It had audiences terrifiedwithout ever showing the monsterbecause the style felt so real and turned our imaginations against us.
In 2015,Adam Green, the man behindFrozenand theHatchetfranchise, wrote and directedDigging Up the Marrow.
What is ‘Digging Up the Marrow’ About?
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Digging up the Marrowactually starsAdam Green playing a version of himself.
What follows is mostly just Adam Green and William Dekker together.
‘Digging Up the Marrow’ Focuses on Character Building and Dread
IsDigging Up the Marrowa monster movie?
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Is William Dekker telling the truth?
Either way, Adam Green is in danger.
“Don’t you touch the camera!”
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This doesn’t mean thatDigging Up the Marrowis a slow burn where nothing much happens until the end.
It’s the building dread that makes it all worth it.
At some point,our questions about what the monster really is must be answered.
This is an easy way to increase the tension with each passing minute.
We want to see what he’s talking about.
We want to believe.
A faux documentary is the way to do it.
A traditional Hollywood film would allow us to separate ourselves from the plot.
What it’s not is any kind ofBlair Witchripoff.
WhenDigging Up the Marrowis over, you’ll know its secrets.
Either way, Adam Green the character is going to wish he had just stayed home.
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