I didnt find any flaw. It was interesting, kept you guessing, acting was superb, moving, well shot...Cant explain this with words, easy 9 out of then.
Why is it not rated amoungst the best horror films... Especially when saw has 7+
the basis was flawed.
1) it was christian propaganda. raising a stupid question like "was she possessed or insane", which has been scientifically answered centuries ago.
2) it was even offensive to "thinking christians". unless one is one of those morons that do take the literally instead of a huge metaphor and life guide, it was an insult to christianity.
3) if they had taken 1) out of it and every single court scene, then this might have lead to something acceptable, but we already had that. it was called "the exorcist".
4) because of all that, it was impossible to suspend disbelief. if this was only about the exorcism, then you could take it as what it would suppose to be: a fantasy horror film. one can easily just accept the supernatural in a fantasy environment, but taking it to the "real world" of a court yard it becomes laughable. in reality the judge would dismiss each and every witness instantly, mock the living crap out of him, most likely even throw him out of the court after the second one, put a big ole fee for disrespecting the court on him and that would be the end of the first trial.
Ok in that sense, no it's not beliveable. But if you just think of it as a movie, it's really good. The court scenes were the most interesting for me. There is so much more than plot in a movie.
shareof course i see it as a movie, but as i said, it makes it impossible to suspend disbelief. there is just a certain level of bs that i can take in a film before it becomes unbearable.
yeah, unfortunately there is "something more" to this movie, which is right wing christian propaganda.
So the only bad thing about this movie is the plot? What about the acting, cinematography, sound design etc..
shareGet off your high horse, jerkoff. Don't speak for Christians when you're not one, and know little about them.
It doesn't matter what you find impossible to suspend, the fact is, this case DID go to court and ran its due course. Your reality is your own little fantasy
At the time of release, the commercials made it look like a very different film than it actually was.... more like an intense possession horror thing.... but the reality was there was too much trial to fit that genre, it was almost more of a legal thriller... this lead to people thinking it was boring.... I've always said it should have been called "the trial of the exorcism of Emily rose".
shareIt wasn't anti-Christian enough to please the mood of the times. That audience wants an all out attack on religion ala The Mist, Breach
shareI’m with you, it definitely deserves a higher rating. I think a big part of the problem was the marketing. People went into the theater expecting a full-blooded horror movie, and may have felt cheated. The movie also incorporates a solid and positive message of faith, which immediately gets the atheists stirred up.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a well made, thoughtful film that’s often quite frightening.