Gutwrenching horror
It took me a few days to finish this movie since the first quarter of it is heartbreaking family trauma without any explanations of the supernatural stuff, so it's especially hard to watch for people who've experienced extreme family problems themselves.
You need patience to actually understand the story, as the whole truth is only revealed at the very end in favor of many red herrings throughout. This type of pacing was a little annoying tbh.
For me personally, the family story hit much harder than the actual horror elements. The "mysterious old woman with glasses who can actually do some sort of ritual/magic" clichee is also a little annoying but it wasn't too bad.
Contrary to probably many people, I actually like the ending. Poor Jaa only grew up with her father her whole life, and when he used his last ounce of strength to help her rescue his remaining family, he showed that he loved both Jaa and Ing and Ning equally. Now she gets to have a loving mother in Ning and continue to live once more. Poor Ing dying while trying to save her sister was very sad, though. She never showed anything but kindness towards a sister she never knew even at her young age.
Overall it was a very good movie, but I wouldn't recommend it to people suffering from family trauma who might feel triggered while watching this.
You need patience to actually understand the story, as the whole truth is only revealed at the very end in favor of many red herrings throughout. This type of pacing was a little annoying tbh.
For me personally, the family story hit much harder than the actual horror elements. The "mysterious old woman with glasses who can actually do some sort of ritual/magic" clichee is also a little annoying but it wasn't too bad.
Contrary to probably many people, I actually like the ending. Poor Jaa only grew up with her father her whole life, and when he used his last ounce of strength to help her rescue his remaining family, he showed that he loved both Jaa and Ing and Ning equally. Now she gets to have a loving mother in Ning and continue to live once more. Poor Ing dying while trying to save her sister was very sad, though. She never showed anything but kindness towards a sister she never knew even at her young age.
Overall it was a very good movie, but I wouldn't recommend it to people suffering from family trauma who might feel triggered while watching this.
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