In fact, the production level of this retro horror movie itself is medium, and I can clearly feel the director's skillful use of scaring techniques during the viewing process. The basement scene is cramped and restricted in arrangement, the rhythm of the plot is well-organized, and the actors' performances are also very real and hard-working. But I'm rarely really scared, more out of a physical reaction to jump scares.
Of course, there is absolutely no need to compare jump scare with other means, and proper use of jump scare will also produce good results. But in this film, I can only feel a blunt operation like tickling to make you laugh, and wiping onions to make you cry. I think the main reason is that the crocodile animal, or the image, is too "known" to be scary anymore . Therefore, it is difficult to create a sense of novelty other than the horror brought by attacking people.
The traditional monsters such as sharks, pythons, crocodiles, spiders, gorillas and other common horror movies in the 1990s have long lost their terrifying attributes. At that time, this fear of natural creatures led an era of horror films. However, now, with the popularization of documentaries and science and education films, people's understanding of wild animals has increased, and they have fully spied on these strange and terrifying animals through cameras, and learned that most wild animals are actually afraid of people.
Secondly, the images of these animals, especially crocodiles frequently appear in animation, movies, cartoon logos, advertisements and other media. The images of crocodiles have been imaged and flattened, and there is no sense of fear brought by the unknown. Cool and cute. It's not that if people feel cute in the face of real crocodiles, it's probably still screaming and running away, but these all dispel our fear of crocodiles on the screen from the side.
Besides, the crocodile is so far away from us. In many parks in the United States, you can still see wild crocodiles and hear crocodiles. But most Chinese reckon that the few crocodiles can only be seen by going to the zoo. So this kind of terror only stays on the screen, without any penetration, and it can't get into the brain at all, let alone the heart. Before I can get out of the theater, I forget this kind of threat that I can't fight with me. In contrast, we may turn a corner and encounter a ghost, but it is difficult to encounter a crocodile.
Compared with the figurative horror of crocodiles that can no longer be figurative, some contemporary horror elements are more spiritual and unknown. Crazy and unfamiliar relatives, blurred figures in the dark, strangers who suddenly appeared at home, both visual sense, cult rituals, and the indescribable horror of the Cthulhu system. .
In short, crocodile, if you play with flowers, everyone will not buy it.
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