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The Night of the Hunter
Johnnie 2022-03-22 09:01:48
A textbook classic movie, real classic thriller. Each frame is like a comic, the scenery, characters, and lighting are carefully crafted. The protagonist is actually a small actor. The innocent, courageous and strong character characteristics are also performed just right, which is better than the few horror films I watched earlier. Many times, the plot structure is clear and fascinating, and the escape scene is even more exaggerated. Of course, contemporary people will definitely feel that it is too old-fashioned to set up symbolic scenes again and again before the main camera, but the classic meaning is set like this Yes, let's see the close-up scene when we flee downstream: cobwebs, toads, owls, tortoises, two rabbits, foxes... . In addition, the soundtrack, the songs sung by the main characters in the scene, set off the atmosphere very well, and the duet between the male prisoner and the female hostess is even more tense. I am glad that the director and screenwriter expressed their views from the child's standpoint. There are indeed very few plots that are so considerate of the child's situation. They abide and they endure.
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Ivory 2021-12-08 08:01:39
I especially like the setting of the split character of the pastor, who kills countless people while believing in God, and tells the story of right-handed love vs hate whenever everyone else is. This poetic intruder-style noir film reminds me of killing a robin. Suspense and horror will eventually fall back to religion and love. Perhaps the mainstream aesthetic at the time was like this. I have seen it more than once. Old Hollywood movies in style.
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Kailyn 2022-04-21 09:02:06
I have been a little tired of aesthetics recently, but the film recommended by Mu Shan still left a deep impression on me. It is worthy of being a classic, and I recommend it.
The Night of the Hunter quotes
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Rachel Cooper: Where's your Mrs?
Rev. Harry Powell: Uh, she run off with a drummer... durin' prayer meetin'.
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Town's Children: Hing hang hung. See what the hangman done. Hing hang hing hang hing hang hung. See what the hangman done. Hung hang hing. See the robber swing. Hing hang hing hang hing hang hing hang. Hing hang hung. Now my song is done. Hing hang hung. See what the hangman done. Hung hang hing. See the robber swing. Hing hang hing hang hing hang hing hang. Hing hang hung.