I was chatting with a friend some time ago and mentioned that horror movies nowadays are becoming less and less scary.
A friend said that in terms of scariness, it must be Sadako.
is everywhere. Any familiar family environment may become Sadako's exit.
He felt that "The Grudge" was not scary enough.
I immediately retorted, don’t you remember the female ghost in bed?
We both had a cold war in the car at the same time!
(I won’t post the picture to save you from being scared.
So overall, the skill of director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is still evident.
We have also introduced the works of Kiyoshi Kurosawa before, and it is also the work of Yakusho Koji Starring in "X Holy Rule".
So with the same formula, will there be any different sparks?
Let's talk to you about this movie today -
"The Spirit"
The movie "The Spirit" was adapted from the British The novel "Seance on a Wet Afternoon" by the writer Mark McShane was adapted into the screen in 1964 as a British movie of the same name, called "Seance on a Wet Afternoon".
Compared with the original work at that time, the movie was still Some changes have been made to make the whole story not only more scary, but also more social and psychological. The plot of
is as follows: Junko, a full-time wife, seems to have the ability to "psychic". So the academic teaching assistant used Junko's characteristics as the research object and wanted her to show it in front of the professor, but the professor was always skeptical.
Junko felt bored and went to work part-time in a restaurant, but she saw Hongyi next to an irritable customer. Female ghost. So she resigned from the restaurant.
Finally, a girl was kidnapped. The police found no clues and clues, so they found Junko to help. But Junko accidentally discovered that the little girl was hiding in her In her husband's toolbox.
Junko wanted to use this opportunity to show off her "ability", but she didn't expect that the little girl died unexpectedly. After disposing of the body with Junko, her husband began to be seen wearing green The little girl in the dress...
In the 1964 "Rainy Day Meeting", the wife was just a so-called "psychic" who was purely deceptive.
She coerced her husband into abducting the girl in order to show her " "Psychic" talent, but it was revealed in the end.
In Kurosawa Kiyoshi's movie, several changes were made, which added a horror color to the movie, and also had a lot of philosophical thinking.
First of all, from Junko's perspective, I have seen "female ghosts". The appearance of these spirits in the movie scenes itself brought a great shock.
But if at the end of the movie, it is proved that Junko has no psychic ability at all, then what she saw Is the female ghost really a female ghost?
There are a lot of discussions here. I tend to say that the female ghost shown in the image is actually a manifestation of social pressure on Junko.
Because of "Reduction" Junko in "Spirit" actually doesn't have much initiative. Most of the time she is a housewife without social recognition.
So in "The Spirit", it is not only a discussion of whether the protagonist can be a psychic, but also a discussion of the status of women.
Secondly, why did the male protagonist also see the dead little girl?
In order to eliminate the guilt in his heart, my husband once invited a monk to come to his home to perform salvation rituals.
When the monk left, the husband asked, does hell really exist?
The way a monk goes home is that if you think you have it, you will have it, and if you think you don’t have it, you won’t have it.
's answer seems quite idealistic.
But it also reflects another problem from the side. Hell is to punish people who make mistakes.
The husband who accidentally killed a little girl always feels uneasy in his heart, but he can't get rid of it. So he began to see the little girl in a green dress over and over again, which was a lingering shadow in his heart.
In addition, the movie changed the kidnapping in the original story into an accident. Although the process seemed a bit far-fetched, it also emphasized the "forced" nature of the heroine.
Whether she has lost her social status or has been sacrificing herself in the family and belonging to a subordinate position, it makes people feel that she has no chance to express herself. So this opportunity fell from the sky, but in the end she did not "succeed".
In terms of image style, Kurosawa Kiyoshi has never liked to do jump scares, so relatively speaking, the thrilling feeling will be stronger.
Friends who are interested can come and have a look.
