幽晦人格

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　　1963年，在位于美國的伊利諾斯州的霍登平原市。陰暗恐怖的夜色籠罩著這座死寂的小城市，一起奇異的慘案就在黑暗當中發(fā)生了：梅爾斯家里只有六歲大小的邁克爾·梅爾斯（達格·法奇飾），殘忍的用棒球棒將母親的男朋友一棍一棍的錘成了肉泥，然后又將自己的姐姐以及姐姐的男朋友一同肢解得支離破碎、慘不忍睹……　　事實上，這個特別的小男孩兒在一生來似乎從面孔到內(nèi)心就充滿了深深的邪惡與仇恨。而令所有人萬萬沒有想到的是男孩剛剛長到他6歲這一年便瘋狂般地露出了他猙獰的惡魔臉孔。而每一年象征著“群魔亂舞”的萬圣節(jié)似乎也成了他活躍異常的時刻?！　「鶕?jù)美國當?shù)氐姆?，未成年人殺人并不會受到警方更嚴厲的制裁，最終裁定將這個心靈扭曲的少年送到了精神療養(yǎng)所進行看管。在那里，一個名叫薩米爾·魯米斯的醫(yī)生負責調(diào)教和看管惡魔男孩兒。從未見識過如此兇殘的兒童的魯米斯想盡一切辦法接近這個可怕少年的心靈，試圖去影響、改變他的一切。但醫(yī)生做的所有嘗試都最終以失敗而告終。邁克爾·梅爾斯是一個極其頑固的邪惡的載體，他沒有理智、毫無人性可言，有的只是日益強悍的身體和越來越強烈的暴虐和不斷增長的殺戮欲望——薩米爾·魯米斯最后也意識到了這點，但似乎所有這一切都已經(jīng)為時太晚了?！　≡诒魂P押了漫長的十七年之后，已經(jīng)“長大成人”的邁克爾·梅爾斯憑借強壯的身體終于找到機會逃出了逼仄的牢籠。壓抑已久的仇復與殺戮的惡魔之心終于得到了釋放的機會，他迫不及待的回到霍登平原市，去尋找他唯一真正愛護過的妹妹勞瑞。　　這一切的真相，只有薩米爾·魯米斯知道，老醫(yī)生深知他的目的所在；也只有薩米爾·魯米斯知道，任何不幸遭遇惡魔邁克爾·梅爾斯的人都將以最慘痛的方式付出自己的生命做代價。如今，留給他的時間已經(jīng)不多，他要竭盡全力去警告無知的人們，并保護這家人唯一的希望——勞瑞。與此同時，為了所有其他人的無辜性命，魯米斯還要拼盡全力找到并控制住瘋狂的邁克爾·梅爾斯。尤其是每當月黑風高的萬圣節(jié)之夜悄悄降臨時……

 影片以重復加碎片式的感官敘事手法，講述了年邁且身患疾病的安東尼（安東尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 飾）正在面臨一項艱難的人生選擇——是搬到養(yǎng)老院還是接受女兒尋找的新護工。在這個過程中，安東尼發(fā)現(xiàn)自己仿佛進入了一場奇怪的時空之旅，錯亂的記憶和時間線交織出一段段匪夷所思的故事，而一個個陌生又熟悉的人也讓他陷入迷茫。影片根據(jù)法國小說家兼劇作家佛羅萊恩·澤勒的舞臺劇《父親》改編。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.