Summary
For moviesnotto watch with your significant other, tryDan BerkandRobert Olsens 2022Significant Other.
While marketed as acreature feature, the movie seems to believe itsan alien invasion flick.
The scenes where it is unclear who the alien is are elevated by composerOliver Coates’sharp and creeping score.
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The eerie notes of his soundtrack flourish, adding extra tension to every shot of Ruth.
Wait… is that… oh god.
The shapeshifter initially takes the form of a deer, allowingSignificant Otherto exploit the classicnot-a-deer trope.
Harry mistakenly believes the deer died from a fungus.
In offering this explanation, Harry is associating the shapeshifter as part of the environment.
Alien horrors can be broadly divided into two categories.
The first derives horror from the inherent foreignness of an alien species, like in theAlienfranchise.
Never does the audience get to see the shapeshifting alien’s true form.
There are only glimpses of non-human anatomy.
Maika Monroe Delivers a Chilling Performance in ‘Significant Other’
The last act ofSignificant Otheris its best.
Outed as the replica, Lacys smiles are suddenly too wide, his playful movements exaggerated.
This weaponization reaches a new height when the alien takes on Ruths visage.
Pinned and completely powerless as the Ruth replica taunts her, Monroe still manages to empower Ruth.
Significant Otheris available to stream on Paramount+ in the US.
