I believe that many fans who are keen on horror films must not forget Wen Ziren.
As a golden sign in the field of horror films, he proved with facts that horror films are not only a visual stimulus, bloody violence, but also a kind of mental torture, applying a psychological oppression to the extreme. In particular, a Kind of Chinese-style horror suspense combined with Western-style horror violence presents a kind of Wen Ziren-style horror film.
For Wen Ziren, his horror universe is always indispensable to various symbolic signs.
Examples include the masks in the Chainsaw Horror series, the puppets in Dead Silence, and Annabelle in the Conjuring series. These elements invisibly interpret the element of "horror" to the fullest.
This time, Wen Ziren personally directed a "Fatal Induction".
Compared with the previous works, "Fatal Induction" is really a little different.
How is it different?
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The first thing to mention is that due to the scale of the film, it was deliberately cut by 4 minutes when it was introduced, and it was positioned as R-rated.
In fact, why is this the most un-Wen Ziren-style horror film?
The main reason is that Wen Ziren no longer wants to make similar works. In 2013, he said that he would not make horror movies since the end of "The Conjuring" and "Latent".
So why is there such a work this time?
I think his work is more like a reflection, a review and summary of previous horror films. Not only can you see the shadow of previous films in the film. Such as soft science fiction, the use of various special effects, room deformation, wall cracking, etc., can be said to be a technological progress.
There are also elements of crime, suspense and so on.
After all, from the previous Wen Ziren horror films, there are only two types of people portrayed decently. But this time, it's clearly not just that. Villains may also have their own stories.
In addition, there are various symbolic elements. Daggers, inverted crosses and much more.
There is also the definition of horror, more like a mixture of one's own thoughts for such a work. Whether it's a distorted lens, or an unexpected turn off of the lights. In fact, the film can also see some of Wen Ziren's alternative reflections on horror films.
This is more like an innovation, and in the eyes of many fans, it is the work that is most detached from Wen Ziren's style.
What kind of taste does "Fatal Induction" taste like?
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Through the film, you can feel some of Wen Ziren's reflections on the audience.
How to express it?
Dreams are similar to Nolan's "Inception". After the heroine Mandison (Annabella Wallis) became pregnant, her relationship with her husband Derek (Jack Abel) became increasingly strained. The intimacy of the past has long since ceased and has become more distant.
In particular, in a domestic violence, the heroine was unfortunately pushed to the wall by her husband, resulting in brain injuries.
Unexpectedly, this incident directly led to a series of strange hallucinations on the heroine.
It's more like being in a dream, and for this, you witnessed the murder scene and the whole crime process. To this end, he always lingered around the heroine, not only witnessing the death of her husband, but also seeing a female doctor killed, until she saw a middle-aged man killed, only to find that it was a black shadow.
And this dark shadow is the demon Gabriel who always surrounds the heroine.
Why is it here?
What is its relationship with the heroine?
As the 10th film directed by Wen Ziren, "Fatal Induction" can be said to be no longer like before, focusing on portraying fierce house ghosts and possessing exorcisms. It's more of an attempt to add a series of elements such as suspense and detective to the film.
Overall, the rhythm is relatively tight.
Especially for the control of the atmosphere, it can be said that it is easy to master.
In addition, Wen Ziren also has a lot of expectations for this movie, and once said: Shooting this movie is like an Italian lead yellow film tribute in 80 years. A lot of Italian terrorism can also be seen in the film.
At the same time, there is also Wen Ziren's consistent style.
Through the story, to create a fear of hindsight to the audience.
Among them, it is necessary to portray the alternative portrayal of "black shadow". You can feel a hint of familiarity, such as the interspersed elements of horror, snowflake movies, automatic lights on and off, and friends in fantasy. Some of these have a touch of homage to the classics.
"Fatal Induction", as Wen Ziren's test of the waters, is more of a pluralism.
The film's various styles of mixing, alternative aesthetic colors, etc., can be seen that Wen Ziren is no longer satisfied with small-cost terrorism. Compared to the Chainsaw Horror series and the Conjuring Universe, this time it is more like a beginning.
As he himself said, it is no longer a blind horror movie.
More has become a reflection and reflection of reality.
Looking at the whole movie of "Fatal Induction", it is not very good, nor can it be regarded as a top horror film, but it is relatively through the story, to dissect the humanity behind it, and the hidden fears in the depths of the heart.