Appreciation of horror films requires context

Mireya 2022-10-06 07:32:54

The first time I heard that Aquido’s name was in Juno, Juno argued with the child’s future father whether Aquido was a master of plasma tablets. I planned to study in Italy during the holiday, so one day I suddenly remembered that I should watch an Italian movie and learn a few words of Italian. To be honest, I just watched the movie and didn't get any fright. After all, as an ancient horror movie, it is difficult to bring great fear. The plot of the movie is basically as expected. Susie, who looks the weakest, defeats the bad guys and finally escapes the danger. The plasma has no sense of reality, and the guide dog biting the pianist is replaced by a mechanical device, which is slightly stiff. The Italian lines dubbed in the later period add a little weirdness (downloaded the English dubbed version, which is even more weird than the Italian dubbing). I like the color of this film. Brick red building, bright red to unreal plasma, dark red wine. A lot of contrast between red and blue, plus yellow and green to bring out the weird atmosphere, it should be regarded as a classic. If the wind and wind gusts have the greatest impact on me, it should be that I have learned one thing from the wind and wind gusts. Appreciation of horror films needs to be combined with context. I don’t really like watching horror movies, especially horror movies about religion, because I don’t understand them. I used to think that horror movies were boring. Most horror films that are fairly good have a "good ending", which means that from the beginning of watching the movie, I know that the protagonist will live to the end. I'm used to watching horror movies from an outsider's point of view, and it's hard to be frightened by the carefully arranged sections. I didn't realize until some time ago that my view of horror films was wrong all the time. Stayed at Don Orione Institute in Venice this holiday. The building was first bought by Don Orione to be used as a children's welfare home, later turned into a charity skill school, and until now it has become a church hotel. Not many people stayed in. Out of curiosity, I explored this place comprehensively at night. There was no one in the corridor, the light was dim, and I walked aimlessly in the corridor like this. Suddenly the figure in front of me frightened me for a moment. He was much taller than me, his face was expressionless and terrible. A closer look is a statue of the Virgin, a kind female image. Yes, there are different statues of the Virgin in every corner of this building, and Don is hanging on the wall Portrait of Orione. However, this made me feel unprecedented fear. When I talked to my colleagues the next day about the horror of this building, they didn't take it seriously. This made me suddenly understand that I didn't know the background behind the movie at all, or even if I did, I didn't know it personally. I think Japanese horror movies are far more terrifying than American horror movies. Now I think it may be due to cultural differences. I am influenced by East Asian culture and can better understand the horrors of Japanese horror movies, and I have never lived in the United States. Even if you understand a little bit of American culture, you don't know what terrifying American horror movies are. As for the gust of wind, the inspiration comes from European religion and witch culture. If you hadn't had the opportunity to go to the local area in person, you might never have experienced the subtleties of this movie except for the pictures. It seems I should walk more.

Don Orione Institute

Don Orione Institute

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Suspiria quotes

  • Dr. Frank Mandel: Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.

  • Sarah: Susie, do you know anything about... witches?