The "Hidden" introduced here is not a domestic anti-Japanese war TV series, but a horror film directed by Wen Ziren in 2010, and he himself is the first person to refresh my worldview of horror movies in a real sense.
At the beginning of the movie, Josh moved into an old house with his wife Riley and his son, while his son Dalton, who was exploring everywhere in the attic, fell into a coma due to an accident and did not wake up for 3 months. Also helpless about this. Later, Dalton went home from the hospital to recuperate. However, in this mysterious house, Riley could always hear some strange sounds and see eerie ghosts. She suspected that the house was haunted and decided to move, but the situation remained unchanged after moving again.
Josh's mother asked Elise, the exorcist, to help. Only then did Josh realize that he had the ability to leave the body when he was a child, but it was only sealed. The eldest son Dalton also inherited his father's talent. The reason for the coma is that the soul wanders in the "liguan" after going out of the body and cannot return to the physical body. Now there is a red-faced demon who wants to possess him to restore his soul. . Elise could only lift the seal for Josh and let him go out of his body to find his son. After some twists and turns, Josh found him under the guidance of his son's drawing, and defeated the red-faced demon who tried to occupy his son's body, and successfully brought his son back to reality. However, at the end, Elise was about to collect the money, but found that Josh was a little unusual. It turned out that at some point, this red-faced demon possessed Josh. Unfortunately, it was too late, and Josh strangled Elise under possession. This is how the film ends.
Whether watching a horror movie is good or not, the creation of a horror atmosphere is an important criterion. And in this "Hidden". The music atmosphere is reasonably created. The first time it comes up, it directly cuts into the theme, and the thrilling mix cuts into the theme. The overall music, in addition to the necessary soothing and melancholy piano music, has fast-paced transitional beats until the final abrupt stop. It can be said that The soundtrack is always in the right place at the right time. And NetEase Cloud also has such a BGM playlist of the "Hidden" series. Even if there is no picture, just with these weird music, you will instantly feel the hair standing, and make up the terrifying picture on your own.
In addition to the use of music, the lens is also a very important factor, and a variety of wide-angle lenses are used in the film. A wide-angle lens is a lens with a shorter focal length and a larger angle of view. Usually, we generally use wide-angle lenses to get a wider field of view and a larger visual effect, because wide-angle lenses can produce the effect of large foreground and small vision. When used in horror movies, the wide-angle lens will produce a picture distortion effect. If ghosts appear at this time, the ghosts will be exaggeratedly magnified immediately, highlighting the existence of ghosts and giving the audience a strong visual impact.
In addition, Wen Ziren always uses a life-like lens language to combine the appearance of ghosts with life. When the hostess cleans the room, a ghost jumps out; when she goes up the stairs, a ghost jumps out; even if she sleeps, a ghost is watching from the window. However, it was only for a moment, which made people wonder if there were ghosts. And this way of expressing, also has a strong influence. Even if you watch this movie, you will never forget the ghosts that flashed by in the picture just now. You will feel a creepy feeling when you go to the toilet or eat a meal. This is Wen Ziren's way of scaring people.
In addition, the rhythm control of the whole film is also very reasonable. It started to be straightforward and the rhythm was slow, just some ordinary life scenes. However, something strange started to appear slowly. The suspense and horror in the first half made people sweat and aroused the curiosity of the audience. After the film moved, the rhythm began to be relatively slow, but the atmosphere was not long, and soon the plot turned straight down. Stimulation, so that attention is completely attracted to it. Until the father and son returned at the end, the rhythm slowed down again, and I thought it was nearing the end. But suddenly the scene changed, Jack's fierceness was revealed, and the exorcist Elise was strangled to death. The atmosphere suddenly became tense again, and the story of the first part ended here, leaving endless suspense and suspense to the audience. shadow.
The film's director Wen Ziren, also known as James Wen, a Malaysian Chinese, grew up in Australia, and has been making horror films in the United States for many years, but he has also made a new world of his own, which has won many recognitions.
His works are not many, but there are many famous ones. In 2004, as a fledgling, he was taken in by Hollywood and began to direct the horror thriller "The Chainsaw", which is two in one shot. Other horror films include two "The Conjuring", one "Dead Silence", "Insidious 1" and "Insidious 2." In 3, although he did not direct directly, he was handed over to the screenwriter of the first two films, also directed by his friend Ray Warner in college, and he still participated in the production of the last two films of the series. It can be said that each of the horror films he directed has a pivotal position in the field of Hollywood horror films. In particular, the chainsaw series he created is a monument that cannot be bypassed by horror films. But if you don't watch horror movies, you've probably heard his name too. After all, in 2015, Wen Ziren also directed "Speed and Passion 7", although this is the first time he transformed and directed a series of racing-themed films, but on the first day of its release in North America, it won a high box office of $15.8 million at the midnight show. The box office hit 340 million on the first day of its release in mainland China, which also made him known to many Chinese.
But if you just watched the first one, you wouldn't think how powerful Wen Ziren's horror movie is. In fact, the second part and the first part together make up a complete story. The various suspense that remained in the first part were not revealed until the second part, and this also made many viewers feel that Wen Ziren was playing tricks after watching the first part. In fact, Director Wen really has something to say, just waiting for you to buy the next movie ticket.
I personally think that the horror style created by Wen Ziren is enough to leave a strong mark in the history of Hollywood movies. Whether it is the soundtrack or the camera, the creation of a horror atmosphere can instantly kill several major roads in domestic horror films. A real horror movie is never full of inexplicable miracles from beginning to end, and strange things jump out from time to time to scare people, so let's study hard.
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