Of course, it is a bit too much to describe this film in this way. There are many flaws in the film, and the depiction of human nature is too sloppy, but as a B-level film, it is not only qualified, but it can be regarded as a superior work.
The development of the plot through female vision has its own uniqueness. In general, women are symbols of weakness and beauty. Subversively putting female images into thrillers can make the audience have a greater gap in psychological expectations, and it has always brought better Horror effect. Of course, many classic thrillers take this route. Sigourney Weaver killed from the first to the fourth of "Alien", Milla Jovovich's "Resident Evil" series, etc., all are good 's reputation. But the characters of "Darkness Invasion" are completely a group of women. The male lead in the play can be called the male lead with the shortest time out of the country. He was pierced through his head by a steel pipe in a car accident within a few minutes of his appearance. The drug dealer who was beaten to death by Sanduo. This group of women wants to shield themselves from the pain in their lives with a spelunking expedition. This source of power can make sense. We Chinese people talk about sending love to the landscape and returning to happiness, and what we talk about is to let the natural things help digest the inner anguish. However, the way these women choose to express their love for the landscape is to fight against nature, and gain the pleasure of conquering nature through cave exploration. It's a pity that of course he couldn't win, and he lost Qingqing's life. Is this the director implying to the audience that if you fight against the laws of nature, you will be punished the most? (laugh)
In fact, the horror style and story routine of the film are still relatively old-fashioned, exploration - frustration - encountering strange things - death, but the claustrophobic atmosphere successfully created plays a finishing touch. I shouldn't be claustrophobic, but the sound of stagnant breathing in the narrow acupoints still made me panic. I felt this when I watched "Eternal Heaven and Dragon Slayer". Zhu Zijiu, who fell on the mountainside, wanted to go through the cave to find the paradise where Zhang Wuji stayed, but he got stuck in the cave. A stagnation. In an atmosphere of panic and shortness of breath, when I turned my head and suddenly saw a strange face, I was startled several times.
However, although the appearance of monsters made the plot more terrifying, it also eliminated the possibility of the film becoming a classic. In addition to attracting a screen full of blood plasma and turning heads, they greatly weakened the audience's desire to explore the film. In the face of unsolvable problems, using monsters to swept everything, the film fell into the tune of mysticism. If the monsters are abandoned, and more energy is put on the exploration of human nature in the extreme state of those women, the film will be upgraded to a higher level.
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