"Hearts": The exquisite mass murder case □ by Vulcan Ji Is it because of love; therefore, we appear fearless. ——Vulcan Ji. Inscription.
A remake of the British classic cult film of the same name in 1973. In addition to paying tribute to the 73rd version of this movie, perhaps, it more aroused my yearning for the original version of the 73rd version. However, the information available for the original movie is really limited. Let's take a look at some information I can find about the film. "Voice of the Country" said: "The Pagan" has become a veritable Cult classic in the British film scene with its complex genre, bold themes and tortuous story. The BBC said: This is a movie that will make you unconscious and have nightmares. It is said that the original version of the film was buried under the M3 motorway in England, because the owner of the film company did not like the film and even called it rubbish. The film currently available in the United States and the United Kingdom is incomplete. There seems to be only this. I was thinking, what kind of movie would encounter this kind of experience. This reminds me of the "True End of the World" mentioned in the "Cigarette Brand" movie I watched a while ago. In the movie, the movie that always sees the dragon and never sees the end may have been shaped into the most reverie and yearning movie. Of course, I don’t expect this movie or the 73rd version of the movie of the same name to be as full of magic as the "True End of the World", because I know that such expectations are not true. After all, it does not exist. Otherwise, John Carpenter, who shot "Cigarette Brand", would not have to shoot the fairly good "Cigarette Brand" and gave up the legendary "True End of the World" with terrifying magical powers. Such movies may only exist in movies, the craziest fantasies in the minds of crazy directors. Because it can't exist, because there isn't, because even if there is, it's incomplete, so that kind of movie is really the most desirable movie. And the 73rd edition of "Hearts" is undoubtedly very close to the "True End of the World" created in "Cigarette Brand". This may be the reason why I am full of expectations for that movie.
This movie can arouse my desire so strong. So, look back at this movie again. From the comparison between the film and the previous version 73, it may not be difficult to find that this film has undoubtedly weakened many things, or should not be said to be weakened, but commercialized. It seems that more people can accept it, and it won't be so ridiculous. The closeness of thought and the differentiation of vision make this movie more marketable and more appealing at the box office. At least when I watched this movie, I never felt that this movie can get a touch with cult. Although director Neil LaBute once said that this movie is a tribute to the 73rd version of the movie, but this movie has become completely popular. The version I watched is the unrated version, that is, the unreviewed version of the director's cut that keeps the original appearance as much as possible, but the taste of getting closer to popularization is still very strong. If this movie is as loyal as possible to the 73rd edition, then maybe the 73rd edition is not so attractive to me. The process of film commercialization will always hurt some of the original movies. The remake is just to pay tribute. In order to let people remember the original movie that should have been remembered by more people, then maybe this movie has done a long way. Far from enough. And if the remake is only for plagiarizing the original work's creativity and conception, and only for commercial gain, then the remake may not be necessary. Remaking a classic movie always has to face the same dilemma, is it a new interpretation and interpretation of the classic work, or is it just loyal to everything in the original work. Perhaps every director who remakes a classic always wants to add some new ideas and thoughts, but this kind of work is always just a wishful futility. The remakes give people a reputation that can surpass the predecessors, almost few. What's more, it is such a cult movie called a cult. Going closer to cult more crazily, or going to the commercial box office to compromise with the public. This movie undoubtedly chose the latter.
This is how this movie goes to the public. The cruel and bloody descriptions are removed and a lot of psychological struggles are added; and the sexually open society, which may be more emphasized in the 73 version, is basically omitted in this movie; there is not much blood and violence. More attention was paid to the creation of atmosphere to attract the audience, and more attention was paid to the creation of atmosphere rather than visual impact; it also changed a Celtic descendant into a solitary matriarchal society, which is undoubtedly the same as the Celtic. The social structure of people is very different. This kind of transformation undoubtedly shifts the audience's attention from the visual to the psychological struggle and atmosphere creation. And this film also has a very prominent feature. All the sexually open depictions in the original work are removed, and replaced by a more obscure desire and rendering of the living people's temples. But in this movie, the shrine to the living man is still just a gorgeous gimmick. If I just watched this movie at cult, I would be disappointed. Of course, before seeing the introduction of this movie and the 73 version, maybe no one will associate this movie with cult. But from another perspective, this movie still did not disappoint. The only visually unbearable things in this movie are the few groups of living temples and the extravagant shots of the previous preparations that look relatively cruel, and many of the visuals that may be more cruel have been weakened. The burning of the wicker man basically doesn't have much space. A man screams desperately and flames all around, all of which are not enough to match the label of cult. However, from the perspective of criminology and the time and energy spent on this murder, this movie is enough to be called a beautiful and gorgeous murder. Try to imagine it. As the nun Samosir said in the movie, we have been preparing an important sacrifice, and this is your destiny. We need someone who is unfamiliar but has some kind of connection with us, and someone who is related to us by blood. We carefully arranged everything, everything that has happened, be proud, you did a good job. When we chose you, your destiny was doomed many years ago. This is a story that has already been written: you will die as a sacrifice, and you will always sit among the gods; this is a huge glory that you cannot refuse. It will take them so much energy and time to plan all of this, and how many possibilities must be anticipated in each step of the planning, and what a grand project it will be to implement such a plan. What is shown in the movie is the final successful implementation of this plan and the final result, and in our imagination outside of the movie, we can think that they finally completed such a grand project and fully realized the effect they wanted. Every step, every detail, as they said, they did it all carefully. They used abstract resources such as love, affection, female sex, etc., as well as more visible and specific resources of human and material resources, and finally completed their perfect collective murder. In the name of faith, in the name of temple, in the name of sacred. Killing, in their view, may be holy and glorious and great.
