"Invasion of Darkness" was released in 2005, with a Douban score of 7.6 points, and was hailed as "the most terrifying movie of 2005". The story is mainly about Sarah, an extreme sports enthusiast, her husband and daughter were killed in a car accident, and a year later, she and her five female friends went on a wild expedition. They come to the Appalachian Mountains and are tricked by Juno into a cave that has never been discovered to explore, because in this way, the cave will be named after them. When they could not go back because of the landslide, they had to go all the way forward, and encountered a group of unknown creatures living underneath, like humanoid monsters attacking them. Not only do they have to fight monsters, but they also have to face internal doubts and divisions.
The in-depth portrayal of human nature in the story makes the viewer not only watch the fight between man and beast, but also gives the viewer a more profound thinking, between people, in times of crisis, the most difficult choice between themselves and others.
After the horror thriller has undergone the baptism of a series of plasma blockbusters such as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Human Skin Inn", people have become immune to flesh and blood scenes, and the bloody scenes that are simply just for the stimulation of performance can no longer meet the needs of the times.
"Invasion of Darkness" can achieve the reputation of "standing firm" horror movies, both in the structure of the story and the film's performance methods, have made changes.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > structural innovation</h1>
The story of "Invasion of Darkness" can be summed up very simply: into the hole - trapped - dead. The whole story framework of this film is not grand, it is still aimed at entertaining the public.
Although the lengthy plot of the first part of the film in the sun does make people wonder if this is a horror movie at one point. However, in the second half of the film, into the darkness, the various twists and turns and duels of people in the black hole, the daughter of the heroine Sarah's initial illusion and the daughter who finally appeared in the bottomless abyss, is a deeper analysis of human nature.
Like Schopenhauer's metaphysical philosophical theory, man is solitary, and it has two meanings: first, that although appearance and will are identical and together constitute the world, the will is decisive, and any appearance is only the objectification of the will; and the second is that the will is always manifested as some unsatisfied and omnipresent desire.
It is this final highlight that makes this film add a lot of points when evaluating in the industry.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > a different way of expressing it</h1>
This film follows the secret room mode of American horror films, but in terms of story, unlike the simple and rough American horror for horror's sake, every horror flashpoint in the film is set to promote the storyline. It is rare to use the technique of horror film like "Invasion of Darkness" to complete a full story.
As long as Western horror films are influenced by theatrical tradition, Western horror films do not pay attention to the poetic charm of Japan, with a kind of artistic conception and side-knocking environment rendering to set off the horror atmosphere, it is more direct with visual scenes and dramatic impact to create a sense of tension and excitement.
Masterpieces of Western horror films such as "Chainsaw Horror" and "Death is Coming" are presented in this way.
While "Invasion of Darkness" is still used, it has also found another way, and "doing the opposite" has achieved good results.
The film changes the old tradition of the opening of the horror movie in the past, and completes the explanation of the characters and emotions in the play in the form of an adventure film. Then, in the case of the viewer relaxing his mind, the plot took a sharp turn, tense and stimulated, one after another, one after another flesh and blood and fighting each other, without giving the viewer half a chance to breathe. In the darkness, the roar of man and beast, the trampling of corpses and bones through the cramped cave, the mutilated body of the companion is in front of him, the monster's fangs nibble on the skeleton of the limbs, and the blood is mixed with the warm and smelly saliva of the monster.
The most unexpected thing is the end of the film, the dream overlaps with reality, and the heroine Sarah finally has to smile mysteriously, which is unforgettable.
Finally, I need to talk about the reflections on human nature in my film.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > the complexity of human nature</h1>
The plot reversal comes from Juno's accidental killing of Beth. Juno can deduce from the previous plot that he is a very vague definition of good and evil. She has an affair with Sarah's husband and is a good girlfriend with Sarah, which shows that she is not a very moral person. Secondly, she was the one who dragged everyone to explore the pit, and she changed from a high safety pit to a pit that no one had explored.
She is radical and desperate. Because of this, she chose to find a companion rather than treat Beth after accidentally injuring her. Originally, Juno had a chance to escape after meeting Sam and Rebecca, but Juno insisted on finding Sarah. At this time, Juno did not know that Beth had told Sarah the truth.
Sarah fell into a frenzy, and she crawled out of the pool of blood, and the animalism in her eyes suddenly appeared. Juno and Sarah meet again, after Juno runs away again as she rides on a monster to bite her companion.
At this time, Sarah has become a monster, and her humanity is gradually lost.
She cut off one of Juno's legs, leaving her alone to face the swarming monsters. Falling into another pit, Sarah was hallucinating, as if she had made a final farewell to her daughter.
This is an exploration of what the film does. The ironic test of human nature by powerful reality: human beings have civilization and goodness because of the constraints of order and rules, and if all laws disappear and there is no constraint, everything will return to its original state. Man's animalistic nature will be vividly displayed.
"Invasion of Darkness" tells us that seemingly intimate and intimate girlfriends, driven by the desire to survive, are driven by the blade of the army, which makes people both fearful and lamentable.
So human nature is complex, it has an extremely dark side, and if it is not restrained and suppressed, it will appear in a most primitive and cruel state.