The film "Curse: The Beginning of the End." Reviews are not a sentence

The film "The Curse: The Beginning of the End" (reviews of which are ambiguous) is the seventh in the epic "Curse" and the first in the franchise, in the creation of which does not participate its author Takashi Shimitsu. This episode was directed by Masayuki Otiyai, who wrote together with Takashige Itisa, known from the film "The Bell", the script for the film.

A dark horse

Director Masayuki Otiyai, having a decent filmography ("School: The Curse of the Spirit" in 2014, "The Restaurant of Horrors" 2010, etc.), became known to a wide audience after the publication of the picture "Phantoms" (2008). His record consists of paintings and series, little known to the European and American audience, but the new work - a horror film "Curse: The Beginning of the End" - opens the filmmakers to his original talent. Traditionally, it is commonly believed that the success of a good horror story consists of simple components: intrigues, mysteries, mysteries, increasing tension due to visual and especially sound effects, sympathetic, causing compassion for the main characters and the original denouement. Absolutely every element of the structure of the movie plays a role, even if at first glance it seems insignificant and useless. So, "Curse: The Beginning of the End" (critics' testimonies are a confirmation of this) has nothing superfluous, not a single detail, everything works in a coordinated manner, like a regulated mechanism. The picture is interesting already because the director Masayuki Otiyai played on one extremely important detail when creating his offspring - the multilayer structure of the narrative.

Plot

To the ardent fans of the original version and to sentimental viewers it is difficult to recommend for viewing the remake "Curse: The Beginning of the End" (2014). Reviews viewed varied. Some note the lack of innovative moves or offshoots of the storyline. The spectator is again invited to that ill-fated house, in which the terrible curse of those who died in the walls of the dwelling by a painful violent death dwells on their rights. Again show Toshio and inimitable Kayako. Only the main character changes, now it is not a social worker. Service, and a simple teacher of the junior classes of Yui, who before the demonstrated events was trained by the unfortunate Toshio. Since the student missed many training sessions, the teacher goes to his home to find out the reason for the passes. She has to uncover the secret of the terrible house and then try to save her life.

In addition to this main line, in parallel develops one more - evil ghosts terrorize four high school students. Girls, going to the "same house", see the drawings - they depict their sad fate. Naturally, further with them occur the same occasions, which were carefully drawn: someone will suffer from fire, someone with jaw problems will be, someone will die just in bed. However, although the narrative narrative remains classical, its implementation makes one think about the future of the Japanese film industry. Not entirely successful was the film project "Curse: The Beginning of the End." Reviews about it mostly come down to this obvious fact.

Actors and Characters

Among the actor's ensemble stands out the performer of the main role - Nozomi Sasaki. Some perplexity with her game is called Reina Trindl, her screen emotions are unnatural and unconvincing. Pleases the selection of actors on the role of sinister ghosts - Toshio and Kayako, they are very similar to the performers of the first part. The actress, who plays the role of Kayako, according to the idea of the director, revealed in her image completely closer to the climax of the picture.

A Decent Remake

In general, the movie "The Curse: The Beginning of the End", reviews of which are diametrically opposed, many fans of the franchise have been recognized as a worthy remake, just he was late with the release for a decade. During this period, most of the ideas embodied in the picture, managed to fill the edge with the viewer. Fans of the series will seem quite harmless and fearless, although there are enough terrible moments in it. But the inexperienced audience "Curse: The Beginning of the End" (reviews reviewed - proof) will even like it. It is made defiantly and skillfully, the musical accompaniment pushes the situation, directs, knocks in the hearts of the audience, although it is deprived of the Japanese coloring of the sound.

The continuer of ideas

Like the horrors of "Curse: The Beginning of the End" is not bad, but a worthy continuer of the ideas of the original picture can be called with difficulty. During the time and again you catch yourself thinking that these moments were in the previous episodes. All the main methods and techniques of directing and staging are stamping and practically do not frighten. The viewer, who watched all parts of the "Curse", will almost always know in advance what will happen in the future. It is noticeable that the director tried, but he could not surprise the tempted spectator. Not impressive nor gore-effects, no bu-moments, nor "original" findings. Most likely, the franchise will still retire, and Japanese filmmakers will come up with something more frightening and sophisticated than long-haired ghosts and cyanotic boys.