The story takes place in Detroit where a young girl named Jay (Maika Monroe) ends up being followed by a supernatural presence after having a sexual encounter with a man. By having that sexual encounter, she becomes stuck with this supernatural force following her wherever she goes. By creating this idea of the unknown following the main characters throughout the course of the story, David Robert Mitchell is able to also bring the audience along and have them question really what this supernatural force is. There is always this fear that most people have of someone watching you or chasing you, even though when you turn around, there is nothing there. That is what made this film so strong in my opinion. The fact that it draws on the theme of the unknown and relates it to something we have all felt before. When the film is over, you will not be able to shake the feeling of someone always being behind you; wondering if someone is about to creep up and scare the living hell out of you.
One other aspect that drew me into the film was the way Mitchell was able to draw back and connect the film with some of the horror classics like The Shining, Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The soundtrack was very much an homage to The Shining. There were moments where I almost thought that it was the actual soundtrack that was being mixed in. By incorporating elements from The Shining and blending them with other elements like the fear of being followed or watched (Halloween) and also showing the gruesome elements that make up the horror genre (A Nightmare on Elm Street), It Follows is able to become a modern-day, classic horror film. Overtime, it will be mentioned up with the greats as the films that helps define the horror genre. It Follows is certainly a film to check out. It is a throwback to the films of the 70's and 80's and shows just how great the genre can be. Mitchell seems to be trying to convey a message of Hollywood moving away from the found footage ideas and bringing it back to what made the genre great. This film is certainly a step towards that direction. It will make you want to go back and watch those classic films again.
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November 2016
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