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"Gerald's Game" || When Hopes of Spicing Up Their Marriage Gone Wrong [WARNING: May Contain Minor Spoilers]@tegoshei1680d
I watched around three different movies yesterday and of course, they're all under the horror or psychological thriller genre. One of them is "Gerald's Game" which is based on Stephen King's novel and directed by Mike Flanagan. Well, these two are really amazing in their works, so I have high hopes. *haha*
As in the description on my title suggests, the story is about a couple who has been having problems related to their marriage, particularly their sex life.
For some reasons, Gerald, the husband, couldn't get it up without drinking some medicine. They have been abstaining which somehow is affecting their relationship. Perhaps, improving their sexual intimacy would help them. In order to spice things up, he wanted to try bondage as it somehow excites him. He and his wife Jessie then went to remote lake house to spend some time together with the hope of saving their marriage.
While they were in the middle of their bondage play *(Jessie was handcuffed while Gerald was kind of role playing)*, Jessie found it very uncomfortable and wanted to stop. However, they ended up being in an argument which resulted to Gerald having a cardiac arrest leaving Jessie alone handcuffed to their bed frame in the lake house which is in the middle of nowhere. And this is where the emotional, mental and physical challenges of survival starts for Jessie.
[VIDEO SOURCE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twbGU2CqqQU)
Above is the official Netflix trailer of the said movie. And as you've noticed, Jessie also had quite a past that she has somehow hidden or secretly struggled with... and every moment of that hidden past came back to haunt her as she tries to survive the situation she's currently in.
The plot or the setting might be too simple or maybe boring for some, but I actually enjoyed it. I admire how a simple setting was able to tell quite a lot. There weren't any jump scare *(at least for me)*, but the situation was creepy. The dog... the moonlight monster were so disturbing that they're making me a bit nauseous.
The psychological part of the story was amazing, though. The hallucinations were so believable... persuasive, even. It really showed how someone who is suffering from some mental distress is feeling and experiencing. It was scary in some sense that you wouldn't dare want to experience it.
In addition, the transition between the past and the present was also pretty commendable. It might be a bit confusing, but if you focus on the story, you can actually see and pinpoint some connections.
I personally enjoyed it, especially how psychologically disturbing it was. It's amazing how a simple setting could pull off such a huge message.
If you're into psychological stuff, I recommend this movie. :) I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. And if you already did watch this film, please tell me what you think about it. :)
Thanks a lot for reading. Looking forward to your comments. <3
🎞 Фільм "Гра Джеральда" ("Gerald's Game") - це американський трилер з елементами жахів 2017 року. У ролях: Карла Гуджино, Брюс Грінвуд, К'яра Аурелія.
Цей фільм я одразу назву дуже неприємним і тому не буду його радити. Але напишу опис.
💬 Подружжя приїхало у будиночок, аби провести вікенд і внести у свої стосунки якусь родзинку та врятувати сімейне життя, в якому явно не все було гаразд. Коли вони вже у спальні, чоловік запропонував жінці прикувати її наручниками до ліжка, адже йому дуже так хотілося. Вона погодилась, хоч була не у захваті, але майже одразу у чоловіка стається сердечний приступ і він помирає. Сама жінка, прикута в наручниках, опинилася у безнадійній ситуації. Ще й через двері, які вони не зачинили, зайшов якийсь пес і почав... їсти тіло чоловіка. Весь час жінка буде марити якимись глюками, згадувати дитинство і думати, як же їй звідси вибратись. Як же закінчиться це - дивіться вже безпосередньо у фільмі.
Трейлер (англійською):
❓ Кіно дуже неприємне за своєю картинкою і змістом, єдине що, це ідея цікава. Тому не рекомендую, але якщо захочете подивитись - то будь ласка.
›Gerald's Game | Review | (ENG) (ESP)@kruznik71815d
I should start this review by saying that I am not exactly a fan of Stephen King's literature but I also recognize that many of the adaptations of his novels have been true gems of cinema such as The Shining or Carrie, but there are many others that have been under my opinion a real disaster, a clear example of it The Dark Tower.
On this occasion, King offers us a different fear, clearly psychological and plagued with dreamlike situations, that is to say, daydreams in one of his characters, a wonderful resource for making a good story.
Debo empezar esta reseña diciendo que no soy precisamente un fan de la literatura de Stephen King pero también reconozco que muchas de las adaptaciones de sus novelas han sido auténticas joyas del cine como lo son El resplandor o Carrie, pero hay otras tantas que han sido bajo mi opinión un auténtico desastre, un claro ejemplo de ello La Torre Oscura.
En esta oportunidad King nos ofrece un miedo diferente, netamente psicológico y plagado de situaciones oníricas, es decir ensoñaciones en uno de sus personajes, un recurso maravilloso para hacer una buena historia.
The film is about a couple who go to a remote house in the woods to save their marriage. Gerald, Jessie's husband and practically the only performance that we are going to see in the entire film, he decides to rescue his marriage with a sexual game by placing handcuffs on his wife. Jessie doesn't like the game and they start an argument that ends with her husband having a heart attack.
The premise may sound simple as well as terrifying. Imagine being handcuffed to a bed, away from every other human being in a house in the woods. As if that were not enough, when this couple enters the house they leave the door open and a dog begins to devour Gerald's corpse and that scene produces such a panic in Jessie that she begins to hallucinate or rather to speak with her subconscious.
La película va de una pareja que va a una casa alejada en el bosque para salvar su matrimonio. Gerald el esposo de Jessie y prácticamente las únicas actuaciones que vamos a ver en todo el film, decide rescatar su matrimonio con un juego sexual colocándole unas esposas a su mujer. El juego empieza a no agradarle a Jessie y empiezan una discusión que termina con un infarto de su esposo.
La premisa puede sonar simple a la vez que aterradora. Imagínense estar esposados a una cama, alejados de cualquier otro ser humano en una casa en el bosque. Por si fuera poco, esta pareja al entrar a la casa dejan la puerta abierta y un perro empieza a devorar al cadáver de Gerald y esa escena produce en Jessie un pánico tal que empieza a alucinar o mejor dicho a hablar con su subconsciente.
This is where things start to get interesting and we can appreciate different narrative devices in the film. Flashbacks, daydreams and a chat with her husband and with herself throughout the film, obviously all the product of her mind disturbed by the events she experienced.
There is a raw story behind all this and a very well played psychological game between the dialogues with herself and with her late husband. Things begin to emerge from the subconscious, things that Jessie did not want to accept, learning much more about who she is and what her husband was.
