This movie provokes fear; it makes the viewer to imagine the worst, and then the worst occurs. The supernatural activity in this movie is truly terrifying; in fact, it's probably the scariest movie I've watched (This isn't too significant, I haven't seen much). There's a distinction I should make here; I've been more uncomfortable during a film (
Nymphomaniac,
Antichrist), but these moments were more of pure disgust. Back to
The Conjuring. I contemplated stopping it several times, asking myself why I wanted to endure. Yet I continued. There're just enough breaks to get through it. This movie feels well done, but I didn't really gain much from it. A story was told, but with no deeper significance. Essentially my insight from this film: "don't fuck with demons." Compare that with
Rosemary's Baby, for instance, which has Mia Farrow's character, whose plight is so emphatically devastating. That's more psychological horror. Another horror film I really enjoyed:
You're Next. This is more of the
Scream ilk, but smarter; it's somewhat satirical and scary, yet it's comfortable. This felt like the maximum potential of a more commercial horror film. Characters were caricatures of those in our lives, yet those caricatures were twisted and deformed to something completely different; This film flips tremendously.
I'd recommend all three of these films, but my ratings indicate a certain emphasis. It's quite interesting, after so long with little consumption of horror, each film in this genre feels like a revelation. I'm excited to continue on with The Babadook and eventually It Follows.
The Conjuring 2.5 / 4
Rosemary's Baby 3.5 / 4
You're Next 3.5 / 4
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