Neil Gaiman 's other masterpiece, "The Sandman", is adapted into a live-action version of his works "American Gods" and "Good Omen". If you have read these novels or movies, you must be very clear that Gaiman is a creator who knows a lot about the world's myths. In his writing, the gods and Buddhas all over the sky have a completely new look. They are completely different from the images you know in myths or religious sacred texts... but their motivations and behaviors are closer to their respective personalities. Lucifer, the king of hell, is also one of these examples. He appeared in "The Sandman" and is also the protagonist of the film "The Devil". Let's discuss these two completely different... but in fact, the same person, the Neil Gaiman version of Lucifer.
movie series "The Sandman" Lucifer.
Please click on the "Sanderman" movie series on Netflix, and you will see Lucifer, the king of hell. This Lucifer, played by Gwendoline Christie, has huge black wings behind him and is dressed in a pure white or fiery red robe. He looks elegant. She ruled the demons of hell, and her joy and anger were not reflected in her appearance, but it seemed that when facing our protagonist, Moore's Lord, it seemed that he could not hide his long-suppressed anger. But even Molpus had to be in awe of her, indicating that He may be the strongest existence in the entire universe except God, and that he had no full chance of winning against Him.
movie series "The Sandman" Lucifer.
In the comic "Sanderman", when Moerphus was about to go to the appointment to fight Lucifer, this withdrawn and difficult-to-do god actually said goodbye to His people one by one - it seemed that everything was almost over.
Comic "Sanderman" Lucifer.
Please open the comic "The Sandman" written by screenwriter Neil Gaiman, and you will see a different Lucifer. He looked exactly like David Bowie: male, blonde, snow-white all over his body as if he had no hair. It seems that Guan Duolin changed directions in the opposite direction - but Guan Duolin's golden curly hair is quite vivid, reminding people of the image of an angel in religious paintings (echoing the setting of Lucifer's messenger of Light). But the biggest difference between the comic version of Lucifer and the album version is not in appearance or gender. After all, the appearance and gender of the King of Hell are fluid (he will soon be different from David Bowie in the comic). The most special thing about this David Bowie version of Lucifer in the comics is that He is not really like the demon king we imagine.
comic "Sanderman" Lucifer.
Please click on all the film and television works that contain the character "Lucifer" in the drama, and you will see the treacherous, cunning and boundless evil king Lucifer. Of course, the supernatural power of gods and demons is as great as that of mortals, but if Lucifer is the most evil individual you have ever seen, no one should criticize you for thinking too much. Lucifer's evil should be superior to others to be able to control all the demons in hell and to manage all the torture in hell. However, in the comic "The Sandman", Lucifer is actually more like the Loki in Nordic myth: he is cunning, scheming, and always calculating. But will He want to let darkness cover the entire universe or destroy all mankind? We can't see it in the comics... So what is Lucifer calculating?
Comic "Lucifer" Lucifer.
We saw Lucifer appear again in the finale of the first season of the Netflix film "The Sandman", and another demon lord, Azazel, comes to complain to Lucifer - in the comics, hell is ruled by three lords, Lucifer, Azazel, and Beelzebub, but in the movies, it seems that Lucifer seems to be the only ruler of hell. Azazel said that he had joined forces with other lords (should be Bezebub), and decided to fight against Morphus together and launch a hell army to attack the dreamland, leaving only Lucifer nodding in agreement. Faced with Azazel's proposal to use both soft and hard, the calm Lucifer seemed to feel something... He wanted to do a big thing to "make God furious and Moores kneel down and beg for mercy."
comic "Sanderman" Lucifer.
In other film and television works, Lucifer should lead the demons to break through dreams, destroy the world, and then really enter the "Silver City" where God is located, and complete the great cause of hell's rule over the universe. But that was not the ending that Neil Gaiman would be interested in, nor was it the action made by Lucifer, who was obviously troubled by family problems in his writing: Lucifer thought that his former defiance was a rebellion against the Father's system, but He finally discovered that this rebellion was actually a small part of God's plan, and He became the lord of the filthy land and must become the reason for humans to be evil - it was their own decision to be willing to fall on their own, and they did not need Lucifer to lure or turn on the wrong path... Why did a god have to go through a lot of trouble to dye a small human?
movie series "The Sandman" Lucifer and Morphus.
