It seems that in order to be able to understand movies, I still have a lot to learn.

Laurie 2022-03-16 09:01:03

If you just look at it as a horror movie, the atmosphere or something is great, and the final reversal can also make people sweat. Especially when I thought about how the little girl would grow up in such a world, it really made me feel a little uncomfortable. However, if you want me to analyze the big truth in depth, please forgive me for my lack of knowledge... If I watch the movie again with the perspective of the little girl's body and the shadow swapping, then this emotional line may be different. Shadow doesn't want to go back to the beach, and she is afraid of the "shadows" because she doesn't want to go back to the underground after coming into contact with the life on the ground, and she doesn't even want her or her family to have contact with the "shadows" underground. Ontology wants to bring the "shadows" back to the ground for two reasons. On the one hand, it is because her childhood growth environment was on the ground, and her values ​​will generally not be changed because of her underground life. Seeing that the underground "shadows" have always been constrained by the "ontology" above, she wants to fight for the "shadows" below, so she wants to bring the "shadows" to revolution; on the other hand, she is simply like Her "shadow" vengeance. PS: In addition, I heard an interesting discussion, that is, the "shadow" below and the "noumenon" above are two different people, the "noumenon" above they live a decent life and are bright; The "shadow" of the man simply does it, but it lacks spiritual resonance, and not even materially enough. PPS: There is another point, that is, it is similar to the simple imitation of the "shadows" below, that is, the hand-in-hand public service advertisement in 1986. Of course, Ontology knows that this is a public service advertisement, and they know that the original intention of this move is to solve the problem of global hunger. But the "shadows" didn't even think about it (perhaps they didn't understand it), they just simply imitated, holding hands, without going into the connotation of this behavior. PPPS: In short, I don't see much, but, for me, what I need to do is whenever I see a wave of socialization coming, (that is, when a lot of people, or a certain group are doing the same thing), don't just "follow the flow", you have to dig deeper, you have to investigate!

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  • Desiree 2022-04-23 07:01:40

    Jordan Peele has really gone further and further in anti-typing to a level where it almost has the style of the author (but doesn't), but I think the biggest problem is in the story (or the way it is told). From time to time, the film will reveal the slow pace of Continental, slowly expanding the perspective and audience perception one after another in cadence. Incorporates elements of a lot of horror sub-genres without feeling out of place. However, even with fresh and evocative audio-visual and playwriting skills, this seemingly step-by-step story, carefully crafted in every scene, is really uninteresting and has little sense of surprise. This story frequently reminds me of similar films like Shyamalan (such as "Death"), indulging in an adventure and slashing journey of a family of four that unfolds in a big story background with a lot of symbolic meanings. After the final world view is presented, it only feels contrived, even if there is a reversal that has been guessed for a long time, the emotions and aftertaste that should arise from this are washed away by this big setting. If you are looking forward to a horror movie or even a thriller, I think you can lower your expectations.

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