James Win

Regardless of the form or content, "Calling the Soul" is easily reminiscent of Fred King's old work "The Exorcist", and fans who are more enthusiastic about similar themes will use it and starring Hopkins in previous years. Comparing the "Ritual" with the now unfinished "Last Exorcism" series produced by Eliros, in fact, "The Soul" is more like a collection of Win’s past works of gimmicks, in "Dead Silence" The tingling sensation brought by the dolls, the evil house in "Latent", and even the old metal weapon of "Chain Saw" can be seen in "Calling the Soul". The film Swordsman North American Film Market has a coincidence element. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" has become a joke, "New Haunted Man" has become a ketchup carnival, and "Human Removal Project" is more like an action movie. The long-lost gloomy feeling of "Calling the Souls" is naturally welcomed by the audience. However, this is not to say that the quality of Wen Ge's standing still is lackluster, at least it is better than stepping back.
The film uses two fictional stories adapted from real events to connect and overlap each other to increase the thickness of the script, because no matter from which point of view, any single event will become another "Dead Silence" or "Latent". The civilian version of "Mud and Scarlin" composed of Vera Famega and Patrick Wilson, as a bridge connecting the two events, successfully brought the audience's position to the perspective of the exorcist, about the exorcist Ed and The emotional portrayal of the two Warrens is also rarely involved in the evil spirits movies in the past. At this point, "The Soul" is very thoughtful. The dual consideration of the cursed and the exorcist allows the audience to get the most comprehensive Perspective, able to take a macro view of the whole story. Not as exhausting as the "Smart: Ghost Record" series. Although "Calling the Soul" is also trying to move closer to reality in terms of its image style, it relies not on the portable pseudo-realistic photography that stuns people, but on the hard stuff. Kung Fu, the yellowed picture created the "unforgettable" of the old photos, and the "echo" also came. The retrospect of the case, the progress of the plot and the mysterious and unpredictable historical data gave the film a pure documentary sincerity. Compared with Wen Ge’s previous work "Living", "Calling the Soul" is a bit long. Although it is to explain the characters and clues in detail, it is inevitable that people are a little distracted. The climax, I haven’t seen such a hearty exorcism for a long time. With the good scene scheduling of this scene, Brother Wen has shown that he is different from the other members of the Wala Bang. He is really training himself and has indeed gained Growth and progress.
Probably because it was not his good friend Revornall who wrote the script, the "Call for Souls" did not appear at the end of the plot reversal that was unique to Wen Ge's past works. Perhaps such a powerful plot setting is difficult to match the film itself. The documentary atmosphere is grafted together, but fortunately, in September, the two rejoined "Latent 2", hoping to clear away some regrets of "Calling the Soul". It's a pity that next year, there will be no worrying evil spirits, only worrying drag racing.

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