The movie Cam was scrutinized by a series of horror philosophies, sales dropped seriously after 2 weeks in theaters

The audience is too familiar with the philosophy of good and evil, but the swap of human identities in the fairy tale of Tam Cam is important. I think everyone has a desire to overcome fate, to become a better version, especially those who are unlucky.

The film Cam focuses on exploiting the philosophy of swapping identities by modifying Cam's fate. Throughout the film, the screenwriter depicts the development, the psychology of the character, explaining that Cam's change is inevitable. Born with a deformed face, Cam was rejected by his parents, his lover calculated, while his half-sister was loved and protected. Cam's dark inner self erupted when he met the villain Bai Lao.

Although Bach Lao is used as an excuse to explain the horror developments in the film, the way to build the character of Cam is a cinematic illustration of the philosophy: Everyone has the desire to change their own identity.

About 500 stories in the world have similar content to the story of Tam Cam, especially each work mentions the details of trying on shoes (comedy). Readers can see the image of Tam through the characters of Kitchen Ash, Cinderella (Cendrillon in France; Cinderella from England; Cenerentola in Italy; Cenusotca in Romania; Cernuska or Doluska in Russia...)

Cambodia has the story of Nang Neang Kantoc. The Zhuang people in Guangxi, China) have Ta Jia Ta Luan. The Burmese have the story of the Golden Turtle. The Sre people have the story of Goliu Golat; the Hre people have the story of U and Cao. The story of Kajong and Halêk belonging to the Cham ethnic group or the story of Nang Diep Han is from China...

Literary and folklore researchers consider the character of Rhodopis, a prostitute who becomes the wife of the pharaoh (Egyptian king) after accidentally dropping his shoes - in ancient Egyptian tales from 2,000 years ago as the prototype for the above series of variants. People migrate to new lands, exchange cultures, and contribute to spreading the motif of stories, and Vietnam is no exception.

What does the comedy audition detail mean? The girl who fits her feet will become the wife of a king or a prince. Since then, shoes (comedy) have been considered a love relic. In fact, this accessory always has a pair with a pair. No one carries one on the street and can't wear a shoe that's too big or too small.

The well-fitting shoes also represent a worthy couple and in love, it comes with its own standard. Tam meets all the criteria to live happily with the prince. On the other hand, when they cannot meet the standards set by others, they cannot be fulfilled.

Returning to the movie Cam, the love between the prince and Tam was quite sudden, but the comedy test scene, even though it was funny, was still an affirmation and praise of love. The comedy emphasizes the element of destiny, because we will fail if we forcibly grab something that does not belong to us.

Inspired by the fairy tale of Tam Cam, the horror version of director Tran Huu Tan shows a new perspective of the film crew. I think that any new way of looking is easy to cause controversy, disagreement, praise and criticism. This factor is often seen in artistic creation, and it is also a suggestion for the team to continue to break through in the next project.

In the second week of theaters, the horror film Cam no longer retains the same attraction as the first week of release. Statistics of Box Office Vietnam last week showed that the film's weekend revenue only reached more than 13.4 billion VND, down about 72% compared to the previous week (48 billion VND).

The project sold 153,139 tickets out of 6,644 screenings with a relatively low occupancy rate, on average only about 22-23 tickets per screening.

This is quite surprising because after creating a fever, the film became a hot topic of comment on social networks. The film's coverage is still quite strong, but it cannot attract audiences to theaters.

Most opinions underestimate the content of the film with many compelling details. The screenwriter indulges in creativity, making the story sometimes dragging and lengthy. The project has an invested image but there are still some limitations in the sound and editing stages.

In particular, the scene of the Bath Plate caused fierce controversy. Many comments said that the segment was redundant, not much related to the content but just a promotional stunt of the crew.

When he first came to the theater, Cam was easily noticed because he exploited familiar fairy tales, and had many images that intrigued the audience. However, the work is creating the opposite effect after the noise and criticism with signs of declining sales.

Currently, Cam still has the opportunity to reach VND 100 billion this week. At the current pace, it is likely that the film will stop at the revenue milestone of 120-130 billion VND, similar to the previous Ma Da.

Movie Cam: Beautiful enough setting, scary enough, engaging enough acting, but minus 1 point Thảo Mai16:56:20 19/09/2024Tam Cam is a national fairy tale that everyone knows by heart. Turning the film version of Cam into a horror film is a curious move, but also risky because if done poorly, the audience will react.