looking at the poster of the movie, the initial impression Introduction, will its people is an absolute horror thriller type movie. The film was full of disturbing factors from the beginning: aerial shots of the cars of Ann's family driving on the road (which have to be reminiscent of "The Shining"), suddenly turned from smooth and peaceful music to a roaring core. (See the note at the end of the article for the explanation of the grind core). Although everything around him couldn't be calmer, this excessive peace always makes people feel like the tranquility before the storm. Two perverts appeared on the stage, and their appearance and conversation formed a super contrast with their behavior. The previous brewing of the movie is really good!
2. "Break the fourth wall" The
two perverts said to bet with the Ann family: They bet that the Ann family will not live for 12 hours, and the Ann family has no choice but to bet that they will live for more than 12 hours. And this bet can't help you not make it, you must make it! At this moment, the pervert Paul suddenly turned his head to face the camera and said to the audience: "What do you think? Do you think they can win? You are on their side, right? Who do you bet on to win?" The boundary between the audience and the actors. Let us no longer just be bystanders, it seems that we have participated in this gambling game. The sense of reality is enhanced, and the sense of horror is also improved. This is exactly what Brecht said about "Break the Fourth Wall" performance method.
3. Atypical Horror Movies
In my opinion, this movie is not really a horror movie, it is just a "horror movie". The essence of what the film wants to say is criticism. After the movie came, there was a magic trick: rewind. When I saw this, I thought it was something wrong with the film. After watching it, I realized that this is the director's brilliance and the key hint. How to understand it? At the end of the movie, there is a dialogue between the two perverts on the boat. This passage just tells us (that is, the audience) a fact: the world of these two characters in the movie is fictitious, but it is also real. You can see and feel everything that happens in their world. After all, the key to the whole movie is you, the audience. You could actually simply press the stop button to stop these things before they happen, but you didn't. Even if the two killers had already told what the result would be at the beginning of the movie (when Paul was talking about the bet, he had already said "They will die anyway."), you still watch. It's no better to understand that the movie is criticizing the horror genre of movies and human obsession with violence.
4.
The ending scene of the veritable "fun game" movie is Paul looking directly at the audience, that is, looking at you. I looked into Paul's eyes, and I understood what a "fun game" was. "Fun game" is not a movie, but a game between the director and you, and a test given to you by the director. The sign of a failed test result is that the last thing you see is Paul's face that is not smiling. That face seems to say: You and I are the same...
PS: "Hardcore": The RIFF of the grind core is completely messy, the noise is repeated and overlapped, not seeking neatness; the arrangement is chaotic and the effect is heavy, which sounds very Chaos, it is difficult for you to hear their RIFF, not as clear as metal music. You don't expect to find the slightest melody in this kind of music. ... The vocal characteristics of Nianhe sounded painful, categorized as a high-inclined scream to a low voice, a deep growl from the throat; although the lyrics are often lengthy and difficult to understand. This is the ideological aggression brought about by the grind core, which goes beyond pointing to the top of its roots in whipping metal and hardcore punk, and it is difficult for people to fully describe the effect it actually sounds. (From the Internet)
View more about Funny Games reviews
