Have you heard the horror legends of the island? There is no beginning, no end, just a bizarre story. The accompanying picture is a few black and white photos that cannot see the details. We are curious about the development of the story, but we cannot resist the fear from our hearts. The vast and unknown sea, the fog all over the eyes, the constant whistle sound, you look at the light of the lighthouse, as if you see all the evil. A lonely island in the ocean, former lumberjack Winslow (played by Robert Pattinson) and lighthouse keeper Wake (played by Willem Dafoe) jointly manage the lighthouse on the island, young Winslow is taciturn, The old Wake rambled about the administrator's manual, Winslow did all the dirty work, and Wake looked after his own lighthouse, and the two lived a daily life. One night, Winslow saw Wake standing naked in the lighthouse, the light of the lighthouse shining on Wake, as if receiving a kind of baptism, Wake muttered "my beauty" in his mouth. Winslow was curious to enter the lighthouse, but had no choice but to do so because Wake had banned it. A sudden storm disrupted their plans. The harsh environment forced them to stay on the island. Winslow began to have hallucinations. He saw mermaids, octopus tentacles, and human heads in the sea. Beginning to doubt the whereabouts of the previous administrator, the two sang and danced after drinking, and then became wary after sobering up. The conflict between the two escalated. Winslow hacked Wake to death with an axe and entered the lighthouse. The light from the lighthouse shone on Winslow's face. Finally, Winslow fell to the ground and was pecked by seagulls. In fact, Winslow is not his real name, both of them are called Thomas. "The Lighthouse" is directed by Robert Eggers, an American male director, screenwriter, art director and costume designer who directed the hit horror film "The Witch". The video uses 1.19: 1 frame and full black and white picture, the picture close to the box seems to trap the actor inside, forming a sense of oppression, and the black and white tone is not adjusted, but the director used a machine lens from the 1930s of the last century. Filmed on 35mm film, the director has the pursuit of technology, so that the film presents a near-real black and white tone and blur. The movie doesn't overuse jump scare, but slowly pave the way for a cold feeling, a terrifying atmosphere, the contrast between light and darkness, and the sound of the fog flute running through the film, forming a unique audio-visual effect. A horror film uses such a method and structure. It is easy to think of the classic horror film "The Shining", and "The Lighthouse" also has scenes of chasing people with an axe. Both films maintain a disturbing fear from beginning to end, and the gloomy feeling continues to infiltrate people. shudder. The performances of the two protagonists hold up the whole story. Willem Dafoe seems to be a man of that century. His language and expression accurately show the mental state of an administrator who has stayed on the island for a long time. What is even more amazing is Robert Pattinson, who exploded in popularity with "Twilight" before, has been criticized for his acting skills and has been nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award many times, but he is not inferior to Willem Dafoe in this performance, plastic surgery style His acting skills make every expression contagious. The desire, fear, and anger shown in his eyes are as invisible as the abyss. In addition, there is also an excellent performance in the recent popular movie "Creed", which makes people look forward to it. Pattinson in the new Batman. The director made a lot of dramatic treatment in the lines, such as the poem that Wake would recite when drinking "pale death will bring more fear, let the ocean caves be our shelter, God heard the waves rolling, condescending To save our poor souls." Dramatic lines can set the mood, and the Old English-like tone makes it easier to bring us into the story. The film uses a lot of symbolic things, and also borrows some myths and legends, mermaids, sirens, Cthulhu, to put a layer of fantasy into the film, just like Winslow's last internal organs were pecked by seagulls, symbolizing his last Same with Prometheus in punishment. The video style of the film is very distinctive, and with the dramatic lines, the whole is very similar to the legendary siren story. The multi-level narration makes the story ambiguous and requires the audience's subjective understanding. Too many symbols will make people feel obscure and difficult. Understand but do not affect perception. In fact, it doesn't matter whether the protagonist is alone or not, it doesn't matter whether it is fantasy or reality in the end. The movie mainly creates a horror movie atmosphere for us, without too much social significance, and we don't need to think about it. The characteristic video style, when you read similar stories in the future, you will first think of the picture of "The Lighthouse".
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