[Crewdson's] photographs have the same kind of surreal suburban imagery that we wanted for It Follows."[11]. IT cant walk through walls! but isnt it more interesting to learn this the same way Jay does by pure investigation? Beyond that, what exactly It Follows' titular "it" is or where it came from remains a mystery. So the answer that makes the most sense, thematically, is "yes." Before he leaves for good, though, he reveals that he's leaving behind a curse for her. After Jay and Hugh have sex for the first time, Hugh abandons her, and Jay learns that he's given her a terrible curse. "[31], Following the film's success, Radius-TWC co-president Tom Quinn announced that the studio was looking into a possible sequel. Mitchell intentionally creates a contrast to give his feature a timeless quality. Jay and Paul have sex. WHY?). Paul and Kelly arrive, confused as they insist no one else is in the house. At the beginning of the film, we meet Yara, hanging out on the couch with Paul and Kelly as they watch a movie (which Ill address in a moment.) I don't, however, believe that The Follower's form when it killed Greg was simply out of convenience. [36] Quinn has expressed the idea of flipping the concept of the first film around, with Jay or another protagonist going down the chain to find the origin of "it."[37]. It will perpetually be walking towards Jay's location at all times, no matter where she is. It's never stated who he is, but it seems like a pretty safe assumption that this man is Jay and Kelly's father. Jay, therefore, doesnt describe him to Kelly because she likely doesnt want to disturb her sister even more than she already is. The audience doesn't get to see the entity's initial appearance in It Followsbecause Jay doesn't, and she's the focal character. It was given a limited release in the United States on March 13[15] and a wide release on March 27[16] in 1,200 theaters. Assume our heroes are smart. Bizarrely, Jay sees him standing atop the roof, and not actively pursuing her, which is out of character. Cord phones abound! She's doomed to keep one eye out for Death, who will consistently come for her in the form of friends and strangers alike unless she passes it on to another sexual partner. The gist of the passage is basically, "And the most terrible agony may not be in the wound themselves but in knowing for certain that your soul will leave your body, and you will no longer be a person, and that this is certain. Instead, Mitchell uses it to sneak in another unexpected scare. It's never confirmed, but it's possible that Hugh, Jay, Paul, or Greg (Daniel Zovatto) passed the curse along to one or more unnamed side characters at some point to buy themselves a bit more time. No way, I dont think so. Even more impressive is the way Mitchell layers in visual complexity that offers multiple reads upon repeat viewings. Related: All 30 Forms IT Takes in Stephen King's Original Novel. Yara is that annoying friend whos ALWAYS on their phone no I am not going to explain to you what just happened during the movie youre SUPPOSED to be watching PUT YOUR DARN PHONE AWAY except wait, thats not a phone! Since everyone thats been cursed can see It, both Paul and Jay are able to see the entity and seem to have decided to try and survive the curse together. Paul reports a smashed window in the kitchen, then heads upstairs to wake Jay's sister. Why is everyone wearing a coat? The dissonance between seasons and the way characters are dressed is just another way to make you feel off for some reason you cant necessarily put your finger on. As Jay struggles to stay afloat, her friends intervene. It Follows (2014) 1.9s Oh, and Greg's mom, Parks and Recreation (2009) - S02E07 Greg Pikitis 1s I'm Greg's mom. The fact that so many viewers come away with the idea that this is clearly the message of the film means that, on some level, "sex is bad, and it will kill you" is one potential reading of the movie that we're forced to admit is a valid one. It's not only a movie about fear, or death, but also about shame. Not only that, but it reveals another layer of the movie's metaphorical stalker. This scene is very intense and is built up over the course of a few minutes as the protagonist desperately tries to prevent it. "[27] Mike Pereira of Bloody Disgusting described the film as a "creepy, mesmerizing exercise in minimalist horror" and labeled it as "a classical horror masterpiece. It's precisely because Jay doesn't see her that Hugh knows he's in serious trouble. Therefore, Paul is most likely the person that the entity is following at the end, and if he dies, then Jay is next on the list of victims. However, Greg underestimates It Follows ' scary curse, and following his death scene, the curse goes right back to Jay. In an interviewwith Yahoo, Mitchell says, "People ask me where the shell phone is, or if they can get one, more than almost anything. One other aspect of the creature that seems apparent is a sadistic side, given its tendency to take forms sure to emotionally upset its prey. Jay, unable to sleep, heads downstairs to watch TV with Paul. Horror movie fans lovers, straight-up warning you there are a lot of spoilers for It Follows (2015) in this review. Before going on her date with Hugh/Jeff, Jay is seen swimming in her backyard pool. Jay's still reeling from her own assault. Ruby Harris also portrays the entity while it is in the form of Greg's mother and Ele Bardha portrays it in the form of Jay's father. The entity's imagery as it edges towards Jay leaves a mark, but Mitchell doesn't give his heroine much of a reprieve.Jay cowers in her room, and her loved ones arrive to protect her, either from herself or her unseen foe. Therefore, we can piece