Alex de la Iglesia specializes in a certain type of horror. One that comes from mixing situations from Spanish – or European – history with a dark sense of humor. Added to this is a fair amount of winks and references to movies from all decades. Therefore, his proposal in the genre is very dark – as is the case with Day of the Beast– and others, mocking satire in style Venice.
For the first time at Netflix, the director chose a script in between both things. 1992tells the story of a ruthless serial killer who kills his victims under the guise of Curro, the mascot of the Seville Exhibition of the early 1990s. As the production progresses through the six chapters, what appears to be a provocative element becomes the key to revealing motives. killers.
Especially when the script – also written by the director – explores the events of the great fair that celebrated the 500th anniversary of the sailing of Christopher Columbus as the site of tragedy. The mysterious man at the center of the story is obsessed with what happened at the event. Additionally, with the fact of wearing the costume of one’s favorite mascot as a way to terrorize one’s victims.
The combination of Curro’s appearance – a bird with a long beak, elephantine legs and colorful mane – and the brutality of the killer’s crimes indicate a violent past. That is, the plot shows how the criminal covers his body with latex and his skin is completely burned. A nightmare image that will become the center of the plot, the lives of its main characters and, in the end, the key to stopping the wave of death that the killer leaves in his wake.
Six chapters for a complex plot
The most interesting thing about 1992 In addition to the criminal who appropriates a cultural symbol for murder, he uses the famous Seville fair, going deeper into his premises. The event, one of the most successful in Spanish history and transforming the city into a center of arts and technological advancement, was much more than just a commercial success. On the topic “The Age of Discovery”. celebrated the influence of Spanish culture on the rest of the world.
Alex de la Iglesia integrates this point of view into his story. This makes the grotesque image of the man in the Curro costume become a threat. Not only against the victims, but also against all the important leaders of Europe who are united by participation in the exhibition. Similar to everything that happened at the Seville event This meant as much to the Spanish as it did to the rest of the continent.
To determine the identity of the culprit, the director and screenwriter imagine two characters who have more than enough reasons to risk their lives in this attempt. Amparo (Marian Alvarez), the widow of a man killed in an unexplained explosion, is convinced that murder is behind the death. Much moreover, having discovered a strange doll next to the body of her husband and discover that there is something more behind what appears to be just an accident.
On the other end is Richie (Fernando Valdivielso), the cop who saved his life and suffers from alcoholism. Like Amparo, he suspects that the series of murders in Seville is not at all accidental. Worse, they are connected to a dark incident that no one talks about – at first – that happened during the fair and which the influence peddlers wanted to hide. Together, the main characters will begin to piece together pieces of facts that have no obvious connection with each other, which will lead them to a terrible discovery. What kind of face is behind Curro’s mask?
The city of Seville as a setting
As he already did in Venice with Venice Alex de la Iglesia uses in 1992Andalusian streets in scene style. Which gradually becomes important for understanding the behavior of the killer. For this occasion, the director uses buildings and avenues as settings for the most important scenes of the series. But instead of showing him glowing, he leans towards his most sinister side. Something that includes, of coursea place where a sinister disguised criminal lurks.
The best part of the plot occurs when Alex de la Iglesia devotes time and interest to making ends meet. Plot 1992explores both the past and present of its characters, combining both events in short flashbacks that do not interfere with the narrative. Elements that lead to the final chapter of the miniseries – the best – the reveal of the killer’s identity allows us to recap every clue the plot has left behind. At the same time, playing on one of the Spanish director’s favorite themes: evil is everywhere. The message at the end of the story is more evident than ever in its conclusion.
Source: Hiper Textual
