Sunday 15 September 2013

Insidious 2

Hey guys! Seeing as I've only posted one film review, I figured it was about time I posted another. For this review, I'll be talking about the new release that is Insidious 2. For all my UK readers, this was released Friday 13th September. For all you horror lovers who haven't already seen it, where have you been hiding?!

 As we're now coming into the horror season for film, we should be expecting to see a lot more of these films hitting our screens. This film failed to disappoint by far. Let's recap the first Insidious film released in 2010! 





Basically, a family have to go searching for their son, Dalton, after he mysterious falls into a coma. Little do they know, he's lost in another world and unable to find his way back. After 3 months, ghosts start appearing around the house and all is not as it seems, with mysterious occurrences happening all round. From voices on the baby monitor to a bloody hand print on the bed sheets. After seeking out a medium who turns out helped the dad of the family in previous events, all becomes clear that Dalton is not alone in the other world which is causing him not to return. The family send the dad, Josh, into the further world to retrieve their son but doesn't come back alone as his past follows him...

Now, to chapter 2! When the family notice the signs of others being in their home, suspicions arise once again. But what could be causing them? After the death of the medium they seeked in the first chapter, the family must attempt to solve their own problems. But the problem is much closer than they think. As shown at the end of the first chapter, Josh doesn't return from the further world alone. This chapter looks back to the roots of all of his problems.

Like father like son, both have powerful entities which have haunted them from a young age. We go back to see the repression of Josh's memories and go forward to the present where he will have to face his fears again as he isn't himself. After finding Dalton in the other world, Josh did not return to the real world as he left. But when others try to help solve the issue, how will he react? What will they find that might explain the causes of these entities and the reasons behind their pain?

This chapters answers so many questions from the first chapter, as well as providing a twist to the story obviously inspired by The Shining. We look back at the past to see the cause of all the problems as well as look into the reasons behind lots of chapter one.  The disturbances, the trauma.. You also find out the stories behind the entities which haunt the family and see why they are haunted. The people before they died and the pain they had to suffer beforehand. So many unexplainable events become so clear and it definitely strengthens the story and plot by far!

Definitely one hell of a horror, would definitely recommend all you horror fans go check it out!

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