The core story for Lights Out is probably the weakest part of the movie, but it plays out in a way that is different than most horror movies which turns the weaknesses around.
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With little knowledge of what the movie was about, Lights Out turned out to be a fun ride which did break some of the horror clichés. Lights Out and Don’t Breathe both were released to positive reviews and strong box office returns, and I kind of confused the both titles. The summer of 2016 was the year of simple titled horror. The best thing about this movie is the short run time.I don’t care what you say, Mom…I’m not calling her “Aunt Diane” I did not hear one person in the audience, screech, shudder or cower throughout the entire film. It takes itself way too seriously, and lacks anything that could be called better than mediocre. Basically everything that the Conjuring 2 did right (engaging characters, subverting the audience's expectations, humor, stylish cinematography, and jump scares that were earned) well. The acting is as forced and wooden as the script is shallow. On top of all that the two main characters were played by no name actors and with good reason. There is next to no plot or character development and no original ideas. Think of every ghost story horror cliche because this movie has them all. There is next to no plot or character development When I first saw the trailer for this before The Conjuring 2 I thought it was one of those joke ads to get you to turn your phone off. When I first saw the trailer for this before The Conjuring 2 I thought it was one of those joke ads to get you to turn your phone off. For those horror buffs looking for a good scary movie, this may be your movie.
The film is admittedly dark, and relatively humorless, and not really for children, but that kinda goes without saying. The film is one of the few films within the system that uses lighting to tell the story, and does so in a way that is clever and terrifying at the same time. The film does what The Babadook did a couple of years ago, and uses depression as an allegory for the creature in the film, which is turning into a very cool concept. Even those moments that are a little familiar, are constructed in a way that they are still very scary. A few moments, and scenes did feel familiar (Diana as a child), but those were few and far between. That being said, the film really doesn’t feel all that derivative of other recent horror films. The film really hit a note with me personally, because I have had nightmares in the past about all dark figures living in the dark, so the film felt that much more personal to me. The dark look and tone of this film, create a very unnerving atmosphere, because one of the most common fears is a fear of the dark, and more notably a fear of the unknown, which exists in the dark. Every scene in this film contains, just the right amount of darkness and light, almost as if there are safe areas, and areas that characters should stay away from, and they’re often changing. In this film lighting is very much a storytelling device, and it is used perfectly. We often say lighting is a storytelling device, but in today’s films it's become less true the more formulaic films get. However, the writers and crew deserve credit for conceiving the idea of the film having a lot of darkness in it. At 81 minutes, not a single second is calm or peaceful, because the mere sight of sight of this creature is unnerving. That being said throughout this film the audience has to fear that this character could pop out of any dark space at any given time. The most genius element of the film is the look of the creature that haunts this movie “Diana.” Diana is an all-black figure that lurks in the dark, and kills whoever threatens it. The biggest strength of the film is that the story is constructed in a way that the audience is always wondering if something will happen. Lights Out is often unnerving and sometimes terrifying, dark in look and tone, without feeling recycled or derivative. The film is yet another in a string of horror movies that uses diseases as allegories for its premise, and this premise alone is genius. Lights Out is often unnerving and sometimes Lights Out, is quite possibly one of the most visually and mentally scary films in the last two years.
Lights Out, is quite possibly one of the most visually and mentally scary films in the last two years.
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