I watched this film on a slightly gloomy afternoon. Actually, I originally wanted to watch the bloody and violent "Machine Gun Girl", but by mistake, I made this completely irrelevant film.
Before that, I didn’t know the background of the film at all, and the poor translator actually translated the title of the film as "Mechanic Girl"... But at the beginning of the film, there were some elements that I liked that stimulated my little mind. It didn't make me lose interest in the slightly procrastinated and dull prelude. The pictures always have a wide field of vision and light tones, like old and faded landscape photos. Such a serene image shouldn't belong to a horror film, and later developments have confirmed that this is indeed a pure love-based work dressed in horror.
The story takes place in an old building. My love for old buildings is not entirely because they are always unique and graceful. It is that old buildings often have unknown past events. They live and die with the sorrows and joys that have occurred in a period of time. I once explored in a dilapidated old house and scared myself to death. I think this is why horror film directors like to put the story scene in such a crumbling old dilapidated house. But those dusty corridors, scattered objects, tattered dolls, old pipes whimpering in the wind, such old-fashioned techniques, as if chemical changes have created an atmosphere that is no longer a horror, but a touch of sadness.
I used to arbitrarily believe that European and American horror films are not like Asian horror films. They are not only scary, but also sensational. This film firmly and forcefully rejected my thoughts. Not only because the heroine’s name is exactly the same as my English name, but also because we all craze about our mistakes and drive ourselves crazy, but when a film has a group of cute little loli and Xiaozheng Taishi, then it will be destined to be sensational to the end. From the tone of the previous picture, the scene of the story has been created with a touch of sadness along the way, you can know a thing or two.
So when the heroine, the naturally emotional nurse aunt appears in an old house where everyone is busy and blind to the strange events around, you will say with contempt: Look, the delicate and sensitive protagonist is responsible for redeeming others. Heavy responsibility, and by the way, even redeem myself. I think so too, but I also have to say, I despise, but a delicate and sensitive mind is a necessary condition for seeing ghosts. Are you nervous? Then you can't be the protagonist, you can only be killed by a ghost, or be called by the protagonist to help kill the ghost that finally appears. Of course there is another possibility, as many people often do now: I know, I just never mention it.
The guy who made trouble in this film was left behind by the director, which is a small highlight. At first I thought that it was so tossing about it because it wanted people who were nervous or deliberately pretending to be serious about its existence, because June Feixue must have grievances, but I ignored a little, how much pain and anger will be. Turn the child into a cruel and perverted demon? They may make some extreme jokes, but will they tear up a movie projectionist who brings joy to pieces and throw it out the window? I think my psychology is normal, even though I think with lacrimal glands, I also have doubts about it. Is this sad ghost out of anger?
If the protagonist’s aunt’s initial doubts, to trying to persuade herself to follow the advice of the decent people around to ignore frequent weird things, to her getting closer to the truth by understanding little Lori Maggie is a process of self-salvation, then obviously, What drives this process is one of the most primitive forces of mankind, love. Well, this is a bit hypocritical, but this is true. All the fears, self-blame and torture from the heart, risking death, to pursue a truth that has nothing to do with oneself, is it just for inner peace? Maybe she had determined that this was the way to get salvation, but the cost of going through this way would be too great. I can only say that apart from the truth, goodness and beauty in human nature, and the human nature of loving each other, any other dark side of human nature can easily make people choose to escape. Those with big nerves are good examples. Before the protagonist's aunt arrived, who didn't know it but ignored it? Compared to them, apart from being nervous and sensitive, Auntie obviously has unparalleled courage.
When we were convinced that because of the selfless love in her heart, her eyes were firm, and the little patients who were desperately dragging her to escape to heaven, we admired the greatness of the angels in white and praised their generous and selfless love. But the closer we get to the truth, we often have to put more effort into bearing an extraordinary result. Since love can give people unlimited courage to fight for a living, all injuries and deaths are ultimately in the name of love. This may be why the tone of the film has a touch of sadness throughout. The film only uses flashbacks of a few shots of the past. Speaking of this deep love, it feels a bit abrupt. Because it probably wants us to be more deeply impressed by this positive love in this world.
In the film, the kiss that the Sleeping Beauty gets is given a special metaphor, which is spoken by little Maggie. Since it is the secret of the film, it is a kiss of love. In short, I was moved. Although the protagonist's aunt did not complete her merits in the end, from another perspective, she let all the ominous and haze pass away. This is the result of an independent choice. The aunt's choice gave her the energy to be reborn even though the life that should have withered, the kiss of the little Lori, it means that too many people love her and are unwilling to lose her.
So it is also in the name of love, the result is so different. The same ghost that is attached to the mortal world, but what it brings to the living is very different.
Maybe because I love you, I want you to die. Because I love you, I want you to be born.
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