together that the entity has taken on the likeness of the girls father. Some horror movies are easy to forget. A person, somewhat resembling Paul, Jay's friend and formerly unrequited lover, can be seen walking in the pair's direction down the sidewalk. Even from a far-off distance, the wide angles elicit an exposed vulnerability that builds dread. Afterwards, Jaime "Jay" Height goes on a date with her new boyfriend, Hugh, to the movies. The film doesnt go out of its way to tie things up and ends on a sinister note. I had to watch it three times before realizing Hey, wasnt she just swimming? Yes, mom? Paul and Kelly arrive, confused as they insist no one else is in the house. There's also decent evidence that Jay herself passed the curse along. This time the woman is topless but also looks to have been brutally beaten, even to the point of missing teeth and she also urinates on the floor. However, what is possibly the most sinister aspect of the murderous entity is that one is never truly safe from it. But is that all? Therefore, their relationship is not romance but more of a survival technique. Lead characters wear bathing suits in one scene and chilly fall coats in the next. Therefore, the major reason the two are together is most likely so they dont have to deal with the entity alone. That tendency may not be entirely born of sadism, as in a few cases it also seems to be trying to confuse its victim long enough to get caught. The actual death is very brief and is only onscreen . One day, death will catch you. All the TVs are either clunky CRT units from the 1980s-1990s or even older models with rabbit-ears and dials. Director of photography Mike Gioulakis said: "We're both big fans of the still photographer Gregory Crewdson and David had him in his look book from day one. The first formIt Follows' entity takes after Hugh has passed the curse on to Jay Height (Maika Monroe) is of a naked middle-aged woman. Well, the pan beyond Jays mother shows an older family photo. (Greg's Date (Pretty Girl in Car))-/5. Okay, fine, maybe late summer/early fall. It's the precise type of scene that would otherwise allow the viewer a moment to soothe their rapid pulse. Its all on purpose, though. You can't kill it, you can't reason with it, and you can run for a little while, but you can't run from it forever. Without this foreknowledge, it wouldn't have the ability to know when to appear in what form. Well, Yara mentions earlier in the film that she's reading The Idiotby Fyodor Dostoevsky, and this passage is indeed from that book. Days later, Jay sees the entity in the form of Greg walking towards Greg's house, smashing a window at Greg's house and entering. Jay sees the entity having sex with a dead Greg, then flees by car and spends the night outdoors. In an interview with Digital Spy, Mitchell says, "I'm not personally that interested in where 'it' comes from. This scene is one of the most horrifying of the movie, so visceral, so brutal, so disturbed and so difficult to mention that after my boyfriend and I walked out of the movie for the first time, we didn't even talk about it for most of our conversation. It was the so-upset-I-feel-sick kind of . The film masterfully follows a less is more format that leaves a lot unsaid but tells the audience just enough to make for a truly unsettling experience. Featured as forms of the entity are Ingrid Mortimer, Alexyss Spradlin, Mike Lanier, and Don Hails. Upon realizing that the entity has a physical body and is not just a. Perhaps the coolest thing about It Followsis just how little lore there is and how the ending leaves you with so many ambiguities. Thats a brand-spanking-new Cadillac from the 1970s. The set further disorients with decor from various eras- unconventional and made-up technology clashes with retro televisions that play '50s sci-fi features. At the beginning of the film, a young woman runs out of her house wearing a pair of heels, short-shorts, and a tank top. If it's about trauma, the trauma is still with them. And in the universe of It Follows, you are LITERALLY forced to meet your maker in the most terrifying way possible. Bizarrely, Jay sees him standing atop the roof, and not actively pursuing her, which is out of character. Subtle shifts in seasons and time subconsciously unsettle as viewers cannot place when and where the narrative takes place. A teenage boy is murdered by the central antagonist, while it takes the form of his mother. Greg wants to see Jay but is told that she is in her room with the door locked. Shortly after he gets the curse, there's a scene when Greg is hanging out and flirting with a group of girls. Jay responds, "I don't want to tell you." Where did the entity come from, and is it gone forever? Did you also notice that again, except for the last shot of her in Jays bedroom, her mother is always day drinking? Everything they watch on TV is either a vintage-era cartoon or a 1950s black-and-white monster movie. A common criticism of It Follows is that the monster isn't particularly threatening, relative to other horror movie baddies. After Jay has slept with Greg, a ball is seen bouncing from the direction of Jay's house towards Greg's house. But not only this: it's the shame that follows you for the rest of your life, that shame reminding you that death is always around the corner, closer, closer. However, she continues to cross the street, then loops back around to her house. For most of the film, Jay is directly targeted by It until Greg, skeptical of the danger, has sex with her. Firing blindly into the pool, Paul manages to shoot the creature again in the head, and this time, it stays dead. In this edition: It Follows uses wide angles and a disorienting setting to