Aquí es donde las cosas empiezan a ponerse interesantes y podemos apreciar diferentes recursos narrativos en la película. Flashbacks, ensoñaciones y una charla con su esposo y consigo misma durante toda la película, obviamente todo producto de su mente perturbada por los acontecimientos que vivió.
Hay una historia cruda detrás de todo esto y un juego psicológico muy bien ejecutado entre los diálogos consigo misma y con su difunto esposo. Empiezan a brotar cosas del subconsciente, cosas que Jessie no deseaba aceptar aprendiendo mucho más de lo que ella es y de lo que su esposo fue.
This type of horror or thriller is very intelligent because without the need for gore and extremely shocking scenes, they have an anxiety effect on us, like a kind of subtle darkness that gradually traps us and we want to know more. King is an expert in this, he drops crumbs of history to us so that we continue to hunger for it.
Psychological terror is my favorite without a doubt, I consider it the most difficult to execute but the one that involves us the most. This story is no exception, it will slowly catch us until we wait for the long-awaited climax apart from knowing the characters intimately, their weaknesses, their fears, their anguish so it is easier to sympathize with them and understand the terror they suffer.
These types of intimate films show us that terror does not need spectacularity to achieve its mission, it is enough to get hooked on dialogues and deep knowledge of these characters that reveal an increasingly dark story.
Este tipo de terror o thriller es muy inteligente porque sin necesidad de escenas gore y extremadamente impactantes, surten un efecto de ansiedad en nosotros, como una especie de oscuridad sutil que nos va atrapando poco a poco y deseamos saber más. King es un experto en esto, nos va soltando migajas de la historia para que nosotros sigamos hambrientos de ella.
El terror psicológico es mi favorito sin lugar a dudas, considero que es el más difícil de ejecutar pero el que más nos envuelve. Esta historia no es una excepción, nos va a ir atrapando lentamente hasta esperar el tan ansiado clímax aparte de conocer íntimamente a los personajes, sus debilidades, sus miedos, sus angustias por lo que es más fácil simpatizar con ellos y entender el terror que padecen.
Este tipo de películas tan íntima nos demuestran que el terror no necesita de espectacularidad para lograr su cometido, basta con engancharnos con diálogos y con el conocimiento profundo de estos personajes que nos van revelando una historia cada vez más oscura.
Jessie's (Carla Gugino) acting was excellent, down to earth and I have no complaints about her. The terror that Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) inspires was also quite successful, not being a psychopath or anything like that, just a man with dark passions who reveals his true self.
Living next to a person and knowing that we never knew him can be a real terror. These are some of the things that we are going to appreciate in this film. Revelations of a failed marriage, of the ignorance that Jessie had about her husband but above all about herself.
The film is an introspective journey into Jessie's fears and her traumatic experiences in the past, making full sense of the psychological genre and emphasizing only the mental aspect. If we can appreciate certain touches of terrifying fantasy but that for me are not important at all and are even disposable.
Gerald's games is a highly recommended movie if you want to see something different from what is coming out in the horror scene. It is not completely innovative but it certainly has an undeniable touch of originality and is worth giving it a try.
La actuación de Jessie (Carla Gugino) fue excelente, realista y no tengo ninguna queja de ella. El terror que inspira Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) fue también bastante logrado, no siendo un psicopata ni nada por el estilo solo un hombre con pasiones oscuras que va revelando su verdadero ser.
Vivir al lado de una persona y saber que nunca la conocimos puede ser un auténtico terror. Esto es algunas de las cosas que vamos a apreciar en esta cinta. Revelaciones de un matrimonio fallido, del desconocimiento que Jessie tenia sobre su esposo pero por sobre todo sobre ella misma.
La película es un viaje introspectivo hacia los miedos de Jessie y sus experiencias traumáticas en el pasado dándole completamente sentido al género psicológico y haciendo solo énfasis en el aspecto mental. Si podremos apreciar ciertos toques de fantasía terrorífica pero que para mí no son para nada importantes e incluso son desechables.
Los juegos de Gerald es una película bastante recomendada si quieres ver algo distinto a lo que está saliendo en el panorama del terror. No es completamente innovadora pero sin lugar a dudas tiene un toque de originalidad innegable y vale la pena darle una oportunidad.
Memories are little crumbs that we leave on the way so we don't forget where we came from, but sometimes we wish to forget the way back home.
The human being is a laboratory that has not yet been explored that possesses the ability or curse of possessing a memory so wide that it can store so many memories deep within its being that it is difficult to extract each one of them and put them on the table, but that does not mean To say that they are not present and that at some point they come out to rub it to make us smile or simply relive that hell that caused us so much damage.
Those memories that we try to bury for years usually come to light in dreams or moments of great tension that turn our day into the worst Nightmare. We can control everything, but memories have control over us.
Los recuerdos son pequeñas migajas que dejamos en el camino para no olvidar por dónde venimos, pero a veces deseamos olvidar el camino regreso a casa.
El ser humano es un laboratorio aun sin recorrer que posee la habilidad o maldición de poseer una memoria tan amplia que puede guardar tantos recuerdos en lo profundo de su ser que es difícil extraer cada uno de ellos y ponerlos sobre la mesa, pero eso no quiere decir que no estén presentes y que en algún momento salgan a frote para sacarnos una sonrisa o simplemente revivir ese infierno que nos causó tanto daño.
Aquellos recuerdos que intentamos sepultar durante años suelen salir a la luz en sueños o momentos de gran tensión que vuelven nuestro día en la peor Pesadilla. Podemos controlar todo, pero los recuerdos tienen control sobre nosotros.
THE COVER WAS EDITED BY ME WITH IMAGES FROM THE FILM "GERALD’S GAME" AND IMAGES OF MY OWNERSHIP.
We tend to fall into the void when a bad memory is reborn from the deepest and that happens at critical moments or when we least expect it. Watching GERALD'S GAME brought to mind that feeling of when we are taken to the extreme or simply cornered against that wall full of thorns that we have avoided for so many years.
Gerald's Game is one of those films that shows you a slightly distorted reality and we see how human beings can bring to light all that they have stored for so many years and that overnight puts it on the table and faces his deepest demons.
Solemos caer al vacío cuando un mal recuerdo renace de lo más profundo y eso sucede en momentos críticos o cuando menos lo esperamos. Ver EL JUEGO DE GERALD me trajo a la mente esa sensación de cuando somos llevados al extremo o simplemente arrinconados contra esa pare llena de espinas que hemos evitado por tantos años.
