reaches the end of the year, there will be more good-looking movies. Like KPIs, various types of masterpieces are now in front of the audience. Such as the American realism masterpiece "Luce", South Korea's 2019 best youth film "Hummingbird".
In addition to stories full of depth and group memories, there is another type of masterpiece spewing out, that is, thrillers. For example, today I will recommend an R-rated thriller "Are you ready". Produced at a low cost, but still won many praises for its exquisite plot and blood-filled pictures. Won a good score of 88% freshness of rotten tomatoes. The story of
starts from 30 years ago. In an old house, the newlywed son-in-law was brutally shot to death by masked elders. Their expressions were very weird, like enjoying the thrill of killing, but also as if they couldn't bear to take the life of their son-in-law. In addition to the son-in-law and elders, there were also a bride and two young boys. This killing caused a great shadow on them.
30 years later, one of the little boys got married. His name is Alex, and his new wife is Grace. Because he had to accept the blessings of his elders during the wedding, he could only return home after he had been away for many years. Judging from Alex's expression, he dislikes the atmosphere of life at home very much. On the other hand, the expressions of family members are also very interesting. It was not an expression of "being happy because a new member came to the family", but a sense of trial.
In such a strange atmosphere, the wedding is over. The elders told Grace: You must play a game before you become a real family member. The content of the game is determined by a lottery. Only by passing it successfully can you become a family member.
Grace draws a game of hide and seek. If the family has not found it before dawn, the game is a success. Although she thinks it's strange to play hide and seek on the wedding night, she doesn't think much about it, who loves Alex. It wasn't until she witnessed "the elders brutally murdered maids who were similar to her" that Grace suddenly realized that things were not as simple as she thought...
"Are you ready" has three key words, namely sacrifice and prey ,massacre. Combining ancient cult legends with sinful humanity, the story becomes more visible. In the story of
, there is such a detail, the camera inadvertently sweeps the walls of the mansion. On the wall, there is a mural of a demon with a dark tone and a strange composition, with 5 strange horns growing on the head. It is obviously related to cults. Starting from the devil mural, the story branch of "the mansion elders trading with the devil" in the story is smoothly drawn out.
is followed by the right combination of ugly humanity and thrilling atmosphere. The conditions for the elders to trade with the devil are: only unconditional sacrifices to their families can they gain wealth. Therefore, they had to kill the newly married bride. Driven by their interests, they turned from elders with kind expressions to bloodthirsty demons. Axes, iron rods, and pistols have all become weapons for their slaughter.
To highlight the horror atmosphere, a "horror nursery rhyme" appeared in the film's soundtrack. The childlike lyrics contrasted sharply with the strange tones, making the audience numb.
But, just when all the audience was scared to gasp. The film suddenly ushered in a shocking reversal-because no one has been killed, the elders had to hide in a secluded place to watch a small video to learn. I want to learn the "one-shot kill" technique of a professional killer, but his wrists are willful and disobedient. Every shot was shot like a goddess scattered flowers, not a single bullet was hit. It is a thriller and horror film, but it makes the audience burst into laughter every minute. The watching experience is so amazing, it can be said that it is the first of the thrillers. Although
is made at a small cost, it has everything that should be in "Are you ready?" Whether it's the presentation of the plasma scene or the anti-killing paragraph with a coolness of 100 in the second half of the story, the shooting is to the extreme. Especially when the bride Grace found something was wrong, she fought back firmly. In the face of life and death, the thin and thin erupted with huge potential, and every time she counterattacked, people cried out in surprise.
In addition, there are diametrically opposite characters in the film. There were people who wanted to kill Grace, and there were also people who secretly prevented the killing.
wants to kill Grace among the crowd, there is a young child. Before he really grew up, he didn't form the correct three views at all, but was led by everyone to become a villain. The gesture of raising the gun made the audience unbearable.
want to stealThere are not many people stealthily preventing the killing, and they are weak. They knew: Grace must die before dawn. Otherwise, the entire family will suffer. But they chose to sacrifice themselves to end this wrong slaughter forever. In these two groups of people, the audience gets a sharp black humor related to human nature. The final outcome of
is not much to say, but it can be described in one sentence, that is: it's cool! Reversing one by one, the anti-routine came off guard, but unexpectedly. There are scenes full of blood plasma, and there are stories of 100 coolness. The low-cost R-grade film can achieve this level is very good. Don’t miss it!
