human test

Peter 2022-04-23 07:01:10

The initial understanding of this film came from the spoof of it by Screaming Scream. Later, I saw an article on Weibo called thirteen recognized high-level movies. It ranked second, and it was recognized. No, I also really wanted to see what a so-called horror movie was at that time? In my impression, it should have the same name as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

So when I searched online, there were actually seven films. My first impression was that this film should be very good, otherwise why are there seven films in a row?

On the first night I watched the first one, and the classic scene that was spoofed by other movies appeared: two people were inexplicably locked in an abandoned room, playing a game of bloody escape. The story is very compact, the pictures are bloody, and I admire the director's technique. Of course, the makeup artist is also very powerful, at least very realistic. The actor didn't say much, and screamed a lot.

The director used the technique of recalling this flashback and unfolded the whole story one by one, and finally confessed the murderer.

Everyone is guilty, but some sinners are punished by the law, while others go unpunished. There are reasons why the murderer is a murderer, but the murderer in this film has a higher IQ and a more artistic modus operandi. It's more extreme. I think the murderer is a character who regards himself as a judge. You can call it a pervert, but they all have their own set of theories behind them. There is no right or wrong.

The title of the film literally translates to Chainsaw, but I never found a chainsaw in the film, just a saw for sawing feet. I think it would be more suitable to translate it into Saw Cry, but the momentum is much weaker.

Horror movies I think have a purifying effect, some things you can't experience, but watching, you will cherish your own and other people's lives more. In addition, this is a bit like the concept of hell established in religion. The principle is the same, and the effect is similar. It has the effect of punishing evil and promoting good. It seems to warn people not to think that if you do evil, no one will know and you will be fine, and you will eventually get retribution.

From the second night, sometimes one episode a night, sometimes two episodes a night, I watched it, and it also attracted many colleagues to come and watch it. These days, people, especially women, the more afraid to watch horror movies, the more they think about it. Look.

The plots are all the same. It’s still playing a high-risk game with bad guys. Very few people survive. I think the game itself is a big test of human nature, but most people can’t stand the test, and human nature tends to be selfish. profit.

Subsequent sequels also exposed the reasons why the murderer became the murderer and his modus operandi. I would also like to praise the director and screenwriter for being able to make up the plot so that it is so mesmerizing and fascinating, which is very rare.

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Saw quotes

  • Adam: [as Lawrence is sawing off his foot] No! Oh, my God! What are you doing? Lawrence, what are you doing? What are you... Oh, my God! Lawrence, don't! No! Lawrence, please! I'm begging you! Lawrence, it's not me who did this to you.

    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: You have to die

    Adam: No, I want to live!

    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: I'm sorry...

    Adam: I want to live!

    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: My family...

    [shoots Adam]

    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: I've done it, now show them to me!

  • Adam: Look... we're out of time!