Have you watched Thailand’s “Psychic Medium”? Where do you feel the horror is?

"The Medium" was watched by a certain Yin Anli. To be honest, I felt a little disappointed after watching it for the first time. I felt that the score of 7.29 was too fake. I read it again after reading reviews and analysis on Xouhu and Xufan for a long time, and I feel that 7.29 is not bad.

This film is directed by Thai director Banjang Pisindarakang, and Korean director Luo Hongzhen writes and serves as producer. Speaking of the horror film works of these two directors, they must be "The Cry" and "Ghost". In terms of the director lineup, this film should not be too serious.

At the beginning of the film, it is clearly stated that this film is a documentary, but judging from the ending of the reporter group, it is actually a pseudo-documentary.

(The following content contains a lot of spoilers, it is recommended to consume at your discretion)

Is "Bayang God" good or bad?

At the beginning, let’s popularize some knowledge: Buddhism is the state religion of Thailand, and 90% of the people believe in Buddhism (Theravada Buddhism). (From Baidu Encyclopedia).

In my analysis and understanding, "Bayang Shen" is good.

Reason 1: God Bayan accepted worship from believers, relieved believers’ confusion, and did not do any evil in the film.

At the beginning of the film, the god Bayan possesses Nim and exorcises the believers who are troubled by the spirits of animals and plants. Bayan God also accepts offerings and meditation from believers. When Xiao Min's symptoms were not serious, Nimu was given a warning. (At Xiao Min’s father’s funeral, Xiao Min touched Nim’s hand, and Nim felt a sense of discomfort and touched her own hand).

There are three small details worth mentioning.

Detail 1: Nim used eggs to ask for divination in front of the tree where his brother committed suicide. After searching the entire Internet, he only found that this method may be similar to the Taoist "egg asking for divination". Nim initially thought that Xiao Min was disturbed by evil spirits after committing suicide, but after questioning with Bayang Shen, he learned that this was not the case.

Detail 2: After Nim was shaken by his sister's words, God Bayan took away his most devout believer at the last moment. Compared to the tragic deaths of others, Nim's "divine hiding" is really peaceful.

Detail 3: In the end, Bayan God may really want to possess Noi again and help his devout believer Nim save Xiao Min, but Noi escaped before and was unwilling to hurt his daughter. Eventually, Bayan God left again. From this perspective, I don’t think Bayan God is bad.

Reason 2: The hint in Xiao Min’s dream

In the film, there is a conversation between Xiao Min and an urgent reporter, saying that she dreamed that someone’s head was cut off, that head He kept telling her what he wanted to say. Combined with the fact that the stone statue of Bayang God was beheaded at the end of the film, it is speculated that the mixture of Bayang God and the evil spirit chose Xiao Min at the same time. However, Director Xiao Min did not want to be possessed by Bayang God and was particularly resistant, causing the evil spirit to appear. The hybrid took the upper hand, eventually driving out and destroying the god Bayan.

What are the "evil spirits"?

Composition 1: The Ghost of the Dog

On the way to Xiao Min’s father’s funeral, Nim found the body of a black dog on the roadside, and Noi took it from her husband’s family. The business of killing dogs and selling them for meat. It is said at the beginning of the film: All things are animistic, and people who are later possessed by evil spirits imitate dogs in their appearance and work style, so it is reasonable to suspect that there is a dog spirit in the "evil spirit".

Component 2: The undead caused by the murder of ancestors

In the film, it is told that Xiao Min’s father’s ancestors have committed murder and have been cursed. The men in their family will not die well, and in The end of the movie also tells that because Xiao Min's father's family has no male heirs, the evil spirits will unleash all their grievances on Xiao Min.

Composition 3: The undead who were burned to death in the textile factory

The textile factory is the base camp of the most evil spirits, the altar for eradicating evil, and the place where all the employees were finally wiped out. The textile factory was burned down The souls of the dead must also be integrated into it.

What’s good about this movie

This is a movie that requires thinking and knowledge accumulation. When I watched it, because the plot was relatively tight (1.5x speed), I didn’t have a lot of time to think about it. After it was over, I slowly reflected on the things I didn’t understand.

1. This car is red

This car is red and is a Thai amulet. In the past, there was a legend in Thailand that a widow ghost would go to other people's homes to seduce the men in the family. If successful, the man would die. So many families will hang a sign at the door of their home that says "There are no men in this house" to deceive ghosts and ensure safety.

2. Noi puts incense upside down

In Baidu Encyclopedia, there are three ways to say "insert incense upside down"

When the mother of the family dies, the filial man should hold it in his hand White cloth and black cloth go to the mother-in-law's home to report mourning. We call it "paying tribute". After the dutiful man has announced the funeral and informed his mother-in-law of the time of burial, the mother-in-law will go to the funeral home to offer incense. If the filial man is usually very unfilial, or if the mother-in-law of the deceased considers the cause of death unacceptable, they will receive the incense ordered by the filial man and insert the incense upside down into the incense burner, symbolizing the severance of kinship. ?

Putting incense upside down is used to mobilize soldiers. There is also a saying that the person who sticks incense upside down is like cursing people to death or ghosts and monsters listening to his words.

Putting incense upside down will of course be bad for the gods and ancestors. If the righteous god turns into a yin god, the ancestors cannot enter the house. Even the door god will run around at the door. In this way, many goblins and ghosts will enter the house. , usually stick incense upside down, only palaces and temples dare to do this kind of thing, in the future someone will either die or be injured.

The bad points of this film

1. The content is not rigorous enough: for example: after Xiao Min is possessed, tying her hands can restrict her movement. However, during the preparations for the ritual, Xiao Min's mother and mother's brother did not tie up her hands and feet. They just used a lock to tie up Xiao Min and did nothing after Xiao Min escaped day by day. This gave birth to the final episode of the drama. The scary scenes are a bit boring. In addition, it is not rigorous to have only his sister-in-law and one disciple to guard Xiao Min at home.

2. It is not a horror movie, but a thriller is okay. It is more acceptable to the concept of a folk cultural film. The overwhelming exaggerated propaganda is a bit too much.

What does the director want to express?

Director Luo Hongzhen and I want to show the evil of human nature through the movie. Through these scenes in the movie, we can let everyone think about the biggest problem in the world. What is the evil of.