Archive for the ‘horror’ Tag
Shutter
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Shutter is a Thai horror movie from 2004. The title refers to the shutter in the photo camera, because, throughout the movie, mysterious shadows and ghosts appear on photographs.
The story begins with a young couple accidentally hitting a girl with their car, then driving away in the night. The girl’s spirit haunts them then on myriad occasions. The twist begins to develop somewhere after the first 45 minutes, when the two reveal the killed girl’s identity and slowly we learn that the guy actually knew her and had a relationship with her. Not just that, but there were also some really bad things which he did and the worst is in what he didn’t do… The way the burden he has to carry as his punishment is portrayed by the end of the movie was particularly interesting to me.
Overall the movie was pretty good, the creepy scenes were well made, although after seeing a couple of such films you might begin to feel it all repeats in a way. The actors were very persuasive in their delivery of characters and the plot, which does have some unique elements, alternating with some cliche stuff.
The Mist
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The Mist is a movie based on Stephen King’s novel, portraiting a small town community trapped inside a supermarket surrounded by a mysterious and unnatural mist out of which oversized animals and insects occasionally attack them. Besides having lots of blood & gore, this is a very strong psychological thriller showing us well-developed characters, and the behaviour of a small community in extreme conditions of fear and danger.
There’s not much more to say without unnecessarily revealing the plot. I didn’t love the movie, that would be quite hard for me given the genre, and I do think that the ending is against basic biological instincts. However, it has made a powerful impression on me and I recommend it.
