A literary horror that mobilizes imagination-"Calling the Soul"

Mireya 2021-10-13 13:06:31

Three sentences explain the outstanding features of The Conjuring ("The Conjuring"): the
subject of exorcism is dead wood every spring;
Wen Ziren does not play bloody;
scary!

Speaking of exorcism-themed horror films, the first classic is naturally The Exorcist ("The Exorcist") in 1973. (From my point of view, this movie is not tasteful.) However, after "The Exorcist", copycats were everywhere, and the official sequel was said to be reduced to a joke. The subject matter was devastated and devastated, and it was difficult to find out for decades. Another good exorcism movie. Not to mention how foreign atheists who have nothing to do with Christianity can't understand exorcism films. It is difficult for the new generation of audiences born and raised in a religious atmosphere in Western countries to imagine "Exorcist". It was glorious in the past.
Looking at "The Soul" again, the old-school exorcism story with Wen Ziren, who is famous for the "Chain Saw Horror" series, looks a bit nondescript. I'm very curious about what the movie should use to scare people, because neither the unlucky person possessed by the devil nor the shocking bloody drama can have a profound effect on the long-experienced modern horror movie audience.
As a result, "Calling the Soul" uses people's imagination to achieve full control of the audience's psychology.
The first forty minutes of the film is the longest forty minutes in the movie I have ever watched. But what is there in these forty minutes? A family, a house, a music box with a mirror, an old wardrobe, a dusty basement, a few doors and a few windows, as well as dead dogs, dead birds, old witches who appeared for two seconds, how many times A supernatural scene that is harmless in nature. The key to these things that are not enough to scare modern audiences to become very torturous lies in the slow, long, slightly shaky, and strongly suggestive display shots. Although this kind of lens does not directly present horrible and irritating things, it can magically drive the imagination and make the audience fall into negative delusions that are difficult to extricate themselves. We have watched too many horror movies, and there are countless evil images in our minds. What a shocking thing to be seduced by the "Call of the Soul" scenes, like a mad dog out of the cage, to the surface of consciousness!
Such a technique can be said to be a rare "literary and artistic" and "plain" in today's horror film world dominated by special effects, but it provides a purely frightening experience. But when the psychology is mobilized to this level, anything can scare the audience. The sturdiness surprised me so much that it was a clap of hands. Let me tell you that it was the scariest clap in so many years! !
Through this method, "Calling the Soul" successfully caused the audience to experience psychological torture similar to that of the character, and there is really no distance from success. Even if the movie's subsequent supernatural, possessive, exorcism, etc. copy all the old stalks and clichés, the movie can actually pass. What's more, Wen Ziren still has two cards in his hand: "Real Event Adaptation" and "Vision Effects of Sufficient Quality and Sufficient Quantity" to make sure to watch.

The last thing to mention is that the movie gave a happy ending: Except for the soy sauce dog and the model bird, all members survived. Compared with the bad ending of "The Exorcist", the story of "Calling the Soul" can undoubtedly provide the audience with a better psychological buffer. Therefore, the soul-calling is more practical and entertaining, in other words, it is not bad after watching it. It’s just that although the poor witch evil spirit has vast magical powers, it is more than ten levels stronger than the old predecessors in "The Exorcist", but this battle only captured a cute dog and a few silly birds, which can be said to be suffocated. .

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Extended Reading
  • Adolfo 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    I came to see Vera Farmiga

  • Garth 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    The publicity acclaim clearly overestimates the film, but a delightfully traditional horror film nonetheless, true to and homage to the classics, The Exorcist/The Changeling is full of meaning, seriousness and seriousness, thriller There are not too many surprises in the shaping, although the clapping/human-shaped sheets still give people a knowing smile, the second half is very warm to the family, and the suspense at the end of the expectation is not enough.

The Conjuring quotes

  • Lorraine Warren: Do you remember the thing you said on our wedding night?

    Ed Warren: Can we do it again?

    Lorraine Warren: No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason.

  • Ed Warren: The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.