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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
It's been a while since I brought a series to these parts and I've been catching up with some I had on the waiting list, time is not enough to see everything we would like. This time it was FROM's turn, a horror series which has the blessing of the master of the genre Stephen King himself, for what it's worth. I came to it by mere recommendation and I must say, and it is already an advance, that the levels of hooking I have are not very normal. It is a very disturbing story, addictive and that from minute one keeps you in a latent expectation; you do not stop wondering why the things you see and happen there.
And I ask you, what would you do if you arrive at a place, a town in this case, from which you cannot leave? - You will tell me that with a pair of legs or a car everything is possible but there you are wrong, we are in a place apparently disconnected from everything known where reality is a little strange. I usually like horror series more than the movies themselves, I imagine it is because having more time to develop it is possible that things come out better and achieve the desired effect; briefly I can tell you that this story is a psychological thriller taken to terror where the source of everything is unknown because you do not know if it is paranormal, human, alien, monstrous and a long etc.. But well, let's talk then about what is this great series that is turning heads.
This plot begins with the Matthews family who were taking a trip in their motor home. Everything was going well until out of nowhere they get a tree stuck in the middle of the road that forces them to detour the road until they fall into a remote, sinister and abandoned town. The vibes of that place are not the healthiest but even so they enter to seek help and get back on the road, what they do not know is that they cannot get out of that town, no matter how hard they try and no matter how convinced they are of wanting to find the exit, it will not be possible to find it. With this, the mental and reasoning games begin and there is no logic in what is happening, in fact there is no sense at all in that place.
With the passage of time this family has no choice but to stay in that place, a little against their will, but with the help of Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau) the sheriff of that town, they decide to come to their senses and agree to stay but not before hearing everything that plagues that place. Being surrounded by a prominent forest, the locals claim that once the sun sets terrifying creatures come out of it, so the only protection is to lock themselves in their homes, secure doors and windows and very important, use a talisman in each house, all this until dawn. Obviously it is hard to believe until they live it in the flesh. In spite of everything, the people who live there try to maintain an artificial normality while resisting these creatures and mental exhaustion.
When I start watching a horror production I always do it with skepticism because it is a very complicated genre, I have always said it, and that is that making the viewer have the feelings that surely the creators and writers expect is not very easy to do. What are those feelings? - Well, uncertainty, tension, disappointment, intrigue and if the work is top, fear. I have experienced them all at least once with this series, in greater or lesser intensity, but I assure you that throughout the episodes they are present. This undoubtedly makes it not a boring story, in no sense is it, on the contrary it is one that in its ten chapters keeps you screwed to the chair.
What makes this series what it is without a doubt is the absolute ignorance of what surrounds you, that is, it is very likely that the answers are in the noses of all the inhabitants but because of the fear and distrust of not knowing what is beyond the trees they are not able to find them. That is the real game, it seems like a kind of experiment in which it is possible to measure how far the mind can go to the point of a possible collapse. In fact in the series we see a bit of this, how mental fragility can lead people to make decisions that are paid with a high price. And all this covered by a terrifying veil where these creatures and other inexplicable things mercilessly stalk everyone.
Terror can be represented in many ways, in this town we can see it made fear in people, through the creatures that night after night seek to enter the houses watching you through the windows and getting used to live locked up. As I said, it is a very well done thriller that encompasses all these fears and manages to capture them on the screen giving rise to scenes that may give you a slight scare, or disconcert you or make you realize how precious freedom and having a "normal" life is. There are some very good dialogues, the cinematography is also of quality since it is made so that everything is within the defeatist and hopeless context, in short, a surprisingly well made product.
The characters are very diverse where all or almost all of them have gone through complicated situations in this small town. The sheriff played by Harold Perrineau is the person who tries to keep everything together and in order despite carrying a giant emotional burden, the guilt is something that eats away at him day by day. Very top notch character. The good thing about this series is that they are all protagonists, I don't see any secondary characters, they all contribute something to the plot, they are relevant in several things so there is always something going on. Without lying to you we are talking about at least 12 characters which all have a degree of key importance in the development of this story.
This plot deserves a solid 8.5/10. It is one of the best I have seen this year in this genre because it has it all, a disturbing plot, good performances, well done and well done scenes and not that I get carried away by this but if Stephen King himself gives his approval is because it is really worth it. You can watch it on HBO, it has a second season which is already on air so do like me and watch the first one and then jump to the second one. 10 episodes of 50 minutes approximately. Here is the trailer.
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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
***Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡Hugs to all, see you all in the next one!


