In 2007, James Wan was a horror terror who got a huge blow in the 2004 game sawBy then, it had released its first two sequels, one third of which. But before insidious and magic He did it several times and once: Kevin Bacon Guard Thriller death penaltyand ventriloquial horror stories silence.
The latter has just been added to the tremor, and although this is a bust from 18 years ago, it is now an interesting revisit, especially given everything from Wan and his regular collaborator Leigh Whannell, who scripted the scripts silenceit has been done since then. Even though they’re still just saw The guys at the time, you could easily pick certain narrative choices and images that would later become the touchstone of their work.
sawAlready entered the record before the game silenceit responded to Billy, the main peritoneal dummy in the movie, which gave him a lot of evil toy backups. The white face, the terrifying hinged chin, and the love for the bow tie are common traits, although Billy’s glowing blue eyes stared at the audience in a sinister way before the character was noticed.
Wan is a loyal fan of cursed objects. this Lenovo The movie universe revolves around them. It’s no coincidence that Annabelle (more scarier than Billy) is the most charming escaper in the mysterious treasures of Ed and Lorraine Warren. (Wan’s Instagram handle? “Creepypuppet”.)
silence It also hints about the stylistic elements that will enter Wan’s later work, with creepy sound designs as much as screams, while the horror of jumping predates the angry old-fashioned entity in the sinister, and Nun’s love for Nun, and the huge charm from the shadows, then twists her face to make her face stand out.
You can’t ignore it, either saw The pillar Donnie Wahlberg is also here silenceplays a familiar scruff weak police detective. This version of the character is more skeptical than the corrupt policeman saw;He likes to issue warnings such as “You don’t want me to chase you!” When he follows the protagonist into an abandoned theater full of ghost dolls. His obsession with battery-operated razors is also odd, although it is undoubtedly seen as a key personality trait.
silenceThe setting also hints at the imminent story of Wan’s supernatural being, with a malicious character scattered across generations to ensure the curse never dies. Unfortunately, the main character Jamie Ryan Kwanten True blood– Not as eye-catching as the central character insidious or magic. Even though he is a determined man, he is just an unforgettable guy. When his wife dies in an absolutely terrible way – a tummy dummy sent to their apartment that night from an unknown sender – he goes straight to his hometown, where his estranged father (Bob Gunton) lives with his suspicious young and charming new wife (Amber Valletta).
although silence It happened in 2007, and it seems to have no phones and Google searches in its reality. There are a lot of landlines, and the historical fairs are provided by Mortician’s extended flashbacks and the literal scrapbook where Jamie happens to appear. There is also a nursery rhyme that quotes the town’s booed characters: Mary Shaw, a drama performer named Mary Shaw, so obsessed with the dolls in her performance, she insists on burying with her…everyone has their own little coffin and grave markings.
As Jamie digs deeper, the backstory even has more context – including a decades-long cold case involving a missing child should Tied to the “Gone Your Voice” section of ventriloquis, but the details don’t quite fit together.
But, “Beware! If you go for the answers, you may find them” is the advice Mortician passed on to Jamie (naturally, he never even followed this), and silence Ultimately, most of its plot threads are consistently linked together.
It’s also full of twisted screams, which may lead you to the idea that maybe Wan and Whannell have more ambitious ambitions for the story. When it plays on the screen, silence Positively take yourself too seriously, especially considering the number of dolls involved. It also shoots with relentless blue filters, perhaps the biggest crime committed here, and its sign as clear as a mid-2000s relic.
But if you don’t mind lighting up the brightness to relieve this melancholy, you can have a great time. Don’t be surprised if you have the urge to watch WAN a few more times after you’re done.
silence It’s trembling now.
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