Be Careful What You Wish For: A Deep Dive into "7 Deseos" (2017)
Upon its release, received mixed-to-negative reviews, with many calling out its predictable script and "dumb" character decisions. However, it remains a "watchable" horror flick for several reasons: 7 deseos (2017)
Clare is a high school outcast haunted by her mother’s suicide and embarrassed by her father, Jonathan (Ryan Phillippe), a "picker" who scavenges through dumpsters. Her life changes when Jonathan finds an ancient Chinese music box and gives it to her as a gift. Be Careful What You Wish For: A Deep
Clare’s character is a polarizing "final girl." Even as her friends and family perish, she becomes addicted to her new-and-improved reality, struggling to let go of the box until it is far too late. Clare’s character is a polarizing "final girl
The film builds on the legend of , a woman who survived a 1910 bubonic plague outbreak and prayed to a demon (a Yaoguai spirit) for revenge, cursing the box in the process.
If you found a mysterious music box that could grant you seven wishes, what would you ask for? For Clare Shannon (played by Joey King), the answer is simple: she wants the life she never had. But in the world of , every dream comes with a nightmare attached. The Plot: A Price Paid in Blood