"Awakening": Dissecting the dusty memory

Zion 2022-01-05 08:01:29

(Written by Zhi Ning on April 13, 2012)
Perhaps the British film "The Awakening" does not have much freshness for the subject of the badly filmed ghost story of the old house, but the idea is worth it. Playful, unknown or confused with the past, life is like a bleak life, even if you can live as busy as usual, but the inexplicable hidden worries will rise intermittently and instantly, torturing the body and mind, just like the girl in the film The protagonist’s confusion, loneliness and sorrow when smoking by the water after solving the “boarding school homicide case” makes the living people awaken from the trauma of deliberate dust, no matter what, it is a necessary give.
Except for the sudden accident that awakens the living beings who have misplaced memories, this slightly dark and twisted thriller does not lose the atmosphere and calmness of the British film. At the same time, it also has good visual effects. The shots are smooth and clean, and the horror pictures are edited. It is also swift and swift. Under the support of the calm and gloomy tone, the historical background of the film-the vicissitudes of sorrow and sorrow after the death of a million people after the First World War, has spontaneously emerged, and a heavy sadness of the times lingers in the film. Many small visual and psychological details in the film appear to be quite original, rendering the atmosphere and setting off the psychology of the characters when necessary. All these meticulous creations make the film stand out from similar films in the general sense.
Rebecca Hall, who has performance literacy, makes every outstanding performance that people ignore and remember the family background of the daughter of her famous drama director. Since the wonderful performance in "Midnight Barcelona", this British girl has Attracted wider attention. This time, Rebecca played the role of a rational and capable "ghost hunter" Florence, who used clever mind and scientific methods to expose the true face of the "psychic club" that was flooded after World War I.
The film uses some comparative settings to make the necessary explanations. For example, at the beginning of the film, Florence was vigorous and resolute when dealing with business, but when she was invited to a boarding school in a manor to do a truth investigation, she was in "There is a slight sluggishness in action. This slight sluggishness combined with the rapid flashback of some of the films in the film suggests that Florence is not in contact with this place for the first time, that is, this is a place with a story, Florence. A person with a story, she has an inexplicable entanglement with this place. During this period, the various complex and entangled mental behaviors of the characters have been interpreted by Rebecca with a sense of hierarchy, and he is obviously very competent for this role that challenges the emotional limit.
The little actor Isaac Hepstead-White who plays Tom in the film is also very eye-catching. His exquisite face and agile temperament make the audience especially love it, and he plays in the drama "Game of Thrones" Bran has already died of a lot of movie fans and has become a new generation of "cute god Xiaozhengtai". In "The Awakening", Isaac made people feel extraordinary as soon as he appeared on the stage. This kind of feeling obviously made the audience guess the result early, but it did not hinder the appreciation of the little boy's performance. In the end, his tearful and kind choice, also It's touching.
Mrs. Mudd, who was the ward at first, invited Florence to come to the school to catch spirits. She was a public but in fact she was reunited with her family in a decisive manner. Florence was also awakened from the bloody memories buried, sadly. Faced the past. It seems that only by letting people with cruel experiences "die from" the trauma they once had, can they be freed from it and begin a real life. Therefore, the setting of the ending credit is comforting. The heroine cannot see the newly-departed nanny who used to sit on the bench and watch her play, which means that she will no longer be disturbed by another world.

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  • Nicolas 2022-01-05 08:01:29

    It's a very interesting little film, but it's flipped at the end, but it's a bit of a mystery. Bran is too upright! Don’t be disabled~; at the beginning of the chapter when the heroine rushed to school, I felt like an express transfer from Hogwarts to Downton Abbey...

  • Hailey 2022-03-25 09:01:12

    It's also really cold. . . Overall it's not bad, I have everything I need, although it's not very deep, I give it four stars, I hope you don't miss this movie

The Awakening quotes

  • Robert Mallory: There have been other sightings. The boys believe...

    Florence Cathcart: Boys believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. I'm sure some of them even believe in God.

  • [first lines]

    Vera Flood: [answering the door] Miss Simpson? Are you prepared?

    Florence Cathcart: [yes] I brought this.

    [shows photograph of a soldier]