Movie Analysis: The Evil Dead

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Evil Dead is a reboot of the original 1981 movie under the same name. We follow a group of friends supporting a friend of theirs in his attempt to help his drug addict sister detox. To detox the sister the friends journey to a cabin in the middle of the forrest. Things go as far as expected as you possibly can imagine and we sit on the edge of our seats waiting to see how the story unfolds.

One thing worth noting is that the movie used no CGI at all everything was practical effects. Between the amazing make up, downright disgusting props, and perfect lighting the movie is even scarier in my opinion. There is just something so much more immersive to seeing the real deal props crawling over people in comparison to just throwing some CGI in
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One member of the group takes a liking to it while the rest converse in the cabin. The member of the group fiddling with the book will be reffered to as glasses. A low angle shot from behind glasses makes him almost look like his looming over the book as if he is sinister. The lighting is about the same as we have been seeing up until this point but still leaves that erie look as if its always 7am and the fog hasn't cleared. The camera slowly makes its way closer towards glasses keeping the low angle and the omonious music makes it's return again. Volume of the music increases the closer we get to glasses and we get cuts to just above the book as glasses cuts the barbed wire. The clicks come through loud and clear and all of its to paint the pitcture that what he is doing is a big mistake. Shots from outside the cabin in the forrest cut in and out making you wonder what the hell? As more and more barbed wires get cut the more frequent the cuts and worst of all the camera starts to move. Music intensifies and builds tension and eventually the camera planeted in the forrest rushes towards the addict girl who was outside and collides with her. For a brief moment you don't know what to think you're tense and expecting something. With a low angle shot showcasing what is about to come spewing out the vomit pours out of her mouth. The angle really make not just the vomit look absurdly disgusting but the addict also looks pretty damn ugly but who doesn't when they're

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