Entering about 20 minutes duration, when the character in Marrowbone first encounters a mysterious event, one of the spectators says, "Nah, start this, start". An expression of relief because the appearance of ghosts does not appear. Fair expression, especially if you expect to be treated to the concept of the haunted house according to the formula. But for audiences who pay more attention, or know that Sergio G. Sanchez's directorial debut (previously written on The Orphanage and The Impossible) features drama, the terror has been going on for a while. The terror was named grief, which tested the family ties of four Marrowbone brothers, Jack (George MacKay), Billy (Charlie Heaton), Jane (Mia Goth), and Sam (Matthew Stagg) are forced to keep their mother's death secret so as to live together as a matter of law and the pursuit of the father. What father did was immediately described, except the statement of how cruel he was. Participating in the Marrowbone family life is Allie (Anya Taylor-Joy) who quickly captivated Jack, the eldest. The occurrence of an event brings its path to jump forward six months when invisible beings have haunted the life of his character.
Marrowbone is not just about frightening, precisely not through the "traditional" way. In the vacuum of space and white cloth wrapped in a rigid mirror, Sergio G. Sanchez sparked fear of nothingness and ignorance. Without knowing the exact form, the audience was made sure that the terrifying figure was ready to ambush from behind the dark corners of the Marrowbone house, thanks to Xavi Gimenez's cinematography, had a tense atmosphere. Unfortunately, when Sergio started showing ghosts albeit a bit, the atmospheric charm of the film was somewhat evaporated. Jump scare that counts occasionally jerked fingers, accompanied by a surprising sound plus scoring "hunt" ala old thriller made by Fernando Velazquez.
Events before the jump time flow, ghost disturbances, deeds of the father, all stored up to third act, including through the existence of a twist. If you like horror, certainly not hard to guess the direction. But rather than "how surprising", it is more important to notice how clever the scriptwriter spreads the subtle clues in order to surprise her unimpressed lie. There the script is quite successful, because once the facts are revealed, the seemingly trivial things begin to interconnect to form meaning, even though the prepared answers include the easy-to-use, exploit condition that often becomes a horror / thriller shortcut explaining the series of irregularities.
Feels special when the twist, even all elements of horror are used to represent themes such as grief and regret in the family. Sergio's scenario is beautifully written, catapulting the peak of emotion as the veil of truth unfolds, where every endless horror contains more meaning. Sergio realized that the substance of drama and horror are intertwined. If drama is composed of dynamics involving negative emotions (sad, angry, fearful), then horror translates those emotions into spooky things. Marrowbone marries both, generating horror with a heart that balances supernatural terror and touching family stories, The four main actors are equally solid. MacKay appeared convincing as a youth with loads of loads that gradually doubled due to pressure to become the head of the family. Goth as Jane no less problematic, so fragile let alone coupled her eyes. Heaton dared to fight the typecast after the two seasons of Stranger Things, playing Billy who was more "hot" than his siblings. While Stagg, though the youngest is often bridged distribution of feelings of the film to the audience. The chemistry of the four of them is very strong, so it will be difficult to hold back when Marrowbone displays his last shot.
RATING (6/10)
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RATING (6/10)
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