The Conjuring

On a hot night in August 2020, I watched The Conjuring for the first time on TV. The film was released in 2013.

I hardly watch holler movies because I am not interested in them so much. In 2019, I watched It Chapter Two and Doctor Sleep at theaters because both of them were much-discussed, however, they were less horrible than Greta, which was a thriller released in the same year. I have been the most terrified of the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which is based on a true story. I came to want to watch The Conjuring because it is also based on a true story.

The story follows a married couple and their five daughters who move into a large house in a country and have horrible experiences.

Although I was scared of it until halfway, yet I gradually doubted whether it is based on a true story and I came to lose fear.

The acting of the mother and wife was worthy of attention. She was wonderful. After watching it, I checked the beautiful actress on the internet and remembered that she had had a unique face and played in Say Anything and High Fidelity, both of which star John Cusack. What a change she had made! Her name is Lili Taylor. Women are great, who will become increasingly charming as they get old, such as Kathy Bates and Carrie Fisher.

死霊館

2020年８月の暑い夜、『死霊館』をTVにて初観賞。2013年公開作品。

ホラー映画は興味が無いのであまり観ない。2019年に、話題になっていたので、『イット THE END』と『ドクター・スリープ』を劇場観覧したが、２作とも同年に観たスリラー映画『グレタ』よりも怖くはなかった。過去に観たホラー映画で一番怖かったのは実話を基にしていた『エミリー・ローズ』。本作も実話とのことで視聴する気になった。

田舎の一軒家に引っ越してきた夫婦とその５人の娘からなるある一家が、恐ろしい体験をするお話。

途中まで怖かったが、徐々に、これは本当に実話なのか、という疑念が大きくなり、恐怖心が無くなった。

特筆すべきは、一家の母役の女優の演技。素晴らしかった。調べてみると、ジョン・キューザック主演の『セイ・エニシング』と『ハイフィデリティ』に出ていた個性的な顔立ちの若い女優が、年齢を重ねて割と綺麗な婦人へと変貌を遂げた姿だった。リリー・テイラー。キャシー・ベイツやキャリー・フィッシャーもそうだが、月日とともに魅力が増す女性は素敵だ。