Rating: 8
Keywords: host;
1. Theological interpretation of fear;
With evil spirits as the center of fear and regarding the operation mechanism of evil spirits, Soul Recalling 1 is basically the same as the previous "latent" type and "Annabelle" type. Say something different.
First of all, add the scientific/theological scientific explanation of evil spirits-note that it is not classical theology, but just a very positive "scientific theology", which is the least scientifically controversial part of systematic theology-still does not touch Christianity, Likewise, the "free will choice" of evil spirits has not been used in any way, let alone the powerful potential energy of evil spirits that shakes the earth and the earth, and only explains the fear element in the scope of psychology. Make the fear element look more systematic and clear-in fact it is more passive.
Fear is the mood swings and anxiety caused by unknown things or a strong sense of crisis-it has to be said that the scale of this definition of fear is very conservative/popular. Let us explain it more generally, that is, people who are lacking in reason or emotionally weak are the most likely to be the target of evil spirits. This kind of explanation is basically a side-by-side interpretation of evil spirits in a religious context. It cannot be wrong, but it cannot That's right. From this, Eastern audiences can also see that terror is a socially sensitive subject in the Western world. The careless American horror stories have been so cautiously picky about the scale of horror. It is even more conceivable that European literature and art have always been three-dimensional and serious. Otherwise, where is there a huge market for Thai horror stories?
Take an example of depression. In fact, from the standpoint of Western religions, fear/depression is an evil spirit. why? Because depression and fear are both emotionally extremely fragile, this kind of time is also the right time for evil spirits to appear. Even from the perspective of sociology and even criminology, the extreme fragility of emotion and reason is also a dangerous life signal, because in this balanced universe, everything must have a vent, and a long-held vent will explode. It's just that this kind of venting or explosion of human nature in criminology is called evil spirit erosion from a religious perspective.
When I was young, there were often rumors of "evil possessed" in the village, and the countryside was very strange. Not all are false, because although the rural environment is full of emotions, it faces a very serious lack of reason. And lack of reason is also the food and goal of evil spirits. This situation is now less and less, because the basic education of the society is relatively abundant.
Also, why is it that women are more likely to be infected with evil spirits than men, because women are more vulnerable than men in terms of reason and emotion, and they need the protection of men.
The interpretation of fear from these perspectives is not available in the previous "latent" and "Annabel" departments. The soul-calling is interpreting fear in a more "scientific theology" way.
Another point is that for spiritual fear stories, it is more reasonable to set up a family as a psychic.
2. Host: the body of the house or;
A closer analysis shows that the fear element in Soul Recalling 1 is no longer an evil spirit, but a "soul fragile". Although this is the same thing, it is still a critical fear center shift. Because without the permission of the host, evil spirits cannot enter. Therefore, as far as the human soul is concerned, the evil spirit is nothing terrible, because it can't get in. But there is a prerequisite, people must ensure their spirit-the balance of reason and emotion. Once any one is weak, it may be the time for evil spirits to invade.
Compared with Latent and Annabelle, the interpretation of the host's spirit is more reasonable-the host's permission is no longer intentional, but unintentional. This is a great revelation. Human beings are not aware of the timing of evil spirits. It is very possible that evil spirits have already invaded when we are not conscious, because human beings are always vulnerable in the face of reality. This is the best place for the soul-calling system compared to the previous soul-calling system.
However, this is very implicit. The story does not explain the process and logic from intentional to unintentional. It still sets the visual host of the evil spirit as a house instead of a body-in fact, the core of its story is the body, but it is artificially forced to be a house, and the West fears that there is no haunted house. This is an inevitable or inevitable part of the popularization of Western fear stories. Just as the film strengthens the theological impression of the exorcism ceremony, the actual operation part still deliberately avoids the intervention of priests or priests in the religious context.
Fundamentally speaking, there are only the cursed people, not the cursed land. This means that although the true story takes place in a house in the countryside, and the story really originates from a house that has been forgotten by history, in the most critical spiritual analysis, the host will not be House or doll. Legends always need a haunted house. In fact, the people who live in it are the most critical part.
