Tear the metaphysical to pieces

Thelma 2021-10-22 14:31:10

An in-depth horror movie is always inseparable from the four words "portrait of human nature". I have been reading horror and suspense for many years. Although I want to come to the realm of centrifugation, it is almost still, but I can basically sit back and watch blood with a smile. . . . . However, after watching "Dark Invasion", I found that there is no shortage of excellent horror films in this world, but lack of excellent eyes (I sweat first).

"Invasion of Darkness" succeeded. It made me watch it twice. It's been a long time since there has been a horror movie that reminded me of the second time. When I saw the first time, the relationship between the characters and some details were not clear, so I made up the second time. But the first three shots left a very deep impression on me: The first was that Juno accidentally injured his teammate Bain. When Bain begged Juno not to leave her, Juno ran away panicked. I know this is by no means a mere horror movie; the second one is Sarah, after battling a humanoid monster, looking at the stumps and broken arms everywhere, and after a cave where blood flows into a river, he let out a heart-piercing cry: "NO"-when she said NO, it also meant that she had completely lost her humanity, just like that group of brutal and brutal humanoid monsters; the third is the most classic scene in the film, where Salad is like a caveman. Stepping on the corpse and climbing out of the cave, she seemed to be the only survivor of the six-person expedition team. However, with the appearance of the ghost Juno and a sharp scream, Sarah woke up from her dream, and she still stayed in the dark cave. And humanoid monsters have quietly come from all directions. . . . .

I don't know how to describe my feelings. Until the end of the movie, I sat blankly, feeling uncomfortable in my chest, as if I was about to suffocate. The film's exposure of human nature is too naked, too ruthless, and too cruel. Being naked is a bit unacceptable. Friendship, trust, morality, everything that seems indisputable in the peaceful and heyday is in desperation, and the moments of life and death are all vulnerable. The things that have been praised in daily life are all torn apart by unknown fears and potential dangers. Fragments, the instinct to survive, reveal the ugliest aspect of human nature without any concealment. It is inappropriate to say that it is ugly. This may be just a portrayal of the truest aspect of human nature. The bottom line of so-called morality is the rules that are universal to human society, and once you are far away from this environment, it is difficult to say that these rules have any binding force, let alone when life is threatened, you have to think about what human beings are. In order to survive, this is the most powerful excuse for abandoning morality, and it is also the reason why people feel depressed.

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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!