The narrative of the whole film "Exorcism" is based on three color tones: the terrifying orange of anxiety when demons are possessed, the maroon-purple that seeks the truth when defending in court, and the holy white that is full of hope. The event combines court defense and supernatural exorcism, so it provides a good creative platform for filmmakers. "The story is simple, the plot is very bizarre; the characters are few, but the connotation is profound", director Scott Derrickson conceived The script of "Exorcism" draws on the narrative essence of the movie "Rashomon". During the court defense, flashback clips are interspersed to retrace the whole incident. In order to increase the tension of the plot, the story is based on an atheist - a female lawyer Irene Bruner's perspective unfolds. Although she is a defense lawyer, Irene's heart has always been in a state of contradictions and entanglements, which has led to conflicts in her personal beliefs. God or devil, faith or ignorance, everyone has a given answer in their hearts. Scott said frankly that the reason why "Exorcism" adopts a multi-perspective narrative method is to hope that the audience can determine the truth of the facts through their own eyes. Like the "Shakespeare of the film industry" Akira Kurosawa, whom he admired, focused on shooting Rashomon: not emphasizing narrative but emphasizing speculation.
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