Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, animals are not allowed to become sperm, and domestic horror thrillers have entered a dead end.
No matter how bizarre and eerie, the horror of the film will not deviate from the scope of scientific explanation in the end.
Of course, the atmosphere must be rendered in place, and a few yuanbao candles can create a creepy feeling for the audience.
In the end, the truth came out, it turned out that some people were taking advantage of the public's fear of ghosts and ghosts to pretend to be ghosts!
Since animals cannot become sperm, can people become sperm on the contrary?
Today, someone has given the answer to this question.
On August 20th, "Water Monster 2 Black Wood Forest", starring Wang Zhen'er, Han Dong, Wang Zhirun and Wei Ziqi, officially landed on Youku and iQiyi videos. (hereinafter referred to as Water Monster 2)
In just two days, because of the novel story, the actor's acting skills online, the horror and warmth, and the circle quickly came out, the number of related topics played exceeded 100 million, becoming another masterpiece at the end of the summer program.
"Water Monster 2" mainly tells the story of Qingling, a female forensic doctor of the Republic of China, who single-handedly investigated the truth of the case in Shangshui Town in order to investigate the murder of her brother Du Jiahao by water monkeys in Shangshui Town.
In the end, what is the charm of "Water Monster 2", which can break through the siege on the online drama platform with many good dramas and gain the favor of the audience, let's see what killer skills this drama has!
Let's start with the actors:
Playing the heroine Qingling is the young actress Wang Zhen'er.
At first glance, it seems that there is no impression, but when it comes to Ai Qing in "Dear, Loved", many people slap their heads: it turns out to be her!
The popularity of "Dear, Beloved" also made Wang Zhen'er, who played Ai Qing, leave a deep impression on the audience.
Although she is not from a professional class, her acting skills are very mature, and the confidence and cool temperament emitted between her eyebrows make people fascinated.
In "Water Monster 2", she played the role of Qing Pi bold, resolute, calm, intelligent, quite a kind of female Haojie taste.
In the special era background of the Republic of China, the fierce collision of the old and new cultures has added to the mystery of Qing Pity.
For normal people, cold corpses often give people an inexplicable sense of fear.
As a forensic doctor, Qing Pi has always been not afraid of any ghosts and heresies.
So when his younger brother Du Jiahao mysteriously disappeared in Shangshui Town, everyone thought that he was disrespectful to the water monkeys and caused the disaster, Qing Pi did not think about it and set foot on the land of Shangshui Town with a long gun.
From beginning to end, she didn't believe that there was really any water ghost in this world, it was nothing more than a fast-moving, ugly, blood-eating xenomorph.
Although Wang Zhen'er is not the kind of actor who is amazing at first sight, she gives people the feeling of being calm and atmospheric in the film, full of security.
There are very few female characters that make people feel safe, and they must also give Wang Zhen'er a thumbs up on this point.
Playing the role of "male number one" is Han Dong, the little prince of Hengdian.
The reason why male number one is given double quotation marks is because strictly speaking, the real male number one should be the legendary water monkey.
Du Jiahao, played by Han Dong, only left a glimpse at the beginning of the film, and then hurriedly went offline.
But the role of Du Jiahao is indispensable, after all, the core of the story revolves around his disappearance.
Du Jiahao plays a role in the film to thread the needle and embellish the whole film.
However, the character who impressed me the most was the ninth uncle who was killed by the mayor with a boat oar.
The role of Uncle Nine is really chilling.
He was a former Qing eunuch, and his physical flaws made his psychology distorted.
But he also wears the mask of hypocrisy, and in the remote town of Sheung Shui, which is not easily accessible, he seems to have become the spiritual totem of this town.
But who would have thought that his dragon head would turn and crush the undead who died horribly.
Let's talk about the plot again:
The main plot line of "Water Monster 2" is very clear, that is, Qingpi goes deep into Shangshui Town to investigate the truth of the murder of his brother Du Jiahao.
Such a plot setting seems to be nothing new and monotonous.
But the director cleverly integrated the whole story into the Republic of China period, when new and old cultures violently collided.
Qingpi is a forensic doctor, living in Shanghai, receiving a Western-style education from an early age, acting calmly and decisively.
The residents of Sheung Shui town live in a small town with closed information, and their knowledge of the world comes from the indoctrination of the mayor and the ninth uncle.
It is precisely because the mayor and the ninth uncle have woven a terrible legend for them that they are trapped in the cage of reality.
They can't look at everything that happens in Sheung Shui Town beyond their own limited worldview, so ghosts and heresies become their only spiritual sustenance.
They worship the murderous water monkeys as gods, which dooms them to stand against Qingpi.
In fact, it can be seen that the director has made sufficient efforts in the atmosphere of the film.
The cool tones of the opening chapter, the river channel covered with green algae, the eerie water monkey sculpture and the godmother who pretended to be a ghost, the director used the most intuitive means to substitute the audience into the isolated Town of Sheung Shui.
The creation of this atmosphere will be very depressing, and the spirit is also in a state of high excitement.
For the director, what he wants is this feeling of being devastated and breathless.
Of course, in terms of shaping the characters, the personal feeling that the image of the supporting role may be more three-dimensional.
Whether it is a mute woman, or a town mayor, nine uncles, butchers, each of them has a very distinct personal character.
In the setting of the entire plot, in addition to the use of intuitive things to create a horror atmosphere, rigorous logic also adds more rationality to the film.
The unveiling of the truth is not based on the heroine's sudden appearance, but by virtue of the heroine's super logical analysis ability and calm and decisive style of behavior, step by step to unveil the mysterious veil of the water monkey.
Finally, let's talk about human nature:
In Water Monster 2, the goodness and ugliness of human nature coexist.
The humanity of Qing Pi and Du Jiahao is good, and they want the residents of Shangshui Town to feel the warmth of the sun and get rid of the fear of being dominated by water monkeys.
The mayor and the ninth uncle are evil in their human nature, and they use the legend of the water monkey to imprison the souls of all the people in the town of Shangshui, making them their own slaves and becoming walking dead without emotion or resistance.
The fear of Qinghe by everyone in Shangshui Town is actually understandable, after all, in their cognition, the hideous Qinghe is an outlier.
There is no doubt that more than ten years ago, everyone killed the Qingpi family, and behind it must be the mayor and the ninth uncle who are spreading rumors and demagogizing people's hearts.
Although Qinghe killed many people, the original sin was not on him.
He was just a monster used by the mayor and uncle Nine, and he actually had a grudge in his heart.
This resentment came from the fact that he thought that his sister Qingpi had abandoned him.
Although he was vicious and blood-eating, the softest part of his heart still had the nature of a child.
For him, the kind Qinghe had died in the night when he was abandoned by his sister more than a decade ago, and all that survived was a soulless monster.
So when Qinghe bit the mayor of the town, and in turn threw down Qingpi and wanted to suck her flesh and blood, Qingpi blew up the music of his childhood to awaken his innermost humanity.
However, I think that even without this song, Qinghe would not really bite the death.
He does have a grudge against Qing Pity, but this resentment cannot offset the greatness of family affection.
At the end of the film, Qinghe uses his body to support the stone gate, so that the trapped children can escape.
At that moment, I actually hoped that Qinghe had left this world, at least at this moment, he was not abandoned by his sister.
Being alive, for Qinghe, is actually a painful thing.
Because human nature also has a flaw, that is, forgetfulness, those who are saved by him may not accept his existence.