On the first night of moving in, the second, third, and fourth daughters played hide-and-seek (the eldest daughter has entered the rebellious period and disdain to play, the younger daughter is too young and they disdain to play with her). The rules of this hide-and-seek game are that the catcher is blindfolded, and there are three chances to ask the hider to clap their hands, which is used to listen to the sound to determine the direction-the horror brought by these two details, blindfolded and clapping hands, can be said to be the last by Wen Zi. Jen played to the extreme. During the "catch the ghost" (strange, why we always call the "finding" part of hide-and-seek "the ghost"), the daughters accidentally smashed through the wooden wall of a room. No surprise, of course there is an underground secret room hidden inside, but there is nothing particularly strange in it. On the first night of your stay, Director Wen was very patient, but he just kept ambush and didn't hurriedly put a lot of spooky things in front of you, and there was no supernatural phenomenon after that. A few days later, the father went to work and the four daughters went to school, leaving only the mother and the youngest daughter. Because the sisters didn't bring themselves to play hide-and-seek before, the younger daughter asked her mother to play a game. After being blindfolded and asking her little daughter to pat her hands for the first time, the mother felt out of the room. But unfortunately hit the railing, so I was a little uncertain and asked for a second clapping. It can be seen that the mother always thought that the little daughter was hiding in the left hand, so her head was always facing the left. But when the second clapping sounded, it was already on the right (this is also evident in the movie through the sound effects). And we already knew from the previous three daughters playing games that once the hider hides, they cannot transfer the location. Well, there is no doubt that a third person(?) is clapping. The mother followed the sound and came to the eldest daughter's room. At this time, she was basically sure that the "little daughter" was hiding there, so she was smiling. Since she couldn't see it, she didn't know that the wardrobe at the back slowly and automatically opened. She thought it was her little daughter who had exposed herself, so she asked for a third hand clap. The blindfolded mother is in a "blind" state, so even if she is in an extremely weird scene, she doesn't know anything. But the off-screen audience saw it clearly, and because the fear didn't resonate with the characters in the film, it was even stronger. At this moment, a pair of hands (in the red circle) stretched out from behind the clothes and patted it twice. This photo was taken with the brightness turned up, so it can be seen clearly, but in the film, due to the use of light and shadow, the hands are looming and ghostly. The mother happily went to the closet and started looking for her little daughter, but... she couldn't find it. Notice the change in expression. Taking off the blindfold in a hurry, my mother rummaged through the closet again, still, no. this time small The daughter only appeared from behind, it turned out that she was hiding in another room. Mom couldn't help looking back in horror - who was the one who clapped hands in the closet just now? The narrative ends abruptly here. In a few days. It's midnight again. My mother was awakened by the strange things downstairs. After going downstairs, she found that the door of the room where the underground secret room was hidden was opened for some reason. After several uneven nights in a row, my mother didn't dare to enter the secret room alone, but the door closed automatically and knocked her down the stairs. The ghost began to standardize the first step of the operation, first pinching the light. Fortunately, the match that Dad left when he explored the secret room was still there, so Mom quickly lit it and looked around in a hurry. At this time, a strange child's voice came from I don't know where. Then... Just when the mother and the audience thought that the ghost would appear from the front under the stairs, a pair of hands suddenly appeared behind. " Pop, pop. "Two shots. Watching officers, this is the scene where the shock value of this film explodes, and countless handsome men and beauties are frightened to incontinence. The bloody, pale faces are much better. The ones that come from behind are the most frightening. At the same time, something has changed in the eldest daughter's room. Don't worry, let's go back in time first. A few days ago. This time, it was my father who heard the abnormal noise. He walked around downstairs first, and then went upstairs again. He bumped into the eldest daughter and gave a false alarm (this is also a common trick in horror movies. , and then the ghosts are scary). In this drama, the father basically did not encounter any supernatural events in the early stage. It is estimated that Wen Ziren, as a Chinese, also thinks that men are more "yang". The eldest daughter told her father that Xiaosi was sleepwalking. The two Walking