God this movie was spectacular. I've heard a lot about this movie being overrated after I watched it, but I loved it. The visuals are stunning, not the best but very nice. The scenes have been stuck in my head for a couple days now. It was a bit predictable, as many people really pointed out. It followed many predictable tropes but in a well executed way. It still felt enthralling to me personally. The character of the killer was also a very interesting take. I felt he could have been a bit more unsettling for the art of storytelling, however; I found that they did portray him in a very realistic yet uncanny way that I can appreciate. I'm not sure the direct of the script, because I did watch with subtitles as I do not understand Japanese. But from what I understood, the emotions were very present. This was especially apparent through speech and symbolism. The twist with the family of four being from a cult felt very random and unfinished, but overall gave it a good ending. Wonderful plot as a whole. And despite using very clearly fake bodies the death scenes still felt harsh in my soul unlike many I've seen just for the gruesomeness of the context. It felt disturbing and I could genuinely feel that as the character who experienced it carried forward. On that note, it had a wonderful setup as well. Something in the office along the notes of your art is beautiful and your concepts are good but you've clearly not been disturbed enough to make horror. The turn of fate, the way it shows the sacrifices And potential sacrifices for such an innocent seeming goal were beautiful. Overall, the visuals could have been better and some plot points could have been elaborated but it was still a wonderfully executed movie. A lot of power behind it and definitely worth a watch.
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