Stephen didn't think the opening scene was scary, but of course, the chilly wind that seemed to be blowing from the back of his neck was quite exciting.

This part of the plot mainly made Stephen feel very weird.

The flickering candlelight, the fluttering white silk, the two coffins, and the empty mourning hall gave people an indescribable strange feeling.

In the West, funerals are not like this. Usually the deceased is placed in a coffin from the morgue and buried immediately after the farewell ceremony. There is no custom of leaving the body in the hall for several days.

Even in some places with conservative customs, the heads of the dead are chopped off and placed between their legs to prevent them from being bewitched by vampires and resurrected and returning to the world.

This is a custom from the East.

If Stephen hadn't learned Chinese, he probably would never have understood the meaning of the word "first seven days".

Moreover, the opening plot has an inexplicable sense of reality. During these years in the country, Stephen even felt that this might be a story that happened recently in a mountain village.

There were no specific ghosts in the entire plot, but the atmosphere made Stephen feel that there was something unclean there.

He had previously read the information on "Nine Streams" compiled by the "Lu scholars" and guessed that this should be the Yin-Yang Eyes.

There are similar sayings about Yin-Yang eyes in foreign countries, but for foreigners, ghosts are visible to everyone, such as the little girl with a hole in her head, the woman with a pale face crawling out of the TV, the chainsaw killer with a sack on his head, and the blood flying everywhere. Only ghosts are ghosts.

In other words, in Stephen's opinion, there is no such thing as an invisible ghost.

If ghosts can't see...

Stephen suddenly felt a surge of fear.

Many images appeared in his mind.

For example, in an empty room, the rocking chair moves without wind, the curtains are drawn, and the water cup moves.

It’s a bit scary to think about.

Stephen remembered that when "The Wailing" was first aired, there were news reports that some viewers were afraid to go home after watching the movie. He once laughed at these cowards, and then spent the day in the bathroom after watching the movie.

If this movie does these things, then you'd better be careful.

Fortunately, the following plot did not go in the direction of any ghosts.

After the title appeared, accompanied by vigorous and powerful brush calligraphy, an era was outlined.

[War and chaos, people are living in misery, major forces are entrenched in Jiangcheng, ready to make a move...]

The sun rises and a train passes through the vast land.

The camera came to the train.

Lu Ban was staring out the window in a daze, and sitting next to him was the man with the sunglasses and the Yin-Yang Eyes who had just saved the life of the child's parents from returning to their souls on the seventh day.

The land outside the window was devastated, the rice fields were abandoned, the farmers were in tattered clothes, and smoke rose in the distance. When I came to the city, the streets were dirty, some people were starving and freezing, some were drunk and dreaming. The contrast between the soldiers walking by with guns and the students talking about state affairs was very emotional.

Stephen comes from a developed country, and he has only seen such scenes in history books after going abroad, so he was not deeply moved. Even so, the realistic scenery and the actors' performances still immersed him.

A child was navigating the noisy train and soon stole passengers' wallets.

Lu Ban wanted to warn him, but the people around him held him down.

Then, the man stood up, brushed past the child, and after a dizzying struggle, the wallet was back in his hands, and he returned it to the owner.

Lu Ban got out of the car with this man. They exchanged greetings. After the other party introduced his name, He Chong, the picture froze and became dim.

A voice suddenly sounded.

"I have never met my great-grandfather. My grandfather told me that he was a very serious man who often wore sunglasses and taught my grandfather and my father harshly. He was not smooth, and was even a little too angular and pedantic. My grandfather said that people who had experienced that era were like this, and they always had some persistence."

He Jiaoyang appeared on the big screen.

This seemed to be an interview program. He was in the position of the interviewee. He was visibly nervous at the beginning, but as he spoke, he relaxed a little.

This reaction is very real.

The interview did not last long. Through the narration of his grandchildren, a rough outline of this person was given, which gave Stephen a certain impression of He Chong.

As the plot continues to advance, more descendants of the Nine Ranks appear.

Along with this, there are also descriptions of the predecessors by later generations.

In the past, these people were full of vigor and looked like elites who could do anything.

And now, through the memories of later generations, their other side is revealed.

The woman who looked so heroic actually became gentle and kind as she grew older.

The mercenary and shrewd man eventually became the most reliable father in his son's eyes.

The singer, who was pursuing fame and fortune, returned to his family. For the rest of his life, he only sang lullabies in the dead of night.

Only those who cannot tolerate any discord in their eyes will remain the same until they grow old.

Stephen felt that he had seen the ending, but it seemed that something important was missing.

He became curious about what had happened in Jiangcheng decades ago that caused these changes in these people.

At least for now, Stephen knows one thing, that is, these people are probably not dead.

It's really rare for Lu Ban to make a movie about immortals.

After all, his last movie destroyed the entire world.

If these people from the Jiuliu clan really didn't all die at the end of the movie, Stephen would respectfully call Lu Ban a compassionate and living Bodhisattva.

For Stephen, one difficult and troublesome thing about watching domestic movies is recognizing faces.

Just as all Westerners look the same to Easterners, the same is true for Easterners when they look at Westerners.

In particular, most European and American movies still have black people in them. At least by looking at their skin, Oriental people can distinguish some characters. But domestic movies are all about Chinese people, and many foreigners will wonder, who is this, who is that, who the hell is this?

Totally unrecognizable.

However, in this movie, Stephen did not encounter such trouble, because every time a character appeared, there would be a narration, and these people had distinct characteristics in their personalities and behaviors, which at least left Stephen with a general impression in a short time.

What is this, this is acting!

Stephen saw that the people in the movie were on the verge of fighting because of Dai Yuanyang's words. Soon, He Chong, who had the most violent temper, took the first step and the two started fighting.

"effort!"

Stephen originally thought he would see some flying things, or a fight where tables, chairs and benches were used as weapons, but the way the two people fought next was beyond his expectations.