Assume that Hugh is always tracking the monster's location, but it still almost gets him in the movie theater. The movie was a great commercial and critical hit. A person, somewhat resembling Paul, Jay's friend and formerly unrequited lover, can be seen walking in the pair's direction down the sidewalk. The title refers to the idea that people view Myshkin as "an idiot" because of his kindness, but the book argues that he's far wiser than the people around him. Not only that, but it reveals another layer of the movie's metaphorical stalker. One day, death will catch you. Greg remains skeptical of the whole situation and eventually has sex with Jay. This scene marks the first time the eponymous "it" invades Jay's home and personal space. Like a person hiding an STD from their romantic partner, Hugh lies to Jay about the potential repercussions of sleeping with him, and afterwards, he abandons her. Jeff's mother answers the door and Jay realizes that the naked woman she had seen coming for her in the Packard Plant was in the form of Mrs. Redmond. Horror movie fans lovers, straight-up warning you there are a lot of spoilers for It Follows (2015) in this review. [19] The film made its international debut in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2015, where it earned $573,290 (371,142) on 190 screens for the #8 position. The woman edges closer as she urinates. Also, Jeffs hideout is outfitted with beer bottles, cans, etc. 'It Follows' is a 2014 psychological supernatural horror film that centers on a mysterious entity that relentlessly follows its victims. All of this, combined with carefully choreographed terror that can come from anywhere in the wide-open spaces, induces agoraphobic dread.It works to set the mood for the film's biggest scare, a terrifying scene that delivers not one but two potent scares without a second to spare for the audience to catch their breath. So what's this quote from? It Follows: Explained (Plot Analysis And Ending) Zaraki Kenpachi September 7, 2021 The first film of It Follows was released in 2014, and many other horror movies have since been made based on its story. It's simply unfortunate that Greg was cornered when The Follower was in the guise of his mother. Your pulse never changes during the initial viewing, and a week later, you barely remember the experience. Therefore, It is invisible but has a physical form. Based on how confidently he knocked out Jay with chloroform, it didn't seem like his first time. So what's up? , and this critical double-scare scene demonstrates how not much else gets under our skin quite like visceral reminders of our fleeting mortality. They rob you of your sleep. For example, windows appearing in offices where there couldnt have been a window, Jack Torrance inexplicably reading an issue of Playgirl magazine before his job interview it goes on. It's easy to overlook who this is during a normal It Follows viewing, but it's Jay's neighbor, the one who was leering at her while she relaxed in the pool. Buy IT FOLLOWS on:Steaming (rental option available) https://amzn.to/39RafP1(paid links) - As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchasesCar icon from https://dribbble.com/shots/2018995-It-FollowsPATREON https://patreon.com/deadmeatjamesMERCH (shirts \u0026 pins) http://www.DeadMeatStore.com/TWITCH (livestreaming) https://www.twitch.tv/deadmeatjames/Assistant Editors: Bry \u0026 Joshua LyonsThanks, Bry \u0026 Joshua!Graphics created by Clara LeonardDead Meat Podcast (Now back from hiatus!) Jay responds, "I don't want to tell you." But perhaps it's because he inadvertently passed the curse along to someone else first. The abruptness of its appearance delivers another potent scare, clocking in just two minutes after the previous encounter. Because of this trauma, Jay becomes "haunted" by the event, represented by a monster that now follows her. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Jay's sister, Kelly and her friends, Paul Bolduan and Yara Davis, agree to help and spend the night in Jay and Kelly's house. At the end of the film, as Yara is recovering in the hospital from her gunshot wound, she reads aloud to her friends a quote from a book, but she doesn't identify it at the time. It's the precise type of scene that would otherwise allow the viewer a moment to soothe their rapid pulse. In this edition: It Follows uses wide angles and a disorienting setting to unsettle before delivering a one-two punch scare for the ages. Even from a far-off distance, the wide angles elicit an exposed vulnerability that builds dread. Lets go! The entity's imagery as it edges towards Jay leaves a mark, but Mitchell doesn't give his heroine much of a reprieve. A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter. The entity arrives in the form of Yara and attacks Jay on the lakefront. Staring out of the classroom window, she spies an older woman in a hospital gown crossing the grounds, seemingly unseen by those around her. Director of photography Mike Gioulakis said: "We're both big fans of the still photographer Gregory Crewdson and David had him in his look book from day one. And how is the monster defeated, at least temporarily? "[8], The film was shot in late 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. It looks like a vintage makeup compact