When darkness invades humanity

Jesse 2022-03-22 09:01:27

When darkness invades human nature, fear follows.

"Dark Invasion" is a horror movie, but its horror is not how brutal the monsters in the cave are, but the humanity exposed by the best friends who just supported each other when they face the fear of death.

I was abused, and I was abused by the ending. At the same time, it is also my favorite place in this movie. When Sarah escaped, the film played sad music; when Sarah drove the car at a speed on the road; when Sarah cried on the side of the road... I thought it was everything It was all over, and my heart was relieved. Never thought that all hope is just a bubble, tragedy is the theme of this film, the final scene is Sarah holding a torch, in the cave, as the camera expands little by little, the haze of despair also Spreading little by little, I sat stunned after being enveloped in Kongxi until the end of the film, when I heard the typical cry of the monster. So as a horror movie, it was a success.

And as a film that reveals human nature, it is even more successful. The director doesn't seem to be satisfied that most of the movies have only one person who is ruthless or sinister, such as last year's "Train to Busan". "Train to Busan" is indeed a good film, and it also shows the selfishness and viciousness of human nature, as well as the people's vulnerability to being deceived. But we can find that only one of the protagonists shows humanity, and most of the protagonists are just. But "Dark Invasion" is not the case. It pays more attention to the psychological changes of the characters, and from the beginning of the film, the eyes of Juno and Sarah's husband have already seen the beginning, and before the monster appears, the girlfriends still encourage each other. Moving forward together, as soon as the monster appears, everyone becomes crazy for survival, so that in the end Sarah and Juno kill each other. What is more worthy of recognition is the portrayal of its characters. Juno is a junior, but she does not see how bad she is in the whole film, and she has never abandoned Sarah. Facing the hope of finding a way out and surviving, she resolutely chose to find a way out. Sarah; Sarah is the protagonist. She died of her child and husband, but I didn't see how pitiful she was. Later, she also killed Juno, who had been looking for her and waiting for her to take her out. There are no bad and good people in this world, only bad and good people.

The Dark Invasion is very real, because I can't guarantee how I would choose to put me in that environment. Fortunately, we are not in the film, so we can still meditate on it!

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The Descent quotes

  • Holly: [Sarah has just been scared by a bunch of bats which attacked her. Holly films the bats flying away]

    [in imitation of 'The Count' from Sesame Street]

    Holly: One bat, two bats, fifty bats!

    [Beth comes up to her]

    Beth: Holly... Fuck off

  • Juno: [while fighting a crawler] Fucker!