Gloomy

Merritt 2022-01-12 08:01:29

The most frightening thing is not the skeleton that jumps out suddenly, but the gloom of the heart; it is not what you see, but imagination. Even if the sun is shining, it can make the cold climb up the spine.

The Innocents is a classic in horror movies. It is gentle and elegant without skeletons, it is hell in broad daylight, and it starts to scare people after it finishes: because it has no explanation and no ending.

The story is simple. Miss Giddens was hired to work as a tutor at Bligh Manor and take care of two children. The manor was like a heart-worn cake, a rotten rose. Miss Giddens lost her mind bit by bit before our eyes.

Under the black and white lens, the manor is extremely dignified and beautiful, the pond is shining, the tower is crowded with white pigeons, and the stone statues in the garden stand neatly and silently. But the more I thought about it, the more I was afraid. The fear in my heart is as thin as a mosquito creak, but it will not dissipate for a long time, making people restless.

Are you sure you can bear it? Adapted from a novel by Henry James, written by Capote. Yes, that's the capote.

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Extended Reading
  • Lukas 2022-04-19 09:02:37

    A thriller with classic aesthetics, the English countryside, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the miscellaneous peanut trees, the deep courtyard, the haunted manor, the light and shadow texture is too beautiful, the fade in and out, the picture superimposes, dissolves, these techniques are skillful and free.

  • Kole 2022-01-12 08:01:29

    This old movie contains almost all the horror elements I like: black nursery rhymes, music boxes, gorgeous old houses, elusive children... and dark and tortuous spiritual paths. Every time I watch this kind of old movie, I must sigh. Now all the tricks of the movie have been exhausted by these old movies. The title of the film has actually been exhausted. Unfortunately, I didn't see a comment like I thought. Not spoiler~

The Innocents quotes

  • Miles: What shall I sing to my lord from my window? What shall I sing for my lord will not stay? What shall I sing for my lord will not listen? Where shall I go when my lord is away? Whom shall I love when the moon is arisen? Gone is my lord and the grave is his prison. What shall I say when my lord comes a calling? What shall I say when he knocks on my door? What shall I say when his feet enter softly? Leaving the marks of his grave on my floor. Enter my lord. Come from your prison. Come from your grave, for the moon is a risen. Welcome, my lord.

  • Miss Giddens: But above anything else, I love the children.