2. Movies Lit By Flashlight?
See, the 1999 film was all jerky handheld cameras, flashlights and a whole lot of dark where things could (and sometimes did) jump out at you. Some have criticized the fact that we never see the witch. But, she is there in the shadows waiting. That’s the whole point. And Adam Wingard has gone on record saying that he wanted to follow that same approach. So, no movie lights, but rather a film with a whole lot of flashlights, campfires and chinks of light creeping in. The dark surrounds James and his friends. And gradually, they get drawn deeper and deeper into those woods and the darkness, eventually stumbling onto the witch’s house and into the heart of the mystery of Heather’s disappearance. No spoilers here. But be prepared to be scared witless.
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