Hasan Karacadag uses only one formulaic approach in every D@bbe entry. The same core narrative is told and retold every time, implementing a very limited set of themes, plot devices, and even entire scenes with sporadic, little variations.
Here is how it works. 1) A family member exhibits unusual behaviour. 2) Medicine fails to treat said member. 3) An exorcist is brought in. 4) A "code" is discovered, containing a letter or a number. Solving the code would reveal the most important piece of information, so it usually happens towards the very end of the narrative as a plot twist. 5) Black magic artifacts are discovered. 6) An inhabited house in an otherwise abandoned village provides hope for solution. So a visit is made, by night for some reason or another. 7) The trip to the village is found to be a trap. The real danger is back at home, though, masterminded by humans. 8) The force of nature prevails and everybody who tries to defy it dies. 9) The ending is left a bit open.
The repeated scenes include: - The discovery of an amulet. - The riddance of Nazar talismans. - The mirrors evocation. - The exhumation of a large quantity of ritualistic material, such as animal parts and effigies, at the shock and disgust of family members. - Exorcist says he/she refers treatable cases to medical doctors, but not metaphysical cases. - Arguing with family over medical treatment. - The visit to the village. - The danger both in the village and at home. - Presentation of the director's favourite theory about WWW. - Humans are the transgressors. The metaphysical creatures are justifiably angry.
NOW, what makes Cin Çarpmasi stand out, even though it uses all of these elements, is that it implements it organically and intelligently.
1) Unlike the other entries where information and magical solutions are dumped on the audience by some unjustifiably omniscient supporting character, the characters here investigate and try to find the solution on their own while engaging us in the process. No illogical jumps or narrative gaps.
2) The entire setting is in a displaced village and its surroundings, making the move between locations not only justifiable but necessary.
3) Absolute minimum filling material such as cameras recording nothing happening for 2 minutes. Almost every scene is being used to serve the film.
4) Unlike the other entries, the performance here is actually good. Even very good. Lead actors did a great job.
This makes the film extremely compact despite its 2hrs running time. It is also worth mentioning that even though the film is using a pattern very similar to The Last Exorcism, it manages to achieve an identity of its own with a rich background story and more emphasis on the mystery.
Recommended with no doubt.
Here is how it works. 1) A family member exhibits unusual behaviour. 2) Medicine fails to treat said member. 3) An exorcist is brought in. 4) A "code" is discovered, containing a letter or a number. Solving the code would reveal the most important piece of information, so it usually happens towards the very end of the narrative as a plot twist. 5) Black magic artifacts are discovered. 6) An inhabited house in an otherwise abandoned village provides hope for solution. So a visit is made, by night for some reason or another. 7) The trip to the village is found to be a trap. The real danger is back at home, though, masterminded by humans. 8) The force of nature prevails and everybody who tries to defy it dies. 9) The ending is left a bit open.
The repeated scenes include: - The discovery of an amulet. - The riddance of Nazar talismans. - The mirrors evocation. - The exhumation of a large quantity of ritualistic material, such as animal parts and effigies, at the shock and disgust of family members. - Exorcist says he/she refers treatable cases to medical doctors, but not metaphysical cases. - Arguing with family over medical treatment. - The visit to the village. - The danger both in the village and at home. - Presentation of the director's favourite theory about WWW. - Humans are the transgressors. The metaphysical creatures are justifiably angry.
NOW, what makes Cin Çarpmasi stand out, even though it uses all of these elements, is that it implements it organically and intelligently.
1) Unlike the other entries where information and magical solutions are dumped on the audience by some unjustifiably omniscient supporting character, the characters here investigate and try to find the solution on their own while engaging us in the process. No illogical jumps or narrative gaps.
2) The entire setting is in a displaced village and its surroundings, making the move between locations not only justifiable but necessary.
3) Absolute minimum filling material such as cameras recording nothing happening for 2 minutes. Almost every scene is being used to serve the film.
4) Unlike the other entries, the performance here is actually good. Even very good. Lead actors did a great job.
This makes the film extremely compact despite its 2hrs running time. It is also worth mentioning that even though the film is using a pattern very similar to The Last Exorcism, it manages to achieve an identity of its own with a rich background story and more emphasis on the mystery.
Recommended with no doubt.