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It's ok as a pastime
Ellen 2022-09-30 14:07:03
This foreign suspense film starring Zhang Ziyi is good as a pastime. There is a certain scene that makes me tremble, but the others are fine (because it is more focused on watching). In terms of subject matter, it is nothing more than the psychological problems of teenagers caused by domestic violence and indifference, which is a bit outdated. The Korean movie "The Silent World" that I just watched not long ago is also a similar theme, but it is not so complicated and bloody. The use of hooks as a tool of abuse is not new. The perverted killer in "Invasion of Brain Cells" is lusting after a beautiful female corpse while catching himself up. By the way, the murderer is also a victim of domestic violence. In order to make the mission case more mysterious, many movies always like to attach religious meaning to the modus operandi, which makes atheists like me gradually cast a shadow on Western religions (it can also be said that interest and fear coexist), "Seven Deadly Sins" is also This way. There are always some crazy people who regard themselves as gods (the god of death, the god of plague, whatever), and then start to mutilate the flowers and plants around them. In the end, the protagonist is always the unlucky one. Zhang Ziyi was going to play a perverted murderer. I had heard of it for a long time. In fact, I didn't intend to watch the movie sequence. At that time, I thought that if she played a murderer, she would probably have the ruthlessness in "Rush Hour 2", by the way. Make it a little more neurotic—and it does feel that way. What I am most concerned about is actually how well she speaks English in the film. I think it is still the focus of Chinese flavor, and the scene is not too much, so that's it. For Chinese actors entering the international market, I still support them.
Extended Reading
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Kristin: Death is what happens at the end. War is everything else.
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Kristin: Would you rather be dead or live the rest of your life without your soul mate?