unsettle before delivering a one-two punch scare for the ages. She approaches the pool and sees no body, but a mist of blood. Eventually, Paul is able to shoot it, and they run away. We simply don't know what this thing can do and can't do, as the film is unconcerned with dumping exposition to inoculate itself against this form of "plot hole"-centric film criticism, opting instead to keep the monster unknowable and mysterious, for good and for ill. . A young woman named Annie flees from her house in fear, but there is no visible threat. With a minimalist approach to storytelling, the success ofIt Followsas a compelling horror film owes much to Mitchell's use of wide shots and distinct visual style and production design. How long before we get It Follows 3: Pool Warriors? Finally, when Jay sees Greg dying, the motif on her T-shirt, a blonde girl and a ball, is seen clearly. It bears many similarities to one, but part of the reason It Follows works so well is that so little information is given about how the creature at its center functions. It Follows (2014) 3 Rated-ARRR 8 yr. ago It was a really good movie. It's Yara, half-asleep and perplexed by the uproar. Let's run down the evidence for each one. When she first exits the house it appears to be, based off her dress and the lush green grass/trees behind her, summer. The score was composed by Rich Vreeland, better known as Disasterpeace. Maybe sometimes it disappears for months, and other times it shows up everywhere you go, appearing suddenly and without warning. This includes furniture, decor, and wallpaper. We imagine that would be a movie called Follow It, which would presumably tell the story of Jay working her way up the chain, trying to track down the originator of the curse. Highly disturbed, Jay's friends agree to spend the night to keep her company. In that time, Michael has written over 2000 articles for the site, first working solely as a news writer, then later as a senior writer and associate news editor. From Greg's death, we know that the Follower finds you, and then brutally rapes and murders you. Jay leaves in abject terror.Up until this point, the entity only appeared from a safe distance. To prove his point, he shows her a naked woman that has mysteriously appeared in the distance and keeps walking towards them relentlessly. What answer makes the most sense, given what the film is actually about and what the monster represents? It Follows - whichconnects back to the original Evil Dead in a subtle way - ends on an ambiguous note, as it's unclear if Jay managed to truly defeat the entity. Lets go! However, this cant all be attributed to romance, and some very sinister factors have pushed them together. A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter. If they tell you what that is all a story is about, they are very definitely wrong." Even if you try to solve it. When she comes around, Hugh tells her that by having sex, he has passed a curse on to her and that It will now follow her around. See? Fear? Hence, the film ends with Jeff alive but, like everyone else who is cursed, living in constant fear of being attacked by It. "Why don't they drive to Mexico?" I don't know if this explanation makes The Follower MORE or LESS horrifying for you. Yara stands relaxed and sleepily in the doorway of Jay's bedroom, inquiring about the commotion. Next:Every Form IT Takes in the 1990 Miniseries. Written By Rohan Patil It Follows is an American supernatural psychological horror film which released in 2014. From the moment Jay's neighbor Greg began offering her help, it was clear he was attracted to her. The next morning, she is found brutally murdered, with her leg twisted and snapped at an unnatural angle. Mitchell intentionally creates a contrast to give his feature a timeless quality. Jeff initially explains to Jay that It often appears as loved ones in order to catch its victims unaware. [19] The film made its international debut in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2015, where it earned $573,290 (371,142) on 190 screens for the #8 position. Upon sleeping together, Hugh incapacitates Jay, takes her to an abandoned lot, and explains the rules of the deadly curse he's just inflicted upon her. That ends when It Follows' residentstalkerwalks up behind Jay on the beach, disguised as her friend Yara. This synopsis of It Follows covers all the scary moments fans didnt catch. While explaining the death curse rules, Hugh points out a naked woman approaching in the distance, at a slow but steady clip. Club said, "Despite all the fun-to-unpack ideas swirling around Mitchell's premise, this is first and foremost a showcase for his considerable talents as a widescreen visual stylist, which are most apparent in the movie's deftly choreographed, virtuoso 360 pans. The worst thing is that it is certain.". The only evidence we have of Paul transmitting the curse comes in the closing minutes of the film, when he slowly drives past a pair of sex workers, showing that Paul is at least considering the possibility, whether or not he actually follows through. Same man, basically same age, but shes a child. The music crescendos with a pulsing beat, signaling that a scare looms near. For example, before Greg's death, it appeared as Greg to fool Jay for as much time as possible, and also to break his window and enter his house. After their plan to electrocute their tormentor fails, Jay has sex with Paul, and the film ends with her seemingly shielded by him (for the time being). It's then that we enter into the film's thrilling and terrifying climax. 