You can never beat someone who makes you jump into a trap

Angeline 2022-03-24 09:01:57

From the very beginning, only innocent people were burned. If the structure of the film is too old-fashioned, then the revealing part of this film is indeed very unique. The heroine's self-rescue turned into the common destruction of the two, and the end of looking at each other turned into all the irony of kindness.
You thought the heroine wouldn't fall for the trap if she wasn't so aggressive, didn't want to know the truth, and wasn't so kind. It can be seen from the photos under the lawyer's book that she was chosen. Since she came here, fate has been unable to easily break free. Her actions, her thoughts, and her resistance were all so meticulously analyzed and controlled. What exactly do these two black couples from distant times, who have lived in different human bodies for a century, want to get The infinite continuation of life, or the abuse and betrayal of the ruler? Perhaps, the problem was not so simple in the beginning.
After becoming the heroine, the old woman said to the lawyer, "I told you to find a black person for special care." It seems that the hostess loves her black appearance, and she does not have any special awe or hatred for white people. On the contrary, she looked down on the so-called noble WASP, and she had never shown the same cowardly and fearful look in her eyes as other black people since she was a "double-headed doctor". Because she knew that all of them would be punished by their couple.
The rich people in the castle burned not the black couple, but their son and daughter. In fact, the film gave us the answer from the very beginning. The photo of Caroline that fell out of an old photo frame when she first entered the home is repeated in the film several times. Why is this pair of children not standing with their parents and taking pictures, but with two black slaves? We can imagine to whom the photos of each person's house are shown, whether it is a deceased person, or the current owner of the house. The answer speaks for itself. They left their true appearance, sealed in the attic, until one person started to open the dusty memory again in order to save his life.
What is the film trying to say? Why did the heroine choose to be a private doctor in order to take better care of the patient, but suffered bad luck. The heroine felt ashamed for failing to take care of her father's death, and she always hoped to make up for her mistakes. Caroline said, "No one should be alone People grow old alone", the director sarcastically arranged a person to accompany two pairs of people with different fates. Before entering the castle, there were two men and two women. After leaving the castle, there were still two men and two women. What changed was the soul and fear.
If the person who sets the trap has the lifespan of a vampire and experienced witchcraft, then when the track of fate is tilted, you can only leave the strength of resistance to make a last-ditch effort.

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The Skeleton Key quotes

  • [after extracting Luke's whereabouts from a terrified Caroline]

    Violet Devereaux: [to Luke] Don't scratch her up any more than she already is.

  • [after Caroline didn't understand his language]

    Creole Gas Station Owner: $17 for the gas.