How to evaluate the film "Dead Silence"? Is it scary?

? Compared with other horror films, Dead Silence is outstanding. However, for James Wan, who directed many excellent films, the main plot of this film is inevitably mediocre, because it falls into the cliche of revenge. Besides, I think "Dead Silence" is scary enough as a horror film. ?

First of all, the atmosphere of silence and terror is obviously up to standard. The abandoned Gothic Grand Theatre, the lost lake in the dark, the small town half hidden in the fog, the occasional ghosts, bloody scenes, relaxed background music and just right sound effects all seem to lead the audience to this place, but in the invisible place, there are a pair of stiff eyes staring at you, which is enough to scare people into a cold sweat.

Secondly, Dead Silence makes full use of the valley of terror effect in its setting. What is the valley of terror effect? This is a hypothesis in the field of computer graphics. When the appearance and actions of the simulated robot are like real human beings, but they are not perfectly matched, human beings as observers will have an aversion reaction. In short, people will have a sense of horror about things that look like people rather than people. For example, the famous horror movie "The Clown Comes Back to Soul" is the same. The puppet Billy, who runs through the whole story of Silence, often has a slow motion of quietly staring at people and slowly turning his neck, which is very easy to cause people's fear.

"Don't scream when you see Mary's puppet Belgium."

The narrative technique of Dead Silence is undoubtedly amazing, with progressive plot and no delay. Although some places are not detailed enough, it is easier for the audience to feel breathless tension. The ending is even more unexpected. After all the layers of diaosi and tracing, everyone dared not say that people in the past found themselves the one manipulated by ghosts. This is the greatest despair, a horror that can only be buried silently, because as the nursery rhyme says, once you open your mouth and scream, your tongue will be torn off!