[Surprise 1: Different trailers for "Pat Dad"]
One of the main reasons why the first two films were sprayed by many viewers is that all the horror sections are in the trailers. I don't know if it is for this reason that most of the horror scenes in the trailer of "Ghost Record 3" did not appear in the movie at all! In the trailer, the little girl jumped off the building and the heroine was dragged away. None of these shots were in the feature film, and the exorcist expert with a lot of shots in the trailer did not even appear! This made the whole process of watching the film full of unexpected surprises. The plot that I thought I would see did not appear for a long time, but it was an unexpected scene. This made the film suspense so much that no one knew what would happen next. .
If this is a deliberate propaganda method of the issuing company, I have to say it is very creative. Most of the viewers who have watched the trailer of "Ghost Record 3" think "Why are these used bridges again" and think it is not worth going to the cinema; however, when the first batch of fans walked out of the cinema and told their friends" When there is no bridge in the trailer at all,” strong curiosity may drive audiences who did not intend to watch it to enter the movie theater again, which constitutes a new model of viral marketing. Of course, it is also possible that the shots and versions in the trailer just happened to be discarded, but this is too coincidental...so I still insist on doing it deliberately. The idea is there, but as for the final result, it depends on the box office after the film is released.
[Surprise 2: Return to the origin of the first horror]
I mentioned in the film review of "Ghost Record 2" that one of the horror origins of "Ghost Record" is that the night vision lens captures the supernatural events that occur when the protagonist is asleep. Sleep is the most defenseless and incompatible The state of isolation from the outside world, and allowing ghosts to appear in this situation is the most frightening for the audience; the second is the subjective perspective of the pseudo-record, when the protagonist is carrying the camera and groping in the dark, the audience can also be present. Sense of environment. The reason why I don't like "Ghost Record 2" is also because of this. The director arranged multiple surveillance cameras in the mansion in that sequel, and most of the supernatural phenomena are "far away" from human characters when they occur, so there is a sense of loss of essence.
Fortunately, in "Ghost Record 3", the director brought back all the highlights of the first part. The film once again connects the plots in the mode of "the first few nights", and three cameras are not too many. And in the final climax part, the subjective perspective of presence is brought to the extreme.
[Surprise three: catch up with the first one? 】I
believe that all viewers who watched "Ghost Record 3" will not forget the "rotating camera" modified by a fan. It created the third type of lens in addition to the fixed lens and the handheld lens in the past three. The great thing about it is that there is a wall pillar in the middle of the shooting angle of view, which divides the space within the angle of view into two. And every time they turn, the audience will feel suffocated and nervous because they don’t know what they will see in another space next. This not only returns to the first part of using human’s fear of the unknown, it can also be said to be It doubles down, and I have to say it is really a great design!
"Ghosts" are almost invisible in "Ghost Records 1, 2", but "Ghosts" are boldly allowed to appear in "Ghost Records 3" many times. Several of them are considered excessive and reduce the intensity of terror, but there are also several times. Very sensational. For example, the bridge section of the white bed sheet was originally thought to be very happy, but in fact the scene of the nanny sitting at the table was very strange, especially when I remembered that my back would get cold afterwards. The appearance of the "group of ghosts" in the climax of the credits is also properly controlled, not too revealing and ensuring a sense of weirdness.
One of the main reasons why "Ghost Record" was criticized was that it had "no plot". It was just filming two people sleeping from beginning to end. "Ghost Record 3" jumped out of the frame, not only retained the "sleeping" section, but also used "outsiders" roles such as nanny, friend and grandma to create and update more horrible sections. At the same time, the story of "Ghost Record 3" is also the richest so far. It not only honors its promise and exposes the truth of the "origin" (although this truth is too American, it may not be suitable for Asian audiences), but also It also explained the stories in the first and second parts, such as why Katie in the first part was possessed, and then why in the second part she went to her sister's house to take the baby away, etc.
[Surprise 4: I was still scared...]
Although the degree of horror may not be as good as the first one, "Ghost Record 3" can still scare its audience (audiences who have been scared by the first two). It not only used some of the wonderful ideas of the first two films, such as the first sleepwalking, such as the "big action" in the second kitchen, but also used technical assistance such as special effects and sound effects to create more and more amazing horror sections, and the director The deliberately injected humorous elements also greatly increase the entertainment of the film.
Therefore, if you have been scared by the first or second part, or you think the first two are boring but still want to watch the third part to complain, then "Ghost Record 3" will definitely not let you down. In addition, it’s better to go to the cinema to watch, or just turn off the lights at home in the middle of the night and put on headphones to watch...
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