A grand and eerie scene of a meditative marriage
The screams echoed through the heavens with goosebumps
In order to solve the dream, he is a male protagonist who is confused by the ghost and the ghost
And the female ghost whose dress and resentment are strong...
These factors are refreshing the "tingling" record of Chinese horror films in my memory.
What do you think, of course this is a Taiwanese movie.
Filmed in 2015, there is no big coffee, the director is not known, but the plot definitely has a big surprise.
To put it bluntly, it is a horror film that has been comparable to "Double Pupil" in recent years.
What's even more gratifying is that in this horror movie, there are really "ghosts"!
So it's no secret that I'm rating it with a high standard of 90 points.
Corpse reminiscence
The Bride
Some people find it ugly because they are expecting to be ready to pee.
But "Corpse Memories" is more than just to scare you.
It uses "emotion" as a side line to tell the story behind these "ghosts".
Let you "frightened" and "moved", this is the essence of horror movies.
The handsome male protagonist Cheng Hao is a supernatural program producer.
Recently, not only has his work been smooth, but he has also begun a sweet cohabitation life with his fiancée.
But ever since he picked up a strange red envelope in the park, he's been having nightmares about the old mansion.
It just so happens that he is looking for material for interviews on the show he is making.
Another plot line is the 16-year-old heroine Lin Yinyin, whose family has "yin and yang eyes" inherited from generation to generation.
For example, Yin Yin can see the soul of the dog in the friend's house, and the news of the dog's death immediately appears.
She can see things that people around her can't see, such as ghosts.
This peculiar feature drags almost the horror passages throughout the film.
These include under the bed, closet, swimming pool, and classroom desks and chairs, all of which are full of reverie of horror desire.
Where will the ghost come from in the next second?
The more she chose to escape, the more these things appeared in front of her eyes.
And all the clues all pointed to the ancient mansion in the mountains that had been sealed for a long time.
These two lines can be said to be very cleverly integrated in the plot of the film.
The director has been telling everyone that "there must be a reason for the incident".
The inexplicable scratches on Cheng hao's body, the fiancée's mobile phone falling to the floor, and the wedding video that looked different from his fiancée.
Yin Yin kept seeing the ghost in the cupboard and until Yin Yin stood in front of the house and was followed by a wet ghost.
If all this is not related to the unfinished marriage of the male protagonist in the past life, let the ghost wife of the previous life follow him.
Nor will all this happen next.
Strange incidents increased, and the distressed Chenghao turned to the godmother Xuanzhen teacher.
And find out where an accident happened 60 years ago - the old house in the dream.
Cheng Hao decided to visit this place, hoping to solve the strange things during this time.
At the same time, Yin Yin notices that a weeping female ghost has appeared in the house.
Yin Yin, who had been running away, plucked up the courage to approach the female ghost. It turned out that she was a neighbor living next door to her house.
Then Yin Yin opened the door next door and heard a foul smell, and went inside the house to find a female corpse that was rotting in the bathtub.
This neighbor is Chenghao and Yihan, and the female corpse is Yihan.
As she hurried away, she meets Chenghao's friend Chu Xiang and tells him of Chenghao's current danger.
The two rushed to chenghao's trapped ancient mansion to rescue him.
Honestly, such a "past life cause and effect + double clue" plot as a horror movie plot, at least I can continue to watch.
Horror films are a genre that is not easy to clearly estimate the art of cinema, and the elements that sublimate this type of film are quite abstract.
Sometimes a meme, or an atmosphere right, immediately becomes a film history classic.
It's nothing more than two.
One is to just start telling you", "I'm a killer."
The other is to create a chaotic atmosphere of terror that will make you nervous from beginning to end.
"Corpse Memories" is definitely the second kind.
It begins with a suspenseful plot.
Films with the theme of "some kind of ritual" are rare in horror films.
To know the causes of past lives, the recipient of this life is, and to know the fruits of future lives, the one who does this life is.
Elderly people often warn them not to pick up strange items on the side of the road, especially red envelopes or paper money.
Although we all know it, there is a destiny in the dark.
In the face of the moment, it may be a momentary thought, or the eyes may be covered.
In the end, we still have to face these causes and effects.
The film uses the host of the supernatural TV show to say that he wants to make a secret marriage between the living and the dead.
Insiders interviewed recount the patriarchal tradition stemming from the Chinese community.
If the girl dies unmarried and dies unmarried, she cannot enter the family ancestral hall for sacrifice after death, and must rely on the secret marriage to unwind.
Knowing the "rules of the game" involved in this is exactly where this film is smart.
The reason why "secret marriage" and "ghost wife" are good themes is that it also has a universal element of resentment against "female ghosts".
It also involves the traditional culture of Chinese ancestor worship.
When teacher Xuanzhen, a fairy goddess who can interpret the spirit, and a middle-aged man who is well versed in the customs of meditative marriage first appear in front of you and me.
There are a few hints of ghostly atmosphere.