Perhaps, what I am most interested in them is not the process of killing and worshipping the living, but the process they implemented. They should have started planning before Vero left this private island outside the world, and then they met and fell in love with Edward, until they were pregnant, they left suddenly before getting married, and then returned to the island to give birth to their daughter Ron, and wait a few years later. , All the Vic people wrote the letter for help to lure Edward to their summer island. All the people started acting after Edward came, and when time passed until the shrine day, they finally implemented the shrine they wanted according to their ideas, which is what we call murder. This is an extremely long and very cleverly designed murder case. And the span of time is almost the most patient battle of trapped beasts in the murder case I have ever seen. The patience of the Vic people and their resilience to stand outside their trap and look at their prey but endure not hurting him for a while is absolutely amazing. Killing a person is particularly easy in the movie, but it may not be so easy for a person to predict all his behaviors according to his most powerful way of life and then let him die involuntarily in the way he wants. It may be difficult for one person to commit such a homicide because he cannot make any mistakes; but it may be even more difficult for a large group of people to commit such a homicide, because no one can make mistakes. Expose flaws. We can imagine the probability that one person will make a mistake, and the probability that a large group of people will make a mistake will be greatly increased. Foreseeing everything and avoiding most of the most likely to go wrong and then completely implement everything you want. Such a murder is much more difficult and terrifying than going to the roadside with a knife and killing a passerby. Much. What this movie does may be more about the orderly planning and strategy behind this appalling story, rather than the rough surface that this story conveys to us.
Why are these Vic people able to accomplish this seemingly impossible task so far-sightedly? This may have an extremely close relationship with their social structure. From the perspective of social morphology, the foundation of a social group's existence and the foundation they worship often determines their own social structure and survival mode. This place called Summer Island basically makes a living by keeping bees and collecting honey, so maybe we should look back and see how their subsistence bees live. First of all, the basis of maintaining the entire race of bees is their order and division of labor. The queen bee can enjoy the best food without having to work, because it shoulders the heavy responsibility of reproduction; the worker bee is responsible for all the work, and the drone is responsible for the queen bee. mating. Such a division of labor and an order that will never be disordered are the most basic construction of the bee society. The peaceful life of the Vic people on these summer islands supports their entire social structure, which is actually this honeycomb-like social structure. Of course, it is impossible for human beings to possess such powerful reproductive abilities as the queen bee. So Samosir is just a spiritual queen bee. She not only leads the people on this small island, but also serves as a shrine and temple. The role of calling the shots. Of course, the close-up of her lying on the white bed in the room always reminds us of the crazy queen bee to some extent. And men, on this island, basically play the role of reproducing offspring. They do heavy work and mate with all the women to ensure the survival of the race. This is also closely related to their social construction. The teacher in the history class once told me that the most fundamental reason for deciding whether a society is a matrilineal society or a patrilineal society is that at that time their main productive forces were women or men. As for beekeeping and nectar, this kind of production method is undoubtedly better for women. Of course, perhaps as Samosir said, they love their men in their own way. The most fundamental reason that can contribute to this murder is the exquisite order and division of labor in the honeycomb social structure. Only such a well-organized crowd structure can plan and implement a murder with such a low probability of success. Nicholas Cage’s scream sounds so sad; Kate Bingham’s compassionate heart looks somewhat helpless; Alan Bostin, a gloomy teacher; Molly Parker, a stunning female teacher, and Lily, a charming slut. Soboski... This movie is still a bit of a show. Even if it is not so terrible to be horrified, and somewhat less bloody when it is cruel, the chill that comes out behind the movie is unstoppable. At this point, I suddenly no longer look forward to the 73rd version of the work of the same name. I am thinking, maybe in some respects, the movie will be slightly better than this one. However, there are always not so many beautiful things that can always be achieved. Looking at the world with a slightly flawed imperfection, with that kind of immortal desire may be more comfortable than real concrete. Acknowledging everything that is imperfect and recognizing this imperfect world may be easier than trying in vain to change the world. So, I chose to enjoy it.
2007-04-15; Dinghai Year Jiachen Moon Ji Mao Day; Cold Wave Festival; Dai Birthday.
Note: The movie data extension link. ■Title: "The Wicker Man" ■Translation: "Heart"/"Wicker Man" ■Director: Neil LaBute ■Starring: Ellen Burstyn/Molly ·Molly Parker/Nicolas Cage ■Genre: Thriller/Plot/Horror/Suspense ■Length: 106min ■Country: USA/Germany ■Language: English ■Release: Warner Bros. ■Released: 2006 September 1,
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