Stephen King's Phantom 1408 is a horrible inspirational film.

Stephen King's novel Phantom Murder 1408 may not be familiar to everyone, but The Shining, another classic of his horror novel, will be familiar to many people. Of course, to be honest, sharping is so classic that I have never seen it. I didn't know about sharping until I saw Ready Player One, which was very popular before. The film was shot too long ago, 1980 years ago.

In fact, there are many similarities between this film and Phantom. After all, it was written by the same author. Sharping's original novel was written in 1977, and Phantom 1408 was supposedly written in 2004 (the specific completion time of this book can't be found, but it is speculated that the novel should be adapted into a film, and the creation time of the two should be relatively close). But the writing style is the same. Perhaps this style belongs to Stephen King's unique understanding of terror. He always expresses a kind of psychological horror in his works, and there are stories outside the story, and experiences the horror from every detail. His works are not the kind that you are directly afraid of after reading, but the more you think about it, the more you feel afraid.

Most of Stephen King's works have open endings, such as the movie Phantom 1408. I saw someone sum up four different endings! I think this open ending writing style may be an important reason why many of his novels have been remake into movies, because the open ending not only allows the audience to see a complete story, but also allows the audience to create their own endings. Such a film is equivalent to the author and audience, with a sense of participation, substitution and accomplishment.

Tell the story of the novelist Stephen King for so long, and get down to business. Let's start with Phantom Fierce 1408.

What's the story of Phantom 1408? That is to say, Mike is a horror novel writer, similar to sharping's male occupation. Mike likes to explore haunted places with scientific equipment and collect writing materials. This time, he chose the Dolphin Hotel and checked into room 1408. Several guests committed suicide despite the strong dissuasion of the hotel manager. Mike experienced many terrorist incidents as he wished, which completely changed his previous view on supernatural phenomena. When he finally couldn't stand this wave of terrorist attacks and was ready to leave room 1408, the scariest thing happened: he couldn't leave after all.

This story is actually a bit like last year's new horror film "Escape from the Chamber of Secrets", which is all about escaping from a room. However, the horror film "Escape from the Chamber of Secrets" uses physical means to create horror effects, while "Phantom 1408" is more about hallucinations and ghosts to create terror, a physical attack, a psychological attack and two different forms of terror.

Let's talk about some interesting plots in the play.

No, 1

Mike's early "The Way Home for Father and Son" is a novel describing the true feelings of father and son. The book appeared twice in the play. The first time was at his signing ceremony. The people who attended his signing ceremony were probably just curious, wondering whether there was a ghost or something, and only a few people attended. None of these people praised his horror novels, only one person mentioned his early work Long Way Home. The second time was the manager of the hotel where room 1408 belongs, and he also said that the man's handwriting was good. Mentioning this book twice first shows that his early works have true feelings, but now he writes only to make money, and his attitude towards words has changed. Secondly, it shows that he had a good relationship with his father in the early days, and now he has not seen his father for a long time. Whether for writing or for his father, his great contrast implies that he must have experienced something in recent years, which has led to great changes in the temperament of the male master.

No, number two.

The man was surfing on the beach when he suddenly saw a banner. Just then, a wave threw the man into the water. Later, the man woke up and found himself lying on the beach, vomited a few times, and then nothing happened. This happened suddenly. Finally, I saw this scene in the middle of the plot. The man was trapped in the room, and suddenly the room was filled with water. As soon as the picture changed, the man came to the seaside again and was submerged by the waves again. Only this time, he was admitted to the hospital, and his wife came back from other places to stay with him. At this time, the man's mentality has changed. He opened his heart to his wife, and the relationship between husband and wife was good. He went to a nursing home to visit his father. Finally, he regarded the experience in room 1408 as a dream, a very real dream, and wrote down the dream experience, writing a very good horror novel. I thought this was the end of the story. Unexpectedly, when he published, the room suddenly became 1408. It turned out that he was still there, but now this person's mentality has changed. He tried to escape from reality before, but now he dares to face his fears!

