``The Game'' Convinced criminals who ``won't give up.'' What lies beyond the pros and cons?

The best “unresolved” movie “Forgatton”

Of all the "plot twist" movies, the one that received the most abuse, and which I believe is the funniest, is 2004's The Forgotten . A psychological mystery starring Julianne Moore that was billed in Japan as ``the most shocking thriller since `` The Sixth Sense !''

The main character is Terry, a mother who lost her beloved son in a plane crash. Unable to escape from his deep sadness, he spends his days in depression, but one day he notices that his son Sam has disappeared from the photos. Eventually, Sam's existence disappears from the memories of the people around her, and even her husband begins to say that they don't have any children...

If you read mysteries ahead of time, you'd probably expect the plot twist to turn out to be, ``The heroine is actually crazy and never had a son in the first place.'' But will the audience be satisfied with the expected twist in the first 30 minutes? Regardless of such worries, the main character, Terry, continues his struggle to prove the existence of his son.

Then, towards the middle of the movie, Terry makes some ridiculous deductions. "You may think I'm saying something strange, but I can't think of anything else. It's impossible for humans to completely erase my son's existence. In other words, isn't this all the work of aliens?"

Now, as I mentioned earlier, this movie is a movie with no twists and turns. In other words, Terry's ridiculous reasoning is 100% correct and it really is the work of aliens! The moment Terry realizes this, an unknown force comes into play from the universe, and the person in front of him is taken away into the sky with a loud, ``Boo!'' sound. What is this movie? The story is still in the middle. What kind of punch line are you going to get by spreading out furoshiki?

Like ``The Game'' and `` Umbraree ,'' ``The Forgotten'' was criticized for being ``ridiculous,'' even more so. However, movies don't just have to be logical. On the contrary, the desire to go beyond the box can sometimes lead to incredible masterpieces or masterpieces. Movies with a twist may not be loved by everyone, but this is also a genre, so please try it out for yourself to see if it has any appeal or not. I can't be held responsible if you don't accept it at all, but you may find yourself addicted to it.

Text: Akira Murayama

Born in 1971. Writes articles for magazines, newspapers, movie sites, etc. Representative of “ShortCuts,” a review site for distribution-based works.

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