On the whole, the overall story direction is at least not in the trend of being completely incomprehensible like some other second-rate works. Many details, shots, sound effects, and close-ups are still a bit cliché on their own, but driven by the plot, their combination is a sublimation. Whether it's a sudden sound effect, the excitement and shock brought about by the lens change, or the horror presented by the gradual focus adjustment. They all appear in the right place, at the right time, and in the right scene change. Of course, this is due to the director's grasp of the rhythm. There are tensions and relaxations, tightness and looseness, and it is not sloppy. It feels that basically every shot has the effect of setting off the atmosphere.
Horror thrillers must have sensory stimulation, and sensory stimulation must require the coordination of the camera and the sound to present such functions as contrast and rendering, and the film "Mom" does not have excessive dazzling skills in the camera and sound, resulting in a flashy appearance. Empty feeling, it still feels quite real.
It's okay for character performances, not to mention the two little actors. The main focus of this film is not to win with performance, or not to focus on character performance. Of course, no film is inseparable from performance. After all, each actor's performance in line with their respective characters is the foundation.
The "mother" in the film is obviously the "last suspense" of the film, which also adheres to the fine tradition of horror thrillers. Although the ending is not as brilliant as "The Master Key", it is still quite satisfactory and worth watching.
Horror thrillers are often stories out of reality, so most of the works are often illogical in many places, and people feel unconvinced after watching them. This is also why many of these films, even if they do well in other places, will become second-rate or even third-rate. I have to say that "Mom" still did a good job. This still depends on the in-depth thinking and keen intuition of the main creator for the story.
Most of the horror movies I've seen have emotions that are hysterical or that have been hidden for years at the end. Although the interpretation of emotions is not the same, it will eventually show the final cause and effect at the end. This film, from the name, knows that it is an emotion related to maternal love, like the previous "Frightening Castle" and so on. A mentally ill mother murdered and seized her child, and was finally forced to jump off a cliff by everyone. Maternal love, you can still understand it at the end, and you don't feel contrived. This is mainly due to persistent killing, seizing children, and loving children, and the emotions presented by jumping off a cliff at the end become natural.
As for humanity? The human nature shown in these films is more extreme. But "Mom" is okay, mainly because it's not too far-fetched. At the end, the part of jumping off the cliff, especially the smile that Mom and Lily showed at the end under the moonlight, you can still get out of the terrifying atmosphere and feel the simplicity of "Mom"'s humanity. maternal love.
When I watch a film, I mainly use logic, emotion and human nature as the three elements to evaluate.
Finally, let me make a small point. The image of "Mom" is well designed, especially the inch movement is used as the movement instead of the slow movement, and the horror effect has been strengthened a lot. This reminds me of another film, "The Hidden" directed by James Wan. This film can also be shot, but the image of this boss is not only not too scary, but also a little joyous...
For a horror film or a thriller Speaking of, I don’t know if there are too many mediocre films of this type, or this type of film is too difficult to make. For this type of film, my expectations and requirements for watching films are getting lower and lower. "Mom" is the most recent one. One of the most amazing horror movies ever!
View more about Mama reviews