into the room, I saw that the fourth daughter was "bang, bang, bang" bumping into the wardrobe (yes, it was the wardrobe where the mother and the little daughter were playing hide-and-seek). This girl seems to have been sleepwalking before (and then the text said again, she It's been a long time since I had a seizure), Dad took her back with experience, and told the eldest daughter not to wake her up if this happened again, just put her back in bed. It's over. Okay, time Back to the night when my mother was locked in the underground room. In the middle of the night, the eldest daughter was woken up again by the sound of "bang bang bang". Sure enough, the fourth daughter was sleepwalking again. Following her father's method, she brought her sister back to bed. But... bang. bang. bang. This time, it wasn't the fourth daughter who was hitting the closet, but something in the closet. It seemed that something was knocking out. My sister trembled and walked to the cabinet, pulling up the courage to open the cabinet. What was inside? No. But the expression of the fourth daughter tells us that it is not so simple. Above the cabinet! A false alarm is made in the place where the most attention is paid, so when the ghost appears in an unexpected place later, the frightening effect is doubled. Interlocking, end to end, the elements commonly used in horror films such as "Hide and Seek", "Basement", "Sleepwalking" are combined to form a strange and unpredictable atmosphere, allowing the audience to watch bad ghost movies. The predictive abilities that they had cultivated all failed, and they waited terribly for Wen Dao to jump out of nowhere to scare them. The mother was only a middle-aged woman, and her high cheekbones and sunken cheeks were somewhat ghostly. Five A daughter... is still underage, the advantage of this is that you only need to be prepared to be frightened. Second, the "savior-style" protagonist is more mortal. In fact, it started from "The Exorcist", the originator of such movies, The exorcist who symbolizes the savior Without a strong aura of the protagonist, Wen Ziren further exposed the fragility of the protagonist. The Warrens, played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, act as the film's exorcists, but they don't have all the power. Wife Lorraine's only special ability is yin and yang eyes - which should be the lowest match for a horror movie protagonist. And her husband, Ed, is an ordinary person without any supernatural powers, but only a little research in spirituality. The biggest advantage of weakening the protagonists is that when they intervene in supernatural events as rescuers, the audience will not enter a psychological safety period because of their strength, thereby reducing the sense of horror. This is also the weakness of Hong Kong ghost movies. Whenever Lin Zhengying, Yan Chixia and other powerful exorcists appear on the stage, the audience’s nerves that were so frightened before they relax immediately, just waiting for the masters to clean up the monsters and ghosts like chopping melons and vegetables. This affects the viewing experience to a certain extent. The Warrens, played by the mild-mannered Patrick Wilson and the intellectually soft Vera Farmiga, are more like a pair of middle-class intellectuals than the eccentric exorcists of traditional horror films. In fact, the label "scientific" on them is greater than "supernatural". There is a small branch line in the movie that is very interesting. When helping a family "exorcism", the couple found that the so-called strange sound was just the sound of wood sticks being damp and wind. This shows that when dealing with abnormal events, they are more inclined to explore with a scientific and prudent attitude. It is precisely because of their professionalism that the film "adapted from true events" has improved The credibility of the story also caused the Peron family to send a distress signal to them. At this point, the film has now entered the "salvation stage", and the savior has begun to intervene, but Wen Ziren is not ready to portray them so arrogantly. Because of the previous "work injury", his wife can no longer work as an exorcist. During an exorcism, Rowling caused great psychological and physical trauma because of her close contact with a person possessed by a demon. This reduced her from an exorcist to a wounded weak woman, making her experience in the haunted house a new "scare point". Because of yin and yang eyes, she can see things that others can't see, so she can't find someone to share this fear. Even the evil spirits saw through her fragility, and even dared to appear in front of her in broad daylight. This piece of sheet was blown away by the wind, and it floated into the air and suddenly outlined a human shape. Therefore, when Lorraine fell to the ground of the haunted house and faced a group of evil spirits, what we saw was not the mighty power of the ghost hunter, but the isolation and helplessness of an unarmed and weak woman. Evil spirits would even terrorize her, too cruel for a mother, by creating the illusion of her daughter drowning. So will Kong Wu's powerful Ed be