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It Follows Spoiler Bomb: The Director Explains All Those Twists and Shocks By Kyle Buchanan Photo: RADiUS/TWC It Follows has quickly become the horror hit of the year, expanding into over 1,200. It certainly makes it more horrifying for me. Even from a far-off distance, the wide angles elicit an exposed vulnerability that builds dread. Mr. Greg remains skeptical of the whole situation and eventually has sex with Jay. All of this, combined with carefully choreographed terror that can come from anywhere in the wide-open spaces, induces agoraphobic dread.It works to set the mood for the film's biggest scare, a terrifying scene that delivers not one but two potent scares without a second to spare for the audience to catch their breath. visual effects supervisor (uncredited) Stunts . Paul and Kelly immediately drop their guard, and the ominous score stops for a fleeting instant. That IT has a physical body. But when it finally has you cornered, it takes on its final form. We know that the entity sometimes impersonates the loved ones of its victims, so who is It impersonating here? It Follows is a 2014 psychological supernatural horror film that centers on a mysterious entity that relentlessly follows its victims. There are many examples of the different forms it takes on, and you can interpret the purpose of each one however you want. A demon, perhaps, but it doesn't take a film student at Tisch to see that The Follower (as I'll call it) is a metaphor for something. And what does that tell us? Despite not having any hard evidence of this creature's existence, Jay's friends decide to believe her story and band together to come up with a plan to kill this monster once and for all. One potential way to read the events of the film is thatIt Followsis about the inevitability of death. In the films many tense moments, a lot of clues are sprinkled into the background that help make sense of the ominous ending. This is what made me look for more anachronisms throughout the film and oh boy there are a lot. We know that the entity is not a ghost and has a physical form. A slow-burning scene from the atmospheric horror film "It Follows" (2014).http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/Subscribe for more powerful, inventive, and art. By relying on her support structure, Jay's friends help carry the burden of her curse, unlike Hugh, who tries to go it alone and ends up passing his trauma along to someone else. as a compelling horror film owes much to Mitchell's use of wide shots and distinct visual style and production design. Heres why: In the final pool scene, the ending of the movie, Jay spots IT coming towards her. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. She takes her parents' car and drives to the beach, where she tearfully tells her father over the phone that she loves him. IT is not a ghost; IT can make noise and cant walk through walls. Inside the house, Jay sees a disheveled, urinating, half-naked woman walking toward her and runs upstairs to the others, who cannot see the entity. [20] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 95% approval rating and a rating average score of 8.10/10, based on 270 reviews. A ghost? Finally, she convinces her sister Kelly and their friends of the danger, and they take shelter in her neighbor Gregs lakeside hideout. And given that he isn't actually in the rest of the film, the odds are likely that he's either divorced from their mother or dead. Menu. It Follows: Plot Summary College student Jay begins dating Hugh, a sweet but strange boy. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Both ask, "How do you spend your life when you know that death is inevitable? By passing it along and abusing someone else. The moment of relief gets punctuated by a music sting and the startling appearance of a tall man from the darkened room just behind Yara. It's been a core element of horror films like John Carpenter'sHalloween and theFriday the 13thmovies for so long that nowadays, this trope rarely appears unironically. ", In terms of sequel concepts, Tom Quinn co-president of one of the film's distributors said he'd want to "flip the title" in a sequel. In the distance, a figure slowly approaches from behind. With that in mind, let's talk about some other themes that It Follows has on its mind, beyond just sex. Additionally, we see Kelly throw a sheet over the entity in the films climax so that Paul can see exactly where it is. Or to think of it another way, when it catches you, you die. We probably don't need to guess what she wanted from the guys on board. On another date, Hugh and Jay have sex in his car, but afterwards, he incapacitates Jay with chloroform and she wakes up tied to a wheelchair. So Yara's quote clearly demonstrates how both these works have mortality on their mind. It's the precise type of scene that would otherwise allow the viewer a moment to soothe their rapid pulse. It kicks in again as an almost unnaturally tall figure emerges from the dark behind Yara. Other horror movies make an impression. Of course, that's much debate about whether the entity is even a demon. Jay cowers in her room, and her loved ones arrive to protect her, either from herself or her unseen foe. In a way, it's a fair question. That night, Paul drives through town, passing prostitutes. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. And then, once death has you, you're forced to meet your maker. Sure, we've just spent a long time explaining as much about this film as we could, but there are some questions that are better left unanswered. What's one way that you can temporarily gain freedom from this monster? And it works. However, three days later, he ends up dead. The movie is written and helmed by David Robert Mitchell. 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