So, here I sit watching The Village for the second time. I thought it was going to be a lot more scary than it was. I mean, monster, slasher wise. That's why I didn't see it in the theatre. After taking me to see The Mummy and due to the dreams I would have after watching Haunted History on the History channel, my husband strongly discourages me from watching movies likely to give me nightmares, lol! Hence the reason I'm am just now watching The Village.
I watched it once last week, but my husband wasn't at home, so we are watching it again tonight. It is a scary movie, but more psychologically scary. Those are the kind of movies I like, well along with grand epics, but that's digressing. Most of the acting in the movie was pretty good, but Bryce Howard's performance as Ivy Walker really stood out. I thought she was really really good. To this point I'd not seen anything she'd been in. Hope she keeps going with her acting, she's off to a great start.
The use of music was very well done. I tend to be more musical anyway, so the score really moved me in parts and made me nervous and afraid in others. Just as a musical score is supposed to do. Well done in my opinion. Sets and costumes were well done too. Before I go on to other thoughts, I'll stop here to say this one gets a two thumbs up from me and I definitely want to check out some of the other work this director has done.
**Beware, there be spoilers ahead. If you haven't seen the movie, stop now and come back when you've seen it.**
The whole aspect of a people leaving society and forming their own little town really made me stop and think about how I react to stress and hard times. Some people meet those times head on. I tend to retreat for awhile, like if I don't think about the deadlines coming up, or the hard thing that is happening, it won't come. Then, just at the last minute I get done what needs to be done.
Then too there's the line that Ivy says, "I see the world, Lucius Hunt. Just not as you see it." Ivy, being blind, would see the world in a whole different way than others who can see. That is true for each of us. We all view the world differently depending on our past and current circumstances. Again, it's something to think about. How do you see the world? How do your friends and family see it?
There is so much to think about with this movie. I'm sure I'm missing many other things. If you haven't seen it, you definitely should. Until next time, happy movieing!!
I watched it once last week, but my husband wasn't at home, so we are watching it again tonight. It is a scary movie, but more psychologically scary. Those are the kind of movies I like, well along with grand epics, but that's digressing. Most of the acting in the movie was pretty good, but Bryce Howard's performance as Ivy Walker really stood out. I thought she was really really good. To this point I'd not seen anything she'd been in. Hope she keeps going with her acting, she's off to a great start.
The use of music was very well done. I tend to be more musical anyway, so the score really moved me in parts and made me nervous and afraid in others. Just as a musical score is supposed to do. Well done in my opinion. Sets and costumes were well done too. Before I go on to other thoughts, I'll stop here to say this one gets a two thumbs up from me and I definitely want to check out some of the other work this director has done.
**Beware, there be spoilers ahead. If you haven't seen the movie, stop now and come back when you've seen it.**
The whole aspect of a people leaving society and forming their own little town really made me stop and think about how I react to stress and hard times. Some people meet those times head on. I tend to retreat for awhile, like if I don't think about the deadlines coming up, or the hard thing that is happening, it won't come. Then, just at the last minute I get done what needs to be done.
Then too there's the line that Ivy says, "I see the world, Lucius Hunt. Just not as you see it." Ivy, being blind, would see the world in a whole different way than others who can see. That is true for each of us. We all view the world differently depending on our past and current circumstances. Again, it's something to think about. How do you see the world? How do your friends and family see it?
There is so much to think about with this movie. I'm sure I'm missing many other things. If you haven't seen it, you definitely should. Until next time, happy movieing!!
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