After the opening credits, the plot officially begins.
Not only did they accidentally kill the God of Death, but they also created a terrifying evil spirit. In order to prevent more people from being harmed, the Warrens took the initiative to contact the authorities. The government set up a special emergency response team in accordance with the specifications for dealing with blood moon events. Basically, the members were He is a familiar face from the Conjuring series.
This part of the plot made some viewers keenly notice that Daenerys no longer focused on the plot layout with the Warrens as the absolute core.
In fact, this can be seen from the movie poster with many characters in the recent promotion process.
This is actually true.
Daenerys' internal Conjuring movie universe project team has a clearer plan. In recent series of films, they have been intentionally or unintentionally cultivating the successors of the Warrens.
Back to the main story, after the emergency team is established, the first thing to do is to investigate the ins and outs of the whole incident.
It turns out that the reason why old Skell was able to complete the transformation of evil spirits was due to the "Book of Spells" inherited from the ancestors of the Skell family, which recorded many taboo witchcraft and sorcery.
The fortune of the Skell family is even closely related to this book.
On the other hand, with the help of their companions, the Warrens also figured out another slightly reassuring fact. The God of Death they killed was just one of the many ghosts in hell, not a famous hell. Lord.
However, although it is not an irreparable disaster, they killed the messenger of hell and accidentally created an evil spirit. The Warrens will definitely be pursued by the underworld.
Therefore, dealing with the evil spirit incarnated by Old Skye and dealing with the consequences of accidentally killing the messenger of hell became the two parallel main storylines of "The Conjuring 4: Death".
The plot on the big screen is overwhelming.
The opening wedge, investigating the truth, hunting down evil spirits, and resolving future troubles...
The entire 126-minute film was completed in one go. In the screening hall, when the subtitles rose and the audience reacted, more than two hours had passed in the blink of an eye.
The end credits ended, and while everyone was still immersed in the aftertaste of the plot, they unexpectedly encountered an easter egg.
The story of the main film is very complete, basically solving the two problems faced by the two protagonists, killing the evil spirit incarnated by Old Skye, and reaching reconciliation with the messenger of hell through sacrifice, but in fact, the latter is not completely over. .
The content of the easter egg indicates the continuation of this matter.
It was dark at night at the Warrens' home. Lorraine Warren woke up from a nightmare, went downstairs in a daze, opened the door, and saw a terrifying figure shrouded in a black cloak and holding a giant scythe appearing in front of the door.
The scene freezes and goes dark.
The lights come on.
Amidst the spontaneous warm applause, the main creators began to take the stage. Lena Kane, who also applauded, could see that many people in the screening room could not help but start whispering to each other, probably discussing the final easter egg.
Obviously, after the fourth part, the "Conjuring" series will also usher in a fifth.
Lina quickly sorted through the two-hour story in her mind, and while quietly absorbing some available materials, a certain confusion resurfaced again.
Now that I have watched the full movie, I finally came to my senses.
This time, the change in style is too obvious. Maybe this was some weird feeling I had before.
But where exactly
Just as she was thinking about it, the applause fell, and Lina was about to whisper a few words to Annika next to her, when a slightly hoarse, lazy female voice suddenly came from the other side: "It's so boring, not scary at all."
After saying this, a certain doll girl stood up directly, put a large piece of paper with some snacks in her arms and put it on the head of a middle-aged man in the front row, and said, "Enough peeking, Bichi", and then Ignoring the gazes of the people around him, he squeezed past Lina and the two of them through the gap between the seats, and walked away leisurely.
The middle-aged man in the front row who was in trouble didn't dare to have an attack. He had to fumble for the odds and ends in his collar while looking at the woman next to him who should be his wife to apologize and appease him.
A certain little girl acted arrogantly and dazzlingly, but Lina and Annika were embarrassed.
Because they once again remembered a certain man's casual confession before leaving. What should they do if this breaks out
There were countless pairs of probing eyes from around them, and they accidentally fell on them. The two girls could only try their best to explain with expressions and movements that we didn't know her and that we were just poor passers-by.
Fortunately, because a middle-aged man whose head was covered by a popcorn bucket did not dare to pursue the matter, Xiao Nizi, who left without a trace, did not act like a monster again. Coupled with the comfort of the staff, the brief episode quickly subsided.
The host on the stage joked a few words skillfully, and amid the laughter, everyone's attention also turned to the main creators.
Lina also looked at the front of the stage, but after a moment, she suddenly opened her mouth slightly and her eyes lit up.
Understood.
Because she remembered what a certain little girl said before she left, "It's not scary at all." This was the crux of the matter that she had never been able to grasp.
Speaking of which, "The Conjuring 4: Death" is certainly not "boring" as Lydia Hearst said, but it is quite exciting.
As for saying 'not scary at all', of course it is untenable. Apart from other things, the image of the God of Death in the film is obviously carefully designed. Every time it appears, it makes people instinctively feel a creepy feeling.
Therefore, this movie can definitely be said to be both exciting and terrifying.
Lina can be sure that "The Conjuring 4: Death" will be very good in terms of word-of-mouth and box office.
However, things are afraid of comparison.
Compared with "The Conjuring 3: Blood Moon", which is recognized as the peak of the series, the horror level of "The Conjuring 4: Death" has indeed dropped significantly.
Furthermore, Lina realized that this decline in horror was mainly due to the emergence of the 'Death' element, which added some fantasy elements involving gods and demons to such a pure evil horror movie series.
Compared with the ghosts and spirits that have countless ghost stories in reality and can easily make people fear, things like gods and demons are obviously too far away from people's lives, so they don't seem so scary.
All in all, the "less scary" brought about by the elements of gods and demons is obviously an important change made by "The Conjuring 4: Death" compared to all other Conjuring movie universe series.
First of all, one thing can be determined. This movie itself is very good, but what kind of consequences will the corresponding changes bring to the market performance of the movie? After thinking about it, Lina still can't come up with an answer, so she can only look forward to the movie. The official large-scale painting will be opened the day after tomorrow.
There were many keen people in the screening hall. While Lina was thinking, someone had already raised similar questions about the change in the film's style.
The creators are obviously prepared for this, but the answers should also be clichés prepared in advance.
Innovation, breakthrough, blah blah.
Viewers are also advised to experience it for themselves.
Lena can feel that Daenerys is obviously not confident about the style change in "The Conjuring 4: Deathstroke". It seems that everyone can only look forward to the official release the day after tomorrow and let the market decide whether this choice is right or wrong.