The Dark Side "The Dark Side" is a small movie produced in Spain. The film is not long, about 80 minutes, the relationship between the characters is simple, and the plot is not complicated. But it is such a short, succinct, low-cost film that dissects the dark side of human nature extremely naked and thought-provoking, and ends with an open ending, which attracts countless viewers to reverie. It is a rare and unpopular film.
First, let's talk about the plot of the movie. "The Dark Side" tells the story of the heroine Belén who pretended to be missing in order to test her boyfriend, but eventually lost her boyfriend. The film started with Adrian who was depressed after learning of his girlfriend's disappearance, but soon he met Fabiana, another heroine, and soon fell in love with her. In the scene where Adrian meets and falls in love with Fabiana, the protagonist’s respective darkness has already begun to appear. The male protagonist is obviously still immersed in the grief of his girlfriend’s disappearance, but he can still linger with Fabiana at this time, showing his love Nature.
Adrian took Fabiana to the opera hall he directed and introduced the symphony to him, which seemed particularly compelling and proud, and Fabiana, an extremely material woman, was indeed very useful. Just when Adrian was about to kiss Fabiana, she falsely stated that he had a family and a girlfriend, so she could not do this. What? (Black face) Do you guess that someone has a family or a girlfriend and still does everything possible to seduce him? Sure enough, saying that was just talking, and soon the two of them developed rapidly. This detail alone shows that Fabiana's heart is dark. So when she learned that Belen was trapped behind the bathroom mirror and found the key to open, she really hesitated.
In order to keep the happiness she finally got, she chooses to kill Belen in the secret room inaction. Belen, who has been trapped in the secret room, is also dark and selfish. The male protagonist suspects that the main male has cheated on a little action, and is so stupid that he uses the way of missing to test Adrian's love for her, but he gets into trouble and almost died. . Belém’s dark side is her vengeful vengeance. She deliberately stayed quiet for a few days without responding to Fabiana, and asked her to open the door to check the conditions inside, driven by curiosity, thus falling into the trap she carefully arranged, using wine. The bottle stunned her, took the key and escaped from the secret room.
If Belen is kind enough, she doesn't need to take the key at all. At this time, Fabiana has fainted and will not hinder her survival. Did Adrian really not know that Belem was trapped in the secret room? I don’t think so. The scriptwriter's accusation of the male lead should not only mean that the male lead is bothered, what's more, the male lead's love is within the scope of human nature.
First of all, after the heroine disappeared, he was indeed very sad. At this time, he met the brilliant and flowery Fabiana who took him out of the haze of life, and fell in love with her. It was normal. What's more, the account of the plot is that he thinks his girlfriend is running with someone else. Instead of being hurt, after all the clothes and suitcases were taken away. He and the violinist did have an ambiguity, but he was frank, and when interacting with Fabiana, he proposed to terminate the relationship with her. So is the male lead decent and innocent? No, his darkness is that he always knew the fact that the hostess was trapped and did not save him. Fabiana, who has just gone to the villa for a few days, can feel the strangeness through the shaking of the water. Will the male protagonist have been living there without noticing it? Why should he worry about Fabiana walking around? Why not let the police inspect his house? It shows that he has a secret in his heart. The biggest highlight of the
film is the end, which gives people enough space for divergence. Belen escapes from the secret room and is replaced by Fabiana trapped in the secret room. Belen left the key to Adrian and a photo of the two of them to express his complete devotion to him. Can Adrian rescue Fabiana? Will he save Fabiana? They are all blanks left by the film for the audience to think about.
Next, let's talk about the values of this movie. I think the reason why this movie is called "The Dark Side" is that the secret room behind the mirror is dark and isolated. At the same time, it is a metaphor, alluding to the dark and hidden side of human nature. This film satirizes the darkness of human nature through the game of two heroines. The darkness of human nature is Fabiana’s unsuccessful death, Belen’s revenge, and Adrian’s resignation. The root of the darkness of the three main characters in the film is that they are all extremely selfish. The so-called love is just an excuse for them to satisfy their own desires. Belém’s darkness is manifested in her selfishness towards love. Because the male protagonist is too good, so she always worried that the male protagonist would not love her and abandon her. This kind of fear of love is actually selfish of human nature. Derian considers her wealth, Do not let others touch. And he launched the "tooth for tooth, eye for eye" method of revenge after Fabiana failed to save her, which could not tolerate any abuse by others.
Fabian’s darkness is manifested as power. This has been said directly by the ex-boyfriend policeman. After knowing that Adrian is a famous conductor, it is even more seduce. And knowing that Belem would take all this when he came out, so she didn't save Belen. This is also caused by human selfishness. Adrian’s selfishness does not need to be said much. He is a bohemian and freedom-loving person. The existence of Belém and Fabiana may be a bondage to him, so he chooses not to save, he does not like the lasting love. It’s his nature to get bored with a woman for a long time. So he said enough to the violinist. For this reason, he can feel so dark that they die. The self-privateness of humanity is terrible, like a secret room that is dark and inescapable, and those who are caught in it can only feel the despair of waiting for death.
Finally, let's talk about the artistic value of this movie. The biggest feature of "The Dark Side" is that it is simple and rude, the narrative is clean and tidy, and it is not sloppy. Adhering to the consistent style of Spanish suspense movies, it is surprisingly successful with unique and novel themes. It is simple because the film has no major productions, no major scenes, and only a handful of actors. The only spectacular thing that requires high-cost investment is the magnificent symphony orchestra. The symphony orchestra not only propped up the scenes of the film, but also became a wonderful soundtrack in the ups and downs of the plot, especially Fabiana went to open the secret room to see if Belem was still alive and was caught in the trap. It is the whole movie. At the climax, the symphony also seemed to affect people's hearts slowly and urgently. This makes the audience feel that although the film is simple, it is not perfunctory at all. On the contrary, it is highly regarded by the audience because of its proper handling of the plot.
