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Originally Posted by MacBlayne  To be honest, I never really enjoyed The Grudge films, and I really didn't care for the US versions.
However, years of exposure to other Japanese cinema and traditions has warmed me up to them. The concept of an atrocity staining a house, and manifesting itself as an entity is a superstition that terrifies many Japanese. It's why many Japanese will not kill themselves at home, as they fear it will result in an evil taking residence there.
But I still don't care for the US versions, despite them sharing the same director. There is something very empty about them. I wouldn't be surprised if the producers asked Shimizu to downplay the cultural background, so that it could just be a vengeful ghost. |
Does that have something to do with why Japanese like to buy a house for the land and tear it down and build a new one on the plot? So they don’t have other people’s trauma living with them in their home? Or is more plain that that and the obsession for new shiny stuff takes over.
I’m not sure if that happens more in the city than in rural areas though.