It should be noted that the hidden series, the Annabel series, and the Evocation series all put the visual focus of the story on the house. But in fact, this is just an excuse, and the meaning of a house is a family . The core of the real story is also the "spiritual fear" with the family as the unit-the evil spirit is not communism, it has no interest in occupying a house.
3. The philosophy of terror;
Japanese terror constructs a philosophy of terror based on "human nature", Thai terror constructs a philosophy of terror based on "human heart", and Western terror is a philosophy of terror centered on "spirit". This is about terror, three completely different interpretation dimensions.
Japanese human nature (human nature) horror-human beings are afraid of something, so digging out the horror instinct in human nature is the center of Japanese horror. The thinking it brings is, why are human beings afraid? What are you afraid of? In other words, why are humans afraid of certain things? Especially the human face. More specifically, why do we love this face, hate this face, and fear this face? This is something that Chinese physiognomy does not involve.
Thai people have a horrible heart-at the beginning of a man, the heart (deep inside) is evil. And these innate evils create acquired fear. Therefore, the center of Thailand's fear is the price of sin. Just like, a person who has committed a sin will never get peace of mind. He will always be afraid of his sins. He does not know when the messenger of justice will come to claim debts, let alone pay for his sins. What price
The western soul (soul) is inherently horrible-the human heart and human nature are not the origin of fear. Satan is the evil spirit, or fear is the evil spirit; it should be noted that the logic of the spiritual fear is not the fear of evil spirits. , But fear is the evil spirit . When you feel fear, you are possessed by evil spirits.
The philosophy behind this is that humans will only see what they seek. Whatever you seek, you will see something; when you are afraid, evil spirits will appear and will strengthen step by step. Therefore, the fear in the spiritual fear is drugs. It cannot be touched. Once it is touched, if it cannot be overcome, it will grow stronger day by day, frightening people to the point of completely destroying their will and body.
Back to the discussion of horror topics. Obviously, it can be seen that the fear of spirit is a Christian ideology, the fear of the heart is a Buddhist ideology, and the fear of sex is the most non-religious explanation of fear-the explanation of fear of breaking away from religion. What's interesting is that, in fact, neither the mind nor the sex are more profound than the spirit, but the horror stories of Japan and Thailand are much more interesting and scary than Western horrors.
Contrary to common perception, in spiritual fear, people are not afraid of devil, but God.
4. Terror in the humanities;
Although horror films as serious humanities are becoming more and more niche, the study of horror in the humanities is of great significance. Because all human negative emotions are the continuation or variant of fear-fear is the root cause of all human tragedies. Children are afraid of being punished so they lie, and adults are insecure and show offensiveness.
When discussing terror, the most inescapable thing is religion. Because the essence of religion is a super cultural phenomenon based on "horror themes", and there is no religion that does not use fear as an entry point for mass communication. I don’t want to cover the specific situation in this article, but there is one point that requires the audience to pay special attention. The Western horror stories that enter the public’s field of vision are basically Christian propaganda films, and in an extremely popular or simple way, they are far from representing Christianity. Position, but it must be subjectively catering to Christianity. To a certain extent, this has led to the fact that the capacity of Western fear stories is often insufficient, because there are restrictions on religious curses, and fear is a part of the Christian cultural circle that cannot be played at will.
Of the three types of fears, Japan’s horror story has the largest space and there are almost no restrictions. In fact, it is precisely the people in this country who have the most fear and ubiquitous survival crisis, so basically they don’t hold much of the beautiful Christian fairy tales. There are unrealistic illusions. People who don't necessarily live tomorrow, what else can you look forward to. This is a transcendence of Thailand’s terror. Fear is not the price of crime. Fear is human instinct . If you don’t commit a crime, you will be afraid. Human nature dictates that only living in troubled Japan can have this kind of life experience and awareness. .
Thailand's fear is the most sincere, and it is also the most missed, because it is roughly regarded as a "criminal theme" or "post-criminal theme." How hateful a person is when he makes mistakes, how cute he is when he makes mistakes. The price of sin is often another sin, so what should Judas pay for his sin?
Finally, there is our country, the place that once had the greatest horror, humanities, history and market, and the place where Journey to the West and Strange Tales of Liao Zhai were once produced, has now swept all monsters, ghosts and snakes. I hope this atheistic China will exterminate fear.
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