As a sci-fi suspense film more than ten years ago, "Time and Space Sin" should be considered qualified. It can avoid wasting a shot between limited character designs and props, and set up a logical framework to justify it. But at the moment (2018), this is definitely not a brilliant work among similar movies.
First of all, the horror/horror constructed by the poster only exists in 1/2 or 1/3 of the movie. In the experience of hector 1, everything that exists is terrifying because it is unknown and uncontrollable. In terms of this part alone, both the soundtrack and the camera lens fully give a sense of horror. With the emergence of hectors 2 and 3, the puzzles are revealed little by little, and the main expression of the movie gradually tends to be suspenseful. You need to try to find the logic of the coexistence and evolution of the characters in the interaction of the three of them, which is a bit brain-burning. , but the logic that can be understood by a non-sci-fi fan who is not very brainy like me may not be so suitable for serious fans of sci-fi movies.
Secondly, the atmosphere created by the poster is different from the tendency of the actual movie, which is easy to mislead the viewing experience. The posters I have seen so far mainly have two expressions: one is to highlight the bandaged man, that is, Hector2, a typical horror-killer movie expression; the other is to highlight the sense of time and space of the clue of scissors, a typical suspense movie expression. If you have the expectations brought by the former, then this movie probably cannot satisfy you. The distance between an aging Spanish uncle and a perverted murderer is still far away. Therefore, in comparison, I personally think that the latter may be closer to the core of the movie: cherishing every scene and clue can make this movie fully enjoyable.
In the end, I thought that the concept of "Time and Space Sin" was chosen very well. In the fear of the unknown, you may be unconsciously pushed into an unexpected person. The change of Hector from 1 to 3 is completed in the continuous enrichment of known information and self-thinking, from a seemingly ordinary middle-aged uncle who is forced step by step into a little cruel, a little selfish, a little violent "criminal" The image is actually the process of the protagonist's gradual control of his own destiny. For example, when Hector3 asked the researcher to prevent Hector2 from entering the machine, it was known that the process could not be reversed, but he still made this request because "at least someone can beat him", The little cunning and the calmness that has taken control of the situation are completely different from the ignorant image at the beginning of the movie. I think this is also the fun of watching the movie.
In addition, I recommend the same type of film "The Night When the Comet Came". Compared with this film, the characters are more emotional, the dramatic conflict is more complicated, and the image of the ending is more complicated.
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