talks about classic horror images. Sadako , who is distributing the Beatles, is definitely on the list.
believe that many babies will never forget the fear of being dominated by Sadako .
she climbed up from the dry well;
climbed out of the TV; the
scene scared countless people to throw the remote control
and said that Sadako is synonymous with female ghosts, and is no exaggeration.
This time, she is scary again-
"Sadako" (2019)
Pai Ye is so looking forward to this movie, except for Sadako, mainly because of director Hideo Nakata .
The famous "Midnight Bell" came from him.
is exactly him, who personally created the classic horror image of Sadako.
But! More expectation, more disappointment.
This time, he overturned the boat in the gutter.
Douban 4.0, cool.
Sadako is hypnotized, do you think it is scary? ? ?
Please give me back the shadow of my childhood! ! !
Obviously a good hand, how did the director break it?
answer, but also to find from the source.
01
is a blockbuster
as a literary image of Sadako, first appeared in 1989 Suzuki Mitsuji 's novel "Midnight Ring".
In that world, Sadako was born in 1947, and his mother is Yamamura Shizuko with super powers.
Sadako's mother Yamamura Shitsuko
Shitsuko committed suicide due to unbearable public opinion. After
, Sadako inherited her mother's superpowers and her tragic fate.
In 1966, she was raped by the last smallpox patient in Japan and thrown into a well. The
resentment is combined with the smallpox virus and attached to the video tape-
anyone who has seen this video will die.
In 1998, Hideo Nakata brought the story to the big screen.
Since then, Sadako crawled out of the dark well and opened the prelude of the "Japanese-style horror film". The success of the
movie "Midnight Bell" is inseparable from the original; the
story is a mixture of reality and legend, full of fateful sadness.
At the same time, it is also inseparable from the director's drastic transformation of the novel.
The woman combing her hair in the night mirror; the distorted face in the photo of
; the cold behind
is given a high sense of ritual in the movie. The most important point of
, the movie "Midnight Ring" combines with reality and grasps people's anxiety under the background of the times. At that time, TV was the most everyday electrical appliance, and watching videos became everyone's daily pastime. The scene where Sadako
broke the screen from the TV set further intensified the horror of each audience.
After all, there is a saying that is like this-
is the horror hidden in the daily life.
02
Going to the world
If "Midnight Bell" has not been remade by Hollywood, then "Japanese Terror" is just a Japanese subculture.
But no one would have thought- would die when watching the video. The gimmick of and the horror image of Sadako would cause a storm in Hollywood.
In 2001, DreamWorks bought the rights to the remake of "Midnight Bell" for US$1 million.
A year later, the US version of "Midnight Ring" was released.
US version of "Midnight Bell" stills
15 million dollars in the first week, topped the weekly box office list.
finally won 130 million dollars and North America box office. Although
has been localized, it still retains many of the original features.
It shows the mysterious and psychedelic eastern horror of to western audiences.
compared to western fearThe bloody visual impact of horror films, Eastern horror films are more subtle.
uses white space and various hints to make you fear .
A ringing of the phone makes you creepy.
Above: "Midnight Bell" (Japanese version)
Below: "Midnight Bell" (US version)
benefited from Hollywood's abundant funding and mature production system. The technical and aesthetic levels of the US version of
are several grades higher. Sadako
has encountered a good time.
When Hollywood movies are conquering the world, such an unusual, gloomy and treacherous oriental horror image makes it easier for to stand out from . The success of
"Midnight Bell" (US version) has made Hollywood a lot of money and brought the horrible image of Sadako to the world. Sadako
is like the mysterious video tape infected with the virus, with the ability of to replicate indefinitely.
's "Midnight Ring" has become the world's largest IP in . Sadako
will be arranged to shine on the screen from time to time. Sadako
is not just a role, but a cultural symbol of , .
Over time, the industrious and courageous working people worked together and finally completed the ingenious deconstruction of Sadako.
What else is more interesting than spoof ?
suffocation fear turned into a bold idea .
The scene of people climbing Sadako out of the TV was made into a huge model, which was driven around the street by large trucks;
appeared as a celebration guest at the opening ceremony of "Tokyo Sky Tree";
50 girls formed "Sadako team" Shake hands and take photos with passersby. How did passers-by react?
was not scared and fled, but praised " kawaii ".
The shopping malls selling TV are even harder.
They first designed the showcase carefully.
