Before I start I must say I love the first movie, great story and acting. Normally I dislike the amateur camera story telling, but the camera shots were well handled and was only distorted when the theme calls for it which fuse well with the dramatic ending.
I really don't believe this movie (the sequel) deserves all the negative reviews and here is why.
From a technical perspective, I thought the cinematography was superb, lots of beautiful artistic shots adding to the mood of the movie. The build up of hopelessness and dread, it lays solid foundation to the climatic ending. I was expecting something similar to the last movie but the change was quite refreshing.
In terms of acting, Ashley Bell did a terrific job as a terrorized girl with no one to trust and no where to turn.
Granted the story is simple on the surface and shot with many of the "jump from behind" scene to startle the viewer. It may seem like "god" has forsaken Nil as she was chased by the demon throughout the film and finally the ones who was suppose to help her tries to kill her as they realize they are no match for the demon's power (clearly no one is looking out for Nil). The ending is non-traditional where Evil wins over good, but is the "good" deserving? (Girls watching YouTube videos to makes fun of Nil, the Order whom tries to kill Nil when they are frightened by the demon's power, the care taker is perhaps the only one none deserving of his fate)
This type of ending is more frequent in Japanese horror where the dark force cannot be conquered by man and shows how small we are in nature. Perhaps the slight to our all controlling north American ego and an attack on "God" failing to step up as the mighty protector is the reason behind all the negative comments placed on this film.
In summary I give a 8/10 rating to this film and looking forward to a final installment in the completion of a trilogy.
I really don't believe this movie (the sequel) deserves all the negative reviews and here is why.
From a technical perspective, I thought the cinematography was superb, lots of beautiful artistic shots adding to the mood of the movie. The build up of hopelessness and dread, it lays solid foundation to the climatic ending. I was expecting something similar to the last movie but the change was quite refreshing.
In terms of acting, Ashley Bell did a terrific job as a terrorized girl with no one to trust and no where to turn.
Granted the story is simple on the surface and shot with many of the "jump from behind" scene to startle the viewer. It may seem like "god" has forsaken Nil as she was chased by the demon throughout the film and finally the ones who was suppose to help her tries to kill her as they realize they are no match for the demon's power (clearly no one is looking out for Nil). The ending is non-traditional where Evil wins over good, but is the "good" deserving? (Girls watching YouTube videos to makes fun of Nil, the Order whom tries to kill Nil when they are frightened by the demon's power, the care taker is perhaps the only one none deserving of his fate)
This type of ending is more frequent in Japanese horror where the dark force cannot be conquered by man and shows how small we are in nature. Perhaps the slight to our all controlling north American ego and an attack on "God" failing to step up as the mighty protector is the reason behind all the negative comments placed on this film.
In summary I give a 8/10 rating to this film and looking forward to a final installment in the completion of a trilogy.