but seems to act like a smartphone-combo-e-reader Yara even uses it later as a light source, the way you would a phone. She turns and is faced with a disheveled woman her age, her clothes torn and missing teeth. Yara is that annoying friend whos ALWAYS on their phone no I am not going to explain to you what just happened during the movie youre SUPPOSED to be watching PUT YOUR DARN PHONE AWAY except wait, thats not a phone! Director David Robert Mitchell Writer David Robert Mitchell Stars Maika Monroe Keir Gilchrist Olivia Luccardi Paul and Kelly immediately drop their guard, and the ominous score stops for a fleeting instant. While explaining the death curse rules, Hugh points out a naked woman approaching in the distance, at a slow but steady clip. A common criticism of It Follows is that the monster isn't particularly threatening, relative to other horror movie baddies. It Follows 2014 R 1 h 40 m IMDb RATING 6.8 /10 249K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 1,198 Play trailer 1:46 4 Videos 99+ Photos Horror Mystery Thriller A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter. If any of you missed that detail, it was revealed subtly, by a photograph beside her bed. Another idea explored throughout The Idiotis death, and how proximity to and awareness of death changes people. Summaries. Are you ready to get under the skin of It Follows and see what its trying to tell us? Evidence also points to this form being Jay's grandfather, who's seen in a family photo earlier in the movie. It's not only a movie about fear, or death, but also about shame. The monster is still with them, in one form or another, because even if the literal monster is no more, death is still coming for them, and until that happens, this experience will always follow them. These are meant to act as an alarm whenever the entity attempts to enter. Perhaps their dad was an abusive jerk, and that's why it's so painful to see him again. One potential way to read the events of the film is thatIt Followsis about the inevitability of death. Sorry to break it to you, but there's definitively, purposefully no answer to these questions. "It wasn't a fun kind of scare. As Neil Gaiman once said, "If someone tells you what a story is about, they are probably right. "[28] Michael Nordine of Vice named It Follows as "the best horror film in years",[29] and critic Mark Frauenfelder called it "the best horror film in over a decade". Hugh explains that he has passed an entity on to her through intercourse. It kicks in again as an almost unnaturally tall figure emerges from the dark behind Yara. But behind them, it looks nothing like fall or even winter. "Why don't they drive to Mexico?" Since the monster passes from one person to another when they hook up, this interpretation states that the theme of the film is simply "sex is bad, and it will kill you.". The Naked Climber This next form taken by the entity in It Follows is another that's extremely naked. Assume that Greg's cabin is a hundred miles away from Detroit, but it still finds them the very next day. For example, the young woman in the beginning is running from IT in heels. It's then that we enter into the film's thrilling and terrifying climax. If they tell you what that is all a story is about, they are very definitely wrong." A demon, perhaps, but it doesn't take a film student at Tisch to see that The Follower (as I'll call it) is a metaphor for something. It kicks in again as an almost unnaturally tall figure emerges from the dark behind Yara. The moment of relief gets punctuated by a music sting and the startling appearance of a tall man from the darkened room just behind Yara. The Entity, or It, is the name given to the otherwise unnamed main antagonist in the 2014 horror film, It Follows. Firing at an invisible target, Paul accidentally wounds Yara, but shoots the entity in the head. If it catches Jay, it will kill her and pursue the previous person to have passed it on: Hugh, who is passing it to Jay as leverage. Is that the entity, or just another person walking? 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Scott Norman (Homeless Man Behind Tree)-/5. the whole internet asks, collectively. Given that It Follows was both a critical and commercial success, should we be expecting an endless array of sequels and spinoffs, in the vein of A Nightmare on Elm Street? In a way, it's a fair question. In fact, modern technology is mostly absent throughout the film except for this thing. There are many examples of the different forms it takes on, and you can interpret the purpose of each one however you want. Whatever I was going through at that time, my parents divorced when I was around that age, so I imagine it was something to do with that. With a minimalist approach to storytelling, the success ofIt Followsas a compelling horror film owes much to Mitchell's use of wide shots and distinct visual style and production design. Jay strips down and starts swimming towards the boat. While playing a game of spotting strangers, Hugh notices a woman in a yellow dress that Jay cannot see. Then again, it's tough to argue with the facts. Writer and director David Robert Mitchell conceived the film based on recurring dreams he had in his youth about being followed: "I didn't use those images for the film, but