I actually watched a 1968 movie and it turned out to be very good.
It's not rude, the film itself is outdated, and it can be seen at a glance that it is an old movie from the performance of the picture quality lines. But luckily, it didn't take long to see its sparkling qualities. Even in a time when many scenes have been used repeatedly, it is not surprising that no matter how wonderful the idea is, the tension created by this film can hold your heart tightly, from beginning to end. Because it is outdated, it qualifies as a classic for a reason.
Not only that, but after watching it, it can also make people reminisce. Comrades, this is a horror movie. Rosemary is very weak, and she is incomparable with the women who saw Buddha and killed Buddha in contemporary movies. Because of the times, including the level of intellectual enlightenment and technology, her helplessness in the face of hardship is credible. In those days, women's abilities were really too limited. Speaking of which, it also coincides with the feminist theme and Metoo activities of the past two years.
And the genius of the film text is that there is no demon who wants to inflict a devastating blow on the heroine or the baby, nor the bloody murder of Rosemary, and the child itself is the child of the devil. And the actions done to her are the most evil. Is there anything more sinful than giving birth to a child of a demon? And this has a corresponding relationship with the birth of the Son of God. From the perspective of blasphemy, is the birth of the Son of God more legitimate than the birth of the Son of Devil? And how should the maternal love of the mother of a demon baby be viewed? This as a whole creates a number of very interesting paradoxes that make an already impeccable narrative and pacing even more difficult.
It is said that the end of the original novel is to let Rosemary jump off the building to prevent the birth of the child, but in this way, the above groups of correspondence are missing. As for the justice of the ending that many people are willing to pursue, well, after all, what Rosemary will do in the future is not stated in the film, and it can be regarded as a half-open ending.
After watching this, I think it is necessary to find a few Roman Polanski movies to watch.
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