The biggest feeling after watching it is that this disaster could have been avoided, and the feeling of regret is no less than "28 Weeks".
This hand-held DV shooting method, combined with the elements of a gloomy and closed old building, narrow corridors, and crazy zombies is really impressive (hand-held shooting itself can create a sense of tension, refer to the "Bourne" series trilogy). The shaky DV shot fits perfectly with what the director wanted to convey, the fear of chaos and madness. The two things Westerners are most afraid of are plagues and riots. Both of them are the embodiment of "disorder". In this film, the director elevated the plague to a more terrifying zombie virus, and turned the riot into a more original mass chaotic psychology. Then combine the two together. Crazy bloodthirsty zombies are responsible for giving the audience a terrifying start. The director uses the combination of the camera lens and the dialogue to keep the audience in a tense and fearful atmosphere, which constitutes a deeper level of fear. In many films and documentaries, there are plots and scenes of human beings taking the lead in rioting, smashing, looting and burning when disasters occur. It's human nature to be restless when you're scared. And the director amplifies this nature in this film. After the crazy old lady bit the fat policeman and everyone found that the building was blocked, everyone was in a state of panic. During the interview, the old grievances of the residents in the building were exposed. Everyone kept complaining in a tense atmosphere, repeating the loss of their own interests: Asian women kept asking everyone to risk their lives to rescue their sick father upstairs; the white-haired old man complained repeatedly, claiming that the living habits of Asian families were the cause The culprit of the incident; the government officials had to turn off the camera several times, and as a result, there were constant conflicts with the hostess; the doctor who came in in the middle refused to disclose the whole story of the incident and forbade everyone to watch the treatment process, and when he learned that there were still infected people upstairs At the same time, he also scolded the crowd for not telling him. Only firefighters are the most capable and the least talkative. At the beginning of the film, a restless atmosphere was created, in which everyone talked about their grievances and claims in a chaotic manner. And the character of the heroine was given the image of "interpreting chaos" by the director. From the beginning, her role as the host required her to keep talking, and in the middle of the show, she had a dispute with government officials over the cameras and the truth of the events in the building. Finally, when the photographer and the two survived to reach the top floor, they were hysterical and on the verge of collapse. The director presented us with an image of a heroine who was very noisy at the beginning, and finally fell into a madness completely because of the pressure and fear around her. This is completely different from the calm and steady protagonist in traditional zombie-themed movies, who is good at uniting people and leading them to break through. The emotional color of the heroine forms a contrast with the calm and quiet photographer: For example, in the middle section, when the male protagonist took a camera and recorded the doctor's treatment process, the female protagonist impatiently asked the male protagonist to tell her what she saw immediately; in the dark attic, hysterically, the male protagonist asked the male protagonist to find the light switch immediately. In the end, the photographer in the attic even managed to comfort the heroine's emotions.
In this movie, the sudden emergence of zombies can only make you terrified, but the always-present sense of chaos, anxiety and noise can bring you deep fear and make you think: If it really broke out This kind of crisis, everyone is so disorderly, if they are restless, what kind of disaster will they face.
Does it mean that people will destroy themselves before disasters devour them first?
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