Monster (2023): When the Truth Is Not in the Telling but in the Seeing
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.

100 years ago an archaeological expedition accidentally discovered a secret place, but they all died because of the earthquake. 100 years later Ma Wenjun, a researcher of Manas culture, died mysteriously, and his daughter Ma Siyu learned that her father had a secret from the Western Regions before his death, and went to find it. At the same time, Qian Wanli, a fake rich man who coveted the secret, uses a scheme to lure former members of the Little Wilderness team to the Western Region.
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.
We got a movie that takes the old school approach of trying to creep you out with chilling atmosphere more than anything else.
Overall, 18 Presents feels more like a soap opera than a drama, and I feel bad for saying that since the concept is based off a tragic story (even though it’s loosely). I’m sure other people will find this film emotional for them, but as for me, it’s bland and forgettable.
With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture.
Hitchcock is no stranger to innuendo, as was common in that era, but there was something so sophisticated about his approach to 'Rope', and it starts in the first frame.
While subverting the conventions of Golden Age cinema with the characteristics of a slasher, Pearl studies the delusions of grandeur inspired by the movies.