Chapter 558： 2 polarization

"Dead Silence" is really big.

Many very scary scenes have not been cut, plus there are too many murders, and the killing methods are terrifying and bizarre, which is enough for audiences with low psychological acceptance to flee.

At the end of the movie, the audience still in the cinema only accounted for 40% of the total seats, and almost half of them left the venue early, and most of them were couples.

Think about it, you don't have to take your girlfriend to see works of this subject if you want to be excited.

American Midwest.

Maywood, part of Chicago.

The time is approaching 9:30 in the evening, and Bella, who has to prepare a column, has been quite busy recently.

However, she still took the time to watch the new work "Dead Silence" launched by Firefly Pictures.

As a film critic, with a professional and responsible attitude, she should have read the entire film, but unfortunately, she didn't do it.

More than halfway through the movie, she fled with the crowd leaving the venue, and she didn't know how to evaluate this work for a while.

Is this a good movie?

Possibly, but Bella herself doesn't like this kind of subject matter. Compared with some restraint, the ending reversal has a surprise, and the "Chainsaw" with some brain-burning reasoning clues makes people eye-catching. "Dead Silence" undoubtedly has a structure Much simpler, except that Mary Shaw will make people have nightmares at night, Bella is reluctant to recall any details of the film.

But is this a bad movie?

No, although there were many people who left the stage, those who did not leave the stage with relish, their expressions focused, and their eyes stayed on the screen for a moment.

There is no doubt that "Dead Silence" has a deep appeal to certain audience groups. The plot of the film is relatively complete, linking one link after another. Lisa's tragic death is used to lead the puppet Billy, and then the puppet is delivered. The address leads out Johnny, the town of Fair that bears the curse, and then Mary Shaw's enough hatred to lead out the grievances she suffered.

Finally, the ending lays the groundwork...

To put it simply, "Dead Silence" is more extreme than "Chainsaw", and it is also less friendly to the average passerby audience. The intuitive lens expression in it is estimated that people who don't like watching horror themes are difficult to accept.

Of course, this is all from a relatively objective standpoint.

Those who like to watch it may be very praised, but as Bella personally, I basically don't want to watch it a second time, nor do I want to relive it.

perhaps.

Director Wen Ziren is determined to take this path of in-depth portrayal of the atmosphere, and does not deliberately reduce some too scary scenes and blurred shots.

Bella was thinking so, and the movie seemed to be over, and a large crowd of spectators walked out of the cinema.

"This movie is really cool, and it's really exciting to watch. I'm going to bring Will's guy over to see it tomorrow, and let him know what a horror movie is."

"Finally, why did Jamie put the puppet back in Mary's house?"

"Who knows, Mary's soul didn't dissipate anyway."

"Why didn't Mary kill Jamie?"

"It's not easy, Jamie is not cursed, his parents are not residents of Fair Town."

"Haha, those who use their mouths to kill Mary with words will lose their tongues when they die. The design of this bridge is really interesting."

"Tsk tsk, James Wyn is such a genius, and now I've decided, I'm going to watch every horror movie of his in the future."

"..."

Listening to these people dancing and discussing each other and discussing the plot excitedly, Bella obviously felt that something flashed in her mind, but she failed to grasp it.

Before she knew it, Bella returned to her rented apartment.

She thought that this movie was probably made for those who like to watch it, instead of trying to please passers-by and fans, and even taking the initiative to open up the estrangement.

In this way, the voice of criticism may also be much weaker.

So, she opened the computer file and wrote: "...as the warning at the beginning of the film: If you have a bad heart, don't watch "Dead Silence", the eerie and lifelike puppet Billy and the elusive Mary-Shaw, in this September is going to be a nightmare for many."

Yes, nightmare.

Just as the image symbols of Chu Renmei and Zhenzi have become some kind of valve in the deep memory.

The excellence of "Dead Silence" also successfully shaped "Mary Shaw".

At night, when you sleep alone in bed, you always feel that someone is watching you secretly. This is a similar psychological suggestion-like nightmare.

With the release of "Dead Silence" on the first day, various film reviews of the film also began to appear on various media platforms on a large scale.

The film received 7.4 points on IMDB at this time, of which more than three points were less than 5 points, and more than 2 points were given 9 points, which is regarded as a serious polarization of comments; while Rotten Tomatoes gave "Dead Silence" a percent The freshness of 89, the film review score is not as good as IMDB, which is maintained at around 7.1 points.

As for the group of film critics, most of them badly praised "Dead Silence".

"Wen Ziren used blood and violence to create an unknown movie." - "Entertainment Weekly"

"No one can appreciate this boring piece, combined with a boring performance." -- "San Francisco Metropolis Daily"

"Perhaps, director Wen Ziren has not learned a lesson from the gradually unpopular market of "Chainsaw", but has increased the intuitive lens of the ****, and unabashedly promotes horror." - "The New York Observer"

Of course, if you don't like it, you like it.

"Compared to other films that rely on large quantities of poor-quality blood to portray horror, 'Dead Silence' is outstandingly set off. Isn't a horror movie, scary enough, the best praise word?" - "Los Angeles Times" 》

"From this film, it can be seen that director Wen Ziren has created a very high level of horror atmosphere. Whether it is the sound effects or the right close-up shots, it seems to be leading the audience to visit this place in person, and in the invisible places, there are also Such a pair of stiff pupils staring intently at is enough to make one sweat." - "Chicago Evening News"

"A work that best explains the uncanny valley effect, it is worth recommending, and the theme is revenge. After reading it, it is hearty." - "Hollywood Variety Show"

"..."

It was in this mixed evaluation that Wen Ziren and Ray Werner, who were the parties, were a little uncomfortable.

Although, the "Chainsaw" series is a small gold mine, which has brought them a lot of income. In the past two years, they have roughly earned more than 30 million US dollars.

But it is not easy to survive in luxurious Hollywood, such as banquets, cocktail parties, and mansions.

Therefore, the box office performance of "Dead Silence" is still very important to their subsequent Hollywood career development, and there are not too many opportunities for failure.

Furthermore, Wen Ziren's studio invested money in it, and he didn't want the movie to fail to recover the cost.

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