What kind of movie is El orfanato? horror film? Ghost movie? But I think it's a fairy tale. "You came back like Wendy," the children said. The blind little girl touched the heroine's face and smiled and said, "It's Laura." Maybe because the story of Neverland had a deep influence on me, so when I saw Here, tears are sprayed out like a pump. . (Neverland I also cried.) Once the fairy tale hooks up with adults, it becomes the easiest key to open the heart in the world, just like "Why Crows Are Like Writing Desks" in Alice's story, Wendy and Peter Pan , Alice and the Mad Hatter. . . In the fairy tale world, their separation is not eternal, because they can fly, because there will be rabbit holes. . But in real life, in the adult world, this separation is eternal, just like the eternal separation between the adult world and innocence, the eternal separation of life and death. . . This kind of nostalgia can only be expressed through tears.
"The Orphanage" is very similar to "Silent Hill" in terms of the theme, and it is all about mothers looking for missing children. But the style is very different from "Silent Hill". "Silent Hill" is a classic of violent aesthetics, creating a peak that no one has broken so far. Because it is adapted from a game, it has the advantage of standing out as a movie work. In terms of techniques, details, or concepts, "Orphanage" is more like "Frightening Island", which in my eyes can be regarded as a textbook of horror and suspense-like ghosts. "Orphanage" is a bit like it came out of this class, and the way of creating suspense and triggering horror is like learning from "Frightening Island". I like the suspenseful style of "Island", so I think "Orphanage" is very friendly.
The biggest highlight of "Orphanage", the most meticulous part of the director, and the most touching place, except for maternal love (this topic is always the most sensational), but in fairy tales. In the film, Simon plays the game of "finding treasure", using prescribed words to tell stories, 123 wooden figures, the story of Neverland, etc. It seems that it only reflects the life of an ordinary child, but in fact these are used to connect the whole plot. key, no one exists in isolation. I like this kind of thoughtful design, I like the idea of cause and effect.
Many people simply understand such movies as "horror movies" and "ghost movies", but in fact, this is just a fairy tale with ghosts as the theme. There are many kinds of fairy tales, such as the black fairy tale "Ghost Mother". In contrast, "The Orphanage" seems too warm. So don't think that "animation" is equal to "fairy tale" and "the prince saves the princess". . After all, "fairy tales" no matter how "children" are written by adults, once you discover the adult metaphor implied in fairy tales, you will see a lot of darkness, fear or sadness. At the end of the film, what the male protagonist sees when he looks up, suddenly enlightened, symbolizing the end of the comedy, but the plot of the film is indeed a tragic event, isn't it like a fairy tale in the eyes of adults? It looks beautiful, but it's actually sad.
"The Orphanage" also has its failures. I have wanted to watch this film for a long time, but I have never been interested in it. The title of "Orphanage" makes it easy for me to think that the film is about the story of the orphanage, possibly a massacre, and then a plot of revenge. The truth, however, is that the main scene is an old castle that tells a story of redemption. In addition, the poster of the movie feels like a third-rate horror movie to me. In addition, it was said that it was released in China, and it was very popular, so it killed my interest.
After watching this movie, I would like to recommend the two movies "Crystal Island" and "Silent Hill".
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