El Juego de Gerald es un de esas películas que te muestra una realidad un poco distorsionada y vemos como el ser humano puede sacar a la luz todo eso que tiene guardado durante tantos años y que de la noche a la mañana lo pone sobre la mesa y se enfrenta a sus demonios más profundos.
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Knowing that part of our subconscious gives us the false security of what is around us and we can notice how weak we can be in unexpected situations that are out of our control.
This film shows us how the human being is subject to his past and how we can lose our minds and also how to get out of that situation that seems to have no natural return and perhaps we can lose our minds in the process.
In my next review I will talk to possible SPOILERS, but I will delve deeper into the main plot of the film and leave my thoughts on it.
Conocer esa parte de nuestro subconsciente nos da la falsa seguridad de lo que está a nuestro alrededor y podemos notar lo débiles que podemos ser ante situaciones inesperadas que se salen de nuestro control.
Esta película nos muestra como el ser humano está sujeta a su pasado y como podemos perder la cabeza y también como salir de esa situación que parece no tener un retorno natural y quizás podamos perder la cabeza en el proceso.
Es mi siguiente reseña hablaré con posibles SPOILERS, pero indagaré en lo más profundo de la trama principal de la película y dejaré mi pensamiento sobre ella.
WHAT IS THE MOVIE ABOUT?
A couple decides to take a short weekend trip to one of their summer cabins to spend some time alone where they can reactivate the flame of passion and have a moment of intimacy away from everything around them.
Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) arrive at the cabin and begin to settle in their room where everything seems to be going well, the sexual tension on the part of the husband begins to be felt, but on the part of the wife things do not go by the same tuning.
Gerald has a different night planned where he takes the initiative to propose to his wife a sexual game where some wives are part of that game. Jessie agrees, but things start to get a little weird with Gerald who seems to have a slightly out of place fantasy where submission is his fetish or fantasy.
¿DE QUÉ SE TRATA LA PELÍCULA?
Una pareja decide hacer un pequeño viaje de fin de semana a una de sus cabañas de verano a pasar un momento a solas donde puedan reactivar la llama de la pasión y tener un momento de intimidad alejados de todo lo que los rodea.
Jessie (Carla Gugino) y Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) llegan a la cabaña y comienza a instalarse en su habitación donde parece ir todo bien, la tensión sexual de parte del esposo se comienza a sentir, pero por parte de la esposa las cosas no van por la misma sintonía.
Gerald tiene planeado una noche diferente donde toma la iniciativa para proponerle a su esposa un juego sexual donde unas esposas forman parte de ese juego. Jessie acepta, pero las cosas comienzan a tornarse un poco raro con Gerald que parece tener una fantasía un poco fuera de lugar donde el sometimiento es su fetiche o fantasía.
Jessie, scared, tells him that she does not agree with the situation and that she is afraid to know that part of her wife that she did not know and that scares her. From that moment, complaints came to light, uncomfortable situations where the couple had to get out to give a clearer idea of why the relationship was dying and the sexual desire was no longer the same as years ago.
The couple begins to have a conversation where neither party wants to agree or have a neutral position, if not the opposite, they attack each other with everything that seems to have been stored for years.
When we think that things couldn't get worse, we see Gerald starting to have a heart attack due to stress and because of the Viagra that he had taken, the man falls out of bed and stops leaving all the color of ant takes a withering blow to the head killing Gerald and leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed.
The desperate wife begins to ask for help for hours, but no one responds, since they are in a cabin away from the town or from a neighbor who can help them. This situation worsens when night comes and Jessie does not know what to do with the situation and begins to lose her mind and goes into a state of shock where she loses her reason and begins to have hallucinations.
Jessie, asustada le dice que no está de acuerdo con la situación y que le da miedo conocer esa parte de su esposa que no conocía y que le da miedo. Desde ese momento salieron a la luz reclamos, situaciones incómodas donde la pareja tenían que sacar para dar una idea más claro de por qué la relación estaba muriendo y el deseo sexual ya no era el mismo de hace años.
La pareja comienza a tener una conversación donde ninguna de las partes quiere dar la razón o tener una posición neutra, si no todo lo contrario se atacan con todo lo que parece tener guardado desde hace años.
Cuando pensamos que las cosas no se podrían poner peor, vemos como Gerald comienza a tener un ataque al corazón debido al estrés y por el Viagra que se había tomado, el hombre se cae de la cama y para dejar todo color de hormiga recibe un golpe fulminante en la cabeza matando a Gerald y dejando a Jessie esposada a la cama.
La esposa desesperada comienza a pedir ayuda durante horas, pero nadie responde, ya que se encuentran en una cabaña alejada del pueblo o de algún vecino que los pueda ayudar. Está situación empeora cuando llega la noche y ya Jessie no sabe que hacer con la situación y comienza a perder la razón y entra en un estado de shock donde pierda la razón y comienza a tener alucinaciones.
The plot revolves around moments where hallucinations and the subconscious play with the mind of this woman who under despair has to find a way to fight against memories of the past that torment her again and get out of the situation in which she finds herself. It sure could end your life if you don't do something quickly. It is a 2017 American psychological horror film that uncovers a box full of pain that must be entered forever.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS
A film with only two characters and a small room that seems to be the only witness to everything that is about to happen and that leaves us with a sea of situations that will blow our minds.
Jessie starring the beautiful (Carla Gugino), we are presented with a woman who has had the bad luck of going through such difficult moments as a child that they have marked her for life and that inside she has kept so much pain that she has not He has been able to overcome that stage of his life, which has resulted in having a dead marriage. Where her self-esteem seems to be conditioned to what her husband offers her and that she has not had the opportunity to live in peace.
La trama gira alrededor de momentos donde las alucinaciones y el subconsciente juegan con la mente de esta mujer que bajo el desespero tiene que buscar la forma de luchar contra recuerdos del pasado que la atormentan nuevamente y salir de la situación en la que se encuentra que de seguro podría acabar con su vida si no hace algo rápido. Es una película estadounidense de terror psicológico de 2017 que destapa una caja llena de dolor que debe ser entrada para siempre.
HABLEMOS DE LOS PERSONAJES
Una película con solo dos personajes y uma pequeña habitación que parece ser el único testigo de todo lo que está por ocurrir y que nos deja una mar de situaciones que harán volar nuestra cabeza.
Jessie protagonizada por la bellísima (Carla Gugino), nos presentan una mujer que ha tenido la mala suerte de pasar por momentos tan difíciles de niña que la han marcado de por vida y que en su interior ha guardado tanto dolor que no ha podido superar esa etapa de su vida lo que ha traído como consecuencia tener un matrimonio muerto. Donde su autoestima parece estar acondicionado a lo que su esposo le ofrece y que no ha tenido la oportunidad de vivir tranquila.