the basic idea and the feeling I used. From Greg's death, we know that the Follower finds you, and then brutally rapes and murders you. After Jay has slept with Greg, a ball is seen bouncing from the direction of Jay's house towards Greg's house. Despite not having any hard evidence of this creature's existence, Jay's friends decide to believe her story and band together to come up with a plan to kill this monster once and for all. Whatever the reason the It Follows monster chooses a particular form to take, the result always has one thing in common; being terrifying. Today, we're here to explore all the confusing moments and unanswered questions of this indie horror classic's intentionally ambiguous final act, in addition to analyzing some of It Follows' deeper themes. Some even start to collide with her, disorienting her and drawing blood. 8/10 0 More posts from r/creepy Greg doesn't realize it's not his mom, opens the door, and gets murdered in what's easily It Follows' most disturbing death scene. Michael Kennedy is an avid movie and TV fan that's been working for Screen Rant in various capacities since 2014. When "It" finally arrives, things don't go exactly as our heroes planned. I had to watch it three times before realizing Hey, wasnt she just swimming? They try to calm Jay's nerves when there's a knock at the door. To me, it's dream logic in the sense that they're in a nightmare, and when you're in a nightmare, there's no solving the nightmare. Paul starts shooting at where he thinks the entity is, but he ends up hitting Yara in the leg. Since everyone thats been cursed can see It, both Paul and Jay are able to see the entity and seem to have decided to try and survive the curse together. If that's all a fan gets from this film, there's obviously quite a bit that they're missing. Based on her delivery, Jay seems deeply shaken by whatever she's looking at. Rather than walking into the pool so that Jay's friends can electrocute it, It starts picking up the various devices and hurling them at Jay. Written By Rohan Patil It Follows is an American supernatural psychological horror film which released in 2014. Therefore, we can piece together that the entity has taken on the likeness of the girls father. The concept of home invasion is inherently petrifying because it removes the one place meant to offer security and comfort, but the entity's appearance heightens that natural fear thanks to the form it chooses; a victim of sexual assault. When Jay gets cursed after a sexual encounter, she finds herself being stalked and tries to grapple with the sinister entity that keeps changing its appearance and showing up unexpectedly. Staring out of the classroom window, she spies an older woman in a hospital gown crossing the grounds, seemingly unseen by those around her.Highly disturbed, Jay's friends agree to spend the night to keep her company. as a compelling horror film owes much to Mitchell's use of wide shots and distinct visual style and production design. You can't kill it, you can't reason with it, and you can run for a little while, but you can't run from it forever. With the help of their neighbor, Greg Hannigan, the group discovers Hugh's real name Jeff Redmond and traces him to his address. No. - Cousin Greg! Victims Annie Marshall - Bled to death after the Entity tore her legs in half. The hell? Days later, Jay sees the entity in the form of Greg walking towards Greg's house, smashing a window at Greg's house and entering. The group plans to kill the entity by luring it into a swimming pool and dropping electrical appliances into the water. There are 2010-era modern cars but there are vintage cars as well in perfect condition. Assume our heroes are smart. It Follows (2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 0. Everything they watch on TV is either a vintage-era cartoon or a 1950s black-and-white monster movie. There's another way to read It Follows. But you could read things another way. This is why even if Paul sleeps with a prostitute and passes the curse on (as is hinted), the entity could always just kill the prostitute, then Paul, and eventually come back to try and murder Jay. Sure, its a very cool way to set up a new universe, but its also extremely off-putting whether you realize it or not. Why does this prove he killed himself? Even more impressive is the way Mitchell layers in visual complexity that offers multiple reads upon repeat viewings. [6] It grossed $23.3 million worldwide against a $1.3 million budget. There's no evidence this is another character seen anywhere in It Follows, so its significance to the entity's pursuit of Jay is up for debate. Read this review to discover some frightening missing pieces. Shortly after he gets the curse, there's a scene when Greg is hanging out and flirting with a group of girls. Yes, obviously you still see vintage or old cars around nowadays, but its pretty rare for them to be in perfect condition especially when owned by a 21-year-old. Ele Bardha . It's never stated who he is, but it seems like a pretty safe assumption that this man is Jay and Kelly's father. So wait, is it summer or fall? She then spends three days not being chased but scared, nonetheless, of the entity killing Greg, which eventually happens. 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