Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Frank Baxter Student Choice 2: Entry 9


Frank Baxter Student Choice 2: Entry 9

Cabin in the woods.

This movie was an interesting take on modern mythical creatures. I was pleasantly surprised when the movie combined aspects of technology with magic. A technological  organization was in league with the “old gods” which were evil, they used technology similar to how the N.I.C.E institute used them in C.S. Lewis third book “Hideous Strength” Furthermore, three of these organizations existed around the world, each using mythical beings from the past that related to their own culture.

Some of the mythical beings were werewolves, spirits, zombies, to more modern ideas of horror such as clowns. This was accompanied by the technology such as creating an electronic barrier, chemicals to change attitudes, advance visual and audio recording. The whole movie was centered around a ritual that must be conducted every year to please the dark god. Overall it was a good modern attempt at retelling myths.

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