Childhood nightmares, violence and sex

Wayne 2022-03-14 14:12:21

Freud believed that human nature itself is doped with desires and controlled by it, and childhood is the most critical period of time to shape nature. In this movie, the children spent their childhood in a nightmare of fear, ignorantly mature. This is a movie that belongs to children, but it is not necessarily suitable for children to watch, even if the large-scale horror and creepy are excluded. Outside of the scene, the violent scenes in the film are enough to leave children with a lifelong shadow.

This is probably what this movie wants to do. I must admit that the new version of "The Clown" is a good movie, and I like it very much.

1. The horror in the bone marrow

Before you watch it, you won’t imagine how scary the movie is. In fact, watching a horror movie in the imax theater is probably my first time. Therefore, when the shocking sound effects and the jump scare picture appear, it is often It's still scary.

In the film, in addition to the weird and evil clowns, the things that every child fears are often concretely formed, whether it is the crooked girl facing Stanley, the headless man that Ben fears, the bad face zombies that Eddie sees, The scorched arm that Mike saw is still the George that Bill never forgets. You will see everyone’s fears, and finally find that these are the most painful and darkest secrets hidden in everyone’s heart, and those fears, in the end It becomes your fear.

I have watched many horror films, the retro-style horror films of Wen Ziren's series (a family with a bunch of children and an ancient house), whether it is a series of soul-calling or lurking, they are all excellent works, and Annabel 2 the other day is also very good-looking. .

And the new version of "Clown Back to the Soul" is not a horror film with traditional routines. Its plot is very full compared to ordinary ghost films. Therefore, it will bring you into this unusual town through the plot. Then follow the perspective of each child to explore the deepest darkness and fear in the town.

2. Let's start with Beverly

The role of Beverly, in my opinion, is one of the most important roles in the film, even comparable to the existence of Bill. Beverly’s appearance was accompanied by school violence and smoking. The image of this bad girl showed a more mature character. Among the Loser Sevens, Beverly was undoubtedly the first to awaken, and the story of Beverly is always there. Reflects the growth of a girl.

From buying a tampon, to seducing a pharmacist, to seeing love poems springing up, to kissing Bill's indulgence, beverly is to some extent the most dazzling existence in the group of seven, she was the first to dive into the pool In the middle, cutting off the feminine hair, resisting the oppression of the father's rule, an image that has gradually awakened due to growth emerges.

Beverly, can be said to be the object of admiration of all the boys in the group of seven, and therefore, it was her disappearance that contributed to the children's adventure against the clown again.

3. George's paper boat

Compared to Beverly's dazzling and dazzling, Bill's story carries more sadness. George's cruel death at the beginning can be said to be the most painful memory in Bill's heart. It is the pain of loss. Bill is the most painful of children. Determined to eliminate the clown character, he became the leader of the team.

Bill’s fear, the product of the clown’s visualization in his eyes, is the dead George, and the elder brother’s deep nostalgia for his younger brother is also vividly shown in the phrase "why the boat is sailing fast", and he corrected the falsehood. George called the ship "it". He called the ship "she". That was one of the last few conversations between him and George, and he would never forget it.

Bill said that before entering the haunted house. It roughly means that this house is my fear, and I want to walk into my own fear. I guess only in this way can Bill finally let go and kill the fake George.

4. Behind every child, there is a parent standing

It is very interesting that there is a parent behind most of the children. This setting undoubtedly demonstrates the attributes of the protagonists as children.

And the role of parents, in the process of guiding the growth of children, does play an extremely important role.

The violent father of Beverly makes Beverly a problem girl. She has a clear sense of self but wants to succumb to her father's lewdness.

Eddie's mother is very interesting. Under her bloated figure is a heart that protects her child as much as possible. Of course, this kind of protection is too excessive to make this parent as ridiculous as her figure.

Mike's parents died in the fire, which became his heart disease, and his uncle played the role of father in his life.

The most interesting and surprising thing is the police father of Henry Bowers. As the protagonist and the group of people in the movie, the threats from gangsters faced by Henry Bowers are in stark contrast to his father’s weakness. The anger accumulated by the brutality finally turned into pure violence and perverted behavior under the instigation of Pennywise.

It is not difficult to see that the parents described in the movie basically have problems of one kind or another, and the resistance and rebellion of children are probably growth in a certain sense, although this growth is full of blood and violence.

5. Bi~Bi~Richie, goodbye stanley

Richie is the funny person in the film (eddie sometimes shares a bit of it). His unobtrusive spit can often make the audience laugh, and his setting is also very interesting, because it is the thing that it is afraid of. It is the clown. In itself, is it true? Yes or no, he is indeed afraid of clowns, but what he is most afraid of is his own death. The missing information he saw is his photo. He opened the coffin and it was not the clown lying inside, but in his image. Rotten doll.

And Richie was caught in Bill, and Pennywise promised that as long as Bill let others go, Richie made up his mind to get rid of the clown. This is also a declaration of his fear of war.

Stanley, changed from a boy scout setting to a Jew, the fear he faces may be one of the most scary phantoms in the film, a woman with a flute and a distorted face, and he is probably the closest child to being swallowed. He was also the first to leave after five people made their promises. After all these years, I wonder if I can see you again.

