A warm horror film

Troy 2022-12-01 17:59:49

The Qing Dynasty painter Dai Chinshi had a theory about painting: "It is not as surprising as it is pleasant, and it is not as pleasant as it is thought." This should also apply to horror movies. Weaving terrifying plots and creating an atmosphere of horror are the primary functions of horror movies. People watching horror movies are mostly in pursuit of sensory stimulation, and this stimulation is often reflected in the relief after the fright, and by the way the depression of the inner backlog The barriers are released together with the pressure. For a moment of pleasure, I will not hesitate to endure the great horror. This is the fun of watching horror films; while the truly high-end horror films bear the first two functions, they should also have profound meanings and reminders. People think, such as this sixth sense. This is rare.

The film itself is very common, even in movies of the same subject-it revolves around a single mother and his "ghost-seeing" son, a child psychologist, and his wife. This may have been a poor film, but the O. Henry-style ending and the warmth that runs through the film still make the film stand out from the mud of vulgar ghost films. Borrowing ghosts and romances are the biggest highlights of this film. It is precisely because of this that it does not make people feel excessively depressed and fearful. Instead, it will arouse the emotional resonance of the audience, and then arouse the attention and thinking of "humanism".

People are emotional animals. Whether it is family, love or friendship, they all need communication and media. In the real dimension, the communication and maintenance of emotions are diverse, at least possible. But how should yin and yang communicate? (If there really is another world). The little boy in this film assumes the function of this medium. He can see ghosts, communicate with them, and can help them with his unfulfilled wish. At first he was very scared, so he was withdrawn and behaved strangely, and was regarded as a "freak." But the child psychologist approached him and tried to save him. From the initial resistance and suspicion of the little boy, to the subsequent cooperation and trust, to the final dependence, it is actually a process of deepening the relationship with the doctor. Later, the little boy overcame his inner fear and faced the doctor’s question "Can I see you tomorrow?", he replied, "As long as I think about it, I can do it every day." huge. But in any case, both sides have crossed the age gap, surpassed the doctor-patient relationship, and even blurred the similarities and differences in identities. This is a scene with temperature.

The film seems to be telling the truth: ghosts are not terrible, they used to be life with body temperature, they also have emotions, they used to be our closest people, and they are even by our side. The little boy in the film conveyed to his mother the late grandmother's longing for her, and even solved a misunderstanding that had been in the dust for many years-but it was too late. This is the regret of a mother and daughter, and it is also an unavoidable pain that mankind faces together.

what is love? There is an explanation, loving a kind of feeling is free from the pain of parting. It sounds awkward. Conversely speaking, parting is suffering. So the difference between life and death, the separation of yin and yang, is great suffering. Life and death are the most important and ultimate issues in life. It is the eternal "dream" of mankind to communicate with the dead soul before people really understand what is going on behind them, so as to continue the future generations. Therefore, there are religious "views on the afterlife", "paradise", and "doomsday judgment", as well as various beautiful visions and terrifying heresy. But in any case, going back to the source, this is the thinking and expectation of mankind's own destiny, as well as the affirmation and persistence of self-worth.

Of course, the movie itself has flaws, for example, some doubts can't be cleared up, and the movie pays too little attention to the parallel real world. But then again, this is a ghost movie after all.

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The Sixth Sense quotes

  • [first lines]

    Anna Crowe: It's getting cold.

    Malcolm Crowe: That is one fine frame; one fine frame that is. How much...

    [he sits down with a grunt]

  • Malcolm Crowe: Wanna play a game? It's a mind-reading game. Here's how it works. I read your mind. If what I say is right, you take one step towards the chair. If what I say is wrong, you take one step back... towards the doorway. If you reach the chair, you sit down. If you reach the door, you can go. Wanna play?

    [Cole nods]

    Malcolm Crowe: Okay... When your mother and father were first divorced, your mom went to see a doctor like me, and he didn't help her. So you think I'm not going to be able to help you.

    [Cole takes a step forward]

    Malcolm Crowe: You're worried that she said she told him things - things she couldn't tell anyone else... Secrets.

    [Cole takes another step forwards]

    Malcolm Crowe: You have a secret, but you don't want to tell me.

    [Cole takes another step forwards]

    Malcolm Crowe: [looking at Cole's watch] Your dad gave you that watch as a present just before he went away.

    [Cole takes a step back]

    Cole Sear: He forgot it in a drawer. Doesn't work.

    Malcolm Crowe: You keep pretty quiet in school, but... you're a good student, you've never really been in any serious trouble.

    [Cole takes another step back]

    Cole Sear: We were supposed to draw a picture. Anything we wanted. I drew a man. He got hurt in the neck by another man with a screwdriver.

    Malcolm Crowe: You saw that on TV, Cole?

    [Cole steps back again]

    Cole Sear: Everyone got upset. They had a meeting. Mom started crying. I don't draw like that anymore.

    Malcolm Crowe: How do you draw now?

    Cole Sear: I draw... people smiling, dogs running, rainbows. They don't have meetings about rainbows.

    Malcolm Crowe: No, I guess they don't.

    Cole Sear: What am I thinking now?

    Malcolm Crowe: I don't know what you're thinking now.

    [Cole takes his last step back towards the door]

    Cole Sear: I was thinking... you're nice, but you can't help me.

    [walks away]