“you haven’t changed, i see. you’ve always loved violence”
second last film for hooptober, and luckily i only had 47 minutes left of this (it was good, but i was just not really feeling it the first time, so only watched the first half) but after watching the second half, i acknowledge that this is definitely me out of my comfort zone: an italian psychological horror made in 1963, and it’s not something i really watch everyday. the reason i picked this one as one of my movies is because one film written by ernesto gastaldi was required, and while this one wasn’t the most popular, or the highest rated i wanted to check out just due to that cover and title, the cover is just super addictive to look at, from the font to the use of the contrasting colours of red + green, and the title for obvious reasons. i’m definitely gonna say my favourite aspect of the movie is its visual style, and oh how beautiful they were. i’m not usually a person who cares much about how movies are shot, but in this case, i just loved it so much. it incredibly uses colour, lightning and shadow to make an outcome totally otherworldly, and throughout it honestly just reminds me of an oil painting, not really but it’s just looked similar to me. my main praise is 100% the visuals, and the way they use colour - even in the setting, with its decaying castle, turbulent ocean. everything here just looks so aesthetically pleasing. it uses its cinematography, and also the isolated location plus the really ominous score, to make a constant eery atmosphere, this to me felt very edge of seat, despite it being quite minimalistic in plot, it still seems so effective just because of how well they create a deeper atmosphere. i was also intrigued due to a couple reviews calling this an ‘erotic’ horror, something i’ve never really watched before. i totally get why, and in that way despite it seeming a product of its time, it’s sexual transgression makes this seem ahead of its time, just due to its themes of enjoyment for inflicting pain, and then on the opposite end enjoying to receive pain (i know one’s called sadism, no clue what the name of the other ones called). i liked how they handled it, and it honestly gives it a real edge in comparison to other horrors of its era. it’s pacing is a little patchy in areas, but this surprised me and i liked it a lot more than i thought i would’ve.
film 30 of hooptober 12 challenge
“you haven’t changed, i see. you’ve always loved violence”
second last film for hooptober, and luckily i only had 47 minutes left of this (it was good, but i was just not really feeling it the first time, so only watched the first half) but after watching the second half, i acknowledge that this is definitely me out of my comfort zone: an italian psychological horror made in 1963, and it’s not something i really watch everyday. the reason i picked this one as one of my movies is because one film written by ernesto gastaldi was required, and while this one wasn’t the most popular, or the highest rated i wanted to check out just due to that cover and title, the cover is just super addictive to look at, from the font to the use of the contrasting colours of red + green, and the title for obvious reasons. i’m definitely gonna say my favourite aspect of the movie is its visual style, and oh how beautiful they were. i’m not usually a person who cares much about how movies are shot, but in this case, i just loved it so much. it incredibly uses colour, lightning and shadow to make an outcome totally otherworldly, and throughout it honestly just reminds me of an oil painting, not really but it’s just looked similar to me. my main praise is 100% the visuals, and the way they use colour - even in the setting, with its decaying castle, turbulent ocean. everything here just looks so aesthetically pleasing. it uses its cinematography, and also the isolated location plus the really ominous score, to make a constant eery atmosphere, this to me felt very edge of seat, despite it being quite minimalistic in plot, it still seems so effective just because of how well they create a deeper atmosphere. i was also intrigued due to a couple reviews calling this an ‘erotic’ horror, something i’ve never really watched before. i totally get why, and in that way despite it seeming a product of its time, it’s sexual transgression makes this seem ahead of its time, just due to its themes of enjoyment for inflicting pain, and then on the opposite end enjoying to receive pain (i know one’s called sadism, no clue what the name of the other ones called). i liked how they handled it, and it honestly gives it a real edge in comparison to other horrors of its era. it’s pacing is a little patchy in areas, but this surprised me and i liked it a lot more than i thought i would’ve.
film 30 of hooptober 12 challenge
