I saw a movie on my own today for the first time in ages. It's been the case lately that I couldn't afford to, or nothing fit my schedule, or nothing I could get to was appealing. (Mostly the latter. Movies have been CRAP lately.) But today I had a couple bucks, I didn't have to work, and I suckered myself into seeing The Mist.
If you haven't heard of it - I barely watch any TV, so I have no idea what kind of promotional campaign it's gotten - it's based on a Stephen King novella about a bunch of people who get trapped in a supermarket by a thick mist with things in it.
Yeah, I know. Cheese central, right? The set-up is a cliché, the mist shrouding the store and making it impossible to see eighteen inches ahead is not original, and I know I don't need to tell you about the storm that cut off all sources of communication with the outside world.
It's a good thing, then, that the movie isn't nearly as interested in its monster story as it is in exploring the sociological drama that forms as the situation wears on with no sign of anyone coming to the rescue.
I am a total sucker for stuff like that. I love stories about people and how they work and what they do, and this one isn't shy. It doesn't pull any punches about the kinds of things that happen when you get a bunch of scared people trapped together without any reason to hope that everything will turn out okay. It started out kinda slow, and I got a few unintentional laughs along the way, but by a third of the way into the movie, I was riveted.
You should see this movie. I can't tell you the best reason why. Just telling you that there IS a best reason why is telling you too much. Please just trust me.
( Not specifically spoilery, but if you plan to see the movie it might be more than you want to know going in. )
( This bit, on the other hand, IS spoilery. It is so spoilery that I am including a bunch of asterisks to scroll through before and after it to minimize the chance of accidentally reading it. DO NOT READ UNDER THIS CUT IF YOU INTEND TO SEE THIS MOVIE. )
Again: Go see it. Avoid spoilers. Trust me.
If you haven't heard of it - I barely watch any TV, so I have no idea what kind of promotional campaign it's gotten - it's based on a Stephen King novella about a bunch of people who get trapped in a supermarket by a thick mist with things in it.
Yeah, I know. Cheese central, right? The set-up is a cliché, the mist shrouding the store and making it impossible to see eighteen inches ahead is not original, and I know I don't need to tell you about the storm that cut off all sources of communication with the outside world.
It's a good thing, then, that the movie isn't nearly as interested in its monster story as it is in exploring the sociological drama that forms as the situation wears on with no sign of anyone coming to the rescue.
I am a total sucker for stuff like that. I love stories about people and how they work and what they do, and this one isn't shy. It doesn't pull any punches about the kinds of things that happen when you get a bunch of scared people trapped together without any reason to hope that everything will turn out okay. It started out kinda slow, and I got a few unintentional laughs along the way, but by a third of the way into the movie, I was riveted.
You should see this movie. I can't tell you the best reason why. Just telling you that there IS a best reason why is telling you too much. Please just trust me.
( Not specifically spoilery, but if you plan to see the movie it might be more than you want to know going in. )
( This bit, on the other hand, IS spoilery. It is so spoilery that I am including a bunch of asterisks to scroll through before and after it to minimize the chance of accidentally reading it. DO NOT READ UNDER THIS CUT IF YOU INTEND TO SEE THIS MOVIE. )
Again: Go see it. Avoid spoilers. Trust me.
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