Is the American movie "Evocation" really a real event?

Annabel: The true story of haunted dolls?

Annabel is real. ?

The most terrible image in the film is Annabel, a doll possessed by evil spirits, which is the treasure of the town hall in the strange things exhibition hall of Ed and Warren (the investigator of abnormal phenomena in the film and the real person). Director Wen Shenghao redesigned the image of this doll, giving it a more ferocious appearance. In real life, Annabel is just an ordinary rag doll. ?

Donna's mother bought this Annabel doll for her in a toy store in 1970. At that time, Donna was already a college student and shared a room with her roommate Angie. At first, she didn't think anything was wrong with the doll. But as time went on, they found that Annabel seemed to be moving all the time, leaving a little bit where she had just stayed, and seemed to be tearing other dolls, but everything was only a slight phenomenon. However, after a few weeks, it was obvious that the doll would move by itself. Donna and Angie always find Annabel on the bed or sofa when they come back from the door. ?

The dark space shows a special "sound" movement in evocation, and the sound effect and soundtrack create a lasting sense of panic, which makes every shot that is scared at first glance look special and has a feeling of being scared but refreshing. James Wan has played new tricks in photography this time, including first-person perspective shooting (increasing realism), close-up of still life (infiltrating a strange feeling) and indoor fast moving shooting (.

Donna and Angie's friend Roy hate this doll. He thinks it's evil, but the girl who is a college student doesn't believe it. They think there must be some reasons to explain these phenomena. But soon Annabel became more and more weird. Donna began to find many parchments with words written on them indoors, which would say "Save us" or even "Save Roy"! The strangest thing is that there is no parchment in this room. Where did these documents come from? ! ?

Exorcism horror movies have formed an inherent pattern: moving, hitting ghosts, recruiting magicians and rituals. The story of evocation is also very simple: haunted house+new tenant+evocation couple. And this couple, two real people in history, claimed to be adapted from their most horrible exorcism experience. Whether the audience believes it or not, "adaptation of real events" will be a good label on the poster of any movie. James Wan should have done his homework. The scene layout, costumes and props can take the audience back to the 1970s. The visual style is similar to American Horror Story. However, as a 1 12-minute horror film, there is almost no surprising turning point in the evocation plot, so the director hides all the scary things in the dark, and some daily necessities in the house become the media for evil spirits to appear. Dealing with the relationship between the families of the victims is also simple and clear. It is commendable that the unlucky father didn't spend half a minute pretending to argue rationally with the child who saw the ghost, because the evil spirit was so scary that no one dared to say it was a prank.

Things continue to escalate. One night, Donna came home and found Annabel lying in bed with blood on her hands, or red marks, like the doll's own blood. Finally, Donna decided to invite the psychic to intervene in the investigation. As a result, a long time ago, before the apartment was built, a little girl named Annabel was found dead here, and her soul was still wandering here. She took possession of the doll and spy on the girl who lives here, and finally found that Donna and Angie are trustworthy. Annabel just wants to be with the girls. She means no harm. Donna and Angie are both nursing majors, and their professional conscience made them willing to accompany Annabel, so the doll stayed with them, which led to all the chaos that happened later. ?

Roy began to have nightmares that Annabel climbed into his bed at night and grabbed his throat with her little hand. Roy woke up in a cold sweat, and he began to feel completely scared. A few days later, he planned to go out to play with Angie, but he heard someone walking in Donna's room. Who is this intruder? Roy crept to the door, suddenly pushed it open, and found no one in the room. Everything was fine, and the doll stayed quietly in the corner. When he approached Annabel, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, tore his shirt and found a paw print-like scar, tearing his flesh. He knew it was Annabel. ?

The scar like paw prints healed quickly and almost disappeared after two days, as if it had never appeared on Roy's chest. Donna and the others feel they need help. They turned to the Anglican Church for help. The two priests in the church are named Ed and Warren. ?

Warren quickly came to the conclusion that an evil soul possessed the doll. Moreover, dolls have no human characteristics, just a pile of rags. So the ultimate goal of evil spirits is to rob the real body. It is attached to Annabel, close to human beings, and its actual goal is Donna. ?

Summer horror movies generally have material, especially R-rated movies. In fact, R-rated horror movies have always been purer than PG- 13, and the extra ones are not only bloody, but also play the dark elements to the end. In June 65438+10, after the murder in texas chainsaw massacre, Texas, the evil death showed the devil's top metamorphosis with excessive plasma, and the murder was legalized in May. It also gives a reasonable excuse to fight violence with violence. In July, James Wan's new work "Evocation", a poster (British subway advertisement) with media comments that "I can't sleep after watching it for a few days", was rated as an R-rated horror boutique just because it was too horrible.

A priest performed an exorcism ceremony in the apartment, and then Warren and Ed put the doll in a bag and drove the car back with the bag. They didn't choose the highway, fearing that evil spirits would be possessed by high-speed trucks, causing terrible traffic accidents, so they chose to take the path, and strange things happened. The engine kept turning off, the steering wheel stuck again and again, and then the brakes failed. In desperation, Ed took the doll out of the bag and threw it away. ?

After returning to his residence, Ed put the doll on his desk. As a result, Annabel floated gently, several times before and after, and finally quieted down. But a few weeks later, Annabel began to repeat her old trick, and it appeared in different rooms again. Soon a priest ordered the doll: "You are just a doll, you can't hurt anyone!" " "As a result, the priest suffered a car accident on his way home because the brakes failed, but fortunately he survived. ?

Finally, Warren and Ed locked Annabel in a cupboard, and they have been looking after the doll until today. The imprisoned doll seems to stop moving, but secretly it still seems to be in contact with some unknown force. They seem to be waiting, waiting for the light of day.