola I-Hellbent.

Okokuqala, kunezigcawu ezimbili ikakhulukazi ezibandakanya iso lengilazi - khumbula lapho ngikhulume ngokuhlukumezeka kwamehlo ngenhla - okuzohlala kuwe isikhathi eside ngemuva kokuthi uyibonile le filimu. Kokubili kuyaphazamisa, futhi kwenza okuningi ukuphazamisa izinzwa nokuxazulula isisu kune-gorefest yakho ejwayelekile ngaphandle kwethonsi elilodwa legazi. Izikhathi ezinjengalezi ezibonisa ukuthi zinhle kangakanani futhi zijabulisa kangakanani I-Hellbent empeleni bekungaba njalo.

Ngokuqondene nabalingisi, benze umsebenzi omuhle ngokumangazayo ngombhalo obukhali obonakalayo. UDylan Fergus noBryan Kirkwood abadlala ngokuthanda kwakhe badlala komunye nomunye ikakhulukazi futhi baletha ubuntu ezindimeni zabo kulo lonke.

Ngaphezu kwalokho awusoze wangizwa ngithi le akuyona ifilimu emnandi ongayibuka. Ngiyithanda ngempela. Imvamisa ngikhipha ikhophi yami yakudala ye-DVD okungenani amahlandla ambalwa ngonyaka, ngiveze ama-popcorn, bese ngihlala ihora nengxenye lezinto ezijabulisayo, ezibandayo nezingagqokile (yebo, le filimu ine-eye-candy galore) egaya endaweni yokudansa ngaphambi kokugijima kumuntu okhathazekile onesikhali esingavamile sokuzikhethela.

Konke lokhu kusho, ngicabanga ukuthi u-Etheredge-Ouzts wenze iziphambeko ezimbalwa endleleni. Ngiyaqonda ukudonsa ama-archetypes ama-tropey kusuka kumafilimu e-horror aqondile futhi ngibanikeze i-twist encane yama-gay, kepha ube nethuba lapha lokwenza ifilimu esikhundleni salokho eyakhipha emphakathini wethu yabalingiswa bayo. Lokho bekungahle kube yifilimu yoqobo, ethokozisayo, futhi yanelise ngokweqile.

Esikhundleni salokho sisele nezinhlamvu ezizizwa sengathi zigqoke imvunulo, hhayi uhlobo lwe-Halloween. Ukucacisa, unabalingisi abaqonde ngokuphelele abalindelwe ngandlela thile ukuthi bangagcini nje ngokulingisa izindima zobungqingili kepha baphoqelele lezo zindima zababuyile zibuyele kumatopi athile aqondile.

Ukudideka okuncane, cha?

Engikushoyo nje ukuthi akukho nkinga yokuqonde ngqo eyayizokwenza le filimu ithande izithameli ezibanzi eziqonde ngqo zeBubbas, ngakho-ke kungani ungaxwayisi umoya bese uyahamba uyiphila impilo yakho enhle kakhulu, eyisitabane, ngaphandle nokuziqhenya ?

Umzuzu owodwa oshaya kanzima, noma kunjalo, uvela kuPhillips njengoTobey. Ungumfana wemisipha onomzimba omkhulu nephakeji elikhulu elikhulu elithunyelwe kulo lonke idolobha ochungechungeni lwezikhangiso zangaphansi. Emzameni wokunconywa ngokunye ngaphandle kokubukeka kwakhe komzimba ngenguquko, uTobey uphuma ehudulela i-Halloween.

Ngokokuqala ngqa empilweni yakhe enelungelo elikhulu kakhulu uTobey uqala ukuzwa ubuhlungu bokwaliwa emphakathini wakubo, kangangoba ugcina ngokuzibulala. Uhamba umbulali – engazi ukuthi lo mlisa ubulele abangane bakhe impela – bese eqala ukumncenga ukuba amnake.

Udonsa iwigi yakhe bese wehlisela ingubo yakhe phansi ukukhombisa umzimba wakhe oqoshiwe, efuna ukunakwa yindoda enesithunzi, futhi kuze kube yileso sikhathi lapho umbulali engenela khona ukuze abulale.

Manje, noma ngubani ochithe noma kunini kuzinhlelo zokusebenza zokuphola zobungqingili uyazi ukuthi ubudoda buvame ukufakwa ebubanjini, futhi yebo, ngiyazi ukuthi le movie yaphuma kudala ngaphambi kwalezo zinhlelo zokusebenza, kepha angikwazi ukusiza kepha ngicabanga ukuthi lo mugqa ubukhombe ngqo kulokho ingxenye yomphakathi wethu.

Ah, ake sibhekane nakho, asizibukeli ngempela amafilimu ama-slasher ngesakhiwo. Siyababuka ukuze babulale, futhi I-Hellbent ikwenza ngobuciko ngamakhanda nezithunzi ezindizayo, ikunikeze nje okwanele ukukugcina ujabulile.

Ifa Legazi

Iqiniso ukuthi, yize kunamaphutha, I-Hellbent ifanelwe indawo hhayi kuphela ngokwesabekayo, kepha nomlando wesabekayo ngokujwayelekile. Bawushiye phansi lo mbhalo ongezansi base bewuthatha. Benze ifilimu ye-gay slasher ezuze idumela noma ngabe bekumibuthano ethile kuphela.

Ngo-2020, sisenezimbalwa kakhulu lezo ezisifakayo, ingasaphathwa-ke leyo egxile kithi nasemphakathini wethu.

Yingakho lapho ifilimu efana UKiss Midnight ukukhishwa kwe-Hulu neBlumhouse's Kungene ebumnyameni uchungechunge, sigijimela ukuyibuka. Kungakho, lapho abaningi bethu beqala ukubona ukuthi babebuza umlingiswa othile It: Isahluko Sesibili besijabule yize umsebenzi ubukhathazeke ngokuphelele, ngombono wami.

Ngokuqondene nokulandelana okuvame amahemuhemu? Engxoxweni ne-San Diego LGBT News ngo-2017, UDylan Fergus ubesho lokhu:

“Njalo emva kwesikhashana, njalo eminyakeni embalwa, ngizoxhumana nomunye wabadidiyeli noma elinye ilungu lomlingisi noma uPaul. Futhi njalo ngezikhathi ezithile bafana, 'oh ngivele ngaba nengxoxo nothile mayelana IHellbent 2; Ngifana no-hey, uma nje ngithola i-cameo ngingajabula. ”

Iminwe enegazi iwele, sizobona okuningi kungekudala.