Do you likeStephen King’sThe Mist?
What aboutAvatar,Aliens,The Andromeda Strain, orManifest?Braveheart: thumbs up, or down?
But the sun’s still shining, and everyone is accounted for, so all is well.
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Until it isn’t.
Physical injuries heal quickly.
Tooth fillings are expelled.
Tattoos melt off in the shower, leading to a grim death for one worker.
It adds plausibility to what’s happening.
Once communications are cut off, they’re totally alone.
Additionally, that oil rig setting isa perfect shorthand visual for that theme of the natural versus the unnatural.
No clever architecture that blends it into its surroundings, no hiding behind rocks and trees.
It’s brilliant in its simplicity.
Supernatural, super scary, and super thrilling movies.
The Rigdoes have elements that don’t always work.
Itquickly takes those influences in an unexpected direction, engaging the audience with the promise of something different.
The cast, too, is good, pulling you into the narrative on the strength of their performances.
More importantly,The Rigdares to ask deeper questions of its audience.
Can our ethics be bought?
It’s what makesThe Riginfectious.