6. Pennywise beginning and end

The pennywise of the old version of "Return to the Clown" reveals a bit of cuteness and unflattering temperament in the weirdness.

The new version of the clown is pure, without a trace of impurity evil.

Red balloons, hideous smiles, sharp lip makeup, two protruding front teeth, a mouth with constant saliva, the head resembling flaking debris, the stacked teeth when swallowed, and the deep throat Dead light.

Thanks to the special effects, let this clown complete some creepy operations far beyond the predecessors, such as the most impressive scene of crawling out of the safe with twisted limbs.

Naturally, this clown in my opinion is extremely evil not only in special effects and makeup, but also in the actor’s incisive performance. For example, when he first appeared on the stage and chatted and laughed with George, he couldn’t stop salivating and sending out in the dark. The bright eyes and the line of "take it...t" while holding the boat were really magical, and it was frightening to be performed.

7. Float, you will float too!

float, floating.

This is probably one of the core words of the clown in the movie.

George's boat, floating in the water.

The clown's balloon floats in the air.

The dead body was floating in the sewer.

The float scene rarely shocked me. A few days ago, I watched the floating ball in the trailer of "Player One" and it was shown in such a similar way in this movie. All the corpses. , Floating in the air, like a balloon.

8. Let me praise everyone's acting skills

The acting is really great! marvelous! marvelous!

The contrast between George's innocence and the weird, facing the glimmer of light in the basement's eyes (I know this is not acting but I have to say).

The smile on the corners of Beverly's mouth is also very sultry, and Richie's talk is really real.

I feel that this movie is like what really happened to the children. Their friendship and fear are real and sincere. It is really awesome. If the younger generation of China can have their acting skills...

9. The growth of a group of children

Seven people, seven fears, in the last wave of team fights, everyone saw what they were afraid of, and they all faced it with courage, and together they defeated the clown.

All children should be afraid of the night and nightmares when they were young, curled up in the bed and dare not go out.

Why does growth make us no longer afraid? Is it because we believe that ghosts are false after all, or because of growth, we have the courage to face more unknowns?

What does growth bring to children? Is it a friendship based on blood, or the ignorance of love, or just courage.

10. Two kisses, unbreakable feelings, let us end beverly

When Ben went to the unconscious beverly, everyone laughed. What I thought of was the scene where the prince kisses the sleeping beauty, how similar it is to awaken the lover with love.

Of course, at the end, there are also the relatives of Bill and Beverly. This kind of love is just a little bit of water, but it is the best dream of children who are new to youth.

Beverly, in the original work, it's not just a little bit of water.

Simply translate:

"I have an idea" Beverly said quickly.

In the darkness, Bill heard a sound that could not be quickly distinguished, a small sound like a whisper, but not terrifying. Immediately afterwards, there was a...the sound of a zipper, what? He thought, and then he realized that she was taking off her clothes, and for some reason, beverly was taking off her clothes.

"What are you doing!" Richie asked, his shocked voice hoarse at the last word.

"I know something." Beverly replied in the dark, and the voice seemed more mature to Bill. "My dad told me how to do it, and I know how to unite us again, and if we don't, maybe we will never get out of here."

"What?" Ben asked, confused and scared, "What are you talking about?"

"Some things that will keep us together forever can show..."

"Don't...don't say it, beverly" Bill suddenly understood something.

"To show that I love all of you" Beverly said, "You are all my friends."

"What is she talking about..." Mike asked.

Beverly quietly interrupted Mike's words: "Who wants to go first?"

The world will never be so simple. A pure evil will not die easily. It will return in 27 years, with its red balloons, red lips, red nose, and bright red like blood.

It will not age.

It will not die.

This will be a nightmare for this generation.

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  • Lilla 2021-10-20 18:59:47

    Other horror movies make you scared, this one tells you not to be scared. A good horror film does not need to tell a particularly scary story, or it can tell a particularly good story with appropriate horror elements, which is also great. The diving scene was really young and beautiful. Several young actors are outstanding. The story of Stephen Jinyuan is good, and the movie version is also in place, the confrontation between school violence and domestic violence, unity and friendship. Wait for the second part.

  • Eduardo 2022-03-26 09:01:01

    "Seven Fears". It is scary, fresh, warm and beautiful, like almonds and lime. The girl’s fear of blood is analogous to the fear of menstruation (to buy tampons in the supermarket) and the fear of becoming a mature woman that is even more coveted by the beast father. Cutting her hair is also a resistance to female identity. In addition, the four younger sisters played the clown, Li Peisi played Ronan, Norton played the masked Baldwin, and the eldest cousin played the beast, which may be called the four "violent face value" tragedies.

It quotes

  • Beverly Marsh: I want to run towards something, not away.

  • Stanley Uris: [Bill holds up a sneaker he found in the sewer] Shit... don't tell me that's...

    Bill Denbrough: No... Georgie wore galoshes.

    Eddie Kaspbrak: Whose sneaker is it?

    Richie Tozier: It's Betty Ripsom's.

    Eddie Kaspbrak: Oh shit. Oh god. Oh fuck! I don't like this.

    Richie Tozier: How do you think Betty feels? Running around these tunnels with only one frickin shoe?