This character is a labyrinth of emotions and we can see it in 103 minutes of the film, where that lonely and troubled personality gradually collapses, we see how she fights with her subconscious and poses situations where she believes an image of her husband where for the first time she dares to tell him what she really feels. Seeing that struggle where seeing her wife and herself in a hallucination of hers helps her get through every difficult moment during those three days that she was kept handcuffed to the bed.
The actress (Carla Gugino) plays a great role where we can see her outside of her comfort zone, but leaving a good role that we will enjoy as spectators from start to finish.
The man (Bruce Greenwood) who gives life to Gerald, gives us a moderate performance where his character is the typical man who needs to be in control of the situation and who will do whatever it takes to not feel trapped and be who decide everything that happens around you.
Este personaje es un laberinto de emociones y lo podemos ver en 103 minutos de duración de la película, donde esa personalidad solitaria y con problemas se va derrumbando poco a poco, vemos como lucha con su subconsciente y plantea situaciones donde ella crea una imagen de su esposo donde por primera vez se atreve a decirle lo que siente realmente. Ver esa lucha donde ver a su esposa y a sí misma en una alucinación la ayuda a superar cada momento difícil durante esos tres días que se mantuvo esposada a la cama.
La actriz (Carla Gugino) hace un papel estupendo donde la podemos ver fuera de su lugar de confort, pero dejando un buen papel que como espectadores disfrutaremos de inicio a final.
El señor (Bruce Greenwood) quien le da vida a Gerald, nos brinda una actuación moderada donde su personaje es el típico hombre que necesita tener el control de la situación y que hará lo que sea para no sentirse atrapado y ser quien decida todo lo que ocurre en su alrededor.
I would like to talk more about his character, but really everything revolves around Jessie who is the center of attention of the main plot, Gerald works as a bridge to give start or context to some situations that directly involve him or that it's the part of Jessie's subconscious that tells her what she thinks, but she doesn't dare to say out loud. Definitely a couple of unique characters, with a dark but interesting storyline.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GOOD AND THE BAD
THE GOOD
If you are a fan of psychological horror, this movie is for you, it is also a thriller that can generate greater tension to the viewer and moments that are not understood until you know the story of Jessie until the end.
The setting presents us with a small place referring to our head where everything happens and nothing can be ignored. His photography is dark and gives us the feeling of loneliness and emptiness that leaves open a range of situations that we could see in real life.
Me gustaría hablar más sobre su personaje, pero realmente todo gira a través de Jessie quien es el centro de atención de la trama principal, Gerald funciona como puente para darle inicio o contexto algunas situaciones que lo involucran directamente o que es la parte del subconsciente de Jessie que le dice lo que ella piensa, pero no se atreve a decir en voz alta. Definitivamente un par de personajes únicos, con una línea argumental oscura pero interesante.
HABLEMOS DE LO BUENO Y LO MALO
LO BUENO
Si eres fanático del terror psicológico está película es para ti, además es un thriller que puede general mayor tensión al espectador y momentos que no se entienden hasta que conoces la historia de Jessie hasta el final.
La ambientación nos presenta un lugar pequeño haciendo referencia a nuestra cabeza donde todo ocurre y que nada puede ser ignorado. Su fotografía es oscura y nos trasmite la sensación de soledad y vacío que deja abierto un abanico de situaciones que podríamos llegar a ver en la vida real.
Their actors do a good role, we can see chemistry with their characters and that is gratifying for the viewer. It is also an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Stephen King under the same name.
THE BAD
The plot develops slowly which makes it heavy for the viewer who expects a fast pace and everything to unfold in a single timeline. This can be tedious for some and left a bad taste in my mouth at first.
I don't want to reveal a couple of scenes or storylines that make the movie interesting, but I can tell you that one dw its characters outside of the main plot seems to be unnecessary for the movie even though I haven't read the book it feels like unnecessary filler.
MY RATING
A simple, but complete film that does not need much to get to convey the message or leave the viewer interested until the end, from my humble opinion it deserves a 7.5 / 10 although it is not bad, it has small details that do not make it worthy of a major percentage.
CHECK IT OUT
In this small space, I will make you a small invitation to watch a couple of movies that may attract your attention. I will use as source of text information taken from Wikipedia or any web page, which you can see directly if you click on the text of the SYNOSIS of each recommendation.
Sus actores hacen un buen papel, podemos ver química con sus personajes y eso es gratificante para el espectador. Además es una adaptación de la novela homónima de Stephen King bajo el mismo nombre.
LO MALO
La trama se desarrolla lentamente lo cual lo hace pesada para el espectador que espera un ritmo rápido y que todo se desarrolle en una solo línea de tiempo. Esto puede ser tedioso para algunos y dejé con un mal sabor de boca al inicio.
No quiero revelar un par de escenas o argumentos que hacen interesante a la película, pero les puedo decir que uno dw sus personajes fuera de la trama principal parece ser innecesario para la película aunque no he leído el libro se siente como un relleno innecesario.
MI CALIFICACIÓN
Una película sencilla, pero completa que no necesita mucho para llegar a transmitir el mensaje o dejar al espectador interesado hasta el final, desde mi humilde opinión merece un 7.5/10 aunque no es mala, tiene pequeños detalles que no la hacen merecedora de un mayor porcentaje.
ÉCHALE UN VISTAZO
En este pequeño espacio les haré una pequeña invitación para que vean un par de películas que quizás le pueda llamar la atención. Usaré como fuente de texto información sacada de Wikipedia o cualquier página web, la cual podrán ver directamente si le dan click al texto de la SIPNOSIS de cada recomendación.
Did you know that hallucinations can occur in any of us in moments of stress or relaxation, it seems that hallucinations are the product of situations that activate a distorted message of reality in our brain, but that it is not due to moments of tension or due to mental problems.
FINAL THOUGHT
Being under great pressure can be the perfect detonator to bring out the darkest in us, where our true self comes out to rub or perhaps that trunk that should not be opened is uncovered. Human emotions are so sensitive that we feel a suffering that is unthinkable where each of us creates situations to avoid falling into that dark well.
Sabías que las alucinaciones pueden presentarse en cualquiera de nosotros en momentos de estrés o de relajación, parece ser que las alucinaciones son producto dw situaciones que activan en nuestro cerebro un mensaje distorsionado de la realidad, pero que no se debe a momentos de tensión o por problemas mentales.
