Re/Member Review: Convince the Viewer in Search of Thrills and Terror

Cast: Kanna Hashimoto, Gordon Maeda, Maika Yamamoto, Fûju Kamio, Kotaro Daigo, Mayu Yokota, Shuntaro Yanagi, Naomi Nishida and Tasuku Emoto

Director: Eiichirô Hasumi

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Filmyhype.com Ratings: 2.5/5 (two and a half stars) [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”]

Re/Member (Karada Sagashi) Corpse Hunt is a Japanese small-format horror movie that debuted in theaters late last year before Netflix bought it as its original. The story is based on a manga of the same name. It tells the story of six high school students who are trapped in a time-death loop and must work together to find the body parts of a scattered unknown corpse. to lift the curse and survive.

That the narrative ploy of the time loop works particularly well in the cinema is well known, it has been used in films of different genres, from comedy to horror. As we will see in this review of Re/Member, the Japanese film directed by Eiichirô Hasumi and based on the manga by Katsutoshi Murase and Welzard takes off from this starting point to tell a horror story – built on some of the best-known horror mice made in Japan – which is at the same time bildungsroman, teen drama, and comedy. generally,t sometimes captures, but sometimes displaces the viewer, who does not find the right atmosphere and tension that generally characterize this type of cinema.

Re/Member Review: The Story Plot

At the heart of Re/Member, we find six teenagers and six different kids who share personal stories of isolation and profound loneliness. In particular, we follow the story through the perspective of Asuka (Kanna Hashimoto), a student who is practically invisible to the eyes of her peers and who is constantly paralyzed by a profound shyness. The sixth of July for Asuka and five other students at her school begins as a day like any other, but for everyone, it is then marred by decidedly frightening paranormal events: from the appearance of the ghost of a little girl to ominous visions inside the school building. With the arrival of midnight, a cruel and unexpected game begins for them: instead of in their beds, where they had lain down, the young people find themselves in the school chapel, with an empty coffin in the center that we had never seen before.

Waiting for them, however, is also the ghost of the same little girl seen during the day, disfigured in her features and covered in blood. The terrifying creature chases them and kills them one by one, without any of them being able to understand what is happening. However, when they wake up in their beds, again on the morning of July 6, the six understand that they have entered a bloody and violent time loop: to get out of it they will have to find the body parts of a little girl, the same as in their visions and who had been mysteriously murdered years earlier, her body never found. By putting it back together, will they be able to break the curse they have fallen under? Every night Asuka, Takahiro, Rumiko, and all the others will have to try to complete their mission before being slaughtered for the umpteenth time. In the meantime, however, they will make an unexpected and deep friendship, a bond that will lead them to rediscover emotions hitherto dormant.

Re/Member Review and Analysis

The idea of ​​combining horror, teen drama, and comedy is certainly not new, as we anticipated at the beginning, however, in this case, the effect is a bit alienating: the sudden changes in the atmosphere (from the grotesque nocturnal horror to the laughter of days gone by together) end up distancing the viewer from the story, in which he feels less and less involved. The idea we have come up with is that a story of this type, with a little “cinematographic” rhythm, could be much more convincing as an episodic manga, which is the medium for which it was conceived. With a more dilated narration, there is the possibility of building fear better, making the horror moments more incisive (the “red” creature is in any case grotesque at the right point and makes the right impression), and above all better characterizing the characters,

It is therefore difficult to define the target to which a product of this kind can refer, especially once it has arrived on a platform like Netflix. Probably at home, it will be able to achieve some success with fans of the manga, however, we doubt that here it can stand out, particularly in a vast catalog such as that of the streaming giant. Re/Member is a horror film that – although based on premises that are interesting in their way – never manages to be truly scary, if we then add a group of characters outlined only superficially and a swinging rhythm, it ends up not affecting or involving the viewer.

What the story tries to put in to make it look more exotic is to be a light teen love movie, mixing a bit of Coming-of-age friendship with the 6 people being lonely and lonely. and must become addicted to the horror loop every night until they became best friends in the loop with a love that has begun to bloom. The idea of ​​cutting the horror genre with a mix of teen drama looks good. But when doing it, it turned out to be like a catchy movie that didn’t know which part to take as the main one. I will cut it to hilarious Pachinko. I will cut back to splatter blood. Looking at it, it gives me a headache, and the emotions of the characters in the story are a lot. Plus, the main plot loops at the time of the curse are like putting it out of nowhere to be good enough.

Even until the mystery was solved, it didn’t feel like it made any sense. Why did it become a curse? Not only this group of protagonists was a hit. But other groups had been hit before, and after that, there were still curses that circulated without any explanation. If you look at it as a cult film, it’s easy to take. But if you compare it to the ring that has been answered, it’s very wow. Or even Juon, ghosts tricked all over the place. There are still more fleshly reasons to comprehend this. In conclusion, this is a Japanese ghost movie that focuses on selling brutal scenes with repeated ghosts. with the hope of using the time loop plot But the result was boring and unexpectedly funny instead. Anyone who expects a scary, deceiving ghost movie, escapes far away, but if you want to see strange things and random brutal scenes, it’s okay, open to watch. Because it’s just really good.

Re/Member Review: The Last Words

A Japanese ghost movie that focuses on selling brutal scenes, haunting ghosts repeatedly. with the hope of using the time loop plot But the result is boring, repetitive, and surprisingly funny. (At first, it seems to be good. But after a while, this is messed up) and also spicy teenage love friendships to look new. But instead gives the emotion of Jac Chai’s headache and the emotion of the story that goes back and forth more Plus, the character’s personality is still very Japanese overacting style. combined with the stupidity of the characters as well as Not inviting them to help and even more frustrated with this matter over and over again. because it loops endlessly according to the plot.