I was genuinely scared during portions of the movie and yet, I slept soundly that night. I loved it so much it makes me rethink my relationship with horror. At the same time, I loved A Tale of Two Sisters. Even if they are of poor quality, I can never sleep after watching them. I have said time and time again that I hate horror movies. A Tale of Two Sisters presents the events after the fact but as a ‘story’ instead of a ‘ghost story’.
The movie then becomes a something like a campfire ghost story. In some movies, we know that what we are watching a retelling of an event. The intersection of scary images and not scary music isn’t new, Insidious, for example, plays Tiny Tim’s “Tiptoe Though the Tulips” but I don’t think this is what A Tale of Two Sisters is attempting. The opening shots juxtapose the ominous house with peaceful music. Peacefully sad guitar/violin music plays as the car approaches an imposing house. The camera fades to a shot looking out the back passenger window of a car as it drives through the forest, over a bridge and along a lake. He asks, “What happened that day?” She raises her head and looks out the window. He asks several questions which she ignores. A girl sits in a chair opposite a doctor. The movie opens to a sterile mental hospital examination room. He asks several questions which she Bottom line: A Tale of Two Sisters is wonderfully chilling and offers more than a creepy premise which makes it a powerful cinematic experience.
Bottom line: A Tale of Two Sisters is wonderfully chilling and offers more than a creepy premise which makes it a powerful cinematic experience.
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