It's the last days of the #OctoberMovieMarathon! I can't believe it's almost November, wow. And in just a few days I'll be heading off on a trip, it's been a busy month! I could have sworn I'd seen this movie, but after watching the opening- I think I've only seen scenes from it. So it's time for a proper watch!
Night 27
It Follows (2014)
9/10
After having sex with her boyfriend for the first time, a girl discovers that she now has an entity following her- and the only way to get rid of it is to pass it on...
Wow!! Considering how simple the premise is, this was a fantastic film! They show you just enough to keep you hooked but leave everything else up to the classic fear of not seeing something scary. The tension is fantastic, the pacing is good, and though there was a brief moment of "ew gross please no", it's very, very good.
If you haven't seen this movie- seriously watch it! Add it to your scary movie list. It deserves a spot!
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This is one of those movies that's scary, but I'm super excited to dive
into a bunch of video essays on it. There's so much you can glean from
this I can't wait to see what more context about it's production and the
time it was filmed in can tell me. I wasn't expecting it to work so
well, since I've often heard it described as "that one tumblr post about
the snail, except it moves at a walking pace for people" and frankly
I've seen too many tumblr posts about the best way to defeat the snail
to take that seriously. But, even though I'd love to see those posts
with this entity, it was still incredibly tense and just an all around
great spooky movie!
I will say, the reason this movie doesn't get a perfect score is that I don't understand the use of the shapeshifting thing. Obviously, it seems that at first the entity is going to be strangers in group settings and a friend/family member in 1on1 scenes. And that is mostly true- but I don't understand why two of the big sequences feature parents. The scene with Greg's mom in particular was really... gross. I know it's not actually her- but it was still a jarring moment to see that. And then at the end we get a scene where the entity is her dad? EWW WHY? I don't want to think about that aspect movie >.<
The movie also has quite the unequal amounts of nudity. Boobs galore, and like a few guys with their shirts off, plus 1 fully naked man like 20feet away. So that could be better.
But overall- this was a great movie! I can't wait to see if the sequel comes out- apparently there's a "They Follows" in the works, due to start shooting in 2025. Huzzah!
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