stronger? Regrettably, his performance was also underwhelming. In the second half of the film, his wife fell into the underground of the haunted house, and the situation was very dangerous, but he could only rush around in the room. Even at the most critical stage of exorcism, he was very unprofessional. He took out his Bible like a duck to a tree and stammered Latin incantations. The devil screamed, and even the holy water bottle was scared off. Hey, this scum with a combat power of 5. Taking advantage of Lorraine's vulnerability and Ed's amateurism, Director Wen sent us a message: Don't think that everything will be solved by the exorcist entering the house. They are also mortals, at best, they are just two mortals who have a little research on spirituality. For a budding hunter, encountering a beast like a tiger is naturally a near-death experience. In the same way, the exorcist of the three-legged cat kung fu is also more fortunate in the face of the resentful spirit with high mana. Third, it is rare for evil spirits to appear in common horror films in the form of groups. Big villains such as evil spirits and perverts usually fight alone. Even if there are accomplices, they are like snakes in "Huluwa". Like the toad under Jing, it is used for the protagonist to practice and play handsome. But in "The Conjuring", the evil spirits take the group route. How many ghosts with names and surnames are there? The first witch to hang herself is a big boss. The mother and son who were killed contributed to the classic "hide and seek" episode. Maid ghost, frightening effect is average, make up the number He was so terrified that the policeman, Shu Mi, who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, was terrified. The drowned little boy did not find his real body, guessing that it turned into an illusion of Lorraine's daughter. This trick is very vicious. Finally, there's our Annabelle doll. She is the support group of the Wraith of the Wraith. one two three four five six. This is what happened when Ney performed the exorcism on his last night. In the wind and rain, the Warrens' daughter was first targeted by Annabelle. Then, everyone hurriedly dealt with the mother who was possessed by the evil spirit. The combat power is so strong, it's all floating in the air! The third daughter was attacked by crows outside again! The little girl is also missing! Finally found it! And what about our exorcism team? Lorraine didn't say anything, the actual combat power was basically zero. Most professional Ed, well already petrified. Dad was distressed when he saw his daughter-in-law vomited blood by the exorcism ceremony, and began to cause trouble for Ed. Police officers are usually hacked, and the same is true for this one, which basically didn’t work, and was bitten, and they had to get rabies vaccine when they went home. Picture what. There is also a junior apprentice assistant who is still picking up girls when investigating paranormal phenomena, and it is estimated that it is not very useful at critical moments. And whether we are playing games or watching ghost movies, we are generally used to concentrating on defeating the boss to achieve the final victory. However, in this play, the five-member exorcism team, who basically had no combat value, confronted six evil spirits each with their own unique skills. So in the final exorcism we feel not only fear, but despair. Not only do we have to face the source of fear of the possessed mother, but we are also forced to fend off other evil spirits that are constantly attacking. Even the rear is disturbed by the Annabelle doll. This kind of powerlessness is rare in horror movies. What is the benefit of doing this? It's beautiful because it's hard. It is precisely because of the weakness of the protagonist and the strength of the evil spirit that in comparison, the final victory that was expected is so holy and great, so hard to come by. The seemingly useless little apprentice found the whereabouts of the most crucial little daughter. Even though the police were injured, they still jumped recklessly at a critical moment and saved Ed's life from the gun. The dull father also bravely roared at the evil spirit possessing his wife. Ed, who is no longer than exorcism, finally turned into a messenger of God and slammed out the orders from God. And Lorraine, who I thought was the most vulnerable, gave us the reason why she insisted on staying at the exorcism scene: also as a mother, also as a wife, also as a woman, she awakened the mother's remains in the body. The last trace of will, finally defeated the devil. Exorcism, in The film industry is not considered to be the type of work that enters the house, but Wen Ziren still elevates this film to the height of human nature, family affection and justice, and has to make people feel respectful. In the whole film review, the screenshots are basically all dark tones. Finally, let us conclude with this sunny, warm and warm photo to convey positive energy to everyone. Never forget that family, and love, are strong enough to ward off all evil and misfortune in this world.
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