In "Martha Marcy May Marlene", the director uses a very conventional narrative method, set up suspense at the beginning, and then continue to enrich the character of Martha through the stories in the memory, and explain the cause of her character a little bit. When the film is over, the truth will come to light. Since Martha never confessed to her sister what happened before, the audience can only piece together the story with fragments of the memory passage, which has become the biggest attraction of the film
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"Martha Marcy May Marlene" perfectly combines the charming breath with fear and horror
. What makes this film unique is that it does not simply criticize or criticize the existence of specific ideologies such as cult organizations. On the contrary, the film focuses on why the victims choose to join the cult, and the cult organization is sensitive to it. What kind of psychological impact do young people have? The film perfectly combines Martha's real life with her memory in the cult organization through editing and switching. This flashback method leads the audience to gradually understand the real reason for the protagonist Martha’s unstable, hostile and bizarre behavior and the psychological trauma she suffered; and the parallel time frame of the film also makes the audience feel the longing of Martha before joining the cult A sharp contrast with the trauma of leaving the cult. The two timelines of the film are parallel to Martha's dreams and nightmares. Although it will make the audience feel a little confusing at first, it will make the audience feel suddenly realized afterwards
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