The original answer originally published under the "Curse" column of Douban was written after reading it late last night:
The word written at the beginning: "Fire Buddha will rest" is a joke played by the director on friends in non-Minnan-speaking areas. Don't feel too unlucky. This so-called spell is actually the simplest "homophonic stalk", which is not even the standard Minnan language. At least friends who know Minnan will clap their thighs and laugh when they see it. In other words, this bad luck is meaningless. I hope you don't get angry because of the paradox in the movie.
(Hint: Spoiler included, please watch the movie before watching it. )
This movie may be to my taste. At least I feel more than four stars after reading it. Some friends around me feel that the rhythm is boring, while others feel that clever thinking is a bit old-fashioned. I think this movie is like a movie version of paradox, a story of intimate contact with mahjong. Besides horror, it is more extreme selfishness of human nature, and many people will miss some interesting parts because of the plot and rhythm.
After watching this movie, many people said that it was a lie, that the director was implying bullying the audience, or that countless people said that they were unlucky with the movie. After thinking about it, I feel that everyone really fell into the trap of the director. As soon as they shouted bad luck, the "horror" of this film was really established.
All the origins seem to be a mother who is full of guilt and slowly learns to love. In order to save her daughter, she did a lot of things and hurt many people. In the end, for the sake of her daughter, she went to the source of her past fears and deceived everyone. In order to save her little girl, she completed the final ceremony, but unfortunately she was swallowed up by the curse.
However, what seems to be wrong with this? If you try to answer the story, it is not difficult to find that this mother should already know (when she was pregnant six years ago, she went to Yunnan after her boyfriend died) that the so-called spell is not a blessing but a sharing curse. The mother also knew long ago that she and her children could no longer use their names. The child grew up in the nursery soon after her birth, and she didn't even know her name. If she didn't go back to her mother, would she escape the curse and have her own life?
So, why does Li Ruonan insist on taking the children home? Wrapped in love, seemingly concerned, children still choose not to tell anyone when they seem to be possessed by evil, and teach them to be familiar with their names? In the past six years, her parents died unexpectedly and she suffered a lot of bad luck. There are also many statues of folk beliefs on the roof (the statues on the roof are traditional Guan Gong and three princes, which belong to conventional folk beliefs, and the fact that children find DV in the worship room also shows that idols are to suppress DV content). All this shows that she deeply believes that this curse and evil spirit are real and accompany her. Then, why should she take her daughter back to her life at all costs?
I wonder if anyone has noticed. At first, my mother showed nervousness and madness in the recording and recording of all DV shots, but at the critical moment, she was extremely calm and sober, knew how to advance and retreat, and did not panic and be nervous. For example, when she was recording, she inadvertently showed calmness, leading the way in front of the wall or finally walking to the cave. Which is the real Lee?
Finally, she went to the cursed village and said in the video that she had deceived everyone, hoping that everyone would give a little kindness and save her lovely daughter. Maybe many viewers here will feel uncomfortable, but at that moment, she still looked like a desperate mother. How many viewers will think that I don't want it, how many viewers will think that this is a movie that will be played anyway, and how many viewers will feel unlucky and disgusting when they look at the emptiness of the Buddha?
But what if all this is a scam? Because she covered herself with a piece of red cloth, if she is already a desperate mother who desperately wants to save her daughter, why should she?
Is it possible that all the stories originated from Li Ruonan's deliberate lies? She believes in everything cursed, so in these six years, she intends to deceive all those who have even a little kindness (including the audience) with a story of saving her daughter. All those who believe in her have died, such as adoptive father and close social worker. From the beginning, she showed a neurotic and easily frightened state, packaging herself as a helpless mother. She recorded everything in detail, including the clumsy mother, the hardships of embracing a new life, the lovely and unsociable daughter, and the dangerous and powerless daily life ... all these made the mother who learned to love her "daughter" look particularly trustworthy and convinced the audience that she needed help to escape bad luck.