The Exorcism - Movie Review

‘The Exorcism’is situated on a troubled actor, Tom, whom gets involved in paranormal actions of different kind when filming for a movie named ‘The Georgetown Project’. Haunted by his past and current sins, his estranged daughter, Lee, has to try and save him from the evil that ensues. Moving to the other psychological horrors when they become real as far as Tom is concerned, both the father and the daughter attempt to overcome the severe family issues in an attempt to stop the cycle of abuse. It celebrates terror on the one hand and naked emotion on the other hand; pulling the audience into a realm of supernatural horror then putting them through deep feelings. This feeling continues throughout the movie because the audience is never certain whether or not the core antagonist is internal or external. In subtle and sometimes dark ways his subtlety of his performance borders on that of insanity as he plays a troubled character. The audience is taken through the struggles of the family and the relationship between him and his daughter, played by Ryan Simpkins, stands out as believable and the available source of grounding the story in realistic chaos.

Joshua John Miller, the director of the picture, aims at the kinship of psychological horror and the drama, and achieves this goal. His direction enhances atmosphere using light and sound, turning the audience into viewers of a creepy film inside a film The use of film within a film is used with the aid of imagery of artist, Doubles, a pulsating high pitched sound and black and white type of work. It is unobtrusive, but makes the characters more alien and increases the expression of emotions and supernatural phenomena in the film’s setting; it is essential for building its menacing atmosphere.

The film’s visuals are creepy yet beautiful in terms of cinematography. Tom’s inner struggle is reflected remarkably through the lens to create tangible tension to each scene, which in turn becomes horror and drama. Employing shadow imagery and distorted points of view, the film builds a cinema of darkness, a maze corresponding to the antihero’s inner state.

The props and setting achieved the goal of portraying both the fantastic and psychological aspects of the film. There is an elaborate attempt to recreate the world of the film within the framework of the plot, and there are some scenes with excellent sp effects build-up of the spirits, which support the plot line. These are generally heavy on possession and horror but aren’t overt as they deliver impactful visuals that support and augment the emotional arc without becoming a distraction.

Editings entail the nervousnessuneasiness and calmness so that viewers are not bored with rhythms being intense full on most of the time. smarty transitions from reality to horrifying flashback add to the psychological horror of the film.

The pacing of ‘The Exorcism’ is slow build because the horror established in this film is psychological. It isn’t lightning quick, some might even say that it is rather slow but the narrative wisely does this, creating a buildup of tension and suspense slowly and steadily means that those are rewarded most who are patient and have the capacity to appreciate slow yet escalating horror and intensity.

In ‘The Exorcism’ the dialogues are a mix of horror and deep meaningful quotations and some of the narration and storyline informing dialogues which are much of a necessary Subtexts between characters do a good job at establishing and further developing the characters and at the same time, the looming threat is omnipresent and hints at past sins.

To sum up, ‘The Exorcism’ is a great example of an atmospheric show, however there can be spectators complaining about the slow tempo or relatively predictable story. However, the lack of textual depth and the sterility of many characters is made up for in the depth of feeling invested in the leading characters and the performances of the lead actors which provide an effective horror narrative rich in feeling.

The Exorcism skillfully combines the elements of supernatural horror with psychological portraiture of a suffering personality. It portrays the tireless fight against both self and the outside world turmoil, with a lasting social impact of the artwork once it is watched. It does this through it themes of human weakness and the ability of change through the course of the film.