Some similar films include:
- The Butterfly Effect
- Trainspotting
- Pulp Fiction
- The Ring
- Thirteen
The Butterfly Effect:
Storyline
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick.
Characters
The film includes the main character (Evan Treborn) at 3 stages in his life, at seven, thirteen and in adulthood. He is shown more in his adulthood looking back at his younger years as he suffers from flashbacks and memory loss and when he finds his diary he tries to change the past and what happened but his retains his mind in the present. Before he tried to change his past, he is smart, studying psychology at college. He is the main character throughout. The other main character is his love interest from a very young age, we see her as a different type of character in each flashback and age due to what has previously happened. However as a young child/teenager she was seen as shy and timid however she had a rebellious side to her, she doesn't wear make up often and has a natural look to her.
Mise-en-scene/Cinematography
The lighting changes throughout the film, if someone bad is happening then the colour palette would be more blue and dark whereas in normal day life it is normal colours however a dirty gritty filter can sometimes be added. If he is panicking, he is usually in a blue colour palatte and a dark background. Not much make up is used as it is a psychological film and it is working through your mind rather than trying to scare you through make up and costume. Usually the props used are what you use in everyday life so nothing looks abnormal. When he is having a flashback, it is edited as the words he is reading start to shuffle and move as if we are moving in time with him.
Review:
On IMDB, The Butterfly Effect received 7.7/10 on rating. It had made $96,060,858 in box office. It was nominated for 3 awards and won one. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Insidious:
Storyline
A family in search of help for their son, Dalton, who fell into a coma after a mysterious incident in the attic. Little do they know that there is much more to this endless sleep than meets the eye as they explore the paranormal, and rediscover the past; the key to getting their son back once and for all.
Character
The young boy in the film, Dalton, rarely speaks, he is possessed and his family do not know how. His father, who had the same condition when he was younger, but unaware and his mother are in search of wanting to 'cure' him; both of the characters are nervous and worried however they neglected their son for a short while and let him wander off when they was sorting the house out. The woman who helps them in the end, is older than you'd expect and is quite temperamental as you would be scared of her because she is an intimidating character.
Mise-en-scene/Cinematography
The film is based in a house which is old and they have only just recently moved into, it's not in a suburban area but far away from other houses. The colours used are red, black, white which all have connotations of blood, danger etc. Iconography has been used such as an old grandfather clock, photographs. It is a dark and gloomy atmosphere throughout due to the low-key lighting. The rooms in the house are ideal and look like everyday rooms which you would be in a house making the area look innocent and as if nothing would happen. The mother in the film wears minimal make up and looks natural as the dad looks normal too, just like all the human characters however the demon character has a costume and make up for effect and it makes the audience know that they're not meant to be there.
Review:
On IMBD, Insidious received the rating 6.8/10. It had made $97,009,150 in box office. It was nominated for 8 awards and won 2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591095/
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