In fact, I rarely watch horror movies, and even if I watch it, most of the horror movies shot in Hong Kong are the ones I watched the most, and I have heard more about the classic horror movies in the West than I have seen. It cannot be denied that horror films from various regions often have characteristics of various regions, and religious background is one of the more important differences. Horror movies like Hong Kong involve the background of Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Taoism. Of course, many of them have oriental characteristics, such as painting symbols, setting altars, burning incense, and various other types. All kinds of demon swords. And the horror films shot in the West, of course, have many backgrounds in Western religions such as Christianity and Catholicism, and these often become obstacles for people from the East and the West to watch each other’s horror films. Imagine a lot of religious knowledge that can almost be called common sense to the other party, but you don't understand it. Of course, you will feel a little dizzy when watching movies with these religious features.
This film also has these problems to some extent, but in recent years, Eastern and Western cultures have exchanged and spread each other. Regarding Western religions, we no longer have a black eye. As long as the religious concepts are not too difficult to understand, we can still see a general idea. Furthermore, this film is a commercial film, and there will be no too difficult problems in it. Although we may have a little understanding of some of the religious rituals and religious concepts, we can still watch it lively. This is not a problem! For example, the inverted cross in the church that was dug out in the play, needless to say, we can also see the weirdness and horror in it, as well as the beasts with devilish nature, the hideous heroine possessed by evil spirits, right It is scary enough for anyone. And the scene where the heroine of the evil spirit rushes from the distance of the cave is simply a nightmare!
The movie is a prequel to that famous horror film. It seems to be to clarify the origin of the story in the follow-up work, but it does not seem to be too clear. The story takes place at the end of World War II. The young Dutch priest Lancaster Merlin (Strand Skagarde) witnessed the cruel atrocities and the war-distorted humanity in the war, all of which are very important to his religion. Faith had a huge impact. He once gave up his faith and fled to explore the African continent, only to find that the church left over from the Roman Empire had unintentionally released the suppressed evil spirits. The evil spirits killed the other side and killed the innocent. , In order to get rid of the evil spirits, Father Merlin regained his faith and confronted the demons. And Father Merlin’s regained religious beliefs can fight against ancient evil, but it cannot change the degeneration and distortion of human nature in reality, nor does it change the resulting evil and catastrophe. Is this a kind of hint and irony, suggesting that it is truly powerful? The evil may be ourselves, and the irony is also our moral integrity. There is also the source of the evil spirit. Lucifer, the famous fallen angel, is mentioned in the play. Some people say that he is Satan, while others say that he is not. My knowledge of Western religion is limited, I only know so much, but I just feel like a lot. The film talks about him, sometimes it seems simple and perfunctory.
In fact, there are still many places to be discovered in the plot, but I said earlier that this is a commercial film, and a lot of space is given to those bloody scenes that can arouse people's fear and disgust, as well as the appearance of the hideous and terrifying evil spirit resurrecting.
It is said that compared with the original "The Exorcist", these follow-up works are far from satisfactory. Still that sentence-shooting a sequel to the classic is not easy! !
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