In the first few minutes, the protagonist's family was introduced concisely. An American who was engaged in clothing trade in Hong Kong was quite wealthy. He had a son and a deaf-mute daughter. He was pregnant with his third child before, but the daughter died in Kate's belly. Kate had a shadow and often had to see a psychiatrist. The doctor suggested that she adopt a child to divert her attention and soothe her pain. When Kate came out of the doctor's office, she drove through the streets and alleys of Hong Kong. Here is a description: The streets were full of tall buildings, busy traffic, and beautifully dressed men and women walked through the screen. The car drove through the streets and drove all the way to the middle of the mountain and entered the courtyard of a villa. The audience at the scene was curious about this. Most people have never been to Hong Kong, but they have seen some Hong Kong movies. In previous Hong Kong movies, Hong Kong was either the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China. Even modern dramas were shabby and rarely showed its urban side. The male and female protagonists of "Orphan" are Americans, belonging to the wealthy class in Hong Kong, and naturally they are exposed to things of the same class, driving luxury cars, living in villas, having two children, and adopting an orphan of Oriental descent... All of this is a "condescending" perspective, just like the United States looking at the whole world, and then being killed by the orphan. Not an allusion! Not an allusion! Chen Qi did not allude at all!
Kate discussed with her husband John, and John readily agreed, so they came to a church welfare home, where a British nun warmly received them, and there was also a local volunteer, Liu Xuehua. Kate was looking for the girl she liked, and John was wandering around, and suddenly heard a song, "Edelweiss" from the interlude of "The Sound of Music": "Edelweiss, edelweiss, Every morning you greet me..." He found a classroom, and a little girl was drawing with her back to him. John walked in, took a look, and asked in English: "Did you draw all these?" "Yes, do you like them?" "Great drawing!" "Thank you!" She turned her head, revealing an oriental face, long slightly curly hair, big eyes, sweet and cute, with a red ribbon tied around her neck, which made her skin look particularly white and tender. Wow! Many viewers' eyes lit up, what a beautiful little girl! We all know the morality of foreigners, Loli Island is not given for free, and there are old white men in Thailand who are looking for underage boys/girls, running all over the streets... John in the film was also stunned. In the original version, the male protagonist did not have any improper thoughts about the little girl, and there was no physical relationship in this version, but Chen Qi added a touch, he made the male protagonist couldn't help but fantasize for a while, and finally controlled it. The little girl smiled and deliberately changed to Cantonese: "My name is Esther, what's yours?" "John, nice to meet you, my Cantonese is not very good." "Yes, I feel it, please sit down..." This sentence changed to English again, Esther stretched out her hand, and John also smiled, thinking that the other party was very interesting. After chatting for a while, Kate came and talked to Esther. She felt that the little girl was mature and sensible, which made them happy, because they didn't want to adopt a child who knew nothing and was troublesome. The nun showed them the information and said: "She is from Hong Kong, and I don't know who her parents are. Unfortunately, there was a fire in the last adoptive family, and only she survived... She has experienced a lot and looks a little different from other children, but she is an outstanding little girl."
In this way, the couple adopted Esther. She behaved very well. The youngest daughter was deaf and dumb, so she immediately started to learn sign language, and a few words coaxed the eldest son to be confused, so the couple didn't have to worry about it at all. The family of five had a harmonious atmosphere. One night, there was thunder and heavy rain. The male and female protagonists wanted to be intimate, but just as they started, Esther ran in with her little daughter: "Mom and Dad, we are scared!" "Oh, come up, two little babies!" "I want to sleep next to Dad!" Esther said again, and climbed next to John without saying anything. The couple didn't care, just thought the little girl was acting coquettish. And Esther stuck to John's back, and even reached out and hugged him gently... The whole audience was excited at once. "Lolita from the East?" "I bet that this adoptive father will definitely fall in love with her and then kill his wife." "It may also be that Esther killed the adoptive mother, and she is the protagonist!" "I didn't expect Hong Kong to be able to shoot such a bold and open subject!" A group of film critics and reporters talked about it, and they felt that they had found the thread of the film. The reporter from Taiwan's "Central News Agency" was even more surprised: This motherfucker was invested and filmed by the left. Has the reform and opening up reached this level? They dared to shoot pedophilia? Almost everyone was in the mood to watch "Lolita" until Esther went to school and Fennie Yuen and Athena Chu appeared. This is an international school with many foreign children, mixed-race children and middle-class children from Hong Kong. During the break, the eldest son was playing with a slingshot and accidentally hit a pigeon. The pigeon fell to the ground injured, and the eldest son was a little at a loss. Esther came over and asked with interest: "Did you kill it?" "No, I was careless, I didn't mean to hurt it." "But it's dying!" "I, we can go find a doctor..." The eldest son thought he had a good idea, his eyes lit up: "Yes, send it to see a doctor, there is one in the school..." "Pah!" The pigeon was beaten into a pulp. This shot was very sudden, beyond everyone's expectations. With the exclamations of the audience, the camera flicked upwards, Esther smiled, holding a bloody stone in her hand. "What are you doing? Are you crazy?" The eldest son was stunned. "It can't be saved. This is your responsibility. You should let it go. Since you don't dare, I'll help you..." Esther stretched out a little hand, pointed upwards, and smiled: "It's in heaven now!"
"..." Like the eldest son, the audience was stunned. This is not what they imagined. Isn't this "Lolita"? ! ! And this unexpected turn made them very excited. The excellent atmosphere rendering and background music made everyone ups and downs, and officially entered the rhythm of suspense + horror: For example, Esther didn't let Kate help her take a bath, and she had to lock the door. She always had a ribbon tied around her neck and carried a Bible all day long. There was a photo of a man in the Bible - that was her former adoptive father. At school, she was bullied by Fennie Yuen. Then, when no one was paying attention, she pushed Fennie Yuen down from the building and broke her leg... She interrupted the sex of the male and female protagonists again. Kate felt very embarrassed and tried to explain, hesitating: "Esther, listen to me... When adults love each other very much, they want to express this love, and they will use a special way..." "..." The little girl looked at her coldly and said: "I know, They fuck!" There are English and Cantonese dialogues in the film. This sentence is said in English, which translates to "I know, they will fuck!" Kate was also stunned. "Hahaha!" The scene laughed, and at the same time immersed in the emotions. Esther was full of doubts. What is her identity? From here on, Esther officially entered the lives of the male and female protagonists. She often sneered at Kate, but was obedient to John. Kate said it several times, but John never believed it. Because she already has symptoms of mental instability and has been taking medicine, this is also the heroine's pain point.