I have heard for a long time that Wen Ziren is a great genius, but I am as timid as a mouse and a worm. "The Conjuring" has been lying silently in the to-be-watched movie list for several years. Last week, I saw the most TOP promotion of the main movie of up, and I learned that the atmosphere is magical, the expression is not brutal, and the ending is still a happy ending, which means that it will not cause too much psychological shadow, and I don't know what to do.
On such a stormy night waiting for a typhoon, a sense of restlessness came to my mind. I, tremblingly, clicked on the video link.
Two hours passed in an instant. Although I already have some background knowledge and psychological expectations, there are many places that still make me nervous, slightly hot and sweaty. Director Wen has a few tricks. The following summarizes the top ten "Conjuring" in my mind (with spoilers).
No.10 A broken piano
Remember this broken piano? Director Wen seems to like to do a little bit of foreshadowing first, scare you a little, then jump out to laugh at you, tease you, and then fatten your guts to scare you.
Early in the morning on the second day of staying in the haunted house, the hostess Caroline was attracted to the basement by the strange sound. When you thought that the thriller plot was advancing so quickly, you found that it was only the male host Roger who was working hard to clean up. In a relaxed moment, Caroline tapped a few keys at random, and it was really broken.
Afterwards, the Spiritualist trio visits the basement for the first time, fully armed, with a set of flashlights, radio mics, tape recorders and cameras. This section uses the shaking lighting of the flashlight and the microphone sound effect, which is both tense and a little funny. At the end of everyone climbing up the stairs to leave with nothing, the spiritualist Ed turned his head in a hurry, his eyes were eager, and the whole picture suddenly turned back, as if something was behind, and finally the picture swayed and landed on the piano. superior. Of course nothing happened, Director Wen just wanted to nurture your courage first.
No. 9 Ed Ed save me
This bridge is all about contrast.
A tall, muscular policeman who drank, smoked, carried a gun, and didn't believe in vampires at all, was overwhelmed by the sound of wind, rocking chairs, and vague whispers. At first, he went out to investigate, and quickly closed the doors and windows as soon as he entered. Close and secure. Judging by how hard he closed the door, he probably couldn't let in anything messy.
It's a pity that when he turned his head, the maid was waiting inside to complain to him, to see what she asked me to do, and to see what she asked me to do. A sturdy man full of yang, fell to the ground in an instant, and cried out in pain to the Spiritist, Ed Ed help me!!! (Why does it have an inexplicable funny atmosphere when it is written?
No. 8 Nightdress girl
Here I really feel that Director Wen is teasing me.
The child's father had just escaped from the room. He walked from a door that he opened to the other wall that would rattle by himself. He was tired from running around. Suddenly, he looked up and the child was standing on the stairs.
Obviously this is a young little sister with a ruddy face, why is it so pale here! I admit to being frightened for a second, although the father-daughter recognition soon calmed me down. But I accuse Director Wen of this on purpose!
No. 7 Don't look under the bed
I don't know if you have such childhood shadows, don't look under the bed!
How scary horror movies are, is probably to discover some hidden corners around us. I remember that when I was a child, I had to go through a long staircase to go home. There were walls on both sides. One or two steps in the middle of the stairs were broken, revealing a hole. This has become the biggest shadow of my childhood, and my rich imagination has allowed me to make thousands of brain supplements for that black hole. Every time I walk alone, I muster up my courage first, and then run away without looking back. It's really scary.
No. 6 The evil spirit went wild
As the climax of the whole play, the evil spirits are in the final struggle to kill the whole family if they succeed and go to hell if they fail.
Spitting blood, floating, standing upside down, and changing faces take turns. By the way, the trick of summoning evil birds is quite a magician.
Of course, exorcism such as taking out a cross and holy water, and shouting my name out, makes me and other communist successors very entertaining.
No. 5 There is a big problem here
Onmyoji Rowling's blue eyes are so good.