Then, what I waited for was the moment when Sadako
came out from the TV to scare away passersby.
is not surprised, is not frightened
Of course, how can you lose the soul painter with a big brain?
No matter how terrifying you were before, you will lose your final dignity after passing through the hands of a painter who can transform everything.
For example, sauce purple;
in or, sauce purple:
a painter named Tom also carefully designed many ingenious debut methods for Sadako:
normal style & rock star style;
wizard Pokémon style & idol Wind;
report wind & JOJO wind.
Sadako: I don't want face!
Now, Sadako has been close to the people for a long time. She is indispensable in the
horror house; at the
masquerade, Sadako's black hair and white dress are also indispensable; Sadako's image is printed on the
T-shirt;
is very cute and various Sadako around are also sold around.
was once the Sadako of "Asia's most terrifying woman". In any case, she would never have thought that she would have this day-
stepped down from the classic horror altar,
entered the daily life of the masses.
has become the popular culture symbol of that the public loves to see.
03
let go of Sadako
IP is a double-edged sword.
is a succession if the shot is done; if the shot is bad, it is a succession.
is especially true for Sadako.
After all, the audience is too familiar with her.
Of course, there is another sentence, I believe everyone is familiar with it: has no diamonds, don't buy porcelain . Not to mention the loss of
at the box office, he smashed his own sign.
is like Hideo Nakata, the king of becomes bronze .
is obvious: the director is old, too old to scare people.
is 9012, and it’s still in fried cold rice . Sadako
crawls out of the terrifying picture of the TV, repeats in slow motion with left and right hands, and I'll do it again for you.
Above: "Midnight Bell" Below: "Sadako"
Director: I fried my cold rice, you won't accept it.
You are great, I'm Ruisby, bye bye.
Also, you find such a chubby little girl to play the role of Sadako, is it a bit too unreasonable?
Hey, there is no sense of horror at all. What's wrong with
wanting to go up and pinch her little cheek? The scary way
is an 800-year-old routine-
jump scare! In the
elevator, the grandfather rolled his eyes;
mobile phone screen, suddenly flashed a skull;
cave, suddenly stretched out a hand;
bluff a three-year-old child? ? ? The most funny thing about
is the tug of war between people and ghosts in the pool.
knows that you are saving lives; I don't know, I thought you were a relay in the water.
picture real joy, there is nothing?
hahahahaha...
I'm so sorry to be laughed out of by horror movies.
send me this is really a big girl on the sedan chair, the first time.
Of course, what makes Pai Ye most speechless is its story.
is very capable at the beginning.
The nervous mother wants to burn her seven or eight-year-old daughter with gasoline.
Morality is depraved, or human nature is twisted?
It turns out that the reason why the mother is so cruel is because she thinks her daughter is the reincarnation of Sadako.
was just when the fire was on, a weird thing happened. The
light suddenly went out, and a female ghost in white appeared behind him.
The girl rolled her eyes and walked out of the closet. The spark ignited the gasoline.
In an instant, the house turned into a sea of flames.
has two flowers, one on each.
over there, the room is blazing fire. On
, the heroine Mo You met the little girl by coincidence. The two of
eventually became good friends who talked about everything.
In the slow contact, the little girl also discovered the secret of the heroine.
It turned out that Moyou was also a person abandoned by his parents. When
was a child, he was thrown into the orphanage by his parents.
Emmmmmm.....
, the murderous Sadako, was actually filmed as a anti-abandoned baby promo .
Sadako cried to death in the well. The former Sadako
is so terrifying and scary; the current Sadako
is so ridiculous and funny.
We all know that a good adaptation and inheritance should keep pace with the times, take its essence and eliminate its dross. The success of
comes precisely from the excellent original works, sophisticated film and television adaptations, and presentations that complement the times.
can look back at today's new works, from casting to scary sections to stories.
are rotten out of the sky, awkwardly through the earth.
has almost no bright spot except fried cold rice. The double loss of
box office reputation is also expected.
is especially for directors like Hideo Nakata and . Master Pai still hopes that he can cherish his feathers more.
, instead of squandering the word-of-mouth and the trust of the audience that you have built up so hard. The good IP of
should be cherished.
If there is no good idea and story to pass on.
It is better to let Sadako make a living and put her on the shelf instead of just ruining and corrupting her.
Don’t forget, no matter how many treasures there are, if you don’t care about business, there will be a day when you can sit and eat.
When it's really time, don't cry.
After all, good cards are broken by you.
