Since Wen Ziren created the gold-lettered signboard of "The Conjuring", every news of this series is undoubtedly a stimulant for fans. However, after experiencing a series of word-of-mouth declines such as "Annabelle", "The Curse of the Weeping Woman" and "Nun" in the Conjuring universe, the audience has accumulated too high expectations for the third part of "The Conjuring".
With the release of "The Conjuring 3: The Conjuring", the polarized word of mouth debated endlessly. Most of them believed that the film had lost the inherent characteristics of "The Conjuring" and could be called a "crime suspense romance film" at best.
As the 8th film of the "Conjuring" series, "The Conjuring 3" is the least sensory-stimulating film in this series. Based on real events, what the screenwriter needs to do is to enrich the plot of the film, and through the plot The extension brings psychological fear. However, before taking over "The Conjuring 3", director Michael Chavez only directed "The Curse of the Crying Woman", which has no sense of existence in the Conjuring universe. Therefore, he experiences the sense of fear from the first perspective by substituting characters into the audience. , the director obviously lacks skill, so in the eyes of many old fans of "The Conjuring", "The Conjuring 3" is a bit clear, and the expected strong sensory stimulation and fear experience have not been realized.
For me, "The Conjuring 3" is more attractive to me because of the foundation on which the whole plot is built, that is, the worship of Satan. For this theme, in "American Horror Story 8: Apocalypse", "Hereditary Doom" and "Hanny" Pluto: The Red Dragon, in which we all see a black goat, and the black goat is the incarnation of Satan, and the place where Satan appears, will bring chaos.
According to popular sayings, Satan's original name was Lucifer, an angel of light. Later, because he rebelled against God, Jehovah, he fell from heaven and fell from heaven. He managed nine mornings and evenings, and finally fell into hell and became a demon. In order to avenge the Lord, Satan lurks in the world through various incarnations and descends through sacrifice rituals of worshipers to create chaos against God. The Great Demon King Beliel, the master of Solomon's seventy-two demon gods who appeared in "Hereditary Doom", is actually Satan, but because of different religions, the same character has different names.
The most common incarnation of Satan is a black goat. As for why it is a goat, there is a saying that God created eight animals, and the goat was created by the devil. The Manders pentagram, which represents the devil, is a goat in reverse. Logo that symbolizes evil. There is also a view that because the goat is extremely promiscuous when in heat, it is regarded as a symbol of desire, and then described as the incarnation of the devil.
Then, there is another question, why do so many people in Laomei worship Satan?
This had to be linked to the domestic environment in the United States at that time. In 1970, the economic growth stimulus brought by World War II to the old and the United States gradually disappeared, and the driving force brought by the third scientific and technological revolution also weakened significantly. With the development of economic globalization and regionalization, the export trade of the old and the United States was also hit hard. At this time, the fiscal policy to expand aggregate demand and the loose monetary policy both failed, and the US imperialists fell into a state of stagflation. As inflation, environmental pollution and other problems became more and more serious, coupled with the defeat of overseas wars and the impeachment of President Nixon, the political situation Instability, anarchism and anti-Christianism are gradually rising in the old America, and a wave of panic is rampant. Under the tide of antichrist, heavy rock and punk music rose rapidly, and the "sheep head gesture" that represented it originated from the worship of the devil Satan. Therefore, in the United States at this time, as long as it can fully demonstrate individualism, not to mention the worship of Satan, all kinds of worship will arise in an instant and most of them are of a cult nature. The temple of the cult people that shocked the world in 1978 is one of them.
In the fiery period of old beauty, it is not surprising that a woman in the dark appeared in "The Conjuring 3" Daxing Satan's summoning sacrificial ceremony. In the nostalgia of the 1980s that has emerged in the United States in recent years, the selection of such a real case for adaptation also reflects the trend consciousness of the "Conjuring" series not to be outdated.
Whether it is "The Storm", "A Midsummer Night's Cry" or "Hereditary Doom", advanced horror films have long abandoned the scary tricks of the past, and more about creating a complete story background and three-dimensional characters, so that It can immerse the audience into the corresponding situation. Therefore, while "The Conjuring" has created a classic, it also hopes to be improved through continuous innovation. After all, the audience will get tired of watching too many movies of the same type.
Hire Jun Cheng Ye
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