When it comes to domestic horror films, many people are dismissive. Because many directors have made horror movies into comedies, the film itself is not good, but it is very funny by film editing bloggers. This is undoubtedly a disaster for domestic horror films.
In order to win eyeballs, many horror film directors like to add pornographic edge ball content to the film, find a few good female protagonists or supporting actresses, which has become the standard of online horror films, but the film's point of view is only here, and it is inevitable to become inferior in the end.
However, after watching the suspense thriller "Water Monster 2: Black Wood Forest" that was launched on the youku and iQiyi dual platforms on August 20, you will find that the domestic horror film has been saved! The story is based on folklore and is adapted from the screenplay by Jian Shigeng.
This horror film, the whole process is not with pornography, nor is it mysterious, but through folk superstitious stories to unfold the plot, step by step with the audience, to explore the truth of "water monkey".
The heroine of the film, Du Jiajia, is played by Wang Zhen'er. As an online movie, it is not bad to be able to invite Wang Zhen'er. Although Wang Zhen'er is not a first-line female star, she has been debuting for many years, and she has many representative works and many roles are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Moreover, Wang Zhen'er's drama path is very wide, and she has participated in various themes of film and television works. For example, the e-sports-themed love drama "Dear, Beloved", she starred in Ai Qing.
In "Beijing Women's Picture Book" and "Shanghai Women's Picture Book", she played Luo Haiyan, she and Li Xian partnered more than once, female partner and heroine, she played.
After starring in "Memory Master" and "Undocumented Crime", she participated in the web drama "Detective Chinatown", playing Awen in the play. As soon as the character of Awen appeared, he surprised everyone. Humming a song at the bar is very emotional and gives people a sense of story.
As the case progresses, Awen's personality is gradually reversed, and it turns out that she is the real murderer. The kind of gloom, indifference, and fierceness she gave people made many people shudder. The character of Awen is almost super-god.
Therefore, some people call Wang Zhen'er a new "ghost queen", and her appearance and characteristics always make people unconsciously afraid. She is indeed beautiful, beautiful and special.
In media interviews, the director of "Water Monster 2: Black Wood Forest" said of Wang Zhen's childhood that she and Du Jiajia are very compatible with the role, they are intelligent, independent and brave women. The villagers are timid and feudal, and worship the "water monkey" as a "god", but she dares to take the bold villagers to "kill the gods".
Indeed, Du Jiajia is not simple. When she was 6 years old, her adoptive father, Inspector Du Da, picked her up in a coffin by the river and took her home to raise her. She grew up with Inspector Du's son and called each other brothers and sisters.
Slowly, Du Jiajia became a professional forensic doctor, and his younger brother Du Jiahao became a journalist. After Inspector Du's death, Du Jiajia also found out the truth about Inspector Du's death through autopsy, and his reputation became famous for a while.
The starting point of this film is that Du Jiajia received a letter from Shangshui Town, in order to discover the mystery of her origin, Du Jiahao went to Shangshui Town in advance to find the truth, but he mysteriously disappeared. Du Jiajia carried a gun and personally went to Shangshui Town to find out.
As a horror film, the director created enough horror scenes from the beginning. Misty forests, green water surfaces full of algae, the eerie silence. Coupled with the fact that the villagers are wearing masks, they look eerie. Ordinary people really don't dare to continue to watch.
In the face of this terrible scene, Du Jiajia was not afraid at all, but was not afraid of the warning of the village chief, and repeatedly searched for the truth of the "water monkey". When Du Jiajia just pushed the door into his brother's residence, the four black figures that appeared in front of him could immediately scare many people.
Coupled with the villagers' saying that the house is not clean, it adds to the horror atmosphere of this area. One line, dig a big hole for the audience. Not clean? Is it difficult to do what can not be done?
When Du Jiajia woke up in a deep sleep, she found that her room was also full of water, as if she and her house had been taken into the black wood forest. Looming sounds, damp footprints on the ground, many puzzles waiting for the audience to explore.
The director is very good at operating shots and colors. When the butcher gave Du Jiajia a clue and prepared to go home, he encountered the water monkey, which was very scary at this stage. Here, the butcher was busy running away, panicking, and turned around as if he was about to see something, but the director switched to Du Jiajia cleaning the photo, and the scene was big red, indicating blood.
Sure enough, the next day the butcher and his wife were found dead in a large vat containing fish heads, and the tragic situation was disgusting.
There are so many such shots in the film that the director reminds the audience on the poster not to look back. However, the director did not make it into a pure thriller, but added a warm element.
The final discussion of human nature is indeed a sublimation feeling for the film. The film does the director's original intention, and the real horror of the film is not the water monster, but the human nature of turning the water monster into a demon.