like a stage play

Monique 2022-03-21 09:01:54

Charles Laughton is famous, of course, but this movie is not so good.
Is it black? It's not that black. Especially in the scarcity of intelligence content, and the handling of the plot, is it too much a stage play? In short, during the whole process of watching the film, I feel that I have been strayed and not brought into it. For example, the river bank chases a segment, and the back is desperately chasing, while the brother and sister in the front are neither in a hurry nor slow, it’s amazing, there are many places like this, such as a few dialogues between the hero and his mother after marriage, let it be fake or not. people suffer.

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Extended Reading
  • Cameron 2022-03-21 09:01:54

    A film noir with high black and white contrast and a very expressive style, it will make people always recall the close-ups of various small animals during various projections, female corpses in the water, and night boats (surreal!) Fairy tale ~ but the performance is slightly exaggerated, with some stage play style. Some of the episodes are kind of silly at this age. If you have a strange tattoo on your hand, you should be a "bad guy".

  • Leta 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    The narrative angle always connects the audience with the child. Looking at the treacherous and cruel adult from the perspective of a helpless child has already produced a natural horror, and the black horror atmosphere created by the very particular lighting and framing is really amazing. , and many scenes on the way to escape are also very impressive. Perhaps it was for the thrill of last-second escape, but instead it looked contrived (basement escape, dock escape).

The Night of the Hunter quotes

  • Rev. Harry Powell: Not that you mind the killings! There's plenty of killings in your book, Lord...

  • Rachel Cooper: John, ain't you going to say hello to your pa?

    John Harper: He's not my pa!

    Rachel Cooper: No, and he ain't no preacher, neither!