ALIEN ABDUCTION 2014 MOVIE
Yeah, this movie had it’s flaws, it’s a pretty low budget shoe-stringer. It might even be worse, as this is all supposed to have some kind of purpose, and the aliens simply don’t seem to care that they hurt you. It almost has the same feeling as a child pulling the legs off a spider, just because they can. The whole point of the genre is the inhuman and calloused way the protagonists are effectively tortured by the aliens as part of some unknown experiment. I honestly haven’t seen an alien abduction story this good since Fire in the Sky (1993). Now, that’s pretty neat, but it also feels a little exploity.īut do you see what we’ve accomplished here with just the silent camera holder? We’ve provided context, a rational explanation, a whole story, and immersion, without even completely introducing the plot… which is Abduction Horror, of course. Looking at it through a lens is a comfort that helps him process. Basically, the camera helps this little guy cope with a world that is entirely to much for him at times. They do kinda use the child’s autism as a ham-fisted excuse as to why the little boy keeps filming.
Second, why should we care what’s happening to the rest of the protagonists? Well, it’s that little kid’s fucking family! This perspective gives us so much to hold onto already. Why should we be concerned for the camera? Well, it’s a little kid. This adds to the story in more than one way (perhaps detracting from it in others). The ‘camera man’ of Alien Abduction, is a twelve year old boy with autism. It ruins the immersion if the audience doesn’t get to see the fucking movie. The camera can either be a silent protagonist, or personified by the actual schmuck holding the camera.Īnd all three of those things can easily be fucked up by the camera guy taking too much video of himself tripping over his own two feet. Shaky Camera is an effect that can be used to cover a lack of budget, or used as a perspective to immerse the audience. This was one of those rare exceptions back before I think the industry really figured out what to do with the medium.
It was exceptionally rare I enjoyed a found footage movie, the last before this being Cloverfield (2008). Basically, when this film first dropped on Netflix, I was still largely focused on political commentary, and movies like Alien Abduction (2014) were part of my transition into taking horror seriously.Īt that time, I really hated ‘Shaky Camera’ and considered it a ‘Band Wagon Genre’ as apposed to a filming technique.
ALIEN ABDUCTION 2014 PROFESSIONAL
You know, I did a review of this movie way back when I started doing reviews, and it was part of the ramp-up when I went professional with my reviewing as well as my writing. AKA: The first ‘Shaky Camera’ movie since Cloverfield I didn’t hate…
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