 | Genre: Horror, Thriller |
And that really is a shame. The build up to the multiple reveals are delicious, bringing to mind Get Out, Black Swan and Whiplash. The body horror is outstanding, teetering the line between awful and hilarious. Imagine the scarab scene from family-friendly The Mummy, but with an 18 rating's horror and an infection genre twist. It was enough to give me nightmares and I couldn't tear my eyes from the screen!
The plot twists would put Shyamalan to shame, and they just keep coming, keeping you guessing and surprised. The musical backdrop is beyond my expertise, but seems accurate. The shocking moment showcased in the other poster, the landscape Netflix image, is more and more shocking with each twist.
With the poor taste shock factor aspect, the ultimate reveal would be brilliant. The religious aspects and the way we put such pressure on talented children could have been such a brilliant theme. The repeated phrases where you can almost hear the capital letters give such a sense of foreboding. The Perfection. The Chapel. The Punishment. It's what's Expected of us. But then, instead of an enjoyable experience, with a creative punishment, we get thrown down the lazy route of sexual abuse and a rape survivor revenge spree. That cliche "thriller" ending comes complete with a "disgust is the same as fear, right?" overly gory fight scene.
Thoroughly annoyed by the time I wasted and the excitement that was dashed, the end kept up the trend of making me think of much better films by having a very Freaks-esque final tableau. The person I was watching with said it was just missing something, and that might be true. A better plot theme, for one. Perhaps Ridley Scott, as the original Alien film has a sexual tension to the monster and strong themes of sexual violence without just falling back on literally raping the female main character. With five better films to watch instead, this one isn't worth it for the good parts.
The plot twists would put Shyamalan to shame, and they just keep coming, keeping you guessing and surprised. The musical backdrop is beyond my expertise, but seems accurate. The shocking moment showcased in the other poster, the landscape Netflix image, is more and more shocking with each twist.
With the poor taste shock factor aspect, the ultimate reveal would be brilliant. The religious aspects and the way we put such pressure on talented children could have been such a brilliant theme. The repeated phrases where you can almost hear the capital letters give such a sense of foreboding. The Perfection. The Chapel. The Punishment. It's what's Expected of us. But then, instead of an enjoyable experience, with a creative punishment, we get thrown down the lazy route of sexual abuse and a rape survivor revenge spree. That cliche "thriller" ending comes complete with a "disgust is the same as fear, right?" overly gory fight scene.
Thoroughly annoyed by the time I wasted and the excitement that was dashed, the end kept up the trend of making me think of much better films by having a very Freaks-esque final tableau. The person I was watching with said it was just missing something, and that might be true. A better plot theme, for one. Perhaps Ridley Scott, as the original Alien film has a sexual tension to the monster and strong themes of sexual violence without just falling back on literally raping the female main character. With five better films to watch instead, this one isn't worth it for the good parts.
