Jonathan Stryker
07-09-2003, 11:22 AM
THE EYE (aka JIAN GUI and KHON HEN PHI) seems a bit familiar in today’s post-SIXTH SENSE horror film climate, but it does tell a compelling and moving story of a young woman, Mun (Angelica Lee), who undergoes a cornea transplant after being blind for 90% of her life. Once her eyesight is restored, she takes to life a little too quickly and confidently: I would imagine that someone seeing for the first time in nearly 22 years would have difficulty in adjusting to spatial orientation and three-dimensional objects and the simple acclimation of relying on sight rather than just hearing and touch. Despite this objection, THE EYE does manage to immerse the audience in Mun’s world. She tries to convince her visual therapist, Dr. Wah (Lawrence Chou), about the nightmarish images that she sees. Initially, he assumes that she’s off her rocker, then is slowly convinced that she possesses some sort of ability to “see” beyond this world.
THE EYE contains some truly scary sequences, particularly an unnerving moment in an interminably slow elevator. The one drawback is the subtitling – WHY do these companies still insist on white subtitles?? White subtitles against a black background similar to what is used in closed-captioning would be ideal. But white on white doesn’t work, folks! I can only assume that it’s easier/cheaper to do it in this fashion.
I read that Tom Cruise bought the rights for the American version of this film. I just hope that he hires Gore Verbinksi to direct it – I found his version of THE RING to be much more entertaining and frightening than the original version.
http://www.mongkolfilm.com/theeye/index_th.html
THE EYE contains some truly scary sequences, particularly an unnerving moment in an interminably slow elevator. The one drawback is the subtitling – WHY do these companies still insist on white subtitles?? White subtitles against a black background similar to what is used in closed-captioning would be ideal. But white on white doesn’t work, folks! I can only assume that it’s easier/cheaper to do it in this fashion.
I read that Tom Cruise bought the rights for the American version of this film. I just hope that he hires Gore Verbinksi to direct it – I found his version of THE RING to be much more entertaining and frightening than the original version.
http://www.mongkolfilm.com/theeye/index_th.html