In general, the theme of "Nightmare Doll House" is not new. From the abuse of the perverted demon in the secret room to the final escape, the various resistances in the middle are a bit cult-like. This kind of torture and killing film has a consistent routine: in When they can kill the villain, they often choose to run away (for example, the heroine chooses to stick a sharp weapon in the shoulder instead of the more deadly neck or eye, and runs away after hitting the perverted man with a heavy object on the head instead of killing the opponent), or After escaping, when a third party (passers-by, or police) asks for help, the helper is often removed by the villain (headshot or massacre). Such bugs are the shortcomings of this kind of torture film. Of course, you can say that in such a situation of fear and panic, especially as a weak woman, it is difficult to be as calm and decisive as the heroine in "Spoiled" or "You Are Next", which is understandable, but From the viewing effect, there will still be a certain discount.
Of course, this film is not just a boring torture film. The suspense factor is added to the first half. This is one of the highlights of this film: the first half is full of the heroine's fantasy, reflecting the current situation. escape from the situation. Of course, if the director is more sophisticated and does some tricks on props or editing, the effect of this film may be improved even more.
What impresses me most about this movie is the relationship between the heroine and her mother and sister: when she was a child, the heroine's mother loved her second daughter even more, and the eldest daughter was jealous and ridiculed her sister; In reality, the elder sister takes good care of the younger sister, hides the younger sister from the perverted mother, and tells her how to deal with the abnormality so that she will not be beaten. After the death of the mother, the two sisters depended on each other for life. At this time, family affection was far more than everything. This is why in the end, when the heroine's fantasy reappeared, her mother told her that she could have been immersed in her own fantasy, and when she no longer faced all this, the heroine resolutely chose to sober up, because she could not give up her sister.
The concept of family affection is a huge difference between Chinese and Western cultures. For the West, home is everything, and relatives are better than everything. In order to protect her sister, the heroine will choose to face the reality soberly and bite off the skin and fingers of the perverted mother; in fact, from the perspective of the villain, the same is true. In order to satisfy the selfish desires of the perverted son, two girls are imprisoned, and after seeing the son being shot, Gotta rush up and fight the police. This kind of theme is not uncommon in foreign films, and family and affection are an eternal theme. In contrast, in Chinese culture, the expression of family and family affection is often superficial. For example, in domestic horror films, family affection is often expressed through revenge, that is: if you harm my family, I will take revenge on you; My family died because of you, and I will kill you to pay for it. And often this relationship is mainly reflected in the mother-son, husband and wife, father-son, brother and sister less. In essence, Chinese culture pays more attention to the idea of "loyalty to the monarch", the so-called three principles and five constants. Revenge in the film is nothing but another expression of the idea of "loyalty to the king", which is much weaker than the meaning of "protection" and "responsibility" in Western culture. That's why it's no wonder why we can't write a script for a mid-level routine type film like "Nightmare Doll's House" in China. In general, the lack of family and affection in the culture limits the creative space of the majority of screenwriters.
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