Director Drugard had previously directed a film that made horror fans around the world hooked, "The Cabin in the Woods", which he directed and edited. That film can see that he is a person who is very calm in narrative, and in "Murder at the Royal Hotel", his narrative ability is more sophisticated, each of the 5 characters brings a story (or lie) into an isolated situation , a powerful evil force is also involved in the back, closed space, bad weather, dense story line, the drama is extreme, very attractive.
The audio-visual aspect is also very good, the decoration and music with a sense of time (listen to the song at the beginning of the article, you can feel the vitality and dream of the United States in the 60s), the political symbols that TV and radio continue to transmit, the costumes and speeches of the characters, As well as the ambient sound, especially the sound effects of the heavy rain, they are all done very carefully. I seem to be in an unknown desperation, and I feel a little panic because of this, but more of it is the expectation of the next plot, because the life experience of the characters is slow. When it comes to the surface, you will never know what TA can do until the last moment.
The film obviously does not want to stop at the level of telling a wonderful story. It makes a sloppy hint about the affair of a certain American president. Although it is still conservative in the end, it at least shows the director's attitude-he thinks it is true. happened. The president admired by thousands is just a scumbag who plays with women. Based on this, the last character threw away the sex-laden videotape and embarked on his own stardom, and the meaning was very clear - whatever your president does, as long as I can live my life well. Just like TA instigating another character to overcome psychological obstacles and get rid of the cult leader, TA's starting point is always simple and pure, and TA can always clearly distinguish between good and evil. Of course, the videotape was burned, and there was no evidence of the president's crimes. shit.
And this president is actually no different from the cult leader. They are all people who lie and say they believe in themselves. Only the underprivileged who have been oppressed remain innocent and kind.
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