The opening episode is easy to be mistaken for a vampire movie, but it's not. After watching the film, I understand that it is a story about a possessed demon who likes to kidnap children and uses "lie" superpowers to control human memory.
The story is relatively smooth, there is no obvious procrastination in the big rhythm, and the effect of the horror atmosphere is quite satisfactory. Although there are some small bugs in the plot, they basically do not affect the overall logic. At this stage when good dramas are scarce, this film is still worthy of encouragement.
The effect will be better if you can make more correlations between the front and back plots. In the origin of the devil, the meaning of the symbol of the devil, the appearance of the dead deer, the male protagonist and the dog, the memory of the male protagonist about his younger brother, the process of being possessed by the male protagonist’s father and his girlfriend, the purpose of the devil’s mercy to the male protagonist, etc., In these plots, you can add some suspenseful atmosphere or horror elements, the effect will be better, and the plot will not appear to be procrastinated.
According to the usual style of American horror thrillers, the open ending leaves a suspense, but it’s a bit too open. It’s a bit unclear whether the hero’s girlfriend is possessed or not. If she is also possessed, the devil may be More than one. But why didn't the two appear together before, wouldn't it be invincible?
There is another slot I have to say, the male lead's girlfriend is really not good, it seems that there is a little Asian descent, a little fat, looking very inspiring, is the crew without money? Or did this woman bring money into the group? Fortunately, the film did not forcibly insert a few black characters to achieve racial balance, which can be regarded as a bit of comfort.
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