Luo-style horror with insufficient completion

Roger 2022-01-12 08:02:09

This is a Cthulhu style movie.

The traces of the novel "The Haze of Innsmouth" can be clearly seen, and there is no doubt that the script is based on this novel. But the Cthulhu-style horror is obviously not reflected in this movie.

The horror of Cthulhu mythology lies in the "atmosphere." Horror existences like the "old ruler" often do not reveal their real body, but highlight their horror through hints or traces left, such as Deformed human believers (deep divers in this film), weird statues, terrible legends, etc. After all, the audience's imagination is the scariest place.

Therefore, if it is a film dedicated to the performance of "Romantic horror", its shooting method is too "straightforward", and the horror atmosphere is far from being rendered. There are only a few fragments of the male protagonist’s dream and the weird hotel. There is such a "weird" taste, most of which are directly placed in front of you with scary things, and even added the bridge segment of the b-level film such as skinning, without the "infiltration" of fear. In the end, the big boss Dagon appeared on the scene-isn't this just a big octopus, this made the mystery disappear completely, and the special effects were relatively rough, making the previous foreshadowings meaningless.

And if it is a traditional horror film, it seems too long-winded. Although the octopus girl, blood sacrifice, skinning, etc. are curious, there is still a big gap between movies with similar themes, or the "intensity" of fear is too low. The whole film is only The female protagonist’s pale face is scary, and it does not meet the requirements of a qualified American horror film.

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Extended Reading
  • Ewald 2022-04-23 07:03:44

    The atmosphere is good. Kind of like a simple version of "City of Souls". It is simple because the narrative logic is basically based on action scenes, that is, the protagonist keeps running away and fighting. So seeing the back makes people feel that the plot is a little thin.

  • Sigrid 2022-03-23 09:02:52

    3.5 is tantalizingly bizarre, about alienation and identity. Very Cthulhu, inexplicably like it

Dagon quotes

  • [last lines]

    Uxía Cambarro: Pablo, it is your destiny.

    Paul Marsh: You stay away! I'll kill you all! I'll burn this fucking town to the ground!

    Uxía Cambarro: We had different mothers, but the same father. We are children of Dagon.

    Paul Marsh: You're a bunch of freaks. A bunch of fucking freaks!

    Uxía Cambarro: Your dreams. Remember your dreams, Pablo. They brought you here.

    Paul Marsh: No. They were nightmares. They weren't real.

    Uxía Cambarro: Every dream is a wish.

    Paul Marsh: [Paul collapses] Somebody help me! What's happening to me?

    Uxía Cambarro: You are my brother. You will be my lover - forever.

    Paul Marsh: [setting himself on fire] No possibilities.

    Uxía Cambarro: Pablo! No! No! No!

    [she drags him down into the sea where the flames are extinguished, and they swim away into the depths together]

    Intertitle: "We shall dive down through black abysses... and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever." - H.P. Lovecraft

  • Uxía Cambarro: You cannot care for her. You do not dream of her! You will go soon to a beautiful place. You will forget your world and your friends. There will be no time, no end, no today, no yesterday, no tomorrow - only the forever and forever, and forever without end. It is your fate. It is your destiny.