There are a few different theories at play here - allow me to explain. I think that’s exactly what David Robert Mitchell did in It Follows. Because subconsciously, your brain is picking up on these things but you don’t know it. For example, windows appearing in offices where there couldn’t have been a window, Jack Torrance inexplicably reading an issue of Playgirl magazine before his job interview… it goes on. It’s well-known that during filming of The Shining (1980), director Stanley Kubrick employed a lot of techniques to keep the viewer feeling off-balance or eerie without knowing why. It was something you probably didn’t even notice. But is that all? Is the monster - the IT - the scariest part of the movie? Let’s explain the meaning (and controversial ending) of the movie. Obviously, whatever IT is, the monster is spooky in more ways than one. Inspired by a nightmare director David Robert Mitchell had - wherein he was being chased by a slow but unstoppable force - It Follows captures the terror of inescapable doom. Between the gorgeous cinematography, bewitching soundtrack, and fresh plot devices, this may just be my new favorite horror movie. Following The Babadook (2014), The Conjuring (2013), and Insidious (2010), It Follows is the next big thing when it comes to horror. Great career launch.It Follows is part of a wave of films in the 2010s where horror films aren’t just good horror films, but good films period. There are times you start to wish you have purchased the extra large popcorn and coke.
And also a plot riff which you just know was contributed by some of the frat boys who crowd-sourced the film - "you can get rid of the curse if you just sleep with someone, fast!" The bad news? It is not in the same class as Living Dead or Ginger. Writer/Director Mitchell has a heck of a career ahead of him. So what's the bottom line? Well done for what you get.
A really clever idea, sort of a take off on the Ring which itself was a riff off a Japanese horror classic. What we have here is another attempt to strike film gold by going for a high I/B ratio. Think Ginger Snaps, which started as an obscure Canadian horror flick but found an audience because of the great writing and the charisma of its stars.
And the local butcher donated the entrails. Shot on location with unknowns and local residents as extras. Think of the first Night of the Living Dead. The goal of every journeyman film-maker from the beginning of the medium to the present, is to produce something that has the most impact per dollar spent. That is the only way to review this film.
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