There are always some weird things in life that make it difficult to explain, or too lazy to explain. At this time, the easiest way is to attribute the reasons to ghosts, ghosts, demons, angels and other supernatural things. Then it dawned on me, "Ah, that's it, paranormal phenomena, no wonder." But then came fear, because this phenomenon is beyond human control.
The male protagonist in the film once confidently wanted to solve things in his own way. This is the only positive factor in the film, but as the plot progresses, this calm and rationality proves his inability to do anything. When all means failed, and even the experts slapped their butts and left, the audience could only watch the young couple walking towards the doomed cup, and at the same time, they were swallowed by invisible fear.
"Ghost Shadow" uses realistic techniques to create a terrifying atmosphere, the heroine's bizarre behavior, the swaying chandelier, the sound of footsteps in the middle of the night, the photos in the attic... All kinds of phenomena can occur everywhere in life but cannot be explained. At this time, the audience with a sense of substitution will be frightened. And the most terrifying thing is: after you watch the movie, you stumble upon some similarities in your life with the movie, and then the fear suddenly strikes and you can't prevent it.
Let me give an example of myself: I borrowed Junji Ito’s horror manga from a friend before, and read it before going to bed. When I read it, I felt a little weird, but it wasn’t too scary. But that night, around 4am, I woke up suddenly, feeling that there was something in the dark bedroom. An inexplicable fear suddenly grabbed me, and I quickly got up to turn on the light, but I was still sweating. Later, I took out my Walkman and listened desperately to the music, and almost fell asleep after listening to the entire CD.
The similarities between "Ghost Shadow" and Junji Ito's comics are that some things that can be seen everywhere in life gradually become strange, unreasonable, and eventually change, completely breaking the original peaceful life, and the protagonist is basically powerless. Pushed by fate, step by step towards destruction. This kind of horror that penetrates the skin does not have a direct visual impact compared to the naked violence and blood, but it is like a virus with an incubation period. Once it has been touched, it will quietly sneak into your subconscious, and then in an unexpected When you are unsuspecting, you will be knocked down. That's where films like "Blair Witch" and "Ghost Shadows" shine.
It's a little depressing that I haven't developed an antibody to this type of horror movie until now.
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