糖果人

《糖果人》是一部2021上映的悬疑恐怖电影，由尼娅·达科斯塔执导，演员为叶海亚·阿卜杜勒-迈丁二世、泰柔娜·派丽丝，剧情讲述画家安东尼和作为艺廊经理的女友布莉安娜，搬进一栋新建成的豪华公寓，然而面对生涯面临停滞不前的窘境，安东尼决定到附近社区寻找灵感，没想到却在无意间得知糖果人这个都市传说后，唤醒该区多年来骇人听闻的可怕梦魇。

埋藏心底的深层恐惧

2018年凭借着电影《逃出绝命镇》获得奥斯卡最佳原创剧本奖的导演乔丹·皮尔，一直以来作品都包含着浓厚的种族议题色彩。不论是获奖的《逃出绝命镇》或气氛同样诡谲的《我们》都对于弱势族群所经历的创伤痛苦有深刻的描述，而这次《糖果人》也不例外。作为本片编剧，乔丹·皮尔也以有如鬼魅般的杀人魔“糖果人”给观众带来难以消除的深层恐惧。

《糖果人》故事的背景介绍

《糖果人》故事开始于1977年，位在芝加哥的“卡布里尼·格林”是栋社会公宅，里头居住着许多黑人等外来移民与当时处于中低阶层的人们。某天一位男孩因为帮妈妈洗衣服来到公寓地下室，在那里遇见了过去时常在街角发放糖果给孩子，但有天因为被人检举疑似在糖果里藏刀片而遭到警方通缉、暂时躲藏在洗衣房里的男子丹尼尔。

虽然丹尼尔本身并没有恶意，依然从口袋拿出糖果要给男孩，但男孩因为突然在昏暗的地下室遇到人而发出的尖叫声，马上就吸引了原本就在社区里巡逻埋伏的警察，最终在大批警力蜂拥而上的情况下，后来才被证实是无辜的丹尼尔在被警方逮捕的过程中遭人殴打致死。而这起不久便被众人遗忘的悲剧事件，便是这次《糖果人》故事的起源。

《糖果人》的都市传说

回到现代，《糖果人》主角安东尼是位画家，跟同居女友布莉安娜搬来这个经过改建都更的新社区，住进他们梦寐以求的高级公寓，然而看似两人即将共同步向的美好未来，却因为创作陷入瓶颈的安东尼为了找到灵感而拜访附近老旧的街区，意外发掘这个社区与美国种族压迫的历史伤痕而产生突如其来的变故。

虽然原本破旧的外观在数十年后已经焕然一新，但里头隐藏的痛苦与诅咒依然没有消失，《糖果人》把故事聚焦于安东尼为了提升他在芝加哥艺术圈的地位，开始急于探索这个社区诸多恐怖细节的过程，从1977年给孩子发糖果的丹尼尔、1992年来到这里研究都市传说的博士生海伦莱尔，到那位只要对着镜子叫他五次就会现身的糖果人，都赋予《糖果人》整部电影强烈的悬疑感。

"Candy Man" is a suspenseful horror film released in 2021, directed by Nia Da Costa. The actors are Yahya Abdul-Medin II and Terona Peris. The storytelling painter Anthony and his girlfriend Brianna, who is an art gallery manager, moved into a newly built luxury apartment. However, faced with a stagnant career, Anthony decided to find inspiration in the nearby community, but unexpectedly learned about the candy. After this urban legend, awakened the terrible nightmare in the area for many years.

The deep fear in my heart

In 2018, director Jordan Peel, who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his movie "Escape from Death", has always contained a strong racial issue in his works. Whether it’s the award-winning "Escape from Death" or the equally creepy atmosphere of "We", both have a profound description of the trauma and pain experienced by the disadvantaged groups, and this time "Candy Man" is no exception. As the screenwriter of the film, Jordan Peel also brought the audience an indelible deep fear with the ghostly murderer "Candy Man".

The background introduction of the "Candy Man" story

The story of "Candy Man" began in 1977. "Cabrini Green" in Chicago is a social mansion, in which many blacks and other immigrants and people in the middle and low classes lived. One day, a boy came to the basement of the apartment to help his mother wash clothes. He met him who used to hand out sweets to children on the corner of the street. But one day he was wanted by the police because he was accused of hiding blades in the sweets. Daniel the man in the laundry room.

Although Daniel himself was not malicious, he still took out candy from his pocket to give the boy, but the boy's screams when he suddenly met someone in the dark basement immediately attracted the police who had been patrolling and ambushing in the community. After a large number of police forces swarmed up, Daniel, who was later confirmed to be innocent, was beaten to death during the arrest by the police. And this tragedy, which was soon forgotten by everyone, is the origin of the "Candy Man" story.

The urban legend of "Candy Man"

Back to the modern age, the protagonist of "Candy Man", Anthony, is a painter. He moved with his cohabiting girlfriend Brianna to this newly renovated and renovated community and lived in the high-end apartment they dreamed of. However, it seems that the two are about to share the same beauty. In the future, because of the bottleneck of his creation, Anthony visits the old neighborhood nearby in order to find inspiration, accidentally discovering the historical scars of this community and American racial oppression, and sudden changes will occur.

Although the original shabby appearance has been renewed after decades, the pain and curse hidden in it still have not disappeared. "Candy Man" focuses the story on Anthony in order to enhance his status in the Chicago art circle and began to rush to explore the many horrors of this community. The details of the process, from Daniel who gave children candy in 1977, PhD student Helen Lyle who came here to study urban legends in 1992, to the candy man who would show up as long as he called him in the mirror five times, are given " The whole movie "Candy Man" has a strong sense of suspense.