"Hidden 2" continues the story of the previous work. The title of the film first goes back to thirty years ago to explain the male protagonist's childhood experiences, which leads to the young goddess and the new character Carl. Then the timeline goes back to "Hidden" after the male protagonist's family moved back to his mother, which is the house where the male protagonist lived when he was a child. Attentive viewers may find that there is a lot of information in the foreshadowing of the title, and they have to admire Wen Ziren's attention to detail. elaborate. On the surface, the fright intensity in 2 is more than that in 1. Audiences who are used to the routine may not feel too scared. The means of scaring are nothing more than the female ghost floating by suddenly, the piano, baby carriage, automatic Closed doors, etc. But this time, Wen Ziren played with the concept of time and space. The piano that automatically sounded turned out to be the signal sent by the male protagonist to the female protagonist in another space, and the doorbell alarm that sounded in the first part of the screen turned out to be the male protagonist. Traveling through time and space, the door that knocked on the door for worrying about his wife and children, the person who talked to the male protagonist when he was a child in the opening video after turning up the brightness is actually himself thirty years later... It can only be said that this setting is blown up, although it does not appear to be superficial. It scares you, but thinks about it, a bit like Nolan's "Interstellar", a bit fierce. The story is perfectly connected to the previous work, so if you don’t feel good about watching 2, you must watch the first one first.
In addition to the high-end setting of time and space, 2 also explained clearly the old woman in the black wedding dress in the previous work. It turned out to be a perverted old man who was brought up by eccentric parents and became a murderer who disguised himself as a woman (unconsciously reminiscent of the old jigsaw man in "Chainsaw"). We can also see the most harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The funny duo and the divine media Carl have also started business transactions one after another. The film is still powerful in creating the atmosphere, and the many clues are more like watching a suspense film, and many of them are meticulous and detailed logic that makes people addicted. It's a pity that the rhythm in the second half is a bit chaotic. I don't know why the witch can drive away the demon possessed by killing the perverted mother. The explanation given in the film is only to take away the memory, but it is not too clear. The male protagonist and his child can go out of their bodies to another dimension, and it's a bit ridiculous that Carl went to play a soy sauce and then returned to reality before he died. From the tone of voice, the goddess after death should have gone to heaven. After hearing the call of the male protagonist, she returned to hell to help the male protagonist and kowtowed the demon mother... Many of the details carefully laid out in the past are unfortunately only a far-fetched stroke. . The ending of the story has not been reversed this time. The male protagonist's family has also successfully started a new happy life, and the funny duo and the fairy godmother have started a new round of career expedition. I have to say that this goddess is also dedicated enough Yes, you can still handle business after death...
In general, it is not a perfect work, but it is still a high-quality film, especially in the field of horror films, there is no need to say too much about the status of Wen Ziren's horror films. Again, watch this one, you must watch 1! ! Those subtle details that combine the two are the reason to give this film five stars.
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