An alternative apocalyptic movie has become popular in recent years. There are no zombies and ghosts directly facing the camera, no desperate escapes on desert ruins, but confined to a closed space, shaped by the tension between the characters and the description of human nature's doubting nature. Psychological suspenseful horror. This film is not about what it is that visits the family every night. The only horrible scene comes from the dreams of the male protagonist Travis, but focuses on the mutual suspicion between the two families and the tragedy that led to it. The film begins with the family "handling" the father, paying special attention to the overhead shot of the grandfather lying in the cart from the perspective of Travis, echoing the scene of the family "handling" Will lying in the cart at the end, killing people twice, as if falling down The last two steps to hell. In particular, the director did not directly explain the apocalyptic background of the film, but only used the protagonists to shout "they are sick" a few times to imply the background of the zombie apocalypse, which is a powerful blank. The suspense modeling is mainly from Travis's perspective, he gets up every night, wandering around holding a lantern, his dream. It was his wake up night, his insomnia, and the discovery of Andrew, a little boy from another family who was ill, directly pushed the film to the climax.
The shortcomings of the film are also here. The false suspense and the ending that does not lead directly to the climax make those who want to watch the end of the world escape from a confined space. I saw someone saying "I still am waiting for it coming" on IMDB. Another point, the introduction of this film on domestic and foreign websites is that a father who is trying to protect his wife and children against blahblah who comes to the door every day is completely wrong. The original intention of protecting the family was the emotional support that produced the dramatic conflict. Both families picked up guns to protect their children and chose to doubt everything. In addition, the film’s more failure is that it did not use the concept of "intruder" to further enhance the suspenseful atmosphere, and directed the spearhead to the family members who moved in, so that the distrust escalated before the climax, instead of just relying on abruptness. Discovered overnight would be better.
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