Ghostbusters Official Trailer #2 Breakdown and Review
A second trailer for the Ghostbusters reboot was released on the May 18th, but was not uploaded to YouTube by Sony Pictures. Instead, the trailer was posted on Twitter:
It was later uploaded to YouTube by a separate channel, but it was quite odd that the trailer wasn’t uploaded to YouTube by Sony Pictures. The reasoning for this could’ve been that since the first Ghostbusters trailer received so much hate, they didn’t want to risk the film’s reputation and appeal more than it already has.
So, is this trailer an improvement over the previous one? And, does this trailer finally hook fans before the film’s release in less than two months?
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One of the more intriguing moments from the trailer is when Chris Hemsworth’s (The Avengers) character, Kevin, is supposedly possessed by an entity sometime during the film. In another scene from the trailer, he’s shown overlooking some ghouls flying around, which could possibly mean that he could one of the villains.
A new character was introduced during the trailer, this character being played by Michael McDonald, who has starred in rather minor roles in Spy and The Heat. It is unknown what character he will play and how much impact he’ll have on the main story; he hasn’t even been listed on the IMDb page for the upcoming film.
The assumed main villain was revealed during the trailer and, according to Cinema Blend, “will be called Rowan.” Cinema Blend describes Rowan as being a “the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man of this remake;” however, he seems to resemble the logo for the franchise. With his physical appearance during the scene that was shown in the trailer, this scene in the film could either be the penultimate fight between him and the Ghostbusters, or it could be his ultimate demise.
The end of the trailer shows a new version of the logo, accompanied by the subtitle “Answer the Call”. This subtitle is most likely just an addition to the advertising for the film and will not be featured on the film’s title card.
Speaking of advertising, the last part of the trailer says that if you tweet #Ghostbusters, you’ll unlock an emoji of the Ghostbusters logo. This is a peculiar way to advertise because when would someone ever use the Ghostbusters logo for an emoji in any situation?
The comedy displayed in the film ranged from jokes concerning or parodying pop culture or jokes that were generally specific to the moment. With the female talents that are connected to the film, they honestly shined here more than the previous trailer. Unfortunately, Kate McKinnon doesn’t get enough screen time for viewers to get familiar with her character, while the characters portrayed by Leslie Jones and Melissa McCarthy seeming to be in the spotlight in both trailers.
With the release of this trailer, the dislikes are still overwhelmingly outweighing the likes, with the dislikes being over 72% of the 64,243 responses. The trailers that have been released haven’t shed much positive light on the film to anticipate audiences. Most of the fans of the original are outraged at the quality of the trailers, with some fans considering not even going to see the film.
There’s no way to predict the future, and we’ll have to see how the film is and how it performs at the box office when Ghostbusters is released on July 15th.