PENSAMIENTO FINAL
Estar bajo una gran presión puede ser el detonador perfecto para sacar lo más oscuro de nosotros, donde nuestro yo verdadero salga a frote o quizás se destape ese baúl que no debe abrirse. Las emociones humanas son tan sensibles que llegamos a sentir un sufrimiento que es impensable donde cada uno de nosotros crea situaciones para no caer en ese pozo oscuro.
Inside us there are endless emotions that determine who we are and how strong we can be in life. Those who have gone through critical moments reveal that they see themselves reflected in that moment and describe how quickly everything happens.
I have thought about those difficult moments in my life where anxiety has touched sensitive fibers in me and of which I have had the strength to overcome, but that feeling can always make people see things differently from others, hitting bottom can be a difficult step that we take at certain moments of our life, but going out to rub is the goal that we must all achieve to show how strong we are in life.
En nuestro interior existe un sinfín de emociones que determinan quienes somos y que tan fuertes podemos ser ante la vida. Quienes han pasado por momentos críticos revelan que se ven reflejados ante ese momento y describen lo rápido que todo ocurre.
He pensado en esos momentos difíciles de mi vida donde la ansiedad a tocado fibras sensibles en mí y de las cuales he tenido la fuerza para superar, pero esa sensación siempre puede hacer ver las cosas de maneras distintas a los demás, tocar fondo puede ser un paso difícil que damos en determinados momentos de nuestra vida, pero salir a frote es el objetivo que todos debemos lograr para mostrar lo fuerte que somos ante la vida.
I hope you liked my little review, in my last publications I have tried to do things differently to deliver a totally different content than what you can find in Google, the truth is I try to separate myself as much as possible from repetitive content and leave a bit of me in everything what I write.
Thank you very much for your time and attention, we will be reading, greetings friends Cinephiles.
Espero que les haya gustado mi pequeña reseña, en mis últimas publicaciones he tratado de hacer las cosas diferentes para entregar un contenido totalmente diferente al que puedas encontrar en Google la verdad intento separarme lo más posible de contenidos repetitivos y dejar un poco de mí en todo lo que escribo.
Muchas gracias por su tiempo y atención nos estaremos leyendo, saludos amigos Cinéfilos.
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El Reseña y Opinión de Juego de Gerald
[Versión En Español]
Hola Hivers amantes de las películas, en esta oportunidad les traigo un pequeño resumen y análisis de una película que está en la plataforma de Neflix es una película que en lo particular me parece bastante entretenida por la trama y por la trama que presenta al espectador y por todo lo que vamos descubriendo sobre la protagonista de esa filmación.
Esta película es basada en una novela de Stephen King, la cual al ser de este conocido escritor podemos saber que esperar de esta película. Como muchos sabemos en el mundo del cine y de la literatura Stephen King es reconocido por su narrativa de ciencia ficción, misterio, fantasía y sobre todo su nombre es sinónimo de novelas de terror y relatos de oscuros conociendo de cierta manera un poco de los peores miedos psicológicos de los personajes.
La novela Juego de Gerald es escrita en 1991, la película basada en dicha novela se estrena en Estados Unidos el 29 de Septiembre de 2017 dirigida por Mike Flanagan, donde podemos esperar muy buenas actuaciones Carla Gugino y de Bruce Greenwood.
Este matrimonio con muchos problemas decide escapar del trabajo y del ruido de la ciudad para pasar momentos íntimos en una cabaña. La pareja buscará reavivar el fuego de su relación y fortalecer su matrimonio, sin embargo, en un juego sexual de Gerald donde con unas esposas ata a su mujer a la cama todo sale mal, Gerald muere dejando a su mujer sin poder moverse y luchando por su supervivencia en un lugar remoto con pocas posibilidades de que la encuentren en pocos días para ayudarla, sin poder buscar agua o comida, Jessie la esposa de Gerald deberá encontrar una solución para poder sobrevivir a este acontecimiento, además de luchar contra sus propios demonios internos.
Para los amantes del suspenso, incluyendo el drama con un poco de terror psicológico el cual es una característica clásica de las novelas de Stephen King, podremos disfrutar esta película, teniendo en cuenta que en mi opinión la actuación de los protagonistas es clave para dar vida a la película.
Este matrimonio tiene serios problemas, sin embargo, tratan de reavivar el fuego de la pasión en una remota cabaña, lo que llama la atención desde que vemos el tráiler es ese juego sexual de Gerald con su esposa atada a la cama sin posibilidad de moverse, la pasar los minutos de la película podemos entender la razón de este juego que al final resulta mortal para Gerald y que coloca a su esposa al borde de la muerte.
Las explicaciones van apareciendo poco a poco luego de la muerte de Gerald, a este le da un infarto y queda muerto en el piso de la habitación, Jessie desesperada intenta gritar y tratar de despertar a su marido, al pasar los minutos se da cuenta que es inútil, ademas de estar atada sin poder moverse tiene otro problema, la puerta de la cabaña sigue abierta y un perro salvaje entra a la habitación e incluso comienza a comerse parte del brazo del Gerald.
Jessie al estar en esta horrible y angustiante situacion comienza a ver alucinaciones, esta alucinación es nada más y nada menos que su marido, el que había muerto hace algunos minutos, incluso en marido imaginario le falta un pedazo de brazo debido al mordisco del perro. Jessie comienza a hablar con esta alucinación un juego mental que lleva a Jessie a recordar viejas anécdotas y a entrar en un conflicto mental que lleva a cabo hasta el final de la película.
Una de las escenas que explica muchos aspectos del matrimonio es cuando Gerald le hace recordar a Jessie un evento muy particular en su matrimonio, Gerald al no tener un gran apetito sexual por su esposa decide tomar pastillas para ayudarlo en esa labor, lo que probablemente le causó el infarto, sin embargo, la pareja recuerda un momento en el cual Gerald no necesitó de las pastillas para tener intimidad con su esposa, fue prácticamente jugando a una violación, aparentemente esto le exitaba a Gerald, eso explicaría en uso de las esposas para intentar reavivar su pasión.
Jessie por otra parte también arrastraba unas cadenas del pasado, a orillas de un lago y viendo un eclipse de sol su padre se masturba teniendo a la adolecente Jessie en su regazo, eso causa un trauma psicológico en Jessie. Por argumentos de su padre Jessie decide esconder este secreto y no contar ese acontecimiento jamás. Estas pesadas cadenas del pasado se encuentran con la realidad de que está esposada a la cama y sin nadie que la pueda ayudar, solo ella y su mente en conflicto.
