The Lighthouse

A slow and gradual drift into insanity and madness. Brilliant film. I'm so glad that this was fully in black and white. Really gives us a dive and a glimpse of beautiful cinematography in like every shot where the perfect aspect ratio is used as a whole in the film. Same kind of camera was used in here like the Safdie Bros in Uncut Gems and Good Time. A Kodak's Eastman with Baltar lenses. Not the same fully, but quite resembling to each other if you pay attention. I never felt bored watching this. With a hint of classy humour, this is an example of great filmmaking. Nicely paced to really show the growth of characters and the blooming of their insane minds. Some disturbing imagery was there, but I felt it was used to the bare minimum so that it could be shown how effective it is. This is my kind of horror, I don't really like the genre as a whole but watching films, I've realised that in this genre, we can really experience the quality of filmmaking to a greater extent. Suspense and building of tension relies wholeheartedly on the direction and writing and it was greatly handled. I just have one complaint that there could've been a storyline as well, but it's based on Cabin Fever so I can let that go. Film resembles of Ari Aster's Midsommar, but far better. Disturbing and graphic imagery was kind of overused there, but it was in the best place here. About the acting, Pattinson and Dafoe did a fucking great job. This would be my favourite Pattinson performance but I need to watch The Batman as well. We'll see about that. The writing and the direction was near perfect. I can compare this to Kubrick's The Shining, but I think it won't be right because the eras in which these are released is very different. Still, I think The Shining holds a grudge upon this, just because of its storyline, and ultimately I think The Shining is a little bit better. Overall, not quite a horror but a horror, and it was beautiful. Definitely worth a watch. Edit after rewatch- All my thoughts are the same even after a rewatch. It was as gripping and engaging as it was the first time. A great piece of filmmaking.