The horror in this film is not the kind of horror atmosphere that challenges the sensitive nerves of the audience, but a state of anxiety. The tension caused by this anxiety and panic has been accompanied by the development of the storyline, keeping the whole movie very good. The dramatic tension. The mother and daughter are in a safe house made of copper and iron walls. Although there is no life-threatening for the time being, the thieves are staring at them outside. This makes the audience's psychology involuntarily inclined to care about the fate of the mother and daughter. The thieves do everything possible. I wanted them to come out of that room, and their methods were constantly escalating. From the initial threats and threats to the next gas force, they were unsuccessful, and they finally tricked their mothers out of the room. Of course, this is because the daughter's blood sugar is too low and needs to be injected immediately, otherwise the mother will definitely not leave the secret room. The main reason for the lack of a sense of fear in the film is that the thieves in the film are not strong. To a certain extent, the three thieves in the movie are stupid. The most direct manifestation is that the masked thieves said to himself after seeing his mother smash the camera: "Why didn't we think of doing this?" In addition, since they came for money at the beginning of the film, why bother to catch the mother and son first, as long as one guards the security door and the other guards the door of the room, the mother and daughter can't go anywhere. From the face of it, the skinny man headed is completely street gangsters, lacking the domineering boss, while the actor Forest Whitaker is naturally kind, but the most ruthless of the three is mostly Wearing a mask all the time, he can only show his viciousness by cursing and complaining.
The overall quality of the film is improved by Judy Foster’s extraordinary acting skills. From the anxiety and panic at the beginning to the calmness at the critical moment to the end of the life adventure, the changes in the character's psychology are naturally manifested by Judy Foster’s expression. Come out, it can not only reflect the irritability, panic and fear as a woman in this environment, but also reflect the character of a strong and unyielding mother. The anxiety in the film is also largely reflected in this mother. , The contradiction between the strength as a mother and the fragility as a woman is concentrated in this character. Until the end, facing her daughter in danger, the mother finally decided to take a risk for her child. At the time, she was still a child star, Kristen Stewart. She seems a lot more immature. The whole movie is a look. As a daughter, she seems to be much calmer than her mother.
There are quite a lot of movies like this kind of horror in one room. The so-called occlusion phobia probably refers to the atmosphere created by this kind of movie, but David Fincher seems to emphasize the environment brings people more when making this movie. The kind of psychological pressure, many horror passages are not like what we have seen in other horror films. When facing such a very ordinary subject, the director found the right entry point, and did not horrify for the sake of horror. Instead of trying to make a fuss about mystery, but through a large amount of psychological portrayal of the characters, the stress caused by the anxiety and panic of the movie characters is transferred to us in front of the screen. Although on the whole, Vinci's film seems a little less exciting compared to other works, I have to admit that it was Vinci who saved this otherwise unremarkable story.
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