Xuanzhen's eyes have different colors, perhaps wearing colored contact lenses.
Cleverly stirs the audience's reverie of the concept of "yin and yang eyes".
In addition, it felt like she looked a bit like Shao Yinyin.
Many suggestive techniques are used in "Corpse Memories".
From the beginning of the movie, the "adaptation from real events" begins to plant a seed in the audience's subconscious.
To make us feel that this is true, the more you think it is real, then the more terrifying it will be afterwards.
Then throughout the film, there are many suggestive words, actions, and sounds such as:
"We're going to be together forever," the fiancée said sorely in her shoulders, "It will be fine in a day or two";
Mobile phones dropped on the ground, threesomes on the bed;
A video ready for the wedding, the silence of standing on the opposite door, and so on.
These are closely related to the plot.
The director uses two voices to suggest that the audience is about to appear a "ghost":
The sound of water dripping down and the creepy sound of bells.
The audience is well aware that this hint will be more breathless, and the nervous tension will naturally feel more terrifying.
In terms of script alone, "Corpse Memories" is not monotonous.
Except for the predictable parts such as the explanation of the ghost bride's own vein and the entanglement of past and present lives.
The film's main axis is bold and creative, and it is quite outstanding.
The novel treatment of modern films adds to the sense of surprise and excitement when the truth is revealed.
Its most distinctive design is the fiancée of the heroine who appears at the beginning of the film, which turns out to be the ghost wife.
At the beginning, the audience sees the timeline that the male protagonist has been ghosted and then killed the real fiancée.
It's a high-level suspense contrast.
People can't help but applaud.
Although the film is set in taiwan's secret marriage customs, the director tries not to fall into the clichés of a rural legend.
In the state of picking up red envelopes and having to meditate on marriage, they also joined the entanglement of past lives and this life.
At the end, he played a thriller "character substitution" meme, making a contrast that is unprecedented in Taiwanese horror films.
In terms of horror scripts, the depth is enough.
We want to be together forever!
Love hurts people, and deeper love is actually more terrible than hate, which is the theme of "Corpse Memories".
Two seemingly unrelated routes interact with each other, waiting for the two main lines to reach the meeting point near the end of the film.
Originally, I thought that "Corpse Memories" should be like a normal Japanese horror movie, playing with the trick of time.
Different people who seem to be in the same place are actually the same group of people.
So you are expecting three minutes a little scare, five minutes a big scare the audience may be disappointed.
This makes the audience start trying to figure out any possible clues in the film.
But the interesting thing is that the plot is even more interesting than I thought.
The so-called two lines, so part of the set is due to the appearance of the "ghost wife".
What is the female ghost born for?
It turned out that Chenghao's previous life had picked up a red envelope in the woods and was kidnapped to an ancient mansion and forcibly detained by the owner of the house to complete the secret marriage with Chen Yongjie, a young lady who died of illness.
But at the last moment, Cheng Hao broke free and fled in his previous life, but was killed in a car accident.
In this life, the young lady who has not completed the wedding comes with the newborn Chenghao with resentment.
The cause and effect of the past life has caused tragedy in this life, and the female ghost has transformed into Chenghao's fiancée.
The deluded Chenghao even strangled his real fiancée to death and threw her into the bathtub, the female corpse that Yin Yin found in a neighbor's house.
I have to say that Chie Tanaka, who plays the fiancée of this world, is still surprising people as always.
Although the story clearly tells the so-called "secret marriage" as early as the beginning of the story, it is a tragedy that begins with the helplessness of patriarchal society.
Women seem to have no choice but to rely on love and marriage, and there is no other way.
This turned the obsession of "Corpse Remembrance" into love, and it was beyond my imagination.
"Corpse Memories" is not a human memory, but more transcendent, it is the obsession of ghosts in the world.
Waiting for the answer to be revealed is a lot of excitement and at the same time a delight.
This is actually the same as the concept of "love does not die" in "Double Pupil" and "Soul Hunting".
The female ghost incarnation Yi Han enjoys the deep love of this life, and the flounder of the two people is deeply in love with the flounder of the two people...
It is a reflection of the inability of the dead ghost wife to express love.
But the marriage proposal film and intimate photos are proof of her deep affection.
When you look back at the life-and-death parting of Chenghao's yin and yang poles, you will find that the female ghost is ferociously rid of all stumbling blocks.
Killing Yihan and killing Teacher Xuanzhen, the other side gently and gracefully clinging to Chenghao.
What you would never expect is that the fright of dreaming back in the middle of the night in Yin Yin's room those days was actually a distress signal that she was struggling to help.
Her virtuous crawling seemed to be a sob for Inn's death, but she suddenly stopped sobbing.
The crawl of terror transforms into a struggle of the soul, and in this life Yi Han makes every effort to ask Yin Yin for help.
The unfinished love of the past life is still closely attached to each other in this life.
How can you not be sad to see here.
These can't be "people" to love, turn into "ghosts" are still deeply affectionate, I think this is the most important element of "Corpse Memories".
