Allison

SPOILERS I couldn’t find anyone who’s opinion matched mine, so in case there is anyone else out there who feels the same, here are my thoughts. Unlike other reviewers who didn’t like this movie, I am a patient person and I prefer this sort of pacing when I watch my movies. I love when a movie makes me think to try to figure out what’s going on and I usually pick up on all the bread crumbs on the trail that lead to me understanding even the most complicated movies. I often find myself explaining to others so they understand what happened in movies. This movie, however, even though at one point it seemed as though they could be the same person, I brushed that idea off because the actresses look around the same age to me, as well as looking nothing like each other in facial features and bone structure. I thought “surely not”, so I became increasingly confused as to whether or not Joan was a fanatic maybe who had met Kat at some point or something else maybe entirely. At the end I saw the cop with the gun and remembered the flashback from earlier and immediately realized they really were the same person. I think the idea, the story, and the actresses all were great, but I expected more than just the demon leaving her to obsess and try to get the demon back because she’s lonely. It felt abrupt and made the whole movie feel pointless in a way. Up until the ending I was thoroughly enjoying the ride, but unfortunately I felt utterly disappointed and left wanting a little more than what was given. What’s the deal with the boiler? Is it a gate to hell? What makes it special? What is with the demon and why did it want to kill the sisters? How did the demon get in the school and if it was the sisters that let it in, then when, why, how? Why are they acting perfectly normal now? How did she miraculously end up traveling with Rose’s parents if the demon has no play in her life anymore? Complete coincidence? How would the Dad and Mom not recognize their daughter’s killer? How would someone look THAT different after 9 years? What was the point in it all? To tell us Kat is lonely??? And why did Rose and her parents even NEED to be a part of it. What was the Demon’s goal and purpose? Not to mention how did she get out of the psych ward? Surely just because she had a Nurse’s ID doesn’t mean she could just stroll out the front door. These aren’t questions that can be answered which is why it ends up all feeling pointless because these specific questions are the important ones, no one cares that psycho girl is lonely.

Easily the most well thought out and artistic game of this generation. Well done Kojima