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Worship in the pale
Lessie 2022-04-23 07:01:34
Blurred images and dull background sound, the prologue of the film is full of poignant beauty. But the main thing to talk about here is not the yellowish antiquity of the movie, but an almost perfect female image. Imagine a nine-year-old girl wearing a retro European-style school uniform, smiling faintly, saluting and sitting beside the piano, a Tchaikovsky's autumn sounded, and then listening to her recite a chapter of Les Miserables in French, she opened it casually. The Russian version of Anna Karelina, and then drew the scene of this chapter in her heart on the drawing board next to her. Suddenly, a strange sound came from upstairs. She quickly opened the drawer, loaded the magazine, and released the insurance. Standard Holding the gun in her posture, a cat flashed past, she smiled lightly, and asked why she was so sensitive, she told a story that seemed like decades. It's not a scene in the movie, but she is who she is in the movie. How a girl who can't get love can use her wisdom and skills to set up a shocking situation is the most gorgeous suspense of this movie.
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Gussie 2022-04-23 07:01:34
The plot has a big brain hole, the little girl acted super well, the movie is not a horror movie, it is more about plot/crime, it is a pity that the movie lacks the psychological portrayal of this 9-year-old woman, her childhood, her sexual growth, Other people's attitudes towards her, etc., how various specificities lead to psychological distortions that lead to crimes, the film lacks a deeper exploration of human nature, otherwise it will be on a higher level
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Paige 2022-03-25 09:01:06
Terrible subject matter, many shadows of The Good Son; vulgar thriller, but it didn't work at first glance; illogical plot, a bit unbearable for me; the truth revealed is not so much unexpected as it is It's an old bottle of new wine... Fortunately, the heroine was well chosen and played well, which became the biggest highlight and highlight of the whole film.
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[Esther and Max walk up after Daniel has shot a pigeon with his paintball gun]
Esther: Did you kill it?
Daniel Coleman: [crying] It was just a paintball, I didn't think it'd hurt him...
[She picks up a big rock and holds it out to him]
Esther: Put it out of its misery.
[off his look]
Esther: It's in pain. And it's your responsibility.
Daniel Coleman: It was just an accident.
Esther: If you walk away now, it'll starve to death. Is that what you want?
[pause]
Daniel Coleman: I'm not doin' it...
[after a moment, she smashes the pigeon with the rock]
Esther: [to Max] It's all right. It's in Heaven now.
Daniel Coleman: What's wrong with you?
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[Kate overhears Esther playing Tchaikovsky flawlessly on the piano]
Kate Coleman: You told me you didn't know how to play.
Esther: No, I didn't.
Kate Coleman: Yes, you did.
Esther: You offered to teach me, and I accepted.
Kate Coleman: Okay... so, then, you were just... pretending, this whole time?
Esther: I thought you would enjoy teaching me. It must be frustrating for someone who loves music as much as you to have a son who isn't interested and a daughter who can't even hear.