The Dead Zone

this film just won’t leave my brain lately, i still can’t put my finger on exactly what it is i love so much about it. i’m genuinely surprised by the average rating for this on here, i would’ve expected it to be higher. i’ve enjoyed it more and more after every watch, finding new details for me to think over until my next watch. there’s a scene in this where johnny and the sheriff enter the deputy’s house so the sheriff can arrest him on suspicion of murder and the house is backlit with a dingy green light that’s coming from one of the lampshades in the hallway, it’s such a minor detail but it looks absolutely fantastic and elevates the scene so much for me. greg stillson is such a great antagonist, a corrupt and menacing but enthusiastic politician who johnny has a vision of ordering a nuclear strike in the future so he takes matters into his own hands and tries to kill him which alters the course of history even when he’s not successful. i just love the concept of this whole thing and christopher walken and martin sheen are both fantastic in their respective roles. i’ll probably rewatch this again soon.