This scene feels a bit like Inception. It combines reality and fantasy, and it is particularly well connected. The two plot reversals here are impressive. I just want to say how exciting it is!

No, number three.

As for the metaphor of the number 13, 13 "has become the most taboo and unlucky number in western culture. However, 13 is mentioned many times in the play, and the room number of the male host adds up to 13, and the floor where the room is located is also 13, so the male host lives in 65438. The first death occurred in 19 12, which adds up to13; The hotel is located at No.2254, Lexington Street, new york or 13. But magically, the number 13 is an auspicious and noble number in China. Even in ancient times, it was an emperor's number and was exclusive to the emperor. Thus, the cultural differences between the East and the West are quite large.

No, number four.

Who sent a postcard to that man? This is a question worth pondering in this play. There are three possibilities. 1. The manager of the Dolphin Hotel. Many people said that it was a postcard sent by the hotel manager to the man, hoping that the man would explore the haunted house of 1408 and solve the mystery of 1408. He also said that the manager marked the man and told him as soon as he came to the hotel, and then he was actually testing the man through a series of persuasion. This statement is a bit far-fetched, because that person hired a lawyer or something to stay in this 1408, so this hotel doesn't want anyone to stay in this room to avoid accidents. Isn't it normal for the manager to know him in advance and mark him out for the man to see himself? Knowing in advance is to understand the purpose of a man and take the initiative to give him the information about suicide in this room. This is not to let the man get what he wants, and retreat after knowing difficulties, no problem! If the manager wants that person to solve the problem, why doesn't the manager go to the rescue after an hour? Even the manager only appeared twice in the whole process.

The second is his editor-in-chief friend. His friend gave him such an experience to inspire the man. This man's motives are reasonable. This scene was mentioned in a man's dream. He wants to send a manuscript to a friend, and why did he stop the man's wife from taking back her husband's belongings in the end? Is it possible that he was afraid that the man would leave a clue in it? After all, husband and wife are more likely to think of him, and the manager doesn't know him at all.

Third, it may be his readers. After all, someone who has read his book may recommend a horrible place to the author. It's really possible.

No, the fifth.

Is there a ghost in this movie? The answer is yes. After the man entered 1408, he had many hallucinations. For example, when he was talking to the manager in the refrigerator, he suddenly lost his temper and began to smash things, but when the picture turned, he just smashed things at the refrigerator, and there was nothing there. Later, his dream was more certain that there might be no ghosts, but the magnetic field affected him and made him hallucinate. However, in the end, the voice of the man and his daughter suddenly appeared on the man's tape recorder. After careful consideration, the plot reversed again.

No, number six.

This man has three chances to escape death. The first time the manager persuaded, the second time the elevator door opened automatically, and the third time the maintenance man instructed the man to repair the air conditioner. This is the wisest choice for a man to leave here, because he already felt that there was something wrong with the room, but he didn't choose to leave, and curiosity killed him. Of course, if he leaves, let's make fun of him at will!

The ending of this movie is actually very inspirational. The ghost told the man on the phone that if you don't choose to commit suicide, we will make you experience hours of despair, but the man calmly told the other end of the phone that even if I die, I won't choose your way. If I have to die, then I am willing to die with you. In the future, men put on suits and set the whole 1408 on fire. At this moment, men are no longer afraid or flustered. After so much experience, he has dared to face his inner fears, his dead daughter, his wife and his father. His heart has been opened, he has been reborn and will be with his daughter forever!

The horror atmosphere of this film is somewhat similar to that of sharping. Ghosts are illusory, and they don't really appear in movies. Every scene is a fantasy. Ghosts don't attack people directly, but confuse people and cause psychological problems, thus achieving the result of suicide. This is the style of Stephen King's works. He never directly describes ghosts, but writes about people, people's hearts, and finally hits people's hearts and brings people fear.