1. Compact structure and high energy throughout the process. The film is more than 70 minutes long, nearly an hour less than "The Conjuring 2". The whole process is closely related to the theme, advancing quickly, and there is no extra plot that has nothing to do with the theme. Pinch in place, the atmosphere is well controlled.
2. The shadow appears at the very beginning, quickly bringing the audience into the plot. Unlike other movies that have lengthy elaboration, it takes nearly an hour to watch the key plot, and even the climax is only 20 minutes. "After the Lights" begins with a climax, and enters the core part of the story from the very beginning.
3. The idea is novel and does not repeat the bridges often used in previous horror films. "After Turning Off the Lights" is a psychological thriller horror film without a lot of blood plasma and nausea and nausea. At the same time, it abandons the body floating, furniture displacement, possession, voice change, Catholic exorcism, cross inversion, and ancient demons from the Bible that often appear in thriller horror movies.
These elements can be found in the original versions in "The Exorcist" and "The Exorcist Prequel". Since these two films, horror films have used these plots a lot, making people feel familiar at first glance, and there are similar movies. I feel like watching it several times. This is the case with "The Conjuring 1" and "The Conjuring 2", "The Conjuring 1" is like a remake of "The Exorcist", and "The Conjuring 2" is like a remake of "The Exorcist", even the origin of the demons is very similar. The demon Valak in The Conjuring 2 is one of the 72 demons from the book "The Little Key of Solomon", which is said to be an early religious occult work, said to be written by King Solomon. The demon in the "Exorcist" series is Pazuzu, the evil god of the ancient Mesopotamia. It can be clearly seen that the "Conjuring" series has been greatly influenced by the "Exorcist" series, and these influences are directly used in the film, which seems to be rhetorical. Compared with it, "After Turning Off the Lights" has a lot of new ideas. It is completely suggested that it should be based on a modern story, without borrowing the concepts of ancient demons and evil gods, and it will not make people feel like they have seen it before.
"After the Lights" is one of the few feature films directed by director David F. Sandberg. The other is "Annabelle 2". In fact, the "Annabelle" series is very similar to "Dead Silence", both of which are horror doll stories. . The director has been shooting horror short films within 5 minutes before. The protagonist is mostly his wife, the female clerk who appeared at the beginning of "After the Lights". The movie "After the Lights" came from him a few years ago. A short film of the same name. Maybe it's because he is good at shooting short films. The feature films he shoots are very compact, and like short films, they firmly attract the audience every second. Excellent tension is also an important feature and advantage.
The structure setting, plot arrangement and creativity of "After the Lights" make it unique, it can quickly and lastingly capture the hearts of the audience and make people unforgettable after watching it. Film representative.
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