The ancestor of PUA

Jesus 2022-12-31 00:06:10

I learned about this movie from an article about mind control before, which is said to be the source of the concept of PUA. What's more, there are Bergman's films, which always make people have to watch. The plot design seems a bit old-fashioned today, but it was very pioneering and exploratory more than seventy years ago. Destroying people's self-confidence through psychological cues and environmental isolation, making people fall into self-doubt, and finally able to explain the torture to the other party bluntly and then ask with a smile, "You don't think I'm cruel to you, do you? "The victim hugged the abuser tightly as if he heard the heavenly sound, and said, "How could that be. You are the best person in the world!" I got goosebumps watching it...

Fortunately, the white knight of Scotland Yard finally appeared~

The West also talks about karma, and this shot is full of deep meaning.

When the detective opened the desk in the study, I thought I would take out the pendant, and I got goosebumps all over! Didn't expect the director to drag it in the attic drawer in the last scene. The scene where the maid fooled the heroine at the end was very funny, it almost drove the heroine crazy on the spot, but fortunately it turned around. When Bergman locked the door, I thought she would kill the villain, but the director still maintained her glorious image. The virtual and real switching of the shots and the interlacing of light and dark are the most commendable features of the film technology. Women must maintain their own judgment at all times, and at the same time insist on connecting with the outside world. They cannot be brainwashed, otherwise the consequences will be terrible. How dare I do this to my favorite Bergman, I'm so pissed. Overall, it's an excellent work. But compared to Hitchcock's similar films, the tension in the climax is still slightly inferior. After watching this movie, I promise you will never fall in love with a stranger you just met and get married.

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Gaslight quotes

  • Gregory Anton: You see how it is, Elizabeth.

    Elizabeth: I see *just* how it is, sir.

  • Gregory Anton: You're not angry with me?

    Paula Alquist Anton: Angry? If you hadn't come, I should have sent for you.

    [long kiss and embrace]

    Miss Thwaites: Well!