Rating: 1
Key words: the entertainment of terror;
1, entry-level horror;
Speaking of horror literacy alone, "nuns" are not even entry-level.
Let's talk about the most critical image design first - this is the life of the horror theme. The image design of the nun is just right on the edge of terror, but it absolutely avoids the unforgettable "deep horror". From this most critical matter, we can directly see that the theme of the nun is not "strict horror", but "entertainment horror". Looking back at the images of Gaya and Sadako, it becomes clearer what the real story of horror design looks like.
Plot logic. The whole story setting is full of entertainment and teasing. Dodge for a moment, then follow, there is no ultimate move, no motivation, not hunting, not fishing, just children playing hide-and-seek. This is not terror, terror is the invasion of darkness, it is devastating, it is impossible to hide, it is not provocative. Teasing is to entertain, not to scare.
Horror Design. This film has a systematic, orthodox religious packaging, a grander panorama and ritual, through the imagery of the world, green, mist, nuns, monasteries, etc., as well as biblical symbols such as crosses and crows, creating a terrifying atmosphere. In terms of actual effect, at most the level of fighting between gods and demons, the horror scale of "Conjuring Universe" is also the standard of Journey to the West - the nun is the bone spirit.
2. Improper horror - from erotic horror to entertainment horror;
Watching this film with horror expectations is basically a waste of time, and it's not even a horror story.
When I wrote a film review before, I said that "Western horror" can't scare Eastern audiences. Then I tried to explain why, for a long time, I thought it was religious reasons. They innately define fear as evil spirits, which exist independently of personality. This setting negates the possibility of exploring the "black hole of fear", and in one fell swoop weakens the power of terror in half. Using supernatural events to deduce horror stories is really not very scary. Therefore, Western horror stories seem to be fighting between gods and demons. They are "magic" themes in the Chinese context, not horror.
It wasn't until the nuns that I realized that this was not the case. It's not that religion or ideology hinders Western horror, and it's not that they don't have the ability to make deep horror stories. It's just because of the horror theme in the strict sense, there is no mass market - "The Grudge" will never be able to be in front of the big screen. released.
The nun surprised me. I really didn't expect that Americans can make popcorn movies even horror movies, and even horror movies can be made into entertainment. Coupled with the "erotic horror" that Koreans have done before, the entertainment of horror themes is a movie trend. This is really an age of entertainment, and the horror theme is already the most humane and serious in the story theme. If horror themes can be entertained, it means that there is nothing that cannot be used for consumption.
There's no question, though, that entertaining horrors like The Nun finally made their mark at the box office. This is a revelation, the more professional the film market is, the more it tends to be entertainment. In other words, movies are entertainment, don't take it seriously.
It is still a few routine digressions-horror movies are always exploring the fear element of human beings. Is it a kind of fear element when even fear can be used to play?
I miss the serious Thai horror, where ghosts are so soulful; and the more serious Japanese horror, where Sadako looks so cute.
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