The psychological thriller elements that are also incorporated in the film: the haunted house; there are also suspense elements: the murder in the mansion, the harassment of strangers by text messages; and then there are the psychic elements: tangible and intangible spirits. There are a lot of passages of sending messages and watching videos in the film. The only remarkable thing is that the mobile phone receives text messages to create a horrible atmosphere; the characters in the script have almost no connection with each other, and the psychological changes of the characters are sudden. Fortunately, ghosts and spirits The body was shot with real guns and live ammunition, otherwise I would really think it was the role of another crazy woman outside of "Stone Pain". The Paris Gare du Nord in the film echoes with the music from the railway station that has remained unchanged for decades. The France under the lens is fairly realistic. The frequent appearance of fashion brand logos is not obtrusive. Generally speaking, it is horror, suspense, psychic, and erotic elements mixed together, no one has the same name, and it makes people want to fast forward. Mysticism, agnosticism, and feminine identity have all been spotted, but they have not been explained thoroughly.
Personal Shopper negative reviews
2022-01-10 08:01
Extended Reading
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Trystan 2022-03-16 09:01:05
Just like the different video materials (low-quality video, online video) used by Assayas in large quantities, the film presents a strong collage temperament. On the one hand, the absurdity produced by the collage creates a horror hidden under the daily surface, but on the other hand, it makes certain transitions in the plot seem very abrupt and deliberate. The torn between the American and French styles of the script sometimes leads to a bewildered dead end, but it can be pulled back on track by a few finishing touches.
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Brennan 2022-03-24 09:02:59
1. Focus on women's self-identity, wandering and entanglement between flesh and spirit, private and public life, fashion purchasing/try-on mirroring vs. unconscious medium, extending the text space. 2. Sending and receiving text messages is more important than transportation. Xiao K also vividly interprets the state of modern people who are lost in various transitional states and uncertain life. 3. Deep text + mixed genre + clumsy ending eventually makes the overall strength of the film lacking. (8.3/10)
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Maureen Cartwright: [talking about her deceased brother] So we made this oath... Whoever died first would send the other a sign.
Ingo: A sign? From- from the afterlife?
Maureen Cartwright: You could call it that; you could call it a million things.
Ingo: But... how do you know if it's a sign?
Maureen Cartwright: I'm a medium. He was- he was a medium. I'll just know it.
Ingo: Have you... communicated with spirits before?
Maureen Cartwright: Um. Lewis thought they were... spirits. I'm- I'm less sure. But yes. Uh, somewhat.
[gets off the couch to smoke]
Maureen Cartwright: I mean there are invisible... presences... around us. Always. I mean whether or not they're the souls of the dead, I don't know, but... You know when you're a medium you just are attuned to some sort of... vibe.
Ingo: What do you mean by- by vibe?
Maureen Cartwright: It's an intuition thing; it's a feeling. You... You see this door... That's only like slightly, ajar.
Ingo: Well... How's within that, that the soul... continues to exist... after death?
Maureen Cartwright: I don't even know if I believe in that. But... Lewis did. And I- I have to give his... spirit -whatever you wanna call it- a chance to prove him right.
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[last lines]
Maureen Cartwright: Lewis, is it you?
[pauses]
Maureen Cartwright: Or is it just me?