The reason I don't think this movie is scary is because I want the heroine to die from beginning to end.
At the beginning, the heroine wanted to stay away from the scum mother and give her daughter a better life, so she decided to enter the house and grab a large amount of cash. This motivation is too weak, too weak to be recognized at all. If the daughter is dying and needs a lot of money, or if she has to go to jail without paying the money, the audience may understand that, and the audience will think: "If it were me, I would probably choose the same." However, the heroine's need for this money is neither urgent nor important, so she abandons the principle of stealing and takes the risk, and she has no guilt for the object of stealing is a lost woman and a blind old man, which makes people unable to feel the same. Therefore, at this time, most people had no expectation from the beginning that she succeeded and then retreated.
In addition, there are really not many people in the history of film who can think about money so much at so many dead ends. Like we occasionally hear about people who died returning to the fire for their belongings, we never feel sorry for them. Some people may want to justify the heroine, she regards her daughter as more important than life. But all I can say is that the director's portrayal of a great mother was a failure. In this film, I can't see the heroine's hard-working life. She was a petty thief before, and then she broke into a house and robbed her. It's not touching because she only tries her best to get something for nothing.
But even more infuriating is the director's attitude towards the character. Some protagonists also have flaws in their characters, but generally they will not give people the feeling of being wrong, but the ending will be reformed. Some protagonists have too many character flaws. Although there may not be a bad ending in the end, the director generally chooses to portray him as a villain to highlight his dark side, so that the audience will recognize it. The villain has the last laugh in the movie. Don't have a flavor.
But this director is different. From the beginning to the end, the heroine is a traditional righteous protagonist. She defeated the villain with her ingenuity and succeeded in living a happy life with her daughter. The result is that most viewers have a poor viewing experience, and to put it vulgarly, they feel uncomfortable. Why, the burglary also killed two teammates, the old man slept at home and ended up empty of money and money, the pregnant girl who caused the accident blocked the bullet for her, and finally took the money and led her daughter to live a happy life?
So, ah, if the main woman can be shot to death, or be locked in that broken cell to die of old age, my tone will be smooth.
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