Al transcurrir la película otra alucinación aparece, es ella misma, llena de energia y vitalidad que le impulsa a seguir luchando, aparentemente esto recrea un conflicto mental dentro de la protagonista, por un lado Gerald que intenta recordar aspectos negativos y en muchos casos influirle miedo, por el otro lado es la misma Jessie que le entrega la fuerza para seguir luchando por su vida, haciendo que piense en una solución para poder escapar.
Al caer la noche aparentemente una nueva alucinación se hace presente, Jessie asume que es la muerte que viene por ella y por su alma, cierra sus ojos mientras este espectro se encuentra en una esquina de la habitación cubierto por la oscuridad, Jessie temblorosa por el miedo pasa la noche, con la esperanza de sobrevivir un día mas y con el deseo de dormir toda la noche para no tener que volver a ver esa alucinación de la muerte, evidentemente representando su miedo a la oscuridad y a la muerte.
Jessie se siente desesperada, incluso el perro que se estaba comiendo a pedazos el cuerpo de su esposo intenta atacarla, con las fuerzas que le quedan lo logra patear y ahuyentar, sin embargo, es consciente de que no le quedan muchas fuerzas y si no arregla su situación morirá por deshidratación o por el ataque de ese perro.
Otra de las escenas clave de la película es cuando la alucinación de ella misma le hace recordar que Gerald antes de morir puso un pequeño vaso con agua en una pequeña repisa arriba de la cama, al estar desesperada por el agua intenta bajar el vaso medio lleno de agua, al lograr conseguir bajar el vaso inclinando la repisa se encuentra con el siguiente problema, llevar el vaso con agua hasta su boca, debido a las esposas le resulta imposible, sin embargo, Jessie va ganando batallas mentales con el tiempo y logra recordar una pequeña etiqueta que se encuentra en la repisa, está la utiliza como un pitillo para absorber el vital líquido del vaso, algo que hubiese podido cambiar la trama de la película.
Jessie al transcurrir el tiempo se va enfrentando a sus propios demonios dejados en su mente debido a el trauma que le dejó su padre cuando era adolecente, sin embargo, ella va ganando batallas esenciales para su supervivencia como el tomar agua, sin embargo, la batalla final no ha comenzado, si decide esperar atada puede que en algunos días llegue personas al lugar, el riesgo es que no lleguen a tiempo para salvarle la vida, puede intentar salir, sin embargo, su mano esta esposada y la posibilidad de salir sin sufrir daños parece desvanecerse.
La alucinación de sí misma le da ánimos para lograr vencer ese obstáculo, su única herramienta es ese vaso de vidrio en la repisa, su plan es utilizar el vidrio del vaso para realizarse cortes profundos en su mano y muñeca, hacer que la sangre funcione como lubricante para sacar su mano para luego buscar la llave de las esposas y librar su otro brazo.
Jessie saca una fuerza mental increíble, ha luchado contra sí misma y ha ganado, rompe el vaso que le ayudó a estar hidratada y un trozo de vidrio lo coloca firmemente incrustado en la repisa, sabe que le dolerá mucho incluso pone en peligro su vida si no logra encontrar ayuda rápidamente, sin embargo, sabe que esa es su única salida y decide cortar sus manos. Un aspecto clave es que ella sabía dónde cortar exactamente y cuanta sangre se acumulaba en sus muñecas, eso hace referencia a que pensó muchas veces en el suicidio debido a aquel evento traumático de su infancia.
Corta sus muñecas y la palma de la mano con cortes bastante profundos, sangre sale de su cuerpo y la utiliza como lubricante, sin embargo, su mano no sale fácilmente, al intentar sacarla con fuerza se levanta la piel y el musculo, incluso en la escena podemos ver partes del hueso antes de lograr que saliera su extremidad.
Jessie encuentra las llaves y libera su brazo, sin embargo, la aparición de la muerte vuelve a la casa, este aparente demonio lleva consigo objetos que Jessie asume que le quitó a sus víctimas, ella decide entregar su anillo de bodas a este demonio.
Al conseguir las llaves del coche sale rápidamente a buscar ayuda, su cuerpo al haber pasado por situaciones extremas como falta de comida, deshidratación a la que se sumamos la falta de sangre el cuerpo de jessie colapsa y se duerme mientras conduce, afortunadamente choca contra un árbol cercano a otras casas con personas dentro.
Luego de este acontecimiento cambia la vida de la protagonista para siempre, el enfrentamiento con sus demonios internos ha resultado beneficioso para su vida, supera el trauma de la infancia y construye una nueva vida en torno a su nueva energía, cobra el seguro de su marido y decide abrir una fundación para personas con traumas. Anteriormente Jessie no hablaba de su trauma, ni a sus amigas, tampoco a su marido, sin embargo, para ayudar a las personas ahora habla de eso todos los días.
Algo queda pendiente, la aparición de la muerte causa estragos en su mente todas las noches, pero en las noticias aparece la verdad asomándose por la pantalla. Esa aparición resultó ser un profanador de tumbas, le arrancaba pedazos a los cuerpos y violaba a los difuntos varones, consigo traía una caja de objetos. La nueva Jessie decide ir a su juicio donde lo ve y entierra definitivamente ese evento.
Anteriormente su vida estaba atada al miedo, desde su adolescencia cuando tuvo ese evento traumático, pasando por Gerald que controlaba cada aspecto de su vida y el profanador de tumbas que le causó gran terror. Explicando así que la mente de la protagonista se encontraba en 3 prisiones, la del silencio por su padre, la comodidad que le ofrecía Gerald y el miedo representado por el profanador de tumbas.
Al final de la película aparece el personaje interpretado por el actor neerlandés Carel Struycken, el profanador de tumbas u hombre de la luna como también le hacen referencia se encuentra esposado y Jessie refleja en su cara a su padre y a Gerald, representando que sus miedos, temores y su pasado oscuro quedan encadenados y ella finalmente de vivir la vida como una nueva persona.
La película tiene una trama de novela, evidentemente es inspirada en una y eso definitivamente se hace notar en el rodaje. La verdad es una película entretenida sobre todo para personas que se puedan sentir identificadas con Jessie, pienso que el mensaje de enfrentarse a sus propios demonios para ser libre es verdaderamente importante.
La película no tiene mucha publicidad, no es de esas películas que te dejan la boca abierta por los efectos especiales o la acción, sin embargo, está muy bien desarrollada, para los amantes de los trabajos de Stephen King se las recomiendo, teniendo en cuenta que las actuaciones me parecen excelentes.
Un verdadero placer escribir a todos los Hivers amantes de las películas y series, espero que este resumen haya sido de su agrado, me despido.
