Just finished watching this Sundance award-winning work! It's so pretty! I was on pins and needles from beginning to end. I burst into tears at the beginning, and then again at the end. The middle part is the fear and worry in my heart. The technique of the film is very novel. The whole film is presented on a computer screen, and the twists and turns are constant. The ending is unexpected. It also discusses the helplessness, sadness, and greatest fear of being a parent. Has become my favorite movie of 2018 so far!
If you have watched Pixar's Inside Out and Up, you must have experienced the family affection through a few minutes of montage at the beginning of the film, accompanied by touching music, which made the audience quickly burst into tears. The opening of the film has the same effect, I guarantee you will be in tears within two minutes of sitting down. Thankfully I didn't have any makeup on to see it, the warm home video was amazingly tear-jerking.
A missing child is every parent's nightmare. John Cho's father discovers after his daughter disappears that he doesn't know anything about her daughter's world. The reason is precisely because of the generation gap between the two generations. From the moment he opened his daughter's laptop, the father found himself entering a completely unknown world, and the more he investigated, the more frightening he became. The audience is equally astonished by what he sees.
The film is presented through a computer screen from beginning to end. The audience and the protagonist get information through web pages and videos, not the actual shooting scenes or dialogues, but the audience will not feel uncomfortable, because this method is just right. close to modern life. We spend a lot of time in front of the computer all day, and most of the time, we obtain information through the small screen of the computer. This is a very novel and in line with the times of the shooting method, I believe it is also very economical, but it has achieved quite amazing results, and the horror is no worse than the traditional method. Just like we google things, we can often dig deeper and deeper, and this film also allows the audience to discover more and more amazing turns with the hero's various searches on the Internet.
This film also taught us a lot of "search" and computer skills, many of which may not be found in your life. In the process, it gives people a feeling of peeping and discovering secrets, and even teaches you how to enter other people's emails And social networks, how to figure out a person's life and behavior through the circle of friends. Online research is inherently a skill, and once you master it, you will feel like you have opened a Pandora's box and discovered all kinds of facts that even frighten yourself.
I'm very happy that such a good script features an Asian protagonist, and it's safe to say that any skin color will have the same effect, and it proves that many good stories don't necessarily need to be white as the protagonist to be attractive. The life of the missing girl in this film is sure to resonate with many young people. She doesn't actually have any friends in her life, so she can only find her identity on the Internet, gradually getting lost, and becoming more and more disconnected from reality. And this makes it easy for an inexperienced young girl to fall into the trap.
The film explores both sides of a lot of things. Social networks have made it easy to find out where someone is and to learn about someone, but at the same time they have given people too many opportunities to disguise. It can reveal too much information, and at the same time can be used as a self-protection tool. It can be both the reason a girl goes missing and the most effective way to find her.
The film also reflects the challenges and problems encountered in communication between parents and children in the Internet age. Most young people don't want their parents to see their social network, but as a parent, you must know the whereabouts of your child to feel at ease. At the same time, it also discusses the mistakes that parents often encounter in their children's education, which will lead to many parents' reflection and discussion.
Parenting is inherently self-destructive. In the Internet age, parenting has become more difficult, and you have to be technically strong in all aspects. The father in this film is really a representative of the highest level of computer technology among his peers. Although there is no blood from the beginning to the end, it is never an exaggeration to call this film a nightmare for any parent. Strong push!
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