So Lucifer's most insidious plan is to "run away from home" and hand over the key to the gate of hell to Morphus, so that the dream Lord will become the new master of hell. He wants to get rid of God's omnipresent plan and abandon His responsibilities to the Son without responsibility (this will make the Father furious); and then let Morphus become the new victim to carry the entire hell, and he must face the troubles brought by hell (the dream Lord will suffer in great pain). Lucifer had no idea of attacking the world or dreams, and that was just adding another burden to Him. This messenger of light who had finally learned to be willful decided to run to the world... to become the bar owner.
"Devil Detective" Lucifer.
We can now click on the movie "Devil Detective", and you will see Lucifer who successfully skipped the shift. This Lucifer, played by Tom Ellis, has a beard that can never be clean (a completely different from David Bowie) and has a charming masculine charm (a completely different from Guandolin Christie). But although Lucifer in "The Devil" is Lucifer in "The Sandman", and you can also see Lucifer's confidant Mazekin, this collection cuts off the connection between Lucifer and the comic: he has forgotten Moerphus, and he even developed a relationship with a female human police detective... In Lucifer's own comic series "Lucyfa", there is no character Detective Haoer (Chloe).
"Devil Detective" Lucifer and Haoer.
Let’s go back a little first: in Constantine we also met Lucifer, played by Peter Stormare (Peter Stormare). This Lucifer doesn't look like Bowie or Guan Duolin, but what's important is that this Lucifer, who is like the boss of the Russian gang, has to some extent continued the Lucifer setting in the comic "The Sandman". Under His fierce appearance, he had a naughty personality (he excitedly patted his little hands when he saw Constantine dying, and deliberately did not help Constantine silt). Although Lucifer in this movie does seem evil, He mentioned, "I've been too busy lately... I need a vacation." More importantly, the Constantine he was thinking about was eventually snatched away by his father.
"Constantine" Lucifer (left).
The Devil-Revised Comic "Devil" is also similar to "Constantine", focusing on the broken father-son relationship between Lucifer and God - it really looks like a traditional father-son love and hatred family drama. Lucifer uses indulgence to cover up his complex complex for his father, but these love, hatred and hatred on earth cannot replace God's biggest knot. He does not understand the role he plays in God's plan, and like the comics, he finds that he is just a pawn of God. Although "Devil" is completely different from the comics "Lucif" and "Sander Devil", it becomes a monster criminal investigation series, but interestingly, it retains the contradictions that Neil Gaiman originally set for Lucifer.
"Devil Detective" Lucifer.
As the second season of "The Sandman" should develop the story of "The Mist Season" in the comics, Moerphus must return to hell again to fight Lucifer in the "final battle" with Lucifer, and Lucifer will also tell the Lord of Dreams about his plan to run away.According to the first season of the album, in terms of faithfully adapting the original comics in terms of the plot structure, we should be able to see the complete ins and outs of Lucifer's "Out of Hell". This plot where Lucifer confides his heart is one of the climax scenes in "Misty Season". Neil Gaiman convinces you with various angles, Lucifer's inner pain struggles are as to how much He wants to leave hell. Of course... this will be a great opportunity for Guan Duolin Christie to display her acting skills.
movie series "The Sandman" Lucifer
Neil Gaiman once again successfully subverted the mythical character, making Lucifer, the leader of all evil, become the king of hell who does not want to stay in hell. It sounds a bit sensational, but Gaiman makes readers who have read "The Sandman" accept and believe in such a plot design. "It is better to be a king in hell than to be a servant in heaven" is a sad lie, because being decided to be a king or servant and being unable to decide one's own destiny is the real sadness. Escape from Hell is just the first step for Lucifer to control his destiny... Maybe the Sandman film rallies will tell us more of His new plans?
