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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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The Night of the Hunter quotes
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Rev. Harry Powell: I can hear you whisperin' children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself gettin' awful mad. I'm out of patience children. I'm coming to find you now.
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Rachel Cooper: I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds. I'm good for something in this world, and I know it too.