What do you do when you can see what others can't? Here, Director Wen did not give any particularly bloody and exciting pictures, nor did he do any rapid transitions, but only showed you a tree, a piece of water and a terrified face. The spiritualist Ed asked onmyoji Rowling what was wrong. Rowling turned around and tightened her body. Her eyes first trembled and looked at Ed, and then she lifted her gaze slightly, and panic poured out like a flood.
This look is absolutely stunning. You must be wondering what she saw. This sense of substitution is so strong.
No. 4 The wind is blowing
When the wind and the sun are bright ahead, the family is still warm and happy, but suddenly, the dark clouds cover the sunny day, and the wind blows the leaves, and you know that the big boss is about to appear.
But, despite your mental preparation, come on, show up. When he appeared, you still couldn't help shouting and holding the grass.
The white sheets that were blown up by the wind seemed to have a will, and broke free from Rowling's hand, showing a human shape in an instant. Before you can react, it flies to the hostess's bedroom window. Then it seemed to pass through the window, and when the sheets were lifted again, a woman was already standing in the window. who is it? who is it!
All operations are so smooth, there is no nonsense at all, it is very reasonable and makes you exclaim, what kind of genius is this!
No. 3 Anna baby here she comes
Annabelle, that dirty ooze doll, that's her.
As a prop in The Conjuring, Annabelle unexpectedly exploded, and she had her own spin-off.
The evil spirit actually hugged Annabelle and played rocking music in the rocking chair. Anna's weird smile was really evil, and it scared Ed and Rowling's daughters to cry and call their mothers and grandmothers. The evil spirit is so powerful that it can physically travel through a photo and create an atmosphere with a psychological killer. At one point, I was so worried that I was afraid that the little girl would suffer. The mental health of the little girl is worrying.
No. 2 Hide and Seek Clapping Hands
Wen Dao is known for its high cost performance. When I saw this clapping session, I thought I got it. Who can clap so terrifyingly! And how much does it cost to clap? !
The little boy is playing hide and seek with his mother happily. The evil spirit thinks I'm very lonely, and I want to play too. When the cabinet opened by itself, there was already that smell. When the hostess turned around and said happily, she clapped her hands a third time. At this time, the light and shadow found on the door panel, just revealing a pair of her hands, and the atmosphere was getting better. I would never have dreamed that two miserable hands stretched out from the closet and clapped loudly and clearly.
The hostess followed the sound and groped in the cabinet. Suddenly the child appeared from behind, and the heroine was puzzled. Who was clapping just now? Is there a clapping? Did I hear it right? Suddenly, the story of clapping came to an abrupt end, leaving us and the heroine without any masters, and we have a relationship with each other.
No. 1 I want to play hide and seek
Wen Dao's masterpiece - strike a match.
It seems that he has caught the fear gene in our blood? Neither light nor full black is as good as this one: you have a little bit of light, you can see a little but not all, and the light is slowly disappearing, slowly darkening, until it is all black. Fear is like the darkness around you, slowly invading, swallowing you one by one.
Director Wen's on-camera language is really a miracle. The camera looks from the front to the hostess struggling to strike a match, and then turns to the back of her head, as if a pair of eyes are watching the hostess's collapse from the back. Several times back and forth, simple, but the effect is full.
Finally, let's play hide-and-seek. The burden buried in the front is now finally shaken out. The pair of white hands suddenly appeared from the darkness and clapped loudly and crisply. Once again, it brought people into the throat, and Director Wen just clapped their hands.
The director really has a good set of horror films, and I am impressed by several aspects:
First, the layers of the story and the restraint in the use of horror elements. It's not an overly blunt fear that comes up, but two steps and one step back, leading you forward without making you feel comfortable and fatigued.
Second, the use of perspective. Often people look at the back of the head, and the camera is inverted, as if there is another pair of eyes present, just using the angle of the camera lens to create a sense of immersive horror.
Also, how the hell did you come up with the ghostly tricks of clapping your hands and striking a match! The case is stunning!
Finally, let's recite the core values of socialism and wish you a good dream))
Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, friendliness
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