驱魔人：信徒

这个导演之前不就喜好夹带私货嘛，拍这个也是一点没惯着。给人一种“你再骂”的感觉。来驱魔的老太太是堕胎先锋，讽刺拉满。教会直接缩了，来了个印度裔临时工，上来以为要扭转乾坤，结果是奔雷手文泰来，直接被秒了。剩下的新教牧师来了连战袍都不穿，更没有武器道具，显得极其不专业。家长，邻居都是背景板战五渣。最起作用的，竟然是非洲大仙。到这里，嘲讽拉满爆表了。人家非洲大仙是我不入地狱谁入地狱，整了一堆花活，也没看出有什么用。但是人家态度是端正的。收钱办事。整个影片的主旨，就是表达男主和导演同样的心态，不相信。不相信照样救女儿。相信的，周周参加礼拜的女孩，死了。你说好玩不好玩。那俩白人家长，面对上帝的时候，是否会认真的说一句：“我选阿乐，大D做事不公道。”

1973年的《驱魔人》太过经典，至今仍被许多人奉为恐怖片圭臬。我其实把情节全都忘了，只记得从头到尾看得汗毛倒竖，而其中小女孩倒着下楼的情节被我认为是恐怖片里不是第一也是前三可怕的镜头——不，不是前三，就是第一，我至今找不出超越它的镜头。

其实我不知道如果《驱魔人》放到今天观众被感官轰炸习惯了的市场上还有多大魅力，但肯定要比这版新的《驱魔人》好。在圣莫妮卡的影院看夜场《驱魔人》，观众寥寥，（空调）阴风阵阵，倒是平添几分恐怖片的氛围。影片做足前戏，不断勾引观众心中恐怖的那根弦，可惜到了魔鬼附身的部分之后，就对我们这种从小没有受过基督教浸淫的特定人群起不了作用，变得完全不可怕起来。我看着荧屏一会儿忍不住想：这不就是我们中国的跳大神吗？……这不就是我们中国的药符烧灰喝水吗？……总之，没有文化传播，全是文化隔阂。

电影从十三年前讲起，恩爱夫妻去海地旅游（为什么要去那？）怀孕的妻子在地震中丧生，只留下新生的婴儿。十三年后，婴儿长成了豆蔻年华的少女，想与去世的母亲对话，结果和朋友在密林中失踪了好几天。心急如焚的父亲和朋友的没文化川粉保守派基督教徒（buff叠满的）父母四处寻找，结果女孩们突然出现，却像是变了一个人。此时出现了本片最大噱头——1973年版《驱魔人》的母亲。年届九十的老太还健在（演员和角色都是），在新版中变成了几十年后的母亲，耄耋之年还在向小女孩的单亲父亲传授驱魔的人生经验。而73年版中的倒立下楼的小女孩也变成了中年妇女，在末尾出现了五秒钟。可惜这两个角色虽然出现，但对本片情节毫无加成，像是一个没什么用的彩蛋，非常可惜。身经百战神经坚强的老太看到21世纪的魔鬼，估计也觉得挺无聊的不吓人，毕竟当年我女儿被附身的时候头都转了360度么不是。

电影除了跳大神外，主要讲了两个内容：一是不要和魔鬼做交易。这是老太用她五十年的经验告诉我们的：魔鬼总会诱惑我们，比如让父母在两个小女孩中选一个活下来。川粉父母就是和魔鬼做了交易，才导致了悲剧结局；而老太上来就跟魔鬼说，“Don't even ask”，“是”和“不”都不能说。这一招我觉得还挺奏效的，尤其在和人谈判、买房出Offer、以及工作撕逼的时候都能广泛运用。另一个内容就是歌颂“人”的伟大，守望帮助，护士、老母亲、邻居的出现显示了邻居社区的力量，我觉得是在试图给21世纪的教堂活动找一个合理的解释。恐怖片作为一种类型片，拍到现在已经很难满足观众的胃口。看恐怖片更多是一种娱乐效果——可是如果在影院看都只能打三分的话，在家里沙发上看估计要睡着了。再过几年，估计AI电影第一批取代的就是恐怖片吧。

William Friedkin, director of the original The Exorcist (1973), famously hated the prospect of this sequel, but he was also dismissive of most of the previous successors to his movie. In an interview with IndieWire, he stated that he has never seen any of them including the series The Exorcist (2016), and not even The Exorcist III (1990), which was written and directed by his friend William Peter Blatty; although he had loved that movie's synopsis, he chose not to direct it due to artistic differences with Blatty, and didn't watch it when Blatty's vision was later compromised by studio interference. Of Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), he saw only half an hour, and called it"a stupid mess made by a dumb guy. Scurrilous. A horrible picture. One of the worst films I've ever seen, [..] made by a demented mind."On William Friedkin's passing, writer and film critic Ed Whitfield posted this on Twitter(X) and Facebook :"William Friedkin once said to me, 'Ed, the guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, The Exorcist (1973). That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express (2008). I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell.'" Friedkin actually died two months before the movie was releasedEllen Burstyn had turned down reprising her role and was then offered double the salary. Burstyn thought,"I feel like the devil is asking my price." She eventually accepted, using the salary to fund an MFA scholarship for actors at Pace University where the Actors Studio teaches the program. Burstyn is a lifelong member of the Actors Studio and a co-president.Linda Blair, Regan in the original 1973 film, was an advisor on set to the actresses portraying the possessed girls in this filmBlumhouse Productions made the film in tandem with Universal Pictures and Peacock, who spent $400 million to secure the distribution rights, and on top of that, had to guarantee a trilogy. This means that even if Believer bombs at the box office, the next two films still have to be made. Even though Believer was ultimately a critical and commercial disappointment, it still managed to raise $122 million globally on a $30 million budget, and the sequel The Exorcist: Deceiver (2025) is in the works.It was briefly rumored during production that William Friedkin was involved with this film. Friedkin immediately tweeted,"That's not a rumor, that's a lie." He further elaborated there was"not enough money or motivation in the world" to make him work on the film in any capacity.It was briefly rumored during production that William Friedkin was involved with this film. Friedkin immediately tweeted,"That's not a rumor, that's a lie." He further elaborated there was"not enough money or motivation in the world" to make him work on the film in any capacity.