In "Death of the Sacred Deer" director Lance Moss set up a triple metaphor, and even directly and deliberately concealed important points in the development of the plot, forcing the audience to use allusions to associate the plot. Such extreme practices also led to a very polarized look and feel of the film.
Audiences who don’t know much about Greek politics or Greek mythology may be confused when watching "Death of the Sacred Deer", but regardless of the plot, from a purely viewing point of view, watching "Death of the Sacred Deer" is also It is definitely not a relaxing and enjoyable viewing experience: the deliberately zoomed out lens, the huge and eerie religious soundtrack, and the ghastly tone, the viewer's nerves have been in a highly tense situation during the viewing process. The director wants to "torture" the audience from beginning to end.
"Death of the Deer" is a very "weird" movie. Lansmos extends the viewing process beyond the pure film text. In addition to the content shown on the screen, if it is a Greek, daily life, Survival experience and even folklore that has been fascinated from childhood to big ears have become part of the movie. Some people may criticize "Death of the Deer" from the perspective of the completeness of the narrative and the overall scheduling of the film, but the film is always breaking through the film itself.
The title of "Death of the Deer" is a metaphor and the core of the film. Lance Moss uses his unique way to ensure that the audience can understand this, because it is a little difficult to understand only literally. The film shows an abstract concept that is almost absurd, and "Death of the Sacred Deer" itself represents justice and results. The beginning of the film is very quiet, and then it makes people feel more and more uneasy, until the protagonist has to make an incredible decision, he is like a hero. The film presents the feeling of a dark thriller comedy, taking the audience to a place more insidious than imagined. It's just that this is an art film after all. Even though Lansmos's doubts and provocations have been quite restrained, his ruthless handling of the plight is still unbearable.
