Insidious is another Horror, Thriller film which is the same genre as ours. The female protagonist in our film, Willow first begins to be relatable to one of the main characters from Insidious, Dalton, a young boy who becomes a victim to an evil spirit trying to kill, and take over his body and similarly, Willow is being hunted by certain individuals who want to kill her. However, as we unravel the story we find out that Willow is in fact the antagonist of the film because of her criminal past of torturing and eventually murdering innocent victims who turn out to be her hunters. The films certificate is a 15 equal to ours because of the contence of violence and intense horror.
DVD Cover
Plot: A young boy Dalton, falls into a coma where doctors are unable to find the causes. As they began exploring the paranormal world, and in their attempt to rediscover the past they realise that this is what they have to do to get their son back.
Certificate: 15, contains violence, terror and frightening images and brief strong language.
Advertising: Theatrical Poster- The theatrical poster for Insidious shows the young boy, Dalton, who the whole storyline based on. The poster is under exposed and the the only colour which stands out is the blood red colour on the 'SI' of INSIDIOUS. In the boys eye, you see the word 'Insidious' which suggests that there is evil is inside the boy. 'Insidious' is written on it's side implying uncertainty and confusion which is what the audience will feel as the continue watching the film.
We also see the house in the back ground which immediately tells us that the film is based in the house and that is where the evil will be preparing the audience.
This is a very effective poster for a horror thriller film as it immediately tells the audience to be afraid of the boy as they will expect him to be evil. However, as you actually begin to watch the film we see that the boy isn't the antagonist of the film, he is the victim. When the audience watch the film it will change their perspective of the boy making them feel compelled to watch it.
Film Reviews:
Insidious was a huge success and was the most profitable film of 2011 in terms of cost-to-gross ratio.
Rotten Tomato's- 67% fresh rating.
Roger Ebert, an American film critic -'Insidious is a very scary and very fun haunted house thrill ride.'
Steve O'Brain from WCBS-FM- Most terrifying film since 'The Exorcist'.
Official Trailer-
In the trailer, you see clips from the film but in between they cut to the title of the film: 'Insidious' and the 'SI' is swapped back-to-front saying 'is Insidious' and 'insidious is' which tells you that there is something bad within the film but without making it very obvious. The scenes at the beginning of the trailer show the build up to the main part of the story and as the trailer progresses it builds tension by gradually by showing more and more of the dramatic, horror scenes rather than the ones telling the basic story which makes views want to know more about the film. This would be similar to our film trailer (if we were to make one) because we would want to build the tension in the story as it progresses for a big, unforgettable ending. We want our viewers to be frightened and scared and question what will happen at the end of the film instead of working out what is going to happen at the beginning of the film. In the trailer you also hear a clock ticking which gets louder and louder as the trailer progresses which build tension until it stops and the build up of the film is shown. But only briefly so that the audience doesn't see too much of the film so they will want to know what the full storyline is.
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