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Too smart for it's own good

posted 11 years ago by nashknight-1
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First of all, "The Corridor" is a fantastic movie. It intertwines a Lovecraftian horror, a fear of an unfathomable alien entity and an analysis of the psyche of a common man, which actually scares the fore-mentioned even more.

Let's face it, the typical horror-viewing public is a bunch of numbskulls and teenagers who just want to be entertained with some blood-spurting, well-known monster cliches and an occasional boob flash. Take that away from them and they're lost. "THIS ISN'T THAT ONE THING I KNOW! IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND I HATE IT!" is a common reaction, and ironically it demonstrates xenophobia pretty well. The part about 5 childhood friends who have grown up into fully grown individuals and realized not only that they have little in common, but that most of them are losers and *beep* makes people uneasy even more.

The whole film makes the common man uneasy and an inquisitive man excited, and I loved it for that.

It deserves a 7 because of it's obviously very limited budget but I gave it an encouraging 8.

[–] shayba75 10 years ago

Thank you. This movie had THE PERFECT elements for a true horror. I am so tired of the obvious horror cliches. I don't need everything explained to me with rediculous blood and gut spatter. Those movies aren't bad, if that's what I'm looking for. I prefer the more cerebral horror. This film delivered that. To see this group completely unravel was sheer delight. To see the manner in which they unravel was sheer horror!!!!

[–] MrBanBan 9 years ago

Hi. I agree with you on Lovecraftian themes, I even thought of Stephen Crane's Open Boat, and Blue HOtel psychological analysis.

I've never seen this in a movie before - that it actually would trigger the same response in people watching The Corridor as for those who actually went inside the Corridor. That makes it almost meta-real.

I think this movie is a statement of higher and lower consciousness, while as the higher consciousness or those people with high self esteem operate on a higher level of understanding and perception, and the others are still dealing with whatever agendas and programs they have to deal with, without seeing the big picture...

One thing I don't understand is how it demonstrates the xenophobia? Could you explain?