If there is any inspiration for genre creation during the COVID-19 quarantine period, this independent production that went online recently is the answer that is the closest to the times. This "Imperial Wisdom" uses the popular computer interface technology as the main narrative. The "Unfriend" series and "Internet Mystery Trail" that have become popular in the past two years are representative works of this type. In fact, the film did not have much breakthrough in terms of form. The whole process is still a pseudo-record quality picture. Switching between the mobile phone and the computer screen, its advantage is that the creator has captured the people's current quarantine/closing period. Mental state, using people's fragile and boring psychology to make a great essay, to compile an excellent idea for an online soul-seeking game.
The film is less than an hour long, but the rhythm and thrilling effect are not bad at all. The director grasped the knack for such subjects, and used simple methods to create unexpected and thrilling atmospheres, such as using online conference software Zoom to connect all the characters in series, various fashionable face changing software and weird computer screensavers, and the psychic midway. The sense of suspense generated by the disconnection and withdrawal due to the signal, and all these details that keep pace with the times make the story a real sense of substitution. The whole plot is in an isolated environment at home, and it is easier to concoct the tension of the genre, such as the supernatural phenomenon of flying objects, the sudden extinguishing of candles, or grandma's music box. Although these familiar methods are old-fashioned, they can evoke the psychological resonance and fear of people during the isolation period, thus showing a sharp and horrifying effect.
Obviously, this short and concise work cannot be selected as one of the top ten of the year because the empty characters and crude stories lack realistic depth, but as a creative work, this film is an extremely vivid record of this special period.
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