by Jonathan Klotz
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At the height of the found footage craze, low-budget horror films were able to use this technique to tell innovative stories, as in Paranormal activity or cloverfield, Or taking a classic horror story and making it feel new again. 2008 quarantine It uses found footage through the eyes of a news crew to put you at the center of a zombie outbreak, making an old-school survival story feel different just by changing perspective. Found footage isn't a popular format today, and it's debatable how old films of that era are, but a few are worth watching today, including RECthe Spanish-language film that was remade by Hollywood quarantine.
There is nowhere to run
quarantine It begins with news crew Angela, reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) and Scott, a photographer (Steve Harris), follows firefighters as they respond to a call in an apartment building that looks suspiciously like rabies. An old woman infected with a mysterious virus attacks the group, which now includes two police officers, before being shot down. We soon see the building's exits, including all the windows, sealed off by the CDC in first-person perspective, turning the act of plastic wrap into a terrifying death sentence.
The numbers of infected people begin to increase and there is nowhere to escape, resulting in most of them dying quarantine Jump scares and a majority of kills. An attempt to escape the building results in a sniper taking out the occupant, forcing the survivors to try to find a way out, which is a bit complicated. The end result robs the film of some of its horror by revealing too much about the origin of the infection in a textbook example of why it's best to leave the audience wanting more.
A relic of a bygone era
It's impossible to talk about quarantine Not to mention the original movie RECone of the most successful Spanish horror films of all time. Darker than the English-language remake and with better pacing, the original is still considered one of the best found footage films ever made. It continued for three more parts, branching out into elaborate myths that ended up including a Vatican conspiracy.
quarantineOn the other hand, it had one sequel, Quarantine 2: Station, He was set on a plane before he died. Although the original film is superior, the Hollywood remake is better than most low-budget horror films found in that era, despite a weak plot and a faltering third act. In theaters, the film grossed $41 million, making it a success considering its low production budget.
Found footage films are few and far between today, especially with the diminishing returns of the Paranormal Activity series, which has turned into films like quarantine To traces of a bygone era in popular culture. It is also an example of a time when Hollywood felt the need to remake foreign films, e.g. The ring or Hatredcompared to today when you like movies Train to Busan They are allowed to hit My neighbor. Zombie movies have been around for over 60 years, dating back to the science fiction era Day of the Triffidsand it takes a lot to stand out, but a first-person shooter with nowhere to run is definitely something different.
quarantine Available on video on demand via YouTube, Amazon Prime Videoand Apple TV.
