Huesera: ボーン・ウーマン
あらすじ
メキシコの中心部、古代の伝統と迷信が今も残る場所で、バレリアは新しい母親になるための旅に出る。初めての子を授かり、喜びは最高潮に達したが、束の間の幸せは、彼女の一挙手一投足を見ているかのような不気味な存在によってすぐに打ち砕かれる。呪いが彼女を支配し始めると、バレリアの世界は崩壊し始め、生き残るための必死の闘いに巻き込まれていく。 闇が迫る中、バレリアは先祖の知恵に頼り、土地とその秘密とのつながりを持つ、尊敬されるヒーラーである謎めいたボーン・ウーマンに導きを求める。ボーン・ウーマンの謎めいた警告と古代の儀式は、希望の光を示すが、現実と霊界の境界線が薄い世界へとバレリアを深く引きずり込む。 この危険な世界で、バレリアは悪意のある力に正面から立ち向かい、機知、勇気、決意を駆使して、自分自身と子供を悪の手から守らなければならない。ボーン・ウーマンの世界の謎を深く探求するにつれて、バレリアは逆境の中で鍛えられた、自分の中に隠された強さを見出す。 この悲惨な旅を通して、バレリアは危険な道を乗り越え、彼女を滅ぼそうとする闇の魔法の罠を回避しなければならない。一歩進むごとに、彼女は呪いの真の性質と、彼女に敵対する邪悪な勢力を明らかにするパズルのピースを解き明かしていく。バレリアは悪意の手から逃れることができるのだろうか、それともこれまで多くの人々をのみ込んできた闇に屈してしまうのだろうか。
レビュー
Audrey
20220729, Fantasia. The film is inspired by a story of a "wicked grandma" in the director's family, interspersed with religion, Mexican indigenous mythology and rituals. Motherhood, such a heavy and far-reaching undertaking, sometimes the sacrifices and compromises behind it aren't necessarily worth it just because "the child is cute." The audience burst into mocking laughter upon hearing the doctor and nurse repeatedly saying "You're just pregnant" and "It's just a stitch." (Midway through the film, I actually seriously considered my age and whether or not to have children...)
Mateo
Even Guo Jingming couldn't make a horror film as superficially chilling as this.
Maci
A mediocre low-budget horror film in all aspects, revealing the overreaching ambition of a novice director. It incorporates various elements in its expression, yet only scratches the surface of each. Juggling themes of homosexuality, family, identity and folklore, the nearly 100-minute runtime feels like prolonged and redundant torture. The entire film is filled with deliberate mystification, and the thematic sequencing is fragmented, leading to a verbose narrative with poor kineticism. The hackneyed family conflicts and the perfunctory horror elements evoke an awkward sense of stagnation. Even the climactic sensory visuals feel like derivative tricks. It’s a tired rehash of genre tropes, with a fundamentally banal core...
Alice
"Terrifying children... I don't quite understand why the protagonist insisted on volunteering to have a baby; was she trying to overcome her inner demons? While I can understand her awkward situation, does Lala have to be married, have kids, *and* hate them? There are too many burdens on the protagonist. Should we sympathize with and understand the immense social pressure faced by minority groups? Or should we criticize her for exploiting this identity to fulfill her 'bad girl' essence? Or should we lament her prenatal and postpartum depression? Or criticize her irresponsible attitude towards the child?..."
Everly
It feels very close to the lives of ordinary Mexican people. Next Tuesday, March 8th, marks the Mexican Women's Day march. Considering the high rates of violence and femicide in the country, coupled with Mexico City's female mayor likely running in next year's presidential election, feminist topics will only become more serious and weighty.
