WOLF CREEK (2005)

Wolfcreek

I rewatched this as I was going to the cinema to see the 2nd one as a friend wanted to see it.

I remember enjoying this film when I first saw it.
It is a masterclass in horror, perfectly set up and subverting ones expectations as it takes you on the bloody rollercoaster set in the red outback of Australia.

Yes, it’s not the most progressive film, there is violence especially against women (pretty much as in most horror films), and the message, if there is one, is muddled and mired in backwoods thinking, but as a horror film it is constructed very well, not usually the case in grindhouse. The pace of the film is well balanced, you get to know the victims for a good half an hour before Mick Taylor turns up and start mashing up the town.
It is more than mere torture porn, there be intelligence and talent here.

John Jarratt has created a monster that is in equal parts terrifying and ridiculous.

If you like a horror, then it’s worth checking but definitely not for the faint of heart.

3.5/5

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THE BRIDGE (2006)

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What drives a person to take their own life?

One can empathise with the suffering of a person in despair but never really truly understand the whys.

An incredibly powerful documentary, Erik Steel documents the suicides from the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco during 2004.

Somebody who had witnessed a jumper asked a guard on the bridge “Does this happen often?” To which he replied “All the time”.

This film interviews friends and family of the deceased and gives you a fascinating look into the world of suicide and its repercussions.
Getting into the minds of these jumpers through their families and history is often tragic and fascinating.
What would drive you to finishing it?
How low would you have to be to shuffle yourself off this mortal coil?

This documentary treats the subject and its subjects with compassion and dignity.

One of the definitions of morbid is ‘an interest in death’ and I think there is need for these discussions. That’s what made Six Feet Under so daring and it is such a rarity to find intelligent dramas or real life documentaries about it.
This is one.

Morbid doesn’t have to mean an unhealthy interest in disturbing subjects such as death, it can also be defined without the unhealthy.

There is a place for this interest and with it we may gain a deeper understanding of the various aspects of human experience.

3.5/5

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