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Children's Rebellion: How is Adult Guilt Revealed in Who Can Kill the Children?
In 1976, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, the director of the Spanish horror film ¿Quién puede matar a un niño? (¿Quién puede matar a un niño?), aroused audiences with his provocative themes. thinking. The film tells the story of a British couple who vacation on an isolated island, only to discover that it is inhabited by a group of violent children. As a horror movie, "Who Can Kill the Children" is not only a display of bloody violence, it also deeply explores the hidden guilt of adults when facing children.
The story opens with a documentary clip, showing the impact of war on children, as if to warn the audience that global conflicts and indifference caused by adults will eventually come back to innocent children.
"Children's rebellion is not only resistance, but also a response to the indifference of the adult world."
Prior to the birth of their third child, couple Tom and Evelyn chose to vacation on a remote island. They discovered that the children on the island were not only expressionless, but also concealed a ferocious nature. During their vacation, Tom and Evelyn witness the violent behavior of these children, revealing the cruelty and incompetence of the adult world. As the plot develops, the instinct to choose survival drives Tom and Evelyn to consider whether to take fatal action against these children.
"When innocence becomes a weapon, where is the reflection of adults?"
The climax of the film is when Tom has to kill a boy approaching them in order to protect himself. During this escape, Evelyn even lost her life when her unborn child was attacked by the children on the island. This is both a tragedy and a direct reflection of how adults consign their children to war and resentment. This fully reflects the theme that the director hopes the audience will reflect on: Is it the sins of society and adults that push originally innocent children into the abyss of violence?
In addition, in the second half of the film, when Tom tried to escape from the island, the Spanish military patrol boat mistakenly judged Tom as a criminal, which ultimately led to his death. This scene is full of irony. Misjudgment and violence among adults will no longer be able to save innocent lives. When the officers on the patrol boat saw the children's reaction, they couldn't help but be confused: "What kind of existence is this?"
"In the flames of war, whose responsibility is it for a child to fight back in the end?"
As the story progresses, the last few children try to sneak into the mainland on a motorboat, a plot that is both creepy and thought-provoking. These children continued to show their intention and courage during the process, and seemed to have no fear of the crimes they committed. As society becomes blind, these children, abandoned by the adult world, are preparing to change the entire world in their own way.
The end of the film leaves a provocative dialogue, which makes people wonder, with this trend of rebellion, what challenges and changes will society face in the future? This thought is undoubtedly a wake-up call: it is time to re-examine the imprint and guilt that adults leave on children.
"Who Can Kill the Children" is not only a horror film, but also a reflection that reveals adult social issues. After all, how should we interpret the children's rebellion?
