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In 1956, a novel of the same name, "Bad Breeds", became a hit.
In the film, The eight-year-old little girl Rhoda is well-behaved and cute on the outside, but vicious and vicious on the inside.
All kinds of unforgivable crimes have been committed.
Stephen King, a master of modern American horror novels, once commented: If I were to choose the "top ten evil people in the history of fiction", "Bad Seeds" would definitely be on the list.
1956 edition of Bad Breeds
At the same time, the 1956 version of "Bad Breed" can also be called the "originator" of juvenile crime movies.
Since then, films of the same genre have emerged one after another.
For example, "Case No. 39", "Lake Eden", "The Hunt" and so on.
Even the famous "Orphan Complaint" was inspired to some extent by the 1956 edition of "Bad Breed".
"Orphan Complaint"
In 2018, this classic was remade and once again brought to the big screen.
That is the 2018 version of "Bad Species" that Xiao Hi wants to share with you today.
2018 Edition of Bad Breeds
The 2018 edition of Bad Breed is directed by Rob Law and starring popular American child actress McKenna Grace.
The reputation and evaluation of the film is not high, and the domestic Douban only gives a score of 6.8 points.
But even so, the film still has a lot to offer.
In particular, McKenna's acting skills at a young age and the intention of the film are endlessly evocative.
The protagonist of the story is named Emma.
This eight-year-old little girl may be what many parents call "someone else's child".
She is well-behaved and cute, intelligent, focused, excellent in grades, and can be described as outstanding in all aspects.
However, such a harmless little girl who looks like an angel on the surface is gloomy and vicious on the inside.
Her classmates got medals, and she felt like what belonged to her had been taken away.
To get her medal back, Emma pushed the winning boy off a cliff.
After the teacher Ellis learned that the last person the boy had seen before he was killed was Emma, she placed a honeycomb in the car and died in a car accident.
Later, a new nanny named Chloe came to the house.
She develops special feelings for Emma's single father and learns the truth about Emma's killing of her classmates.
So Emma set fire to Chloe.
This strange "accident" finally aroused the suspicion of Emma's father.
He interrogates Emma if she killed them, and Emma denies it.
In order not to let his daughter go to prison, his father took her to the hut by the lake, hoping that Emma would abandon evil and follow good.
But he gradually discovered that Emma had no remorse at all.
In the end, even his biological father was killed by Emma's design.
This 2018 version of "Bad Species", Xiao Hi watched twice.
The first time, my attention was always on the protagonist Emma.
Presumably, friends who have never been exposed to this kind of movie will find it incredible after learning what Emma has done.
How could a child, a little girl of only eight years old, do such a cruel thing?
This is one of the reasons why juvenile crime movies have always attracted attention.
In the general perception of people, children are a vulnerable group in this society, and they are almost unrelated to crime.
When this perception is broken, the psychological gap is self-evident.
Yes, as a film and television work, there will be some interpretation and exaggeration.
But in real life, juvenile delinquency cases are not unheard of.
In April 2006, Jesmin Richards, a 12-year-old girl in Canada, killed her parents and brother at home with her boyfriend.
The reason is that Richards' parents didn't approve of her relationship with her 23-year-old boyfriend.
In September 2009, Jordan Brown, an 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania, killed his father's 26-year-old fiancée and his 8-month-old baby.
The reason was that he was afraid that after his brother was born, he would no longer be favored.
In October of the same year, Alyssa Bustamante, a 15-year-old girl from Missouri, brutally murdered a 9-year-old girl.
The reason is "to know what it's like to kill someone."
Do you still feel that children and crime are not related?
Xiao Hi has always firmly believed that human nature has both good and evil sides.
It has nothing to do with gender, nor does it have anything to do with age.
Teenagers, even eight or nine-year-olds, already have the ability to think and act independently.
It's just that the mind is not yet mature, so that they sometimes can't tell right from wrong.
A lot of times we like to praise our children with things like "You're grown up."
But if a child is calm enough to do things without leaks, is she still a child?
Physical age is very different from psychological age, which is a frightening thing in itself.
The second time, I turned my attention to Emma's father.
In contrast, Xiao Hi is more concerned about what causes juvenile delinquency.
There is one reason for this - family education.
Neglect, lack of care, over-belief, and over-coddling can cause a child's character to deviate from the normal track.
The lack of family education has always been an important problem that juvenile crime movies want to express.
For example, Rhoda in the 1956 version of "Bad Breed", like Emma, cheated on her parents and put people to death.
Because her grandmother killed people like a hemp, she has committed many bloody crimes.
Another example is Bright in "Lake Eden", cruel and violent, no evil.
Because his parents were like this, with no qualities and no upbringing.
Lake Eden
There is also Shuya Watanabe in "Confessions", who obviously has a great future, but designs to drown the daughter of the class teacher.
Because his parents were divorced, he did this just to get his mother's attention.
These are all due to the extreme, pathological personality caused by the lack of education.
《Confession》
Emma in the 2018 version of "Bad Breed" is because of her father's excessive trust.
It was clear that Emma was an overly rational child.
She loves to engage with and pursue things that don't belong to her age, like the books she reads a lot.
Yet even Chloe, the new nanny, discovers that something is wrong with Emma, but her father does not realize it.
He was a good father and did not lack love for his daughter.
So if it's not careless, it's just excessive trust.
He thought his daughter couldn't do the hurtful things because she was so young and so good.
And Emma is also a very possessive child.
She had told her father that she really wanted to get the medal, and she had a feeling of ambition.
Although her father told her that it was okay if she didn't get it, he didn't tell her what to do if she didn't.
This led to the possessive and action-strong Emma choosing to take back the medal in her own way.
Indirectly led to this series of tragedies.
We always say that parents are the best teachers and role models for children, and this is true.
But that doesn't mean you can educate your children well as long as you lead by example.
Communication, communication and guidance are equally crucial.
Many times you should tell your child what to do in this situation, rather than leaving them to choose.
This is sloppy for parents.
All in all, age should not be an umbrella for juvenile delinquency.
The lack of parental education should not become an "accomplice" to juvenile crimes.
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