Very delicate movie sketch. This kind of genre film based on the phenomenon of the Internet society has recently become popular in the United States. It uses new actors and is low-cost. It only needs a big house in the background. It is mixed with unsettled cases and has a compact story. It is occasionally thought-provoking. This new film just appeared on Netflix. It can be said that it covers most of the characteristics of this genre. Similar movies recently include Happy Death Day, Husk, Game Night, Follow, Gift, and Searching, which is very popular in China. I personally think that it can also be classified into this category. .
Start with social phenomenon: The social phenomenon in this film is Phrogging, which is derived from the homonym of frog once. Most of the people who play this game are young and poor. They live in the big houses of rich homeowners (a treaty like a frog). Was found to be honored. I have lived in the U.S. for so long and I have never heard of such behavior, but it shouldn’t be surprising if there is any. Most upper-middle-class houses in the U.S. are not easy to be spotted without disturbing the life of the owner ( After watching the movie, I immediately checked all the closets in the room...), but some people say that this kind of thing does not exist at all, but it is a scam of oil pipes. In any case, young people who play phrogging and become obsessed may indeed hurt others and themselves.
Distorted family social relations : However, the most beloved part of this kind of film is to reflect the distorted social relations in the life of the upper middle class in the United States, such as the betrayal, mother-child discord, extramarital affairs, jealousy and murder, youth trafficking, etc. The problem can be seen in the continued fragmentation and emptiness of American society to a certain extent, which seems to be very enjoyable for people who have a deep understanding of American society. These problems also exist outside the United States (such as China), but there are more conceptual discussions and surprises from the American perspective.
China’s low-cost movies, especially online movies, can also use this idea to get out of their own style, not to mention that family social relations can only be embarrassed by moms and dads, and when it comes to terrorist violence, they can only be feudalistic superstitions.
In short, I personally feel that this type of film satirizes social reality while bringing many unexpected surprises, and I hope that more of this type of film will appear.
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