Rating: 6;
Key words:
- the brain only sees what it wants to see;
- We are all children before God;
- Life can always go on in some way;
- things are not always what they seem;
(There are many keywords in this film)
1. Geographical culture is everyone's real mother's womb;
Western horror films can't scare eastern audiences. Basically, it is a consensus of horror films in the world market. This is a contribution of horror films in reflecting the cultural differences between the East and the West, so I will not delve into the horror creation of this film, because there are The more interesting thing worth thinking about is ideology.
My perspective - a typical eastern cultural perspective, the film's interpretation of "horror" has a very clear boundary with the East, that is, science. It is very speculative and scientifically explores the discrepancy between knowledge and reality, and at the same time uses known or proven facts to infer the unknown and unproven, and the final line is very clear and denies ghosts and gods other than those expressed in the "Bible" - this This negation is unconscious and can be understood as a cultural foundation, not a deliberate negation, but also a way of thinking, a way of thinking that is innately permeated by the
It's interesting to explore this, for example, in China, even if you think you've never believed in religion, you actually live in a mindset where Taoism is everywhere. In the West, even if you don't believe in Christianity, you can't choose to live in an out-and-out "Christian cultural circle". Geoculture is everyone's real mother's womb. People always think that they have a lot of choices. In fact, people's life has generally been defined by regions, and even the so-called free will of choice is doomed. It seems that men have more choices than women, essentially the same.
2. Santa Claus rides a deer, why not a horse?
In the form of horror, the East uses female ghosts and rejects all attempts by male ghosts; the West does not distinguish between men and women, but prefers to interpret the spirituality of animals, such as deer and sheep, which are most often used. It is no accident that Santa Claus rides a deer. There are also many Western brands, which are directly the names and symbols of animals, and the same is true for horror movies. No matter how Western products are viewed, they are all religious. There is not such a strong religion in the East, and the use of religious sense is more recessive, but more like a folk interpretation.
3. The nature of terror is not necessarily the cause and effect of conscience;
I don't like the magical storytelling of this film, it feels like guessing a riddle or walking a maze to the audience. Although it fits my argument that the storyline of a horror movie can't be too clear. On the contrary, the most outstanding part of this film is the exploration of the nature of horror;
The film first tells the audience that the essence of horror is mental fragility - when a person is tired, emotional, uncomfortable, and has a mental breakdown, the devil appears. For example, the young man who suffered a car accident in the film, the father whose daughter is terminally ill, the infertile parents, etc. In other words, any horror is essentially a mental illness under the weight of reality. Evil or raging souls are evil spirits, and nothing else exists. This is what I call the "Science of Horror" of Westerners, and their understanding of terror/ghosts is the category of psychological or spiritual science. If emotional or malicious rumors aside, there are no ghosts and gods.
Then, the film also said that the essence of horror is not mental fragility, there is an evil spirit living in everyone's heart, that is the consequence of all the things you should not do but do, and what you should do but do not do, especially What should have been done but not done. For example, in the film, the father who was supposed to visit his sick daughter but didn't, and the young man who was supposed to rescue the dead and injured after the car accident but was not rescued -- they all claimed to have seen evil spirits, but in fact they paid for themselves for not doing something they should have done. the price of things.
It is very meaningful to discuss this point. If there is terror, there must be horror elements, and if there are ghosts, there must be the logic of ghosts and gods. The value of this film seems to be discussing with the audience what horror is. And we know that oriental terror pays attention to cause and effect. You must have done something bad to get the evil spirits. The film is unique in that it focuses on the consequences of a person not doing something -- you do or don't do something, and there is a price.
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