アンチカルパ
あらすじ
正統派寺院の静かな環境に夕日が沈む中、阿戴（アー・ダイ）の人生は、幼なじみの幼帆（ユーファン）が助けを求めてきたことで予期せぬ転換を迎える。謎めいた叔母が行方不明になり、背後に暗い陰謀があることをほのめかす不可解なメッセージだけが残された。 義務感と幼帆（ユーファン）への忠誠心に突き動かされた阿戴（アー・ダイ）は、捜索隊に参加することに同意する。しかし、その先に待ち受ける迷路のような道を知る由もなかった。謎を深く掘り下げるにつれて、彼らはコミュニティの構造そのものを覆しかねない秘密と嘘の網を明らかにしていく。 阿戴（アー・ダイ）は、この危険な領域を乗り越える中で、権力闘争、古代の伝統、隠された陰謀の複雑な舞に巻き込まれていく。新たな事実が明らかになるたびに、彼は自身の道徳的指針と向き合い、寺院の穏やかな外観の下に潜む過酷な現実と対峙しなければならない。 一連のシュールで、時に不安を覚える出来事を通して、阿戴（アー・ダイ）と幼帆（ユーファン）は、幼帆（ユーファン）の行方不明の叔母の真実を明らかにする危険な旅に出る。深く掘り下げるにつれて、忘れ去られた歴史、忘れ去られた儀式、そして何世紀も隠されてきた古代の秘密の物語を解き明かしていく。 事態がエスカレートするにつれて、阿戴（アー・ダイ）は自身の悪魔と向き合い、寺院の聖職者としての義務と幼帆（ユーファン）への愛の間で、不可能な選択を迫られる。彼は幼帆（ユーファン）の叔母の失踪の背後にある真実を明らかにすることができるのか、それとも寺院の表面の下に埋もれた秘密が彼ら2人を飲み込んでしまうのか？
レビュー
Ashton
The script and narrative are quite terrible, with simplistic character motivations. The protagonist's emotional drama is overly cliché (and the added theme song at the end is just tacky). The performances by the young actors are mediocre. The "ghost hand" design feels forced and unnatural; it feels largely insignificant except for its inexplicable use at the end. However, the latter half of the film's emphasis on the folklore's ritualistic elements, along with a few scenes of gore and possession, are decent and are, to some extent, better than "The Rope Curse 3."
Olivia
Honestly, it's nothing special. Compared to the money-laundering productions in mainland China, the only difference is a slightly higher budget, but the quality isn't much better. The whole story is a very cliché curse tale, wrapped in a so-called "atonement" shell. Religious elements are an inherent advantage of so-called "folk horror films" (I put that in quotes because I don't think this genre exists in the first place; "folk" is too superficial), but they can also become limitations and shackles. Using readily available religious elements can easily become a lazy shortcut. And aside from these "ready-made products" and "pre-made meals," there's absolutely nothing genuinely "horrifying" created. Not only is the story trite...
Raelynn
The director owes me an apology. I wasted 70 yuan on a ticket expecting to see a horror film in the theater, not a cheesy romance between two idiots. Seriously, is it too much to ask that a horror movie not spend two-thirds of its time on a love story? The female lead is pathetically stupid, and the male lead is a hopeless romantic... just get out!
Ariana
Don't give me romance in a horror movie! I'm genuinely mad! Does everyone think they can just walk all over me because I don't explode with anger?!
Paola
The opening scene is the scariest part of the whole film. The rest of the horror comes from ugly men and women constantly making out on motorcycles. Can't you all just go die somewhere?
Luna
The film masterfully balances the mystical with deeply human emotions, exploring themes of tradition and love in a way that feels both timeless and refreshingly modern.
