Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 12:08 AM:
I just watched a movie called The Mist, and I have to say, it's one of the most frightening and nerve-wrecking movies I seen. It's about a freak storm that unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. Now, after reading this, you might think that it's just another brainless gore-fest tailor made for the thrill-seeking moviegoer, but it's more than that. It's a case study of survival, and the people that fight for their lives. Sure, it's gory. Very gory. And there are these creepy bug creatures. A lot of them. But the scariest part of the movie is the people. The decisions they make, just to hope for survival throughout this ordeal. All the actors in the movie put up a great performance, and I liked how the director used a digital camera to film the movie to give it a "documentary-like" feel to it, which made the movie look more realistic.The people that are trapped in the supermarket are divided. Some decide to follow David Drayton, the movie-poster artist whose ultimate mission is to save his wife, who's left in their house, Mrs. Carmody, the over-zealous Christian nut who at first was looked upon by everyone as insane because of her Apocolyptical preachings, but soon many followed her because of the monstrosities they witness and form a cult, with her as the leader, and Brent Norton, the lawyer who believes that the mist is nothing more than a normal natural disaster and that staying in the supermarket would be a deathtrap.The ending of the movie is the most shocking ending I have ever seen, period. I'm still pretty much shaking right now after what I saw. It's a work of horror genius and I recommend this movie to anyone not wanting just a good scare, but wanting to watch a great movie.
what's that behind you?.
