selfish terror

Kenton 2022-03-25 09:01:10

An old couple asked Greta to take care of a puppet named Brahms, but in reality they wanted to imprison Greta and become a woman who became their real son. substitution.
In the huge castle, every room is connected by a secret passage, just to facilitate the real Brahms to travel back and forth, and to observe Greta secretly, and Greta like Malcolm to prove that the doll is alive. The knock on the wall is officially because Brahms is in the wall, and the letter written by his parents to him shows that this huge conspiracy is completely selfish, and in order to satisfy Brahms' desire, he made a doll. illusion.
The plot of the movie is good, but the ending is fast-paced. There is no traditional horror movie that relies on sound effects to create panic. Instead, people are really involved in the plot. Personally, I think the ending of the plot after the appearance of the real Brahms is a bit too fast. Too many questions that should be explained have not been solved. For example, why Brahms became weird, why he killed the little girl, whether the house was burnt down by man or accident, and why his parents chose to commit suicide. It looks like there will be a second part.

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  • [last lines]

    Greta Evans: Malcolm? Malcolm! Malcolm!

  • Mr. Heelshire: [about Brahms] Be good to him and he'll be good to you. Be bad to him and...

    Mrs. Heelshire: [interrupting him] Oh... she will be good to him, won't you, Mrs. Evans?

    Greta Evans: Yes, I'll--I'll treat him like my own.