Solid writing, poor direction
I counted: there is only one wide shot in this entire movie. Nobody bothered to tell the director that you can hold the camera further than three feet away from the actors.
Sometimes this technique created come great atmosphere. Most of the time it was incredibly annoying, making it hard to get invested.
The scares are even worse than the camerawork. I never felt tense once. Every scare was predictably executed and most of them were ripped off from other, better horror films.
This is all a shame because the screenplay is actually pretty solid.
It's not a masterpiece of writing by any means, but it has thematic depth to spare and no shortage of investing character dynamics.
I could've appreciated the story and themes of community love much more if they had been presented by a filmmaker who knows how to present such a story visually in a captivating way.
Sometimes this technique created come great atmosphere. Most of the time it was incredibly annoying, making it hard to get invested.
The scares are even worse than the camerawork. I never felt tense once. Every scare was predictably executed and most of them were ripped off from other, better horror films.
This is all a shame because the screenplay is actually pretty solid.
It's not a masterpiece of writing by any means, but it has thematic depth to spare and no shortage of investing character dynamics.
I could've appreciated the story and themes of community love much more if they had been presented by a filmmaker who knows how to present such a story visually in a captivating way.
- benjaminskylerhill
- Sep 21, 2023