"The Clown Returns to the Soul": Fear is not followed by despair, but hope

Hilton 2022-04-19 09:01:09

I became interested in watching this movie because I stumbled upon it at number one in Google's search rankings. It's no exaggeration to say that my guts only allow my movie list to be dominated by sci-fi, suspense, and comedy, so I don't watch much horror movies.

But this movie should be regarded as the most exquisite and the second most beautiful of the horror movies I have seen. The reason why it is not the first beautiful is because "The Conjuring" means different things to me.

The film cuts in with gray and dark tones, rainy days, piano performances, and perspectives from the past, which satiated the audience's appetite. George's death opened the first climax enough to make people want to continue watching.

With the promotion of the plot, a team of seven people was slowly formed, and the basis for the formation at least included the feeling of pity for each other. Because everyone's experience is different, but they have a common status quo, everyone is the prey of the clown.

The last seven people in the film entered the clown's secret base. Because of their firm belief in preventing the tragedy from continuing, they were no longer afraid and no longer worried. The clown could not taste the taste of fear, and failure became the inevitability of his life.

Subjectively, I think I really like the little highlights of this movie, such as the figures on the walls, such as the history books in the library, such as the girl's father. Compared with bloody fear, I prefer delicate fear. This kind of fear may not be so intuitive at first glance, or even afterward, but it just gives the viewer some time to think.

If horror is the criterion for the success of this type of film, it is a success. Because for nearly two hours, the camera kept switching and the plot was changing. Every appearance of the Joker would push the movie to a small climax, of course, if you were scared enough, it could be considered a big climax.

Speaking of this feature of it, we have to mention its theme, which is fear. The protagonists of this film are diverse, and different experiences form different fears, so once the theme is determined, the film is destined to have no shortage of material. To a certain extent, it is almost certain that its plot may not be heavy and profound, but it must be rich and colorful, and its characters may not be angular, but must be full and three-dimensional, because it is related to real human nature, and it can even be said that Human inferiority is connected. I think it does.

People become vulnerable because of fear. Imagine that a fearless person can indeed go forward. I firmly believe this, but I have never met such a person. The fear conveyed by this film is not repulsive because you have no position to criticize it and no opportunity to move away from it.

It's not the fear of death, it's not the fear of poverty, it's not the fear of social injustice, it's the fear of what you've lost, the fear of your real-life emotional lack of dislocation, and that fear is in us In your life, it exists like a toilet, a water cup, and you may even be experiencing it now.

At the end of the film, the sun is shining, the buddies are running into the future, and the girl kisses Bill.

People often say "you can only cherish when you lose it." I don't fully agree. After losing, you need to overcome fear, need a transition period, need a replacement, need to be sad for a while, and you even need to swear in extreme ways how much you don’t want to lose, such as suicide. After you have lost it, you will really cherish it again, because you cherish not only what you have again, but also the pain you have endured and the opportunity to take care of it again. Of course, putting the above feelings into action is even more important. Another round of strengthening of the sense of cherishing, so the cherishing at this time is the strongest.

To be honest, domestic similar films often only pay attention to the horror of the picture considering the cost of shooting, the needs of the audience, and the lack of significant works. The interlocking plot design, the real character building and the transmission of positive energy are all levels that domestic horror films have not yet reached. Once all works of art are put into a frame, their development is bound to be hindered, and once there is too much dread, their content is bound to be superficial. Because apart from the beautiful things that can touch the hearts of viewers, it must be ugliness that triggers reflection. I think this is also an important reason why violent aesthetics and hip-hop culture are popular for a while?

Fear is not followed by despair, but hope.

I'm Alaba, thanks for reading.

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  • Joesph 2022-03-26 09:01:01

    Fear makes It ugly. Your fear limits your imagination. It's actually a youth movie, it's so beautiful. I thought the clown would eventually become a knife man.

  • Wayne 2022-03-24 09:01:08

    The two children whose faces were sprayed with blood are too miserable...the whole film is the worst

It quotes

  • Beverly Marsh: I want to run towards something, not away.

  • Stanley Uris: [Bill holds up a sneaker he found in the sewer] Shit... don't tell me that's...

    Bill Denbrough: No... Georgie wore galoshes.

    Eddie Kaspbrak: Whose sneaker is it?

    Richie Tozier: It's Betty Ripsom's.

    Eddie Kaspbrak: Oh shit. Oh god. Oh fuck! I don't like this.

    Richie Tozier: How do you think Betty feels? Running around these tunnels with only one frickin shoe?