However, overall, I’m a pretty big fan of it for two reasons.
That’s what leads me to today’s movie: Creep. It’s a handheld camera movie/found footage style, and I thought it was positively delightful. Creep follows Aaron, a young man answering an ad for a cameraman for a day. That’s all he knows, until he gets there and meets Josef. Josef says he’ll pay him a thousand dollars to film him for the day, just being himself. The reason? Josef has a brain tumor and only has months to live, and he wants to make a video so his unborn son can see him as he is. Right from the hook, this movie does a great job of making you uncomfortable, and Patrick Brice does a terrific job as Aaron displaying exactly the discomfort the audience is feeling (bonus points to him; not only does he do this essentially only with his voice, but he also wrote and directed the film). However, once Josef (Mark Duplass) pops onscreen (literally), it’s easy to tell that this man is.. and “scariness” in the movie comes from being unsure of what is coming. For example, there is a point where Aaron turns the camera off, but we still here the sound of Josef telling a story about him and his wife. It’s really, really weird, and coupled with some of the other things that happen, it gets just about as scary as you could imagine. I’m going to discuss the ending, so please don’t read this if you haven’t seen the movie! *************************************************spoilers*************************************************** "At the end of the movie, Josef essentially begins to stalk Aaron. This moves the movie into an entirely different territory, and is the first part of the movie that I begin to truly disagree with some of Aaron’s behaviors. Why he isn’t reviewing his video footage is… kind of acceptable, but not going somewhere to stay for a few days when he obviously lives alone is just plain stupid. However, I absolutely agree with his reasoning for going out there to meet with Josef. Sometimes, people just need friends, and Aaron is obviously a good-hearted man. He just wants to do the right thing, and that’s a beautiful thing. But… it still results in him dead, despite the fact that he was Josef’s favorite. The ending is perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing there. I’m giving Creep an "A". Check out more on this movie at IMDB.
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2/10/2020 01:40:34 am
Plus, you don’t have to worry about the poor light or shoots at night because this camcorder has three pieces of strong built-in IR lights
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