Gracias por tu lectura, hasta la próxima
The Gerald's Game Review and Opinion
[English Version]
Hello Hivers movie lovers, this time I bring you a small summary and analysis of a film that is on the Neflix platform is a film that in particular I find quite entertaining for the plot and the plot that presents the viewer and everything we discover about the protagonist of this film.
This movie is based on a novel by Stephen King, which being by this well known writer we can know what to expect from this movie. As many of us know in the world of film and literature Stephen King is known for his science fiction, mystery, fantasy and above all his name is synonymous with horror novels and dark stories knowing in a way a little of the worst psychological fears of the characters.
The novel Gerald's Game is written in 1991, the film based on that novel opens in the United States on September 29, 2017 directed by Mike Flanagan, where we can expect very good performances Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood.
This marriage with many problems decides to escape from work and the noise of the city to spend intimate moments in a cabin. The couple will seek to rekindle the fire of their relationship and strengthen their marriage, however, in a sexual game of Gerald where he ties his wife to the bed with handcuffs everything goes wrong, Gerald dies leaving his wife unable to move and fighting for her survival in a remote place with little chance of finding her in a few days to help her, unable to find water or food, Jessie Gerald's wife must find a solution to survive this event, in addition to fighting his own inner demons.
For lovers of suspense, including drama with a bit of psychological horror which is a classic feature of Stephen King's novels, we can enjoy this film, keeping in mind that in my opinion the acting of the main characters is key to bring the film to life.
This marriage has serious problems, however, they try to rekindle the fire of passion in a remote cabin, what catches the attention since we see the trailer is that sexual game of Gerald with his wife tied to the bed without the possibility of moving, the passing minutes of the film we can understand the reason for this game that ultimately proves deadly for Gerald and that puts his wife on the verge of death.
The explanations appear little by little after the death of Gerald, he has a heart attack and is left dead on the floor of the room, Jessie desperately tries to scream and try to wake her husband, as the minutes pass she realizes that it is useless, besides being tied without being able to move she has another problem, the door of the cabin is still open and a wild dog enters the room and even begins to eat part of Gerald's arm.
Jessie being in this horrible and distressing situation begins to see hallucinations, this hallucination is nothing more and nothing less than her husband, who had died a few minutes ago, even in imaginary husband is missing a piece of arm due to the bite of the dog. Jessie begins to talk to this hallucination a mental game that leads Jessie to remember old anecdotes and to enter into a mental conflict that she carries out until the end of the film.
One of the scenes that explains many aspects of the marriage is when Gerald makes Jessie remember a very particular event in their marriage, Gerald not having a great sexual appetite for his wife decides to take pills to help him in that work, which probably caused the heart attack, however, the couple remembers a time when Gerald did not need the pills to be intimate with his wife, it was practically playing a rape, apparently this excited Gerald, that would explain the use of handcuffs to try to rekindle their passion.
Jessie on the other hand also dragged some chains of the past, on the shore of a lake and watching a solar eclipse his father masturbates having the adolescent Jessie in his lap, that causes a psychological trauma in Jessie. On her father's instructions, Jessie decides to hide this secret and never to tell anyone about this event. These heavy chains of the past are met with the reality that she is handcuffed to the bed with no one to help her, just her and her conflicted mind.
As the film progresses another hallucination appears, it is Jessie herself, full of energy and vitality that drives her to continue fighting, apparently this recreates a mental conflict within the protagonist, on the one hand Gerald who tries to remember negative aspects and in many cases influences her fear, on the other hand it is Jessie herself that gives her the strength to continue fighting for her life, making her think of a solution to escape.
At nightfall a new hallucination apparently appears, Jessie assumes that it is death that comes for her and her soul, she closes her eyes while this specter is in a corner of the room covered by darkness, Jessie trembling with fear passes the night, hoping to survive another day and with the desire to sleep all night so as not to have to see that hallucination of death again, evidently representing her fear of darkness and death.
Jessie feels desperate, even the dog that was eating her husband's body to pieces tries to attack her, with the strength she has left she manages to kick it and chase it away, however, she is aware that she does not have much strength left and if she does not fix her situation she will die from dehydration or from the dog's attack.
Another of the key scenes of the film is when her own hallucination makes her remember that Gerald before dying put a small glass with water on a small shelf above the bed, being desperate for water she tries to lower the glass half full of water, when she manages to get the glass down by tilting the shelf she encounters the following problem, However, Jessie is winning mental battles over time and manages to remember a small label that is on the shelf, she uses it as a straw to absorb the vital liquid from the glass, something that could have changed the plot of the film.
Jessie as time goes by is facing her own demons left in her mind due to the trauma her father left her when she was a teenager, however, she is winning essential battles for her survival such as drinking water, however, the final battle has not begun, if she decides to wait tied up, people may arrive at the place in a few days, the risk is that they do not arrive in time to save her life, she can try to leave, however, her hand is handcuffed and the possibility of leaving without suffering damage seems to fade.
The hallucination of herself gives her courage to overcome this obstacle, her only tool is that glass on the shelf, her plan is to use the glass to make deep cuts in her hand and wrist, make the blood work as a lubricant to remove her hand and then look for the key to the handcuffs and free her other arm.
Jessie brings out an incredible mental strength, she has fought against herself and won, she breaks the glass that helped her to be hydrated and a piece of glass she places it firmly embedded in the ledge, she knows it will hurt a lot even endangers her life if she does not manage to find help quickly, however, she knows that this is her only way out and decides to cut her hands. A key aspect is that she knew exactly where to cut and how much blood accumulated on her wrists, that refers to the fact that she thought many times about suicide due to that traumatic event in her childhood.
She cuts her wrists and palm with quite deep cuts, blood comes out of her body and she uses it as a lubricant, however, her hand does not come out easily, when she tries to pull it out with force the skin and muscle is lifted, even in the scene we can see parts of the bone before getting her limb to come out.
Jessie finds the keys and frees her arm, however, the apparition of death returns to the house, this apparent demon carries with him objects that Jessie assumes he took from his victims, she decides to give her wedding ring to this demon.
When she gets the car keys she quickly goes to get help, her body having gone through extreme situations such as lack of food, dehydration to which we add the lack of blood Jessie's body collapses and falls asleep while driving, fortunately she crashes into a tree near other houses with people inside.
After this event changes the protagonist's life forever, the confrontation with her inner demons has been beneficial for her life, she overcomes the childhood trauma and builds a new life around her new energy, she collects her husband's insurance and decides to open a foundation for people with traumas. Previously Jessie did not talk about her trauma, not to her friends, not to her husband either, however, to help people she now talks about it every day.
