Since I briefly described the plot in that article before, let’s take a look at a few important metaphorical animals in the movie, in order of appearance.
1. Metaphor
1. Hare
In the West, the hare represents the evil and adultery in the "Seven Deadly Sins". It is not difficult to understand why the younger brother is the one who has seen the most rabbits, and in this film it is also the "young woman" he leads his younger brother to find. It also foresees the sexual consciousness that has just sprouted in my brother's heart and has been suppressed for a long time.
2. Black goat
The meaning of goat and Mianyang is different. The difference is that sheep with or without horns are often a symbol of purity... Therefore, the Chinese Israelis often use stones to build the altar when offering sacrifices to God Jehovah to express their devotion, gratitude, and confession. , Slaughter the "sheep" as a sacrifice. But goats are different. We can find that demons in Western mythology often have the same horns and beards as goats. The Faun "Pan" in Greek mythology, and the original meaning of the name is everything. The god in charge of the woods, fields, and flocks, with human torso and head, goat's legs, horns and ears. His appearance later became the original form of the European demons in the Middle Ages. Christians associate the goat with Satan. In the Middle Ages, most people thought that goats were talking dirty words in the ears of saints. This superstition may stem from the fact that male goats become very aggressive and aggressive during the mating season. At that time, people thought that the head of the devil was very similar to the head of a goat: horns and goatee. The Black Mass, a black goat, is an admirer of Satan. Until now, many Christians still believe that goats have a certain relationship with demonism. The symbol of demonism and witchcraft is a goat head. Sometimes called the Mendis Goat.
So the goat in the film has also become the incarnation of the devil
3. Apple? Apple is endowed with multiple meanings in Western culture, representing wisdom, beauty, and beloved things, but at the same time it also means evil and disputes. Because in the Bible, apples are used by snakes to lure Eve into breaking the precepts, it also means original sin. Adam's apple The legend of Adam's apple. As punishment, God allowed this apple core to remain in his throat forever, becoming a male throat.
The younger brother in the film is also stuck by Apple. Does it indicate that he has become a man?
4. Crow
In addition to the ominous meaning, crows have several sayings. According to the records of the "Bible", God and the Holy Spirit descended in the image of a dove, giving you peace of soul and spiritual peace. If you persevere in observing God's commandments and following the example of the righteous, then the crow that you let go and never fly back is a symbol of your sin. This means that the crow is also seen as a dark bixing-the crow symbolizes sin.
Ancient Greek mythology has influenced most of the early civilizations of southern Europe. Legend has it that Apollo, the sun god, fell in love with Grace and sent the holy bird to monitor her ethics. One day, the holy bird saw Grace interacting with other men and thought She had an affair with other men, so she returned to report to Apollo, and Apollo shot Groth in a rage. Then it was confirmed that Gross had not concealed with other men, and Apollo angered the holy bird and turned its white feathers into black. This is the origin of the crow, and the crow has gained a reputation for deception. In English, eat crow----means to slap one's own mouth for oneself.
Does the mother feeding the crows in this film mean that she actually understands that the loss of her little son is also the fault of her own miscarriage, and she blames these sins on her daughter too much just to save herself, and the crow represents a lie? The meaning of is also mocking yourself, and what you believe in is nothing but nothingness?
(The meaning of some animals comes from the Internet, but the movie analysis is really original)
2. Let's take a look at the characters in this film
1. Father
I personally believe that religion is very important and is the main manifestation of faith. People put their spirits on him. This is very good. Religion not only restrains people's sins, but also guides and encourages people, and is full of people's yearning for beautiful things.
However, everything must have a degree. The parents in the film are almost fanatical about religion. No matter what happens, I pray first and place all hopes on God, but I do nothing. At least I have never seen how they grow corn or any food. And this kind of behavior of trying to obtain something by divine power without working hard is called greed. This emotion is reflected in the couple, especially in the father.
2. Mother
I have to say that the director, the actor, is very well chosen. Kate Dicky, who once played the Madame Lysa of Eagle's Nest City in "Game of Thrones", played this role just right. Faced with any decision made by her husband, she gave her full support from the beginning, and this was also a manifestation of her fragility, which was inevitable due to the low status of women in society at the time. However, her excessive complaints and even mutilation of her daughter also reflect her personality defect-avoiding her own responsibilities. The pressure of life, the loss of her beloved son, and the early death, these are the external conditions that knocked her down, while the internal ones are her inferiority and over-reliance on God and her husband. When she saw her husband die, she collapsed completely, and she was madly strangling her daughter to death. This was also a poor product of that era.
3. younger brother
As I said, this is one of the few in this family who is still sane. Although he was younger, he was more responsible than his parents. Faced with the fact that his sister would be sold, he chose to go hunting to prevent her sister's misfortune. I don't think he "likes" his sister. He is just the budding of premature sex. I think it has something to do with his family's restraint on this matter. Also played a role in promoting the plot in the movie
4. Twins
The film’s creative inspiration comes from the Salem Witch Trial that occurred in 1692 (you can go to Baidu if you don’t know). The important testimony to determine whether a witch is from three little girls is also the same as the one in the film. The twins have exactly the same effect, and it is they who push their own sisters step by step until they are sent to the devil's hands. In the Salem incident, it was the testimony of three girls that caused many innocent people to be hanged alive. This is also in line with the religious view that people are born evil. Although they are all so small, they show their desire for power when they have the right to control the life and death of others. It is this setting that makes us feel bitterly afraid of "people"
4. The eldest daughter
A beautiful girl who was supposed to enjoy a house with beautiful glass windows in the UK is also the biggest victim in this film. It can not be said that she never did a wrong thing from beginning to end, but the harshness, insults, and even slander of her family were too much. It seems that the family wants to vent some of their dissatisfaction in life to her. Without any rights, he was also a representative of the people at the bottom of society, and even when he was stigmatized, he had no ability to resist at all. And all this pain comes from my parents and sisters, and almost everything is lost. Even I even think she is so happy to be in the air after signing a contract with the devil in the end. Her tight clothes are also a metaphor for restraining her, and later walking naked into the forest also makes people feel relaxed and relieved.
3. Does a witch exist?
I personally think that the witch and the devil in the film are a combination of reality and fiction in the film. It can be seen as something or not. This is not the point. I remember that when I first saw the poster of this film, I found that the w of the witch was a bit wide. When I looked closely, there were two v. Does it mean that the director wants to convey to the audience the idea that what he saw is not believable? Thinking back to the scene where the witch took the baby and made it into meat, the director did not shoot continuously, and these ideas were only synthesized through our imagination.
I think the horror of the devil in the film is far less than the family's persecution of his daughter. People are scarier than the devil, I think this is what the director wants to say
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