Author: Portman
happen again, so unfair ruling again for the IMDB voters made. "Guishuiguai Tan" currently only has a pitiful 5.4 points, and 16% of the people only gave it 1 point. Note that the 16% of users only have 251, so this does not represent the views of the general public. Obviously, such a low score is only because a considerable number of people have not watched the film, or even though they have watched it, they have not scored it. "Ghost Story" was promoted as a horror film, which is really the stupidest announcement of this century.
The original Japanese version of "Kisui Kaidan" was not so scary at first, and it paid more attention to the tension of the drama and the humanity in the story. But in this remake, the original horror elements are completely abandoned and replaced by a full of human speculation. Of the people who watched this film in the theater with me, 75% didn't know what kind of movie it was. When the film was shown for about an hour, they couldn't sit still and started whispering. Most of these people are teenagers. They came here intending to watch a cheap horror movie, but they were surprised to find that what was being screened was a boring movie. I bet it was these people who scored a point later. I admit that the script can be adapted to be a bit more stressful. Some plots do not need to exist, but in any case, it is by no means boring.
Because "Ghost Story" is character-centric, it has spent a lot of effort in shaping and developing character relationships, which is a great job. But the film is too ambitious, so it can't hit the point repeatedly. I think this is mainly due to the script.
Because although it shows us that real characters are in real trouble, it is at a loss as to how the plot should develop. The consequence of this is that the plot cannot withstand scrutiny. It is really not a movie driven by events. The main contradiction facing the heroine has not been explained clearly. The screenwriter did not deal with what he wanted to convey, or the director did not have enough ability to deal with the script. In my opinion, the topics discussed in this film are as follows. Learn to let go; the difference between two kinds of love-because of love, so I want each other to be happy; because of love. So I want to possess each other. This is also the difference between sacrificial love and selfish possessive love.
I think the film should have been digging deeper at this level. In addition, this movie often uses multiple touching and deep fragments to tighten the audience's heartstrings. The performance is wonderful, and the characters are rich in three-dimensional.
All the actors are outstanding, but Connery is the most outstanding, she once again proved that she is currently the best actress in the United States.
Photography and art design are very beautiful, they have spent a lot of effort to create the atmosphere.
Moreover, the director also demonstrated his superb skills in grasping the audience's emotions, and has been making the audience guess what is reality and what is illusion. At the same time, he also expressed the heroine's deteriorating mental state with visual film language. In short, I am willing to give it 7.5 points. However, it turned out to be only 5.4!!!!!!!! This is lower than a big bad movie like "Fantastic Four"! I want to complain loudly for it.
I just hope that its DVD version can find a suitable audience for the movie.
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