Something remains unresolved, the apparition of death wreaks havoc on her mind every night, but on the news the truth appears peeking through the screen. That apparition turned out to be a grave robber, he ripped pieces off the bodies and raped the deceased males, he brought with him a box of items. The new Jessie decides to go to his trial where she sees him and definitively buries that event.
Previously her life was tied to fear, from her adolescence when she had that traumatic event, through Gerald who controlled every aspect of her life and the grave robber who caused her great terror. Thus explaining that the protagonist's mind was in 3 prisons, the one of silence by her father, the comfort offered by Gerald and the fear represented by the grave robber.
At the end of the film appears the character played by the Dutch actor Carel Struycken, the grave robber or man in the moon as he is also referred to is handcuffed and Jessie reflects in his face her father and Gerald, representing that her fears, fears and her dark past are chained and she finally to live life as a new person.
The movie has a novel plot, it is obviously inspired by one and that definitely comes through in the filming. The truth is an entertaining movie especially for people who can identify with Jessie, I think the message of facing your own demons to be free is really important.
The movie does not have a lot of publicity, it is not one of those movies that leave your mouth open because of the special effects or the action, however, it is very well developed, for lovers of Stephen King's works I recommend it, taking into account that I think the performances are excellent.
Not long ago I commented Hush, a film directed by Mike Flanagan, now, based on an Stephen King's original story, Gerald's Game, published in 1992, the director decides to make a film adaptation that was thought to be unrealizable, however, to the surprise of many, he did a relatively acceptable job considering the complexity of the work he undertook, which is why, perhaps, the greatest merit of the film is not to ruin it completely.
Year: 2017
Category: Psychological Horror.
Director: Mike Flanagan.
Cast: Carla Gugino, Chiara Aurelia, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel.
Plot
When an erotic game is not as planned, and her husband dies suddenly, Jessie must try to survive, but to achieve it, she must free herself from the handcuffs that hold her to the bed of a remote and isolated house, while she makes them, her inner demons and unexpected intruders will stalk her.
Opinion
Jessie and Gerald, a married couple, decide to travel to their second home, which is located away from the city, with the aim of recovering the sexual activity that their relationship lost. He prepared everything for the occasion, the gardeners pruned the lawn, the service women cleaned the house, and the closest neighbors are not present, so that in addition to them the only thing alive in that place is a dog that for an oversight at the wheel they almost run over. Soon, the erotic game that Gerald had prepared is not as agreed, Jessie is scared and not pleased to be tied with handcuffs to bed, so he asks his husband to release her, but... but... but... just then Gerald suffers a heart attack and dies. For which Jessie will be tied to the bed, starting a psychological survival, in which she must first face her fears and her past, to be able to cope with the tight situation she is in.
The film does a good job as a psychological thriller, it will even make some people's hair stand on end, however, I cannot say that it has generated a very big impact on me, but I must say that I find the film quite disturbing, especially when it delves into the past of the protagonist, there I can see what it tries to do, and I think it works, the film seeks to introduce distrust in the mind of the spectator, in order to provoke sensations.
In general it is a very good adaptation that delves into the most important psychological aspects, showing not only the physical captivity of the protagonist, but also the psychological one. The idea is very well posed and is faithful enough to the book, even in its most unpleasant facets.
The director decides to maintain the maximum tension, for which he uses, in a correct way, a set of disturbing flashbacks, which thanks to the aesthetic continuity are introduced naturally and provide a dramatic background to the character. Much has to learn Mark Tonderai, who directed House at the End of the Street, film of which I was talking yesterday.
So that what is seen in the film works correctly, it took actors capable of transmitting the complexity that the characters needed, and the work done by Guino and Greenwood is perfect, they manage to capture and transmit the essence of the story. Chiara Aurelia, a very young actress and that I had not seen act until now, does a great role, especially considering how disturbing are the scenes that she had to participate in, I just do not like to see children in the movies, I have no confidence in the morality of those who work in film projects.
I feel that the biggest problem of the film is in the final part, where for almost ten minutes we listen to a voiceover, which is essential to respect the final plot of the book, where the continuous ellipses make their film adaptation very complicated, which makes the spectators unfamiliar with King's book see how the film, after reaching the end, seems to continue another ten minutes that the film did not need, and that instead of clarifying something, complicates the story.
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Score
6/10
The film does not completely satisfy me, in fact, it leaves me with something unsatisfied, however, Gerald's Game is a movie that you can see when you do not have a clear idea about what to select in the Netflix catalog.
In another film adaptation of a Stephen King novel, Gerald's Game is one of many films in 2017 that found success in releasing directly to Netflix, avoiding some of the traditional methods of advertising and press screenings that come with releasing alongside huge blockbusters in cinemas worldwide.
The film itself seems to carry a fairly simple narrative: a wife and husband take some time away from things at a lakeside house in Alabama. Hoping to revive their love life a bit, the two engage in some newer activities in the bedroom.
Feeling uncomfortable with things, Jessie (Carla Gugino), while tied to the bed, argues with Gerald (Bruce Greenwood), leading to his unstable heart finally giving in. Jessie is left tied to the bed, alone, with only her greatest fears and conscience to keep her company.
This film, for the most part, focuses on psychological horror, the horrors of being alone and helpless while in a state of full awareness. With Jessie's troublesome past appearing to have conjured this strange apparition containing various disfigurements that toys with her in the night: the Moonlight Man.
As stated previously, this film for the most part focuses on Jessie's situation on the bed, although it takes a darker turn into her childhood featuring sexual abuse from her father; and how the Moonlight Man is the ghost of him coming back to manipulate her and make her existence intolerable again. This is where Stephen King's writing makes a big appearance.
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The Moonlight Man is no conjured apparition from the depth of her mind, he's a genuine figure that roams around. picking off men and killing them, often eating parts of their bodies. It's a massive twist that's rather unexpected, although hinted in the first few minutes of the film, curing a radio report of frequent burglaries in the area.
The film's psychological horrors quickly take a turn for genuine horror. The entire time, she was watching this figure appear, believing it was all in her mind; a ghost of her past coming to haunt her in a moment of weakness. If you're focusing heavily on the Jessie's childhood, it's easy to completely ignore the hints and mistake them for hallucinations.
In short, this film is very, very good. There's a ton of buildup that has you looking in one direction, while the film is letting something huge lurk in the other. The film contains some really creative writing that kicks you into sudden realisation; and it's certainly going to give you the chills.
