In 2021, a horror movie from Taiwan will be released - "crying sadness ".
was originally just a low-budget cult film, but thanks to word-of-mouth, it has gradually become a masterpiece that many mainland movie lovers are looking forward to.
And the news about the film is getting more and more outrageous. The reputation of
has been fermented again through the spread of various marketing accounts. Why was it rejected by the Golden Horse Awards because it was too large, and it was rejected by , Netflix because it was too violent.
One is "Crying" and the other is "The Curse"
Although many people have not seen the film, it seems to have become a popular candidate on the best horror film list of the year.
As a restricted-rated film, we all know that it will definitely not be able to reach the big screen in the mainland, but we also all know that everyone can always see the true face of the whole film, it is just a matter of waiting.
The film has indeed begun to be seen in some places in China recently, so there has once again been an upsurge in discussing "Crying Sadness" on the Internet.
Unsurprisingly, after watching the movie, many fans' evaluations began to plummet.
As the saying goes, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. This sentence is really suitable to describe some movies that have been over-fermented in word-of-mouth.
I usually have a strong taste for movies, and I had some expectations for this movie, so I watched the movie right away. What can I say after watching
? It’s really not that outstanding. Even if it is placed in the cult movie series, it won’t be ranked high.
However, the director has some new ideas, and it can be regarded as a new twist on zombie movies.
The film tells the story of a zombie virus spreading wantonly on the island.
On a calm and comfortable morning, the male protagonist got up and sent the female protagonist to work.
During this process, the director began to lay out the precursors of the virus outbreak, including the news on TV introducing the virus, the male and female protagonists riding on the roadside and seeing the police handling violent incidents, etc.
Similar processing techniques have actually appeared in many zombie movies. Basically, they intersperse some signs of a catastrophe before the arrival of a catastrophe in the protagonist's daily life.
To be honest, I was still very nervous when I was watching this section.
Because the director has been trying to use camera language to tell us that something will happen soon, but the male and female protagonists involved do not know.
This asymmetry of information inside and outside the screen will bring a slight sense of suffocation to the audience, and the atmosphere is created very well.
Unfortunately, the whole movie then fell directly into the cliche.
After the male protagonist sent the female protagonist to the subway, and when he went home to buy breakfast, the zombie virus broke out. At this time, the frightened male protagonist could not contact the female protagonist, so he began to ride a motorcycle to get rid of the zombies while looking for her.
The heroine met a perverted uncle on the subway.
Just when she was trying to reject her uncle's sexual harassment, the zombie virus also broke out in the subway. Everyone in the car died quickly, and the heroine also began to escape.
In the next hour or so of the plot, it was basically all kinds of blood flying around, almost like ketchup for free, and there was nothing new in the story. The only difference between
and traditional zombie movies is the description of infected people.
After Korean movies added brutality and growth buffs to zombies, Taiwanese directors added another intelligence buff to them this time.
Strictly speaking, these infected people cannot be regarded as unconscious zombies.
According to the doctor at the end of the film, the infected themselves are conscious, but their bodies are driven by the virus to the extent that they engage in various behaviors that release their inner desires, including violence, massacre, sexual needs, etc. .
This is what caused them to cry, and is also where the title of the film comes from. They knew what they were doing was wrong, but they watched it happen and couldn't control their bodies, so they shed tears.
From this setting, the director seems to want to talk about human nature and desire.
However, his presentation technique is a bit childish and does not deviate from the routine of ordinary zombie movies. The rhythm of the whole film is basically a repetitive routine of a calm narrative and a blood flow, which sometimes makes people a little impatient.
finally explained the cause of the virus outbreak by a long monologue from a virus expert. This is really not a clever technique.
Especially this expert's acting skills are not very good. When describing the cause of the incident, it feels very amateurish. I can clearly feel that he is trying to make various exaggerated expressions, as if he is trying to tell the audience: Look, I'm trying to perform.
Since we are talking about acting, I have to mention it.
After watching the whole movie, the only one with decent acting skills was the perverted uncle. Everyone else, from the supporting zombies to the male and female protagonists, they all acted pretty well!
Look at South Korea next door. The zombies are so realistic and scary no matter how you look at them.
Some time ago, there was a news report that X Dou Media was taken down by the domestic police. The comments section was all full of praise for a good job. The biggest problem that many people mentioned was that the acting skills are really stretching the crotch and they can't stand it.
It has to be said that the gap in talents in the entertainment industry in the province from top to bottom has become an important factor that seriously affects the development of cultural products. One of the drawbacks of
's poor acting skills is that it makes people easily act out, and once they do, the film becomes unwatchable.
Although there are so many problems, overall, "Crying Sadness" can be regarded as a very good attempt. The creative staff of
are indeed quite disgusting in some plot concepts, such as what the perverted uncle did to the fat girl. Although some cartoons from Japan next door are not far behind, the effect of real people is indeed more impactful. .
Many viewers' low evaluation of this film is actually more due to excessive expectations. Many marketing accounts boast that it is too violent, too large, etc., which really doesn't matter to people who are used to watching cult movies.
Many violent and inappropriate scenes in this film were skipped by the director by switching shots at critical moments.
Regarding the issue of rejecting the Golden Horse Award due to the scale, the director later came forward to clarify that it was actually because he did not understand Chinese and misunderstood the Golden Horse Award's rejection notice.
is, after all, a low-cost film, and the actors' acting skills are not outstanding. Isn't it normal that it failed to be selected for the Golden Horse Awards?
Netflix rejected the film because it did not match Netflix's production style. They even had "Devilman Cry Baby" on a scale like "Devilman Cry Baby", so why would they care about "Cry Baby"?