My favorite scene would be when the ghost wife slowly hugged Chenghao from behind in the dark.
His frightened expression and the expression on the face of the ghost wife, the close-up of the entire lower body form a strong contrast, the color is clear, and it is very strange.
The filming style and ghostly images of "Corpse Memories" are very close to the "Sadako" I remember.
Crawl out of the TV and approach step by step, rapidly expanding the slow space with a shuddering breath that scares you into taking a breath!
It is based on the cutting sound effect technology, constantly creating scary horror spectacles as the core selling point.
This is a masterpiece of Japanese horror movies.
It is no wonder that "Corpse Memories" can invite Mr. Ichinose, the executive producer of the "Midnight Bells" series and the "Curse" series, as a screenwriter.
But Taiwanese horror films often have moral meaning behind them.
Ghosts must be wronged, and narratives always have the meaning of teaching people to be good.
From the perspective of the latter, it is not difficult to find the twist of the role of Yin Yin, who seems to have nothing to do with the ghost bride.
Perfectly in line with the moral lessons of ghost stories.
Only she can be the key to solving the case.
At the same time, the yin and yang eye traits make her the main character who contributes to the horror spectacle of the whole film.
"Corpse Memories" is also very well rendered in terms of sound effects.
The crash sounds are real, and the sound of water dripping, the sound of bells ringing slowly, the rattling sound of female ghosts, and even the stiffness of limbs when crawling on the ground are all impressive.
Not only that, but the faint and somewhat bleak soundtrack pushes the overall horror atmosphere upwards if there is no feeling.
The film itself is very quiet, and the effect is even more amplified when these sounds appear.
The soundtrack at the end of the film is also very good, reminiscing about some of the scenes.
In the past 10 years, Taiwan's horror films have achieved little success.
2005's "House Change" uses gorgeous graphic design to quote the concept of "murderous house" that the public is afraid of.
The past life has created a bizarre family curse because of the drama section of the present.
In 2006, "Strange Silk", directed by Su Zhaobin, combined the dialectics of "science" and "supernatural" in Western films to create a suspenseful ghost film.
These two are the best works I think have been in recent years.
Of course, Taiwanese horror films have also taken many detours on the road of innovation.
For example, 2013's "Seven Kills of Souls", which uses the layout of Thai ghost films to design a horror thriller of island torture.
But because the actors are not enough to enter the play, the whole film is like a farce of absurdity.
In addition, "The Story of Changing Sheep", released in 2012, gathered a group of well-known Taiwanese actors and cited ghost stories from the Eastern Jin Dynasty in an attempt to create an alternative fantasy and thriller.
However, because the narrative of the script is too slow, the supernatural phenomenon is too monotonous to make the horror atmosphere play to the extreme.
Not only did it mess up a good idea, but it also made a bunch of actors carry "infamy".
In contrast, the visual effects of "Corpse Memories" combine the usual gloomy tones and ghostly designs of Japanese horror films.
Starting from folk culture, it reveals a sense of horror.
It looks like Hong Kong-style roasted pork, but when you bite it, it is a very authentic Taiwanese oyster fry.
The resonance of this kind of viewing is extremely high.
In terms of performing scary techniques, the "Summoning Souls" director Wen Ziren's set of "sound east and west" trick also appears in this film through musical changes.
The director and actors handle this somewhat suspenseful atmosphere just right.
The film does not use special effects, but wins with makeup.
Except for the two dry skeletons that are a little rough, neither the wet long hair of the water ghost makeup will make people feel abrupt.
The best of course is the overall shape and makeup of the ghost wife, especially when you close up the face, you can see that the makeup is very delicate and realistic.
Cheng Hao learned that his previous life was lost in 1930, and his friend accompanied him to the library to check the old newspaper.
The film shows that this is the Chinese Traditional newspaper during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, and the newspaper is marked with the date of "Showa Five".
The intention of this film can be seen here.
Therefore, "Corpse Memories" is full of details, which is a work above the standard in Taiwanese horror films.
Incidentally, Jiang Qingxia, a veteran actor who plays the psychic fairy in "Corpse Memories".
Her previous screen images have been biased towards the role of a shrewd and mean mother-in-law.
The look in the play and the way he spoke this time were no less terrifying than those of Hong Kong Dragon Borneoland.
But many negative comments on the Internet "Xian Gu is so weak" a sentence point in the dead hole.
The psychic abilities of this character are really a bit unsatisfactory.
The ending is a bit biased towards the "reunion" kind.
Cheng hao, who was trapped in the ancient mansion, discovered this fact and was indignant.
Yin Yin and Chu Xiang rescue Chenghao in time and will bury the female ghost, hoping to save the unconscious Chenghao.
The ending is a little hasty, so I won't say more here.
Finally, I would like to say to this new female director that I hope this film is a new starting point and continue to make horror films with my heart.
After all, the demand for fans in this type of market is still very large.
So whenever I see these treasure island masterpieces, I can't help but say "Gan! Good acid".