Arvostelut (2)
Something brilliant from Indonesia. The poster made me expect some kind of insane gorefest, but my jaw dropped after ten minutes. Atmosphere. Atmosphere! Atmosphere!!! The first half is pure horror delight. It’s not so much about the story – the protagonist falling deeper and deeper into madness – but the way it’s delivered! Excellent visuals, amazing cinematography, and fantastic performances in the main roles. It feels like a checklist of the worst nightmares: a bizarre village with bizarre inhabitants, depression, rain… and a giant plush rabbit wielding an axe. Basically, the first half of Shackled is the purest type horror filmmaking that any fan could wish. I haven’t seen anything better in the genre in the last year. My quibbles are addressed towards the second half, which was too literally explained for my taste, and the conclusion feels a little uneven perhaps (so, the classic problems with the script), but this time I don’t care. I haven’t had so much fun in 100 minutes in a long time.
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My first encounter with Indonesian cinematography turned out more than successful, and I was quite pleasantly surprised by how the creators managed - at first glance quite simply - to create a horror that captivates you with its atmosphere, as if it wanted to engulf you and literally suck you in with its dense atmosphere. The fact that the story itself may not entertain you much is probably the price for how intense - and strange - this spectacle is.
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