MALEFICENT 2: MISTRESS OF EVIL
- Genre: mystery, mythology
- Duration: 125 minutes
- Release date: October 18, 2019
- Rated: C13 - No viewers under 13 years old
Following the great success of part 1 in 2014, the filmMaleficent 2continues the story of the famous villain Maleficent in the movie "Sleeping Beauty" and her adopted daughter - Princess Aurora. After a period of living happily together, the relationship between the two became tense, especially when Aurora accepted Prince Philip's marriage proposal but Maleficent objected. The climax was when Queen Ingrith, Philip's mother, invited Aurora to live in her kingdom and adopted her as her daughter, forcing Maleficent to fight the whole kingdom to defeat her.
Although the official release date has not yet arrived, audiences around the world, especially critics, have watched the film and given it a lot of positive feedback. One critic called this part 2 "a fierce fairy tale with unique personalities", someone did not hesitate to say that this is "one of the best Disney sequels" and it has "opened up the fairy tale universe in a wonderful way".
North Kim Thang: Haunting folk song
- Genre: Horror
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Release date: October 25, 2019
- Rated: C18 - No audience under 18 years old
North Golden Ladderis a horror film directed by Tran Huu Tan based on the familiar folk song of the same name. Folklore has long passed down a mysterious story about the true meaning of this song, revolving around two friends, an oil seller and a frog seller, when both unfortunately fell off a bridge. This is a children's song but has quite a thrilling content, so it inspired the filmmaker to decide to develop it into a horror film.
However, the movieNorth Kim Thang: Haunting folk songnot exploiting the song's content, but only taking inspiration from it to write a story about the problem of male superiority over female, which is a remnant of the feudal regime but still exists today in some villages, even in urban areas of Vietnam.
Moviegoers at the Busan Film Festival (Korea) shared: "The plotNorth Golden Laddersurprised the audience. The film does not simply have horror elements but contains a hidden message, aiming to help the audience understand more about the male-dominated prejudice of feudal society. The film found sympathy from the audience. Many new angles. And finally, the ending is extremely surprising."
The Addams Family
- Genre: Animation, horror
- Duration: 95 minutes
- Release date: October 25, 2019
- Rated: C13 - No viewers under 13 years old
The Addams Familyis an animated film about the Addams family, considered "the most eccentric family in the world" with their gray appearance, eccentric personality and unique thoughts. With their eccentric personality, the Addams family was isolated by the whole region, even bombing and destroying their house very brutally, forcing the Addams family to rise up to protect themselves.
The film promises to bring audiences a Halloween-themed film: dark but also silly and humorous. Like most other animated films,The Addams Familygives the audience a meaningful life lesson: understand and appreciate people, no matter how different they are.
