Film maker says 2001. I say yeah...and Pink Floyd's "The Wall".
But that was the feel of it. There are several differences.
This is apparently a movie that uses the short film "Séance" as its foundation. I saw the short film and immediately followed it up with this one. I gave the short film a higher rating, though.
It's a haunted house horror. A lot of regularly used tropes are - once again - used. Someone is trying to catch paranormal activity on camera, tries desperately during the day time, gets a very boring show from the supposed ghost. Then it gets dark and things start to happen.
Eventually, the plot spins around and introduces the absurdity of a cynical photographer doing what he knows about to catch a ghost. He is self-assured and when "Emily" exposes him to his weaknesses, he falls apart and doesn't even really notice it. Reality becomes the enemy in his mind as he cannot discern what is real and what isn't. There's a lot of tongue-in-cheek references about voyeurism and what it must feel like to be on the side of the camera where you don't know you're being filmed. However, as the film wore on, the story seemed to disassociate from the effects of visual and audio stimulation. For a little too long. I didn't really understand it. But I'm completely sober, lights on, and while the soundtrack was pretty well crafted, it went a little overboard. That's one of the big reasons why Pink Floyd's "The Wall" comes to mind. Thing is, Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is presented as a musical, in a twisted sense. This isn't.
Which is why I think I should have been stoned or high while I watched it.
Too bad I really don't care to. I have been high, I've been stoned, I didn't like it. I'd watch it drunk but naaahhhh...you gotta be high or stoned.
Maybe someone will see it with some good drugs in their system and provide a detailed review, Aldous Huxley-style.
But that was the feel of it. There are several differences.
This is apparently a movie that uses the short film "Séance" as its foundation. I saw the short film and immediately followed it up with this one. I gave the short film a higher rating, though.
It's a haunted house horror. A lot of regularly used tropes are - once again - used. Someone is trying to catch paranormal activity on camera, tries desperately during the day time, gets a very boring show from the supposed ghost. Then it gets dark and things start to happen.
Eventually, the plot spins around and introduces the absurdity of a cynical photographer doing what he knows about to catch a ghost. He is self-assured and when "Emily" exposes him to his weaknesses, he falls apart and doesn't even really notice it. Reality becomes the enemy in his mind as he cannot discern what is real and what isn't. There's a lot of tongue-in-cheek references about voyeurism and what it must feel like to be on the side of the camera where you don't know you're being filmed. However, as the film wore on, the story seemed to disassociate from the effects of visual and audio stimulation. For a little too long. I didn't really understand it. But I'm completely sober, lights on, and while the soundtrack was pretty well crafted, it went a little overboard. That's one of the big reasons why Pink Floyd's "The Wall" comes to mind. Thing is, Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is presented as a musical, in a twisted sense. This isn't.
Which is why I think I should have been stoned or high while I watched it.
Too bad I really don't care to. I have been high, I've been stoned, I didn't like it. I'd watch it drunk but naaahhhh...you gotta be high or stoned.
Maybe someone will see it with some good drugs in their system and provide a detailed review, Aldous Huxley-style.