I feel that the biggest change in the new version is that Mary, the victim, survived. In the old version, Mary was raped and shot in the lake. This change has changed the nature of the film. In the old version, the doctor and his wife killed the murderers one by one after knowing that their daughter was killed. It embodies the idea of violating violence and eye for eye. The sadness and miserable mood of the two at the end of the credits facing the birthday cake can easily resonate with the audience. In the new version, Mary was injured but survived and must be sent to the hospital for treatment in time. The primary purpose of the doctors and couples killing the murderers one by one was to remove obstacles to send their daughters to the hospital. It was for the survivors to kill in order to survive, and they had to be passive. In the old version, the doctor and his wife killed people for the sake of revenge, deliberately and actively. Personally, this is a qualitative change, and the new version is a bit clichéd.
The repressive, violent and realistic new version of the entire film is not as good as the old one. Although the actors and images of the old version are not as beautiful as the new version, the gloomy depression and violent killings that are unique to the old version impressed the audience as the reality of the documentary. This may be the main reason why the old version was listed as a banned film that year. In the new version, except for the depressed and uncomfortable scene of Mary being raped, the rest is basically an action movie that is well-regulated and not suspenseful. In particular, the scene where the three bad guys were killed at the end of the credits is basically reduced to an ordinary action movie, without the real shock of the old version.
I still remember that in the old version, Mary’s mother could only avenge her daughter by outsmarting a strong enemy, so she did not hesitate to seduce the murderer, pretending to play SM games with the murderer, tied the murderer’s hands back, and then gave the murderer oral sex, and then the murderer’s It is really hard to bear the humiliation and to retaliate by biting the root of life to avenge the woman. In the new version, the plot of this revenge has been modified, and only the regular fighting and killing are left.
However, regardless of the old version or the new version, the two victims were killed by buying (inhaling) drugs because they did not listen to the adults. If the two stay away from drugs, perhaps tragedy can be avoided. It can be seen that the film's educational significance for staying away from drugs is still the same. In addition, the lesson learned is not to talk to strangers, not to trust strangers, so as not to burn yourself.
In short, the new version and the old version have their own strengths. In terms of good looks, the new version is higher than the old version. From an ideological point of view, the old version is higher than the new version. Both new and old are still worth seeing, except for those who don